Author: Ben Feller
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Analysis: Obama’s crucial 2nd chance for 2nd term
WASHINGTON — Suddenly, the second presidential debate is Barack Obama’s second chance. Obama the aggressor plans to show up in a race so close that style can leave just as much impression as substance. The president will give more respect this time to how his answers are playing on TV, knowing his first round appeared…
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In search for cash, Obama keeps an A-list cast
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save President Barack Obama is soaking in the support — and the campaign cash — of elite New York entertainers. The president and first lady Michelle Obama are attending a campaign fundraiser at the home of…
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In search for cash, Obama keeps an A-list cast
President Barack Obama is soaking in the support — and the campaign cash — of elite New York entertainers. The president and first lady Michelle Obama are attending a campaign fundraiser at the home of actress Sarah Jessica Parker. Tickets for the intimate dinner come at a cost of $40,000 per person. Obama told the…
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Obama, Netanyahu talk unity, underline differences
WASHINGTON — Taking sharply different stands, President Barack Obama on Monday urged pressure and diplomacy to prevent Iran from getting a nuclear bomb while Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu emphasized his nation’s right to a pre-emptive attack. Even in proclaiming unity, neither leader gave ground on how to resolve the crisis. Seated together in the…
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Obama: American dream in peril, fast action needed
WASHINGTON — Declaring the American dream under siege, President Barack Obama delivered a populist challenge Tuesday night to shrink the gap between rich and poor, promising to tax the wealthy more and help jobless Americans get work and hang onto their homes. Seeking re-election and needing results, the president invited Republicans to join him but…
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IN PENNSYLVANIA: Obama quietly honors 9/11 dead
SHANKSVILLE, Pa. • On a day of serenity and remembrance, President Barack Obama honored the dead of Sept. 11 with his quiet presence Sunday at the most tangible reminders of both the incredible loss and dauntless resilience of a country rebuilding a decade later. At New York’s ground zero, Obama touched the names of…
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White House says Obama may accept short-term debt deal
WASHINGTON • Running out of time, President Barack Obama called Democratic and Republican leaders back to the White House on Wednesday for separate, bottom-line negotiations on how to prevent a disastrous government default — and perhaps cut staggering federal deficits as well.The talks center on a single but complex question: What will it take to…
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OBAMA SPEECH PREVIEW: End Iraq war, then win Mideast peace
WASHINGTON — Firmly and finally ending the U.S. combat mission in Iraq, President Barack Obama will have but a moment before trying to hasten peace nearby between Israelis and Palestinians. Left unclear is whether winding down the war that inflamed Arab passions will do anything to help long-shot Mideast talks. From the Oval Office, a…
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BP agrees to $20 billion compensation fund; leaders apologize to U.S.
WASHINGTON — President Barack Obama and BP reached agreement Wednesday on a $20 billion fund to compensate victims of the disastrous oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico, and the giant British company’s chairman apologized to America for the worst environmental accident in the nation’s history. BP is suspending its dividends to shareholders to help…
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Obama seeks court nominee who backs women’s rights
WASHINGTON — President Barack Obama, treading carefully in the explosive arena of abortion and the Supreme Court, said Wednesday he will choose a nominee who pays heed to the rights of women and the privacy of their bodies. Yet he said he won’t enforce any abortion rights “litmus tests.” Obama said it is “very important…