AFP

A year later, where did the hopes for Obama go? – Washington Post

By Ann Gerhart A year ago, Barack Obama's true believers were euphoric. The huge and jubilant gathering in Chicago's Grant Park on election night 2008 gave

Washington Post

Obama Job-Performance Rating Drops Among Independents – BusinessWeek

8 (Bloomberg) — More than half of US voters who describe themselves as independents disapprove of President Barack Obama's job performance for the first

BusinessWeek

Opinion: China contributes to Dalai Lama's mystique – GlobalPost

Nevermind that Barack Obama postponed seeing the Dalai Lama before his trip to China last year, out of consideration for China's sensibilities,

GlobalPost

Palin hands her critics an issue – Los Angeles Times

4. The Sky is Falling the Sky is Falling. As Barack Obama was taken lightly by some and then became our President so to Sarah Palin should not be taken lightly.

Los Angeles Times

NYC mayor wants federal promise to fund 9/11 trial – Washington Post

11 suspects in Manhattan, a day after President Barack Obama said he had not ruled out holding the trial in New York. Bloomberg said Monday that he wants

Washington Post

Obama's healthcare summit sets stage for end-game – Reuters

By John Whitesides WASHINGTON, Feb 8 (Reuters) – President Barack Obama's call for a bipartisan healthcare summit sets the stage for a final push to get the

Reuters

Candidates positioning for 2010 Senate runs – Radio Business Report

Mike Castle (R-DE) in the run for Joe Biden's old seat. The Reno Gazette-Journal says that there are around a dozen Republicans eager for a crack at Reid.

Radio Business Report

PFC Josh Patterson meets Vice President Joe Biden in Iraq – Anderson Independent Mail

PFC Josh Patterson, a soldier in the US Army, formerly of Anderson, recently had the honor of meeting vice president Joe Biden on Jan. 23 in Baghdad, Iraq.

Anderson Independent Mail

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