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Arizona Legislature OKs Presidential 'Birther' Bill

PHOENIX - The Arizona Legislature gave final approval late Thursday night to a proposal that would require President Barack Obama and other presidential candidates to prove they are U.S. citizens before their names can appear on the state's ballot. Arizona would become the first state to require such proof if Gov. Jan...

Reports: Exiled Tunisian President in Coma After Stroke

Ousted Tunisian President Zine El Abidine Ben Ali is in a coma in a hospital in Saudi Arabia after suffering a stroke, according to reports out of France and Tunisia. "He had a stroke, and his condition is serious," an unidentified friend of Ben Ali told Agence France-Presse, which said the 74-year-old went into a coma...

Obama Holds News Conference [LIVE VIDEO]

There's definitely plenty to talk about. One day after President Barack Obama unveiled his $3.7 trillion budget for 2012, the White House announced that he will hold a news conference today at 11 a.m. EST. Some other likely topics of discussion (besides the nation's fiscal situation): the state of affairs in the Middle...

Wanna See Obama Working on His State of the Union Speech? [PHOTO]

President Barack Obama will deliver his State of the Union speech at 9 p.m. EST today, and we've got proof that the commander in chief himself is taking a hands-on approach to the big address. Check out this image of Obama and one of his speechwriters, Jon Favreau, working on it. Pete Souza, The White...

JFK Library Goes Digital on 50th Anniversary of Camelot

The JFK Library and Museum has unveiled the nation's largest online presidential archives, making the writings, speeches and personal correspondence of John Fitzgerald Kennedy available to more people than ever before. Fifty years after Kennedy's inauguration on Jan. 20, 1961, the days of his presidency have come alive...