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Obama Says Devastation Unlike Any He Has Ever Seen

Apr 29th 2011 – 1:06PM

TUSCALOOSA, Ala. -- Expressing amazement at the destruction all around him, President Barack Obama on Friday stepped through the wreckage left by rampaging tornadoes and pledged help to those who survived but lost their homes in a terrifying flash. Said the president: "I've never seen devastation like this." "We're going...

Deadliest Tornado Outbreak in Decades Kills Nearly 300

Apr 28th 2011 – 11:59PM
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PLEASANT GROVE, Ala. -- Firefighters searched one splintered pile after another for survivors Thursday, combing the remains of houses and neighborhoods pulverized by the nation's deadliest tornado outbreak in almost four decades. At least 297 people were killed across six states - more than two-thirds of them in Alabama,...

Obama Assembles All-Star Cast to Talk Immigration

Apr 28th 2011 – 7:48PM

WASHINGTON -- His immigration overhaul stalled, President Barack Obama is enlisting an array of voices, including Latino entertainment and media stars, to help jump-start legislation and reassure crucial but restless Hispanic voters that he has not abandoned his campaign pledge to change the law. Obama's political...

Obama: Storm Damage in Southeast 'Catastrophic'

Apr 28th 2011 – 3:33PM
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WASHINGTON -- President Barack Obama says the damage in tornado-stricken states in the Southeast is "nothing short of catastrophic." Speaking at the White House, Obama says the loss of life has been heartbreaking, especially in Alabama, the state hit hardest. At least 250 people have been killed in six states in...

Some Blacks See Racism in 'Birther' Questions

Apr 28th 2011 – 2:40PM
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WASHINGTON -- Shortly after President Barack Obama declared himself an American-born citizen with papers to prove it, Baratunde Thurston declared himself a disgusted black man. "I find it hard to summarize in mere words the amount of pain and rage this incident has caused," Thurston said. "This" would be the nation's...

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HUFFPOST FUNDRACE -- Kochs, Chamber, Rove Plan $1 Billion Effort

May 30th 2012 - 07:00PM

Conservative groups are now planning to spend $1 billion in this fall's election, according a new report from Politico.

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HUFFPOST HILL - Mean White House Insults Poland, Wisconsin

May 30th 2012 - 06:30PM

"Let's talk about the president doing blow" isn't an underappreciated Salt-n-Pepa B-side -- it's what Allen West told a group of constituents earlier this month.

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The Crimson White: A Conservative Case for Marriage Equality

May 30th 2012 - 06:24PM

In early May, President Barack Obama announced his support for same-sex marriage in an impromptu interview with ABC's Robin Roberts, completing his often-parodied evolution on the issue.

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Donald Trump's Birther Hits: Spotify Your Way Through His Obama Birth Certificate Doubts (PLAYLIST)

May 30th 2012 - 05:34PM

(May 30, 2012) -- Trump takes to Twitter, reinforcing his doubts about the validity of President Barack Obama's birth certificate.

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Even With Tied Polls Now, a Wave Election Is Likely

May 30th 2012 - 04:44PM

A lot of people are looking at close polls in the presidential horse race, and generic congressional preference and predicting a return to the almost evenly divided red state-blue state nation that characterized the 2000 and 2004 elections.

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  • 05/30/12 Little interaction between between Romney and Obama Source: MSNBC President Barack Obama didn't have too much to say about his personal relationship with Mitt Romney when Jimmy Fallon asked him about it in April.
  • 05/30/12 Every drone strike personally approved by Obama Source: New Zealand City US President Barack Obama personally approves every single drone strike against suspected terrorists, so he can take full moral responsibility for the deaths these cause.
  • 05/30/12 Obama confers with European heads before summit Source: KTVK NewsChannel 3 - Phoenix AZ The White House says President Barack Obama has discussed developments in Europe with leaders of Germany, France and Italy before an upcoming economic summit in Mexico.
  • 05/30/12 Ed Schultz: If Romney wins this election, there'll... Source: Hot Air I'm torn between posting this for the sheer joy of laughing at a leftist blowhard who's struggling to cope with looming defeat in Wisconsin and wondering if anyone can really be so stupid, including him, as to believe it.
  • 05/30/12 Former Obama Ally Changes to GOP Source: FOX - FOX 13 - Memphis TN Former congressman, former Obama ally and former Alabama resident Artur Davis now says he is a former Democrat, according to a post on his website.

Background on barack obama

Barack Hussein Obama II (; born August 4, 1961) is the 44th and current President of the United States.

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