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Obama Pledges to Help Oklahoma Tornado Victims

President Barack Obama promised to use the available resources of the federal government to help the victims of the killer tornado that struck Oklahoma. Lawmakers started debating the effects of the storm to the financial state of the nation. President Obama pledged to provide Oklahoma with everything it needs. He sent W. Craig Fugate, director [...]

Reasons President Obama will Approve Keystone Pipeline

The Keystone pipeline has become the most scrutinized project in the nation’s infrastructure history. The Obama administration has delayed and sidestepped a decision on the pipeline for 1,705 days. Supporters of the project have launched commercials that highlighted the amount of time the decision has taken. Earlier this week, a Senior Administration Official hinted that [...]

Obama’s Speech to Tackle Legality of Drone Program

President Barack Obama will talk about the legality of his administration’s drone program as well as other counterterrorism practices in a speech he will give Thursday. This was according to a White House official. President Obama’s speech will be his attempt to fulfill one of his State of the Union pledges of making his administration [...]

President Tries to Move Forward after Recent Troubles

President Barack Obama experienced his most turbulent week in office. He has to move forward via focusing on several measures the president believes have a chance in Congress. He also has executive actions that do not require Republican approval. The president’s aides ordered the White House staff not to be sidetracked by the hearings on [...]

Obama Offers No Apologies regarding US Security Leak

President Barack Obama said he would not make any apologies with regards to his concerns over leaks to the media that could have compromised national security or put intelligence officers and American military in danger. The president said he has confidence over Attorney General Eric Holder. The attorney general has been on the hot seat [...]

Obama Looks for Normalcy

President Barack Obama is trying to get things back to normal after his administration was besieged with allegations over Benghazi, IRS, and the seizure of journalists’ phone records. Last Wednesday, the president performed a normal presidential duty of speaking with police officers. President Obama spoke at the yearly National Peace Officers Memorial Service that the [...]

Obama Administration Shields Wind Farms from Liabilities

President Barack Obama’s administration has not prosecuted or fined a wind farm for killing protected bird species, such as eagles. The administration has shielded the industry from liability and kept the scope of the deaths a secret. This was according to an investigation made by the Associated Press. The peer-reviewed Wildlife Society Bulletin estimated that [...]

Obama Vows IRS will be Accountable if Claims are True

The has allegedly targeted conservative groups when they file for tax exempt status. President Barack Obama promised that he would get to the bottom of the claims against the IRS. He said that any wrongdoers would be held accountable if they are found to have operated in anything less than a neutral way. President Obama [...]

Democrats to Rebuild Obama’s Winning Coalition

President Barack Obama is known to be able to put together a winning coalition in a presidential election. He has already proven it twice. But it is unclear whether the Democratic Party can build a coalition that is similar to the one that President Obama made in 2008 and recreated during his re-election bid. According [...]

Obama Awards Top Cops across the US

President Barack Obama honored 43 police officers from across the nation. They were named by other officers as 2013’s Top Cops. The ceremony was held in the White House. The president recalled how residents of Watertown, Massachusetts came out of their homes to cheer for the officers after they caught the suspect of the Boston [...]