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Reactions to the State of the Union: Missing Gun Control Message
By EBurgin - AOL NewsIn his State of the Union address, President Barack Obama paused to honor Rep. Gabrielle Giffords with wishes for her recovery, and recognize those in attendance who were affected by the shooting in Tucson, including family members of nine year old Christina Taylor Green. At that point it would have been appropriate to propose tightening the lax gun control laws in this country that allowed a deranged individual, as Jared Loughner is said to be by those who have had contact with him, to allegedly purchase the weapons and ammunition used in the shooting. The media has been disappointingly ...
Rick Santorum's Comments on Obama and Abortion -- Clarified
By Matt Lewis - Politics DailyFormer Sen. Rick Santorum of Pennsylvania, who is expected to seek the GOP nomination for president in 2012, this week became embroiled in controversy over comments he made about President Obama and the abortion issue. During an interview with CNS News' Terry Jeffrey, Santorum noted then-candidate Obama's 2008 comments that determining when human life begins was above his pay grade. Here is Santorum's controversial quote: "The question is (and this is what Barack Obama didn't want to answer): Is that [unborn] human life a 'person' under the Constitution? And Barack Obama says no. Well if ...
Boehner Snubs Obama State Dinner: Opinion Roundup
By Steven Hoffer - AOL NewsWhen the who's who of American politics and Chinese diplomacy gathers this evening at the White House to greet Chinese President Hu Jintao at a State Dinner, House Speaker John Boehner will be noticeably absent. The Ohio Republican declined an invitation from President Barack Obama to join him in welcoming Hu with the White House's "most lavish party." Apparently, Boehner doesn't want to wine and dine with the president. The snub marks the third consecutive Obama-thrown State Dinner that Boehner will skip, including receptions for Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh and Mexican President ...
'Don't Ask, Don't Tell' Repeal Needs to Resonate With Pro Sports -- Now
By Kevin Blackistone - AOL NewsFour years into the Second World War, Lt. Carlton Skinner, the commander of the U.S. weather ship Sea Cloud in the North Atlantic, sent a memo up the Navy's chain of command. He requested that it allow him to start training black seamen, long relegated to menial tasks, for critical jobs reserved for white sailors. Skinner argued that an integrated ship would run smoother. The Navy acquiesced. In early 1945, two years before baseball allowed Jackie Robinson to re-integrate its ranks after more than half a century, upwards of 50 black sailors, including two officers, joined the Sea Cloud crew. ...
Tony Hayward, the BP Exec Who Wanted His Life Back: Where Is He Now?
By Jeanette Friedman - AOL NewsTony Hayward was just one of a host of people who momentarily grabbed the spotlight in 2010 and dominated a news cycle or two while getting their 15 minutes of fame. In this series, AOL News is checking in on 25 of these newsmakers and giving them a 16th minute. Sean Gardner, Pool / Getty Images Former CEO of BP Tony Hayward left his position after a string of public gaffes. Tony Hayward Made News in 2010 When He: Dropped a public-relations disaster on top of an ecological disaster -- the BP CEO said in an interview, "I'd like my life back." The Full Story: On April 20, one of ...
Barack Obama, First Family Attend Oregon State-Howard Basketball Game
By Evan Hilbert - AOL NewsThere aren't many households for which Oregon State-Howard is a must-watch event .However, the White House is one of them. Barack Obama and the first family are in attendance at Burr Gymnasium on the Howard University campus for the showdown between the local team and the Beavers, who are coached by Craig Robinson, Obama's brother-in-law. Obama, his wife Michelle and their two children are at the game, along with the First Lady's Mother, Marian Robinson and the children of the Oregon State coach. The First Lady, her mother, and the Craig Robinson's infant daughter are all decked out in ...
Ray Decerega Identified as Barack Obama Elbower
By Evan Hilbert - AOL NewsRay Decerega has been outed as the man responsible for former Hawaiian high school basketball player and current President of the United States Barack Obama receiving 12 stitches after catching an elbow to the face in a pick-up hoops game Friday. Initially, the deliverer of the elbow was not identified. Later in the day, however, Decerega, the director of programs for the Congressional Hispanic Caucus Institute, was named as the culprit. "I learned today the president is both a tough competitor and a good sport. I enjoyed playing basketball with him this morning," Decerega told the ...
President Obama Will Visit Mosque on Indonesia Trip
By Steven Hoffer - AOL News(Oct. 28) -- Please don't get carried away with the following statement. President Barack Obama plans to visit one of the world's largest mosques when he makes an upcoming trip to Indonesia, where he lived between the ages of 6 and 10. During his early November trip, Obama intends to visit the Istiqlal Mosque -- the national mosque of Indonesia and the third largest mosque in the world -- located in the Indonesian capital of Jakarta. Visiting a mosque while touring a Muslim region is standard protocol for the president, according to White House national security aide Ben Rhodes. "When he ...
Yom Kippur 2010 News Roundup
By Steven Hoffer - AOL News(Sept. 17) -- This evening marks the start of Yom Kippur, the Jewish holiday also known as the Day of Atonement and widely considered the holiest day on the Jewish calendar. For 25 hours, Jews around the world will fast as well as engage in intensive prayer and reflection. Although Yom Kippur certainly takes on a more somber tone than its high holiday counterpart Rosh Hashanah, in the spirit of holiday media coverage, the Day of Atonement still generates a comparable and varied news feed: President Barack Obama was called out by the New York Post for pressuring -- through a conference call ...
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