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By Steven Hoffer - AOL NewsCall it citizen participation in government gone overboard. A woman was arrested Thursday morning after calling out anti-Obama shouts during the House of Representatives' ceremonial reading of the Constitution. The heckler, identified by MSNBC as Theresa Cao, was heard chanting, "Except Obama, except Obama, help us, Jesus!" during Rep. Frank Pallone's reading of the "natural-born citizen" clause of the Constitution, which stipulates that "no person except a natural born Citizen, or a Citizen of the United States, at the time of the Adoption of this Constitution, shall be eligible to the ...
Obama's Presidency and the Elections: What You Need to Know
By Alex Wagner - Politics DailyThe Basics - The elections promise to be as much a referendum on President Obama as on Congress. - He has shepherded major pieces of legislation through the Democratic-controlled Congress, including an economic stimulus package, auto and banking industry bailouts, health care reform and financial industry regulation. - Obama's popularity rating in 2008 was 70 percent. By this August his approval rating was 45 percent. - Issues such as the economy, health care and Obama's identity itself continue to concern the president and will likely remain key talking points by his political opponents and ...
Only 24 Percent of North Carolina Republicans Think Obama Was Born in U.S.
By Ria Misra - Politics DailyA poll released Tuesday from Public Policy Polling shows just 24 percent of Republicans in North Carolina believe that President Obama was born in the United States, despite all evidence that he was indeed born in Hawaii. When factoring in both Democrat and Independent voters, that figure increases, but only to 54 percent. It's not just Obama that some North Carolinian voters are concerned about, though -- it's his native state. Of those who voted for McCain in North Carolina, only 89 percent agreed that Hawaii is part of the United States. ...
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