By CHRISTINE SIMMONS
Associated Press Writer
ALEXANDRIA, Virginia (AP) – The first family was in the mood for something sweet – something like vanilla custard, fudge and sprinkles.
On a muggy Saturday just before Sunday’s Father’s Day holiday, President Barack Obama took Sasha, 8, and Malia, 10, to The Dairy Godmother, a frozen custard shop just outside Washington.
The [...]
By BEN FELLER
Associated Press Writer
WASHINGTON (AP) – President Barack Obama on Saturday challenged ran’s government to halt a “violent and unjust” crackdown on issenters, using his bluntest language yet to condemn Tehran’s post-election response.
Obama has sought a measured reaction to avoid being drawn in as a meddler in Iranian affairs. Yet his comments have grown [...]
WASHINGTON (AP) – Few things have engendered as much skepticism or criticism of President Barack Obama’s economic stimulus plan as his oft-repeated promise to create or save 3.5 million jobs by the end of next year.
Republicans in Congress have labeled it fuzzy math. Former Republican House Speaker New Gingrich called it a “meaningless metric.” And [...]
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Barack Obama on Wednesday urged Americans to volunteer in their communities this summer by tutoring students, picking up trash or getting involved in other projects that also might speed economic growth.
In a video message, Obama said people can help the country prosper by donating time to schools and hospitals in their [...]
WASHINGTON (AP) – President Barack Obama issued a strong plea for action on his health care agenda Saturday, using his weekly radio and Internet address to focus on his top domestic priority even while traveling overseas.
“It’s time to deliver,” said Obama, in a talk timed to gatherings in living rooms and coffee shops around the [...]
DRESDEN, Germany (AP) – Prodding the international community, President Barack Obama called Friday “for all of us to redouble our efforts” toward separate Israeli and Palestinian states. “The moment is now for us to act,” he declared.
Alongside German Chancellor Angela Merkel following his Mideast trip, Obama said: “The United States can’t force peace upon the [...]
CAIRO (AP) – There was a time when Barack Obama wasn’t eager to highlight his ties to Islam.
Just a year ago, he was a presidential candidate trying to counter false Internet rumors that he was a Muslim as he sought the support of American voters.
Now, Obama is the U.S. president. And his audience is bigger [...]
WASHINGTON (AP) – President Barack Obama is challenging Israelis and Palestinians to be fair brokers in the quest for Mideast peace.
The plan for peace faces new trouble, but Obama says he “will do everything I can.”
“We can’t continue with the drift, with the increased fear and resentment on both sides, the sense of hopelessness around [...]
WASHINGTON (AP) – President Barack Obama tapped federal appeals judge Sonia Sotomayor for the Supreme Court on Tuesday, officials said, making her the first Hispanic in history picked to wear the robes of a justice.
If confirmed by the Senate, Sotomayor, 54, would succeed retiring Justice David Souter. Two officials described Obama’s decision on condition of [...]
WASHINGTON (AP) – President Barack Obama accused North Korea Monday of “recklessly challenging the international community” with its underground nuclear test.
Obama said in a statement in the early morning hours that “the danger posed by North Korea’s threatening activities warrants action by the international community.”
The president also said that the United States “will continue working [...]
