Reuters - President Barack Obama on Saturday named a new special envoy to a top Islamic body to deepen Washington's cooperation with the Muslim world.
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Zsa Zsa Gabor to Have Surgery After Breaking Hip
Zsa Zsa Gabor will undergo hip replacement surgery Monday after suffering a fall last night at home, her publicist tells The Insider. The 93-year-old star was watching "Jeopardy" in her Bel Air home when she reached to answer the phone and fell out of bed, said publicist John Blanchette. An ...
This week's worst dressed celebrities!
Like every other week this one was also filled with plenty of celebrities who dressed in the dark and stepped outside their homes prior looking themselves in the mirror. Ke$ha & Snooki are becoming regulars on our worst dressed lists and Ashley Greene, who usually gets it completely right made ...
Enrique has to fight for his right to skii naked!
Spanish pop star Enrique Iglesias made a bet, a bet that involved him skiing naked if Spain won the World Cup! Enriques father Julio who used to be a top goalkeeper in Spain insisted that Enrique is going to stay true to his word stating "A bet is a bet!" But ...
Kellan Lutz Gives AnnaLynne McCord A Birthday Lift
I hate AnnaLynne McCord. Why? She's got Kellan Lutz as a boyfriend, who is the entire package.AnnaLynne McCord celebrated her birthday at Wet Republic at MGM Grand Resort and Casino Las Vegas yesterday with her sister Angel McCord and the previously ...read full story!['Pablo Escobar of the Caribbean' Arrested In Puerto Rico [Arrests]](http://cache-02.gawkerassets.com/assets/images/7/2010/07/160x120_ap100717129595.jpg)
'Pablo Escobar of the Caribbean' Arrested In Puerto Rico [Arrests]
Alleged drug lord Jose Figueroa Agosto was arrested yesterday in Puerto Rico, ending a 10-year manhunt and, like fellow smuggler Christopher "Dudus" Coke, Figueroa was arrested wearing a wig. He previously escaped from prison four years into a 209-year sentence. More »Tag archives for barack obama
Obama names U.S. envoy to Muslim world body (Reuters)
The Gawker Employment Agency: Helping Hire Barack Obama’s Twitter Presence [Twitter]
February 13th 2010 In Celebrity Gossip |
Here at G.E.A., we take out "Not afraid to be servicey" mantra very, very seriously (or "srsly"). And today, we have a totally serious job opening for you: Be Barack Obama's Presidential...
Marines spearhead major Afghanistan offensive (Reuters)
February 13th 2010 In News |
Reuters - Marines spearheaded one of NATO's biggest offensives against the Taliban in Afghanistan on Saturday, in an early test of President Barack Obama's troop surge policy.
Obama keeps focus on deficit cuts in radio address (Reuters)
Reuters - President Barack Obama on Saturday touted the importance of long-term deficit reduction, saying the United States must go through its budget line by line and figure out ways to save money.
Hundreds of terror suspects tried in federal courts?
February 12th 2010 In Politics |
As the debate rages over whether Guantanamo detainees ought to be tried in federal court, a lot of numbers are flying around that may appear confusing or conflicting. The debate has put one statistic front and center: Just how many terrorists have been tried and successfully convicted in federal courts in recent years? It's a more difficult number to track than you might think. President Barack Obama recently said, "We're not handling any of these cases any different than the Bush administration handled them all through 9/11. They prosecuted the 190 folks in these Article III (federal) courts. Got convictions. ... >>More
Palin says transparency meeting was behind closed doors
February 9th 2010 In Politics |
Attendees of the recent Tea Party convention gave a rousing reception to Sarah Palin -- especially when she talked about transparency surrounding President Barack Obama's $787 billion stimulus package. "Our administration promised that it would be good stewards of taxpayer dollars," Palin said on Feb. 6, 2010, in Nashville. Palin noted that the administration had promised openness and transparency, but said that Vice President Joe Biden recently met with the stimulus transparency board behind closed doors. "I tried to look into that transparency thing, but Joe's meetings with the transparency and accountability board? It was closed to the public. Yup, ... >>More
Having their cake … ‘and voting against it, too’
February 5th 2010 In Politics |
Twice recently, President Barack Obama has slammed congressional Republicans for voting against his economic stimulus bill in February 2009 but later touting provisions of the bill that benefited their own constituents. During his Jan. 29, 2010, question-and-answer session with House Republican lawmakers in Baltimore, Obama brought up the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act, as the stimulus is officially known: "There was an interesting headline in CNN today: 'Americans disapprove of stimulus, but like every policy in it.' And there was a poll that showed that if you broke it down into its component parts, 80 percent approved of the tax ... >>More
The Obameter moves in both directions
February 4th 2010 In Politics |
With his first year in office under his belt and unemployment still high, President Barack Obama called for additional help for the economy through a tax credit for businesses that add jobs. This was actually an idea from the 2008 campaign that didn't make it into the economic stimulus bill that Congress approved in February 2009. After the stimulus passed without it, we rated it Promise Broken.But Obama has dusted off the idea and is promoting it again. The White House has released a detailed proposal on how it should work, with mechanisms in place make sure the tax breaks ... >>More
Scott Brown faces the Truth-O-Meter
February 3rd 2010 In Politics |
Only 12 days after his upset victory in Massachusetts, Republican Sen.-elect Scott Brown made his debut on the Sunday morning talk circuit.He talked about health care, the war in Afghanistan and deficit reduction in an interview with Barbara Walters on the Jan. 31, 2010, episode of This Week. Brown encouraged President Barack Obama to put a freeze on federal position hires and raises because, "as you know, federal employees are making twice as much as their private counterparts."Federal jobs don't exactly have a reputation for bringing in big bucks, so we were curious about Brown's claim. We found some exaggeration ... >>More
‘Don’t ask, don’t tell’ promise now In the Works
February 2nd 2010 In Politics |
During his first year as president, Barack Obama and the Pentagon brass did little to advance a repeal of the "Don't Ask, Don't Tell" policy that has governed the service of gay and lesbian Americans in the military since 1993. So we rated this promise Stalled.But with new words of support from Obama and a plan from Defense Secretary Robert Gates, we're ready to move the needle on our Obameter.The policy, which prohibits gays and lesbians from openly serving in the military, has been attacked for years by gay activists and was a prominent target for Obama during the 2008 ... >>More
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