Its great that the stock market has bounced back, Obama said during a three-hour stop in western New York, a region already in decline long before the economic downturn. But if youre still looking for a job, its still a recession. If you cant pay your bills or your mortgage, its still a recession. [...]
Citing last weeks economic reports showing job growth in the U.S. for the fourth straight month, the president planned to make the case that his efforts to rescue the economy are working, despite an unemployment rate that continues to hover near 10 percent. The president also was to focus on his administrations efforts to [...]
Beau Biden, 41, had been admitted to Christiana Hospital in Newark, Del., on Tuesday morning. Later in the day he was transferred to Thomas Jefferson University Hospital in Philadelphia, vice presidential spokeswoman Elizabeth Alexander said. The White House said earlier that he would undergo further observation and examination there.
Biden was expected to recover, [...]
The 48-year-old president made the short drive to Montreat from Asheville, where he spent the weekend, to see the 91-year-old Graham and son Franklin, also an evangelist.
During the visit, which lasted about 30 minutes and included aides and advisers to both men, Obama had a private prayer and conversation with Billy Graham. The evangelist gave [...]
Height, who marched alongside Martin Luther King Jr. and led the National Council of Negro Women for 40 years, was known for her determination and grace – as well as her wry humor. She remained active and outspoken well into her 90s and often received rousing ovations at events around Washington, where she was easily [...]
But Sharpton, who led the event, told The Associated Press that Americas first black president “has to work both for us and for others,” and that if Obama were to push a race-based agenda, “that would only organize the right against him.”
Sharpton spoke on the last day of an annual conference organized by his National [...]
It was an apt query for everyone in the room, but none more so than Pelosi herself. The day Congress sent the overhaul to President Barack Obama, Pelosi turned 70, and a new chapter began for the nations first female speaker of the House.
The health care victory elevated Pelosi to the ranks of Washingtons most [...]
The dinner led to the formation of an informal group of women at the White House – a womens club of sorts – to help female advisers navigate the upper echelons of the administration.
The boys club story line had been around since the days of the Obama presidential campaign, which was run by a tight [...]
On Nov. 22, 1963, Carpenter scribbled the 58 words that Lyndon Johnson delivered to the nation when he returned to Washington, D.C., from Dallas following the assassination of President John F. Kennedy:
“This is a sad time for all people. We have suffered a loss that cannot be weighed. For me, it is a [...]
Clinton, who stood in for President Barack Obama, said Democrats are going to pass health care.
“It may not happen in my lifetime, or Dick Cheneys, but hopefully by Easter,” he said referring to his and the former to vice presidents heart ailments.
Obama, whos preparing for Sundays probable House vote on health [...]