List/Grid Tag Archives: White House
Gadhafi’s Compound Attacked
NATO warplanes attacked Moammar Gadhafi’s compound in Tripoli on Thursday. Gadhafi made his first television appearance since last month and only hours later, early Thursday morning; airstrikes attacked the longtime…
President Obama Signs Finding to Support Libyan Rebels
News outlets are reporting on Wednesday that U.S. President Barack Obama signed a secret order authorizing covert U.S. government support for rebel forces in Libya. According to Reuters, government officials…
Anti-War Protesters Arrested in DC
On the 8 year anniversary of the invasion in Iraq, more than 100 anti-war protesters were arrested outside of the White House. Daniel Ellsberg, the former military analyst who leaked…
House Votes to Defund NPR
In a move that surprised virtually no one, the House voted on Thursday to end federal funding to National Public Radio. The bill, passed mainly along partisan lines by a…
Obama Gets Serious About Gun Control
The Obama administration is looking for ways to change the nation’s gun laws strictly by using executive action. The current Congress, led by Speaker John Boehner (R-OH), has expressed strong…
House Approves Short-Term Spending Measure
The House approved another stop-gap spending bill on Tuesday, funding the government for another three weeks until April 8. The measure provides an additional $6 billion in budget cuts and…
Obama to Blame for Rising Gas Prices?
In the latest round of “Blame the President for Everything”, there is a growing chorus of GOP lawmakers that are now accusing President Obama of somehow being behind the growing…
Presidential Election 2010: Michele Bachmann Closer to Running?
Rep. Michele Bachmann (R-MN), founder of the Tea Party caucus in Congress, is increasingly considering a presidential run in 2012. A growing number of conservative activists are ready to help…
Senate Rejects Government Funding Bill
Not surprisingly, Senate Democrats voted down a House Republican bill on Wednesday that would have cut $57 billion from current funding levels. The bill would have continued to fund the…
Michele Bachmann Just Read the Health Care Bill
Rep. Michele Bachmann (R-MN) released a video last week and called on President Obama to apologize for his landmark health care overhaul, which she called “legislative fraud of the highest…
Limbaugh Racism, Glenn Beck Talks to Cupcakes
Rush Limbaugh wonders out loud how many view Obama as black while Glenn Beck to talks cupcakes. Strange week for the media, but not really much stranger than usual. On…
Women’s History Month: Income Gap Between Genders Still Exists
The earnings gap between men and women in the workforce has narrowed, but still exists, according to a new White House report. Average women still make only 75 percent of…
Obama Celebrates Women’s History Month
President Barack Obama issued a proclamation declaring March Women’s History Month. March 8th will also mark the 100th anniversary of International Women’s Day. In Obama’s proclamation, he stated that the…
Bad News for Palin in Iowa
The Des Moines Register‘s new Iowa Poll shows that possible presidential contender Sarah Palin’s popularity has declined among Iowans, the first group the former Alaskan governor would need to impress…
Obama Rules Defense of Marriage Act Unconstitutional
The Obama administration announced on Wednesday that it will no longer defend the constitutionality of the Defense of Marriage Act. Prior to the policy change, President Obama has continued to…
Huckabee Expresses Doubt over Afghanistan War
Former Arkansas Governor Mike Huckabee addressed the controversial Afghanistan War during a talk organized by the Christian Science Monitor on Wednesday. Huckabee told reporters he sees “no end game” in…
Democrats to Republicans: “Where are the jobs?”
The Democrats are finally pointing out the glaring inconsistencies that are pouring out of the Republican Party. Republicans campaigned during last election cycle by promising jobs and mocking the Democratic-controlled…
Wisconsin Democratic Lawmakers Flee the State
Wisconsin State Democrats fled the capital on Thursday in an effort to prevent the passing of a bill that would hurt public employees. Meanwhile thousands of people protested in Madison…
