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Obama's Afghanistan escalation speech: now *here's* a response video
feeds.boingboing.net — Watch Rachel Maddow's superb post-speech comment on whether Obama is keeping the Bush Doctrine alive in Afghanistan.... Spoiler: yeah. Follow Maddow on Twitter . (more) Obama's Afghanistan escalation speech: now *here's* a ...
Reaction to the President’s Afghanistan Speech: A War to Be Won
blog.heritage.org — Tonight President Obama outlined his plans for operations in Afghanistan. The President was right to call the... U.S. mission a “war of necessity” in March, and that America must “finish the job.” But even after the commitments from the White House tonight, grave concerns remain that this ... (more) Reaction to the President’s Afghanistan Speech: A War to ...

Barack Obama Latest Blog Posts

Obama’s Failed Stimulus in Pictures: Jobs Gap Grows to 7.6 Million
9 hours ago at The Foundry
The November Jobs Report: Lack of Job Creation Making Jobs Difficult to Find
10 hours ago at The Foundry
TARP: Will This Crony Capitalist Slush Fund Ever Die?
10 hours ago at The Foundry
Obamacare in the Senate: First Week Amendments
11 hours ago at The Foundry
Readers nominate Steve Jobs for Time Person of the Year
GM CEO Henderson Resigns
GM CEO Henderson Resigns
blogs.cars.com — On the eve of the L.A. Auto Show, GM announced that its CEO Fritz Henderson will resign... from his post. He will be replaced by company chairman Ed Whitacre Jr. on an interim basis. GM plans to conduct a global search for a new chief executive. Henderson was elevated to the top spot after ... (more) GM CEO Henderson Resigns
Obama to Robots: I'm Watching You [Blockquote]
Obama to Robots: I'm Watching You [Blockquote]
gizmodo.com — I don't know about you, but I like a President who can throw a funny, geeky sci-fi... reference once in a while. Clearly, el Comandante en Jefe has watched his Terminators and scary Big Dogs a few times. Obama said those words while presenting his ... (more) Obama to Robots: I'm Watching You [Blockquote]
Copenhagen climate talks: No deal, we\'re out of time, Obama warns
Copenhagen climate talks: No deal, we\'re out of time, Obama warns
guardian.co.uk — Obama Hu Jintao china visit An artist in Shanghai displays woodcut portraits of US President Obama and... Chinese President Hu Jintao. Barack Obama is paying his first visit to China as the US president. Photograph: SHERWIN/EPA (more) Copenhagen climate talks: No deal, we\'re out of time, ...
Barack Obama ready to offer target for cutting greenhouse gas emissions
guardian.co.uk — President Barack Obama is considering setting a provisional target for cutting America's huge greenhouse gas emissions, removing... the greatest single obstacle to a landmark global agreement to fight climate change . The Observer has learnt that ... (more) Barack Obama ready to offer target for cutting ...
The Press Association: Obama will attend Copenhagen summit
google.com — (UKPA) 3 hours ago President Barack Obama has announced he will attend next month's Copenhagen climate change... summit. The president will lay out his goals for reducing the United States' carbon dioxide emissions, pledging to cut heat-trapping ... (more) The Press Association: Obama will attend Copenhagen summit
Obama to attend climate talks in Copenhagen
washingtonpost.com — Comments that include profanity or personal attacks or other inappropriate comments or material will be removed from... the site. Additionally, entries that are unsigned or contain "signatures" by someone other than the actual author will be removed. ... (more) Obama to attend climate talks in Copenhagen
Michelle Obama racist image sparks Google apology
Michelle Obama racist image sparks Google apology
news.bbc.co.uk — Michelle Obama (left) and President Barack Obama at the White House on 24 November 2009... (more) Michelle Obama racist image sparks Google apology
AFP: Obama upbeat on climate, report shows worse crisis
google.com — (AFP) 11 hours ago WASHINGTON US President Barack Obama sought Tuesday to boost hopes of a landmark... deal at the Copenhagen climate summit, as a new report showed the crisis facing the planet is deeper than previously thought. Obama said the world ... (more) AFP: Obama upbeat on climate, report shows worse crisis
Google Removes Offensive Obama Image; Was It Justified?
Google Removes Offensive Obama Image; Was It Justified?
searchengineland.com — Saying the host site was serving malware to users, Google has removed a controversial photo of First... Lady Michelle Obama from Google Image Search. The site itself, however, remains listed in Google web search results without any visible malware ... (more) Google Removes Offensive Obama Image; Was It Justified?
HOPE IS FADING FAST
freshjive.com — Pre-releasing on Black Friday is the t shirt design, "Hope is Fading Fast". This is actually the... first item releasing without the Freshjive brand name on it. Read the recent post on the World's Got Problems blog regarding how the Obama administration ... (more) HOPE IS FADING FAST
Google uses ad space to explain offensive Michelle Obama image in search results
sfgate.com — Confronted with the return of an offensive image of First Lady Michelle Obama to the top of... its image search engine, Google is now using some of its own ad space to offer an explanation on how its... (more) Google uses ad space to explain offensive Michelle Obama ...
Offensive Michelle Obama Image Returns, Google Buys Ad To Explain
Offensive Michelle Obama Image Returns, Google Buys Ad To Explain
searchengineland.com — google-obama-ad Google is buying ads to explain why an offensive image of the First Lady is back... in its index and ranking so highly on searches for Michelle Obama in Google Image Search. As we reported last week, Google had originally removed the ... (more) Offensive Michelle Obama Image Returns, Google Buys Ad ...
Vogue Sees Web Lessons in Obama’s Campaign
Vogue Sees Web Lessons in Obama’s Campaign
blogs.wsj.com — Vogue Sees Web Lessons in Obama’s Campaign (more) Vogue Sees Web Lessons in Obama’s Campaign
Obama administration may (finally) offer greenhouse-gas targets
Obama administration may (finally) offer greenhouse-gas targets
grist.org — Todd Stern Todd Stern As Dave lamented last week, most of the predicting and posturing preceding the... Copenhagen climate talks amounts to little more than Some Person Guessing. You might consider the weekend news from the UK Observer—which reported the ... (more) Obama administration may (finally) offer greenhouse-gas ...
Slow Job Creation, Not Job Losses, Driving Unemployment
blog.heritage.org — Unemployment has risen above 10 percent and no one in Washington seems to understand what is going... on. Yesterday, a little noticed release from the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) shed important light onto the job situation. The BLS’s Business Employment Dynamics (BED) program uses ... (more) Slow Job Creation, Not Job Losses, Driving Unemployment
President Obama Establishes Interagency Financial Fraud Enforcement Task Force
justice.gov — “This task force’s mission is not just to hold accountable those who helped bring about the last... financial meltdown, but to prevent another meltdown from happening,” Attorney General Eric Holder said. (more) President Obama Establishes Interagency Financial Fraud ...
Obama creates task force to fight financial crime
reuters.com — James Vicini and Jeremy Pelofsky WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The Obama administration created a new task force on... Tuesday to crack down on financial fraud, an increasingly important political issue after a spike in mortgage scams and big Wall Street ... (more) Obama creates task force to fight financial crime
Obamacare: Reid’s Secret Bill to be Unveiled Soon
blog.heritage.org — The health care reform debate in the Senate may start this week – at least procedurally. Today... or tomorrow, Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid (D-NV) is expected to move to proceed to either the House passed Pelosicare bill or another tax bill (either an AIG Bonus tax bill or the Uniform ... (more) Obamacare: Reid’s Secret Bill to be Unveiled Soon
U.S., China list joint clean energy plans
upi.com — BEIJING, Nov. 17 (UPI) -- U.S. and Chinese Presidents Barack Obama and Hu Jintao announced Tuesday a... package of measures designed to strengthen U.S.-Chinese cooperation on clean energy. Hu said the two countries' corresponding officials signed ... (more) U.S., China list joint clean energy plans
President Obama says he's never used Twitter
President Obama says he's never used Twitter
obsessable.com — Obama said even though he's never used Twitter, he's not a fan of China's censorship of the... service. U.S. President Barack Obama was asked by Chinese students what he thinks of China's censorship of Twitter . In reply he said , "I have never used Twitter but I’m an advocate of technology ... (more) President Obama says he's never used Twitter
With Net comments, Obama sends an instant message to China
With Net comments, Obama sends an instant message to China
blogs.siliconvalley.com — As diplomatically as they were phrased, President Obama’s comments today to a town hall meeting of Chinese... students in Shanghai about the value of a free and open Internet probably made his hosts glad they had refused to give him the national ... (more) With Net comments, Obama sends an instant message to China
75,343 Bogus jobs 'created or saved' by the Stimulus
washingtonexaminer.com — View Bogus jobs 'created or saved' by the Stimulus in a larger map More than ten percent... of the jobs the Obama administration has claimed were "created or saved" by the $787 billion stimulus package are doubtful or imaginary, according to reports ... (more) 75,343 Bogus jobs 'created or saved' by the Stimulus
Obama Walks China's 'Great Firewall'
thelede.blogs.nytimes.com — In remarks that were not easy to see in China, President Obama implicitly criticized China's censorship of... the Internet at a forum in Shanghai on Monday. (more) Obama Walks China's 'Great Firewall'
Obama criticises China net censorship
Obama criticises China net censorship
guardian.co.uk — US president praises freedom of expression as he speaks to Shanghai students at public meeting 阅读中文 |... Read this in Chinese Barack Obama criticised internet censorship as he spoke to students in Shanghai today and praised freedom of expression and ... (more) Obama criticises China net censorship
Obama Pushes for Internet Freedom in China
Obama Pushes for Internet Freedom in China
online.wsj.com — Reuters U.S. President Barack Obama greets participants in a town hall-style meeting in Shanghai.... (more) Obama Pushes for Internet Freedom in China
Obama Hobbled in Fight Against Global Warming
Obama Hobbled in Fight Against Global Warming
nytimes.com — WASHINGTON — President Obama came into office pledging to end eight years of American inaction on climate... change under President George W. Bush , and all year he has promised that the United States would lead the way toward a global agreement in ... (more) Obama Hobbled in Fight Against Global Warming
Barack Obama Has Better Things to Do Than Tweet
Barack Obama Has Better Things to Do Than Tweet
valleywag.gawker.com — You would have been delusional to think that the president didn't use a ghostwriter to update his... Twitter account, @BarackObama. Still, it's now been confirmed that he didn't write any of his 418 tweets. Geeks are scandalized. Obama just said the ... (more) Barack Obama Has Better Things to Do Than Tweet
Obama Pushes Rights With Chinese Students
Obama Pushes Rights With Chinese Students
nytimes.com — President Obama fielding questions from students at a town hall meeting in Shanghai on Monday.... (more) Obama Pushes Rights With Chinese Students
President Obama Admits That He’s Never Used Twitter, But Thinks The Chinese Should Be Able To
President Obama Admits That He’s Never Used Twitter, But Thinks The Chinese Should Be Able To
techcrunch.com — Screen shot 2009-11-15 at 10.25.26 PM President Barack Obama has one of the most popular Twitter accounts... with over 2.6 million followers. It should be no real surprise that most of the time it’s not him tweeting from it, instead its various people ... (more) President Obama Admits That He’s Never Used ...
Obama asks Great Firewall of China to allow Twitter
Obama asks Great Firewall of China to allow Twitter
techradar.com — President Barack Obama has been speaking to China about the importance of an open internet, stressing that... social-networking sites like Twitter should not be restricted in the country. Speaking to students in Shanghai, Obama did admit that he didn't use Twitter himself – although there is an ... (more) Obama asks Great Firewall of China to allow Twitter
Obama’s Public Option for Gitmo
blog.heritage.org — The Obama Administration announced this morning that it intends to ship five Guantanamo Bay detainees to New... York to be tried in civilian federal court. One of those men is the September 11th mastermind Khalid Sheik Mohammad. This decision will be seen by many liberals as paving the way for ... (more) Obama’s Public Option for Gitmo
The Rubik's Cube's Secret Life as an 8-Bit Work of Art [Image Cache]
The Rubik's Cube's Secret Life as an 8-Bit Work of Art [Image Cache]
gizmodo.com — First, the venerable Rubik's Cube recreated the masterworks of Da Vinci . Today's example, while not quite... as grandiose, is still impressive. Ladies and Gents, the Space Invaders are here. And Sonic. And Pac-Man. Even President Obama makes an ... (more) The Rubik's Cube's Secret Life as an 8-Bit Work of Art ...
Damon Weaver Is Going To Be Famous
videogum.com — icon box thumb Ten years from now, hopefully, nobody will remember Sarah Palin or Joe The Plumber,... but fifth-grader Damon Weaver, who interviewed Joe Biden for Palm Beach County's KEC News, will be a household name. This kid is awesome: "Senator Biden ... (more) Damon Weaver Is Going To Be Famous
How Superman Might Read the NY Times [Surface]
How Superman Might Read the NY Times [Surface]
gizmodo.com — The Infractor is probably the least efficient manner in which you could read the morning paper, but... it involves Fortress of Solitude-esque prisms and interactive rays of light. Quite simply, the paper has never looked better. Video demo:  ... (more) How Superman Might Read the NY Times [Surface]
Killing Federalism in Health Care
blog.heritage.org — As Senator Orrin Hatch (R-UT) said at an event on health care reform yesterday at the Heritage... Foundation, “There is no such thing as a free lunch—especially if Washington is the one having you over.” Democrats continue to insist that the best way to reform the health care system is to ... (more) Killing Federalism in Health Care