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 Palin Not Fit for Presidency: Poll

Voters think Hillary Clinton would be swell, though

Nov 16, 09 3:43 PM CST
(Newser) - With a blockbuster memoir and national tour, Sarah Palin is again grabbing headlines. But does she have what it takes for a 2012 presidential bid? The answer is a resounding “no,” according a CNN and Opinion Research poll. Only 28% believe she’s qualified for the nation’s... More »

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Barack Obama • Hillary Clinton • Joe Biden • presidency • Mike Huckabee • president • Sarah Palin • Election 2012 • Republicans

OPINION

Bush Redux? Runaway Exec Power Traps Obama, Too

Every modern president succumbs to the National Security State, writes Wills

Sep 28, 09 7:34 AM CDT
(Newser) - George W. Bush expanded executive power to an extreme degree, but he wasn't an exception, writes historian Garry Wills. Since World War II, the presidency has accrued massive, unintended authority—controlling nuclear weapons, intelligence agencies, and a worldwide military network under "the cult of the commander in chief."... More »

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national security • Barack Obama • military • presidency • president • executive power • George W. Bush • Obama administration

Reservist: Obama's Not a Citizen, Can't Send Me to War

Reservist says he shouldn't have to serve since Obama isn't a citizen

Jul 14, 09 6:16 PM CDT
(Newser) - An Army reservist has devised a creative way to try to avoid going to Afghanistan: He says he isn’t obligated to follow the commander-in-chief’s orders because Barack Obama isn’t a citizen and therefore can’t legally be president, reports the Ledger-Enquirer of Columbus, Ga. His attorney, who... More »

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Afghanistan • Barack Obama • presidency • Army Reserves • US Army • soldier • Afghanistan war • birther

analysis

 100 Days: 
 Biggest Promises Kept, Broken 

The economy has changed the stakes since the campaign began

Apr 29, 09 8:39 AM CDT
(Newser) - One way to judge President Obama's first 100 days in office is to look at his rhetoric on the campaign trail. Taking into account the fallout from the economic crisis, PolitFact came up with the most crucial promises Obama has kept and broken. His vow to beef up alternative-energy investment... More »

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presidency • alternative energy • renewable energy • lobbyists • economic stimulus package • President Obama • 100 days • campaign promises

OPINION

 It's Day 100: 
 Roll Out the Clichés 

Buckley outlines the platitudes of the Obama era

Apr 29, 09 7:45 AM CDT
(Newser) - Today marks the 100th day of Barack Obama's presidency, an occasion acknowledged by a flood of articles assessing the meaning of a presidency after three measly months, writes Christopher Buckley in the Financial Times. The American satirist offers a breakdown of the most predictable interpretations.
  • Refreshing change: Obama's brought
... More »

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Barack Obama • presidency • White House • Obama administration • 100 days

 

 US Wild 
 About 
 Obama's 
 100 Days 

President enjoying 'Reagan-like' levels of popularity as early milestone is reached

Apr 29, 09 4:05 AM CDT
(Newser) - Today marks President Obama's hundredth day in the job and he's more popular than his two immediate predecessors were at this point, according to an NBC/Wall Street Journal poll. Over half of those polled said Obama is off to a good—or great—start, 61% approve of the job he... More »

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Barack Obama • presidency • popularity • Obama administration • President Obama • 100 days

analysis

 Obama Plays Cool Hand, 
 Wins in Pirate Crisis 

This will boost faith in his military prowess

Apr 13, 09 2:42 AM CDT
(Newser) - The daring US Navy rescue of Capt. Richard Phillips from Somali pirates yesterday earned President Obama a key credit: He didn't screw it up, Michael Shear writes in the Washington Post. Presidents Bill Clinton and Jimmy Carter both suffered for their early missteps abroad, in Haiti and Iran, respectively.... More »

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military • presidency • pirates • hostage • President Obama

 Office Quickly 
 Graying Obama 

President's locks lightening after just 44 days in the White House

Mar 5, 09 5:53 AM CST
(Newser) - The toll of doing America's top job is showing on Barack Obama's head just 44 days into his presidency, reports the New York Times. Like George Bush and Bill Clinton before him, Obama is rapidly going gray. Obama-watchers say the graying started at the close of the campaign, and they... More »

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Barack Obama • presidency • hair • hair color • President Obama

(Newser) - George Bush is officially ready for his new job: speech-maker. Now signed up with the Washington Speakers Bureau, Bush plans to make at least 10 speeches around the world in the next year. The first—"A Conversation With George Bush"—will be March 17 in Calgary to business... More »

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Bush administration • presidency • White House • Calgary • speaking engagements • George W. Bush • lecture circuit

OPINION

Obama Transition Not So Flawless After All

Blunders show new administration to be quite ordinary, blogger writes

Feb 4, 09 2:52 PM CST
(Newser) - News coverage has so far given the impression that Barack Obama’s transition is one of the smoothest, best-executed in history. But with a number of recent blunders grabbing headlines, the administration’s image is coming back down to earth, writes Ed Morrissey for Hot Air. “Most transitions feel... More »

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Barack Obama • presidency • mistake • transition • Obama administration • transition team • President Obama

 Palin Ramps Up 
 Presidential Push 

Alaska gov. will attend key pols dinner in DC, launches political action committee

Jan 27, 09 9:17 AM CST
(Newser) - Sarah Palin is headed to Washington this weekend, for an invitation-only dinner for political stars—an event President Obama is likely to attend, the New York Post reports. It’s the latest sign the Alaska governor is eying a Republican presidential bid—she’s also launching a political action committee,... More »

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presidency • political action committees • presidential bid • Sarah Palin • Election 2012 • President Obama

inauguration slideshow

 Obama Steps
 Into History 


Jan 20, 09 12:16 PM CST
(Newser) - "All are equal, all are free and all deserve a chance to pursue their full measure of happiness," declared the 44th president of the United States in his first inaugural address. Invoking the memories of slaves, soldiers and the generations of Americans who toiled before him, the nation's... More »

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Barack Obama • Joe Biden • presidency • inauguration • President Obama

Witness to a Century, 105-Year-Old Goes to Capitol

'My hope for him is my hope for the country,' she says

Jan 20, 09 10:49 AM CST
(Newser) - Today’s inauguration of Barack Obama marks an important milestone in an African-American struggle that lasted more than 200 years—and Ella Mae Johnson isn’t going to miss it, NPR reports. After all, she’s been around for nearly half of that struggle. The 105-year-old Cleveland resident will brave... More »

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Barack Obama • presidency • Cleveland • race relations • civil rights • inauguration • President Obama • inaugural address • WEB Du Bois

Bush Leaves Customary
Oval Office Note for Obama

Continuing a tradition begun by Reagan, Bush pens encouragement to his successor

Jan 20, 09 8:28 AM CST
(AP) - Continuing a White House ritual begun by Ronald Reagan, George W. Bush left a note in the Oval Office for President-elect Barack Obama, wishing him well as he takes the reins of the executive branch. The White House declined to provide specific details of the message, saying only that Bush... More »

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Barack Obama • presidency • United States • Oval Office • inauguration • George W. Bush • President Obama

OPINION

 'Oedipally 
 Oddball W' 
 Makes His 
 Long Exit 



While Bush hated doubt, Obama's 'delighted' by it

Jan 18, 09 9:46 AM CST
(Newser) - George W. Bush’s insecurity and aversion to doubt—“the psychological traits of an asphyxiated and pampered son”—led to his botched presidency, Maureen Dowd writes in the New York Times. Rather than being a source of presidential insight on Iraq and Saddam, Bush’s father was relegated... More »

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Barack Obama • presidency • simplicity • Bush legacy • George HW Bush • Maureen Dowd • George W. Bush • doubt • President Obama

 Chinese Sad to See Bush Go 

President's free-trade, Taiwan policies get thumbs-up

Jan 15, 09 6:36 AM CST
(Newser) - George Bush is leaving office with rock-bottom ratings in the US but he'll be missed by his many Chinese fans, reports the Los Angeles Times. The president—affectionately called Xiao Bush, or "Young Bush"—is credited with helping China's economy blossom with his free-trade policies. Many fear his... More »

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China • presidency • 2008 Beijing Olympics • Chinese economy • free trade • George W. Bush • Chinese Communist party

 Do Deciders Age Prematurely? 

Stress causes grays and wrinkles, but nobody agrees whether presidents die early

Jan 4, 09 5:22 PM CST
(Newser) - Four to eight years as leader of the free world gave George W. plenty of wrinkles and gray hairs—but just what are the presidency’s long-term aging effects? One doctor found that presidents generally have shorter-than-average lifespans, the Boston Globe reports, while another pegs two years for every one... More »

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Barack Obama • presidency • Jimmy Carter • age • Bill Clinton • wrinkles • aging • life expectancy • stress • Ronald Reagan • heart attack • George HW Bush • aging process • George W. Bush • former presidents

Cheney Wasn't Puppetmaster, Say Bush Aides

Members of inner circle rip beliefs about presidency as 'hooey'

Jan 2, 09 5:32 AM CST
(Newser) - Popular beliefs about the Bush presidency are way off the mark, a pair of top advisers who served throughout the administration tell the Washington Post. The idea that Vice President Dick Cheney wielded unprecedented power and pulled the strings on Bush's foreign policy is "just hooey," said Chief... More »

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Bush administration • Dick Cheney • presidency • Josh Bolten • Stephen Hadley • George W. Bush • chief of staff

Moderate Tehran Mayor Eyes Presidential Bid

Ex-hardliner unites lefties, righties fed up with Ahmadinejad

Dec 22, 08 5:06 PM CST
(Newser) - Tehran's mayor appears to be mounting a presidential bid in Iran as political winds shift against President Ahmadinejad, the Boston Globe reports. Liberals and conservatives are allying for the first time, and Mayor Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf, 47, has attended their meetings. Whoever wins in June will be "hugely consequential,... More »

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Iran • Islam • Tehran • presidency • Mahmoud Ahmadinejad • election • Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf

Bush's Biggest Regret:
Faulty Intelligence 

But 43 says he plans to leave office with 'head held high'

Dec 2, 08 4:50 AM CST
(Newser) - President Bush's biggest regret of his presidency is receiving faulty intelligence before launching the Iraq war, the president told ABC News in a wide-ranging "exit interview." Bush declined to say whether he would have ordered the invasion if he had known Saddam Hussein didn't actually possess weapons of... More »

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Bush administration • presidency • weapons of mass destruction • Iraq war • George W. Bush

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