http://topics.cnn.com/topics/feeds/rss/Barack_ObamaFind stories, videos, and photos about Barack Obama from CNN.com.en-usCable News Network LP, LLLP.Mon, 09 Nov 2009 01:00:44 GMT5http://i.cdn.turner.com/cnn/.element/img/1.0/logo/cnn.logo.rss.gifhttp://topics.cnn.com/topics/feeds/rss/Barack_Obama14433Find stories, videos, and photos about Barack Obama from CNN.com.http://www.cnn.com/2009/POLITICS/11/08/health.care/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/POLITICS/11/08/health.care/index.html#cnnSTCTextPresident Obama on Sunday praised the "historic" House vote to pass a bill overhauling the nation's ailing health care system, and said now it is time for the Senate to "take the baton" and complete its work.Sun, 08 Nov 2009 21:46:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/POLITICS/11/04/obama.promises/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/POLITICS/11/04/obama.promises/index.html#cnnSTCTextOn that unusually balmy Chicago night a year ago, the candidate who campaigned on what he called the "fierce urgency of now" became the president-elect who needed time.Fri, 06 Nov 2009 17:15:00 ESThttp://money.cnn.com/2009/11/05/news/economy/Extending_unemployment_benefits/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/2009/11/05/news/economy/Extending_unemployment_benefits/index.htmPresident Obama said he signed into law Friday a bill to provide up to 20 additional weeks of jobless benefits to unemployed Americans and extend the $8,000 tax credit for new homebuyers into the middle of next year.Fri, 06 Nov 2009 17:13:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/OPINION/11/06/navarrette.obama.education/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/OPINION/11/06/navarrette.obama.education/index.html#cnnSTCTextPresident Obama deserves an A+ for his agenda for education reform. His decision to nominate Arne Duncan as U.S. education secretary was inspired, and his comments on holding the system accountable are honest, refreshing and insightful.Fri, 06 Nov 2009 14:53:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/POLITICS/11/05/obama.tribal.conference/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/POLITICS/11/05/obama.tribal.conference/index.html#cnnSTCTextPresident Obama said Thursday that the federal government was guilty of mistreating Native Americans in the past and promised to forge a new relationship between the federal government and tribal leaders.Thu, 05 Nov 2009 22:46:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/LIVING/11/04/obama.effect/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/LIVING/11/04/obama.effect/index.html#cnnSTCTextThe Natural Edges Salon in Dallas, Texas, is a rowdy barbershop where black men gather to loudly talk smack, politics and sports.Wed, 04 Nov 2009 23:53:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/POLITICS/11/04/democrats.west/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/POLITICS/11/04/democrats.west/index.html#cnnSTCTextThe western United States, with its independent streak and growing population, is the terrain both political parties are hoping to mine for electoral gains in the coming years.Wed, 04 Nov 2009 22:35:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/POLITICS/11/04/obama.half.brother/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/POLITICS/11/04/obama.half.brother/index.html#cnnSTCTextIn a new book, the half brother of President Obama claims the father they shared was often drunk and physically abusive.Wed, 04 Nov 2009 20:33:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/POLITICS/11/04/election.analysis/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/POLITICS/11/04/election.analysis/index.html#cnnSTCTextVictories in New Jersey and Virginia Tuesday provided a major shot in the arm for the Republican Party heading into the 2010 elections, but the Democratic losses of these two governorships should not be interpreted as a significant blow to President Obama.Wed, 04 Nov 2009 20:18:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/OPINION/11/04/democrats.election.warning/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/OPINION/11/04/democrats.election.warning/index.html#cnnSTCTextThe president didn't watch the election returns Tuesday night, according to his press secretary, Robert Gibbs. He watched his beloved Chicago Bulls instead.Wed, 04 Nov 2009 18:51:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/meast/11/04/iran.protest/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/meast/11/04/iran.protest/index.html#cnnSTCTextAs marchers gathered on the streets of Tehran on Wednesday, the 30th anniversary of the U.S. Embassy takeover, U.S. President Barack Obama nudged Iran on making choices for its future.Wed, 04 Nov 2009 08:15:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/POLITICS/11/03/poll.congress/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/POLITICS/11/03/poll.congress/index.html#cnnSTCTextWith a year to go before midterm congressional elections, a new national poll indicates that Americans are divided over whether they'd vote for the Democratic or Republican candidate in their district.Wed, 04 Nov 2009 04:21:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/asiapcf/10/30/zakaria.afghanistan.troops/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/asiapcf/10/30/zakaria.afghanistan.troops/index.html#cnnSTCTextA top Taliban political leader delivered a message Friday to U.S. President Obama, calling his attempt to lure away Taliban fighters with money "an old weapon that has failed already."Tue, 03 Nov 2009 16:23:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/POLITICS/11/03/obama.poll/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/POLITICS/11/03/obama.poll/index.html#cnnSTCTextOne year after he won a historical presidential election, a slight majority of Americans approve of the job Barack Obama's doing in the White House.Tue, 03 Nov 2009 11:21:00 ESThttp://money.cnn.com/2009/11/02/news/economy/job_losses_obama.cnnw/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/2009/11/02/news/economy/job_losses_obama.cnnw/index.htmPresident Barack Obama warned Monday that more job losses should be expected in the months ahead despite recent signs of economic recovery.Mon, 02 Nov 2009 20:13:00 ESThttp://money.cnn.com/2009/11/02/news/economy/stimulus_elections.fortune/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/2009/11/02/news/economy/stimulus_elections.fortune/index.htmNow that we're officially (if barely) out of the Great Recession, it's time for our nation's elected officials to get down to serious business -- that of taking credit, assigning blame, and calling each other liars.Mon, 02 Nov 2009 15:35:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/POLITICS/11/01/john.king.monday.memo/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/POLITICS/11/01/john.king.monday.memo/index.html#cnnSTCTextTo: Interested parties From: John King, CNN chief national correspondent Re: The Monday MemoMon, 02 Nov 2009 04:17:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/POLITICS/10/31/state.secrets/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/POLITICS/10/31/state.secrets/index.html#cnnSTCTextThe Obama administration invoked the state secrets privilege on Friday in a lawsuit pertaining to government eavesdropping intended to intercept terrorist communications, and one privacy advocacy group called the decision "incredibly disappointing."Sat, 31 Oct 2009 05:17:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/POLITICS/10/30/obama.hiv.aids/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/POLITICS/10/30/obama.hiv.aids/index.html#cnnSTCTextPresident Obama announced Friday that he will lift a 22-year-old ban on entry into the United States for people infected with HIV/AIDS.Sat, 31 Oct 2009 01:25:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/POLITICS/10/30/intl.mann.obama.golf/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/POLITICS/10/30/intl.mann.obama.golf/index.html#cnnSTCTextPicture U.S. President Barack Obama moving forward with his arm outstretched. Is he about to shake hands? Emphasize a remark? Or grab a putter?Fri, 30 Oct 2009 18:17:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/US/10/29/dover.bodies/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/US/10/29/dover.bodies/index.html#cnnSTCTextPresident Obama said Thursday that watching the arrival of 18 flag-draped cases containing bodies of Americans killed in Afghanistan was a "sobering reminder" of U.S. sacrifice as he prepares to decide on sending more troops there.Thu, 29 Oct 2009 19:45:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/OPINION/10/29/bergen.drone.war/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/OPINION/10/29/bergen.drone.war/index.html#cnnSTCTextThe Obama administration has dramatically ratcheted up the American drone warfare program in Pakistan. Since President Obama took office, U.S. drone strikes have killed about a half-dozen militant leaders along with hundreds of other people, a quarter of whom were civilians.Thu, 29 Oct 2009 19:42:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/POLITICS/10/29/obama.clinton.vp/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/POLITICS/10/29/obama.clinton.vp/index.html#cnnSTCTextSome Democrats had dubbed the possibility of a Barack Obama-Hillary Clinton pairing last year as a "dream ticket," though the notion that the two once-bitter primary rivals would team up always seemed far-fetched.Thu, 29 Oct 2009 16:57:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/POLITICS/10/28/hate.crimes/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/POLITICS/10/28/hate.crimes/index.html#cnnSTCTextPresident Obama on Wednesday signed a law that makes it a federal crime to assault an individual because of his or her sexual orientation or gender identity.Wed, 28 Oct 2009 23:39:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/POLITICS/10/27/clean.energy/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/POLITICS/10/27/clean.energy/index.html#cnnSTCTextTop Democrats put the issue of climate change back in the spotlight Tuesday, debating legislation to cut greenhouse gas emissions while announcing $3.4 billion in new clean energy funds.Tue, 27 Oct 2009 19:22:00 EDThttp://money.cnn.com/2009/10/21/smallbusiness/obama_small_business_loans/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/2009/10/21/smallbusiness/obama_small_business_loans/index.htmAs small business lending continues to dry up, the federal government is readying two new initiatives aimed at reversing the trend. To unveil them, President Obama traveled Wednesday to Maryland, where he visited a family-owned company that used a government-backed loan to fund a recent expansion.Tue, 27 Oct 2009 19:13:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/POLITICS/10/27/obama.afghanistan/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/POLITICS/10/27/obama.afghanistan/index.html#cnnSTCTextPresident Obama is scheduled to meet with the Joint Chiefs of Staff on Friday as part of his reassessment of the military strategy in Afghanistan, a White House spokesman said Tuesday.Tue, 27 Oct 2009 14:59:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/OPINION/10/26/obama.behar.bullies/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/OPINION/10/26/obama.behar.bullies/index.html#cnnSTCTextIn the schoolyard of American politics, President Obama is the big, smart kid with all of the test answers who's being bullied by a bunch of Neanderthal ankle-biters from all sides.Mon, 26 Oct 2009 16:26:00 EDThttp://money.cnn.com/2009/10/21/technology/obama_google.fortune/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/2009/10/21/technology/obama_google.fortune/index.htmNo one can accuse President Barack Obama of cozying up to corporate America.Mon, 26 Oct 2009 15:09:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/POLITICS/10/25/obama.carter.reagan/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/POLITICS/10/25/obama.carter.reagan/index.html#cnnSTCTextNearly a year after the presidential election, the excitement of Barack Obama's campaign has faded into the reality of an Obama White House.Mon, 26 Oct 2009 15:07:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/HEALTH/10/24/h1n1.obama/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/HEALTH/10/24/h1n1.obama/index.html#cnnSTCTextPresident Obama has declared a national emergency to deal with the "rapid increase in illness" from the H1N1 influenza virus.Mon, 26 Oct 2009 12:47:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/POLITICS/10/25/governors.races/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/POLITICS/10/25/governors.races/index.html#cnnSTCTextEven though President Obama is not on the ballot this November, he and the Democrats who control Congress have a lot on the line.Sun, 25 Oct 2009 15:28:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/POLITICS/10/24/iran.nuclear.obama.medvedev/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/POLITICS/10/24/iran.nuclear.obama.medvedev/index.html#cnnSTCTextU.S. President Barack Obama and Russian President Dmitry Medvedev on Saturday discussed Iran's request for nuclear fuel for a research reactor and other security issues, the White House and the Kremlin said.Sat, 24 Oct 2009 21:04:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/POLITICS/10/24/intl.mann.obama.afghanistan/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/POLITICS/10/24/intl.mann.obama.afghanistan/index.html#cnnSTCTextU.S. President Barack Obama says the war in Afghanistan isn't going to end up like Vietnam. A majority of Americans don't agree and don't want to get in any deeper, but even they don't like the alternative.Sat, 24 Oct 2009 14:58:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/POLITICS/10/22/hate.crimes/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/POLITICS/10/22/hate.crimes/index.html#cnnSTCTextThe Senate passed groundbreaking legislation Thursday that would make it a federal crime to assault an individual because of his or her sexual orientation or gender identity.Fri, 23 Oct 2009 08:41:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/POLITICS/10/22/cheney.obama/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/POLITICS/10/22/cheney.obama/index.html#cnnSTCTextAfter dialing back his attacks on President Obama's foreign policy, former Vice President Dick Cheney says the administration has damaged U.S. ties with key allies, dangerously wavered in Afghanistan, undermined progress in Iraq and sabotaged the Bush administration's national security legacy.Thu, 22 Oct 2009 19:53:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/SHOWBIZ/Music/10/22/musicians.guantanamo/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/SHOWBIZ/Music/10/22/musicians.guantanamo/index.html#cnnSTCTextA coalition of top musicians, including R.E.M. and Pearl Jam, want to know if their music was used by the U.S. military as part of controversial interrogation methods at the detention facility at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba.Thu, 22 Oct 2009 17:40:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/CRIME/10/21/new.jersey.obama.threats/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/CRIME/10/21/new.jersey.obama.threats/index.html#cnnSTCTextA security guard at New Jersey's Newark Liberty International Airport is under arrest for allegedly making threatening remarks about President Obama, a spokesman for the U.S. Secret Service said Wednesday.Wed, 21 Oct 2009 17:34:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/POLITICS/10/20/us.iraq.trade/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/POLITICS/10/20/us.iraq.trade/index.html#cnnSTCTextPresident Obama said U.S.-Iraqi ties are entering a new period, a change marked by a decreased emphasis on security and an increased focus on the Iraqi economy.Wed, 21 Oct 2009 17:15:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/POLITICS/10/21/obama.poll/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/POLITICS/10/21/obama.poll/index.html#cnnSTCTextAs President Obama navigates his way through a series of issues as controversial as they are vital, he's getting a yellow flag from the American people.Wed, 21 Oct 2009 15:39:00 EDThttp://money.cnn.com/2009/10/20/smallbusiness/small_business_lending_obama/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/2009/10/20/smallbusiness/small_business_lending_obama/index.htmPresident Obama is trying -- again -- to help small business get the cash they desperately need.Tue, 20 Oct 2009 23:58:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/POLITICS/10/17/mann.obama.gay.soldiers/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/POLITICS/10/17/mann.obama.gay.soldiers/index.html#cnnSTCTextThe United States is fighting wars in Iraq and Afghanistan but there are thousands of troops caught-up in a very different battle and President Barack Obama is promising to win it.Tue, 20 Oct 2009 18:39:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/POLITICS/10/20/borger.obama/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/POLITICS/10/20/borger.obama/index.html#cnnSTCTextEvery president believes, upon election, that his term of service will be transformative. Some, like Barack Obama, actually campaign on the idea: that his brand of leadership and force of personality are so persuasive that they will change the way the world (aka Washington) does business. "We are the hope for the future," the candidate told a crowd before his huge wins on Super Tuesday last year. "[We are] the answer to the cynics who tell us our house must stand divided."Tue, 20 Oct 2009 17:48:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/POLITICS/10/16/obama.bush.volunteerism/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/POLITICS/10/16/obama.bush.volunteerism/index.html#cnnSTCTextSome issues, it seems, still transcend America's increasingly bitter partisan divide.Sat, 17 Oct 2009 00:39:00 EDThttp://money.cnn.com/2009/10/14/news/economy/obama_seniors_payment/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/2009/10/14/news/economy/obama_seniors_payment/index.htmThere will be no cost-of-living increase for 57 million Social Security beneficiaries next year because consumer prices have fallen, the Social Security Administration announced on Thursday.Thu, 15 Oct 2009 16:48:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/POLITICS/10/14/us.human.rights/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/POLITICS/10/14/us.human.rights/index.html#cnnSTCTextWhile President Obama takes plenty of heat over his plans to overhaul domestic policies, critics have also taken aim at his foreign policy approach, particularly as it relates to human rights around the globe.Thu, 15 Oct 2009 09:40:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/POLITICS/10/13/obama.candidate.president/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/POLITICS/10/13/obama.candidate.president/index.html#cnnSTCTextDuring the 2008 presidential campaign, analysts noted that then-Sen. Barack Obama ran a relatively tight ship -- complete with a near lock-step message strategy and a loyal political team.Wed, 14 Oct 2009 23:31:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/POLITICS/10/14/obama.afghanistan/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/POLITICS/10/14/obama.afghanistan/index.html#cnnSTCTextPresident Obama huddled with top military, foreign policy and national security advisers Wednesday as part of an ongoing review of U.S. strategy in Afghanistan and Pakistan.Wed, 14 Oct 2009 23:27:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/POLITICS/10/13/senate.health.care/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/POLITICS/10/13/senate.health.care/index.html#cnnSTCTextThe health care reform debate reached a new milestone Tuesday as a key congressional committee passed an $829 billion plan projected to extend coverage to an additional 29 million Americans.Wed, 14 Oct 2009 13:22:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/POLITICS/10/13/cheney.obama/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/POLITICS/10/13/cheney.obama/index.html#cnnSTCTextMonths after her father's prolonged campaign against President Obama's national security policies, Liz Cheney is spearheading a new organization aimed at organizing conservative opposition to the new administration's foreign policy approach.Tue, 13 Oct 2009 19:37:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/POLITICS/10/13/democrat.divisions/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/POLITICS/10/13/democrat.divisions/index.html#cnnSTCTextWhen President Obama took office, Democrats stood beside him in unity, but just as soon as Congress got to work, divisions in the party emerged.Tue, 13 Oct 2009 13:33:00 EDThttp://money.cnn.com/2009/10/13/news/economy/stimulus_jobs/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/2009/10/13/news/economy/stimulus_jobs/index.htmIs the largest one-time economic recovery effort in U.S. history creating jobs?Tue, 13 Oct 2009 13:32:00 EDThttp://money.cnn.com/2009/10/01/news/economy/new_tax_needed/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/2009/10/01/news/economy/new_tax_needed/index.htmPresident Obama has been steadfast in his pledge that he won't raise taxes on those making less than $250,000. But that doesn't mean only high-income households will be subject to higher taxes.Mon, 12 Oct 2009 21:53:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/US/10/11/U.S.gay.rights.rally/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/US/10/11/U.S.gay.rights.rally/index.html#cnnSTCTextJudy Shepard stood before a massive crowd at the Capitol on Sunday for a single, painful reason.Mon, 12 Oct 2009 16:48:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/meast/10/09/dabashi.obama.nobel.prize/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/meast/10/09/dabashi.obama.nobel.prize/index.html#cnnSTCTextPresident Obama woke up today with the once-in-a-lifetime news that he won the 2009 Nobel Peace Prize. The joy and pride of this early morning news must have matched, if not surpassed, that other piece of news he received the evening of November 4, 2008, when he won the presidency of the United States.Mon, 12 Oct 2009 14:49:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/POLITICS/10/12/john.king.monday.memo/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/POLITICS/10/12/john.king.monday.memo/index.html#cnnSTCTextTo: Interested parties From: John King, CNN chief national correspondent Re: Monday MemoMon, 12 Oct 2009 12:26:00 EDThttp://money.cnn.com/2009/10/12/news/economy/Summers_stimulus.reut/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/2009/10/12/news/economy/Summers_stimulus.reut/index.htmPresident Barack Obama's top economic adviser said Monday the United States is on the path toward economic recovery, conditions in financial markets are steadier and there have been initial signs of stabilization in the housing market.Mon, 12 Oct 2009 10:23:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/POLITICS/10/11/obama.gay.rights.reax/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/POLITICS/10/11/obama.gay.rights.reax/index.html#cnnSTCTextAs thousands gathered Sunday in Washington for a march and rally focused on gay rights issues, lawmakers showed that some of the demonstrators' key goals face major obstacles ahead.Sun, 11 Oct 2009 18:06:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/POLITICS/10/10/obama.gay.rights/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/POLITICS/10/10/obama.gay.rights/index.html#cnnSTCTextPresident Obama delivered a rousing speech Saturday night to the nation's largest gay rights group, praising the gay community for making strides in equal rights and pledging to deliver on major campaign promises that some say he's left on the back burner.Sun, 11 Oct 2009 16:15:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/POLITICS/10/10/gay.rights.activists/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/POLITICS/10/10/gay.rights.activists/index.html#cnnSTCTextGay rights advocates gathered near the Washington Monument on Saturday to express opposition to the military's "don't ask, don't tell" policy just hours before President Obama was expected to speak to the Human Rights Campaign on issues affecting the gay community.Sat, 10 Oct 2009 23:51:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/US/10/09/obama.nobel.us.reaction/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/US/10/09/obama.nobel.us.reaction/index.html#cnnSTCTextThe decision to award President Obama the Nobel Peace Prize for his efforts to "strengthen international diplomacy and cooperation between peoples" appears to have left some in the United States divided over whether intangible achievements are worthy of such an esteemed award.Sat, 10 Oct 2009 12:50:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/POLITICS/10/10/obama.nobel.ed.henry/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/POLITICS/10/10/obama.nobel.ed.henry/index.html#cnnSTCTextYes he can win the Nobel Peace Prize. Even on the same day that President Obama met with his war council yet again to consider sending up to 40,000 more U.S. troops to Afghanistan.Sat, 10 Oct 2009 10:44:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/europe/10/09/nobel.peace.prize/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/europe/10/09/nobel.peace.prize/index.html#cnnSTCTextPresident Obama said Friday that he was "surprised and deeply humbled" by the decision of the Norwegian Nobel Committee to award him the 2009 Nobel Peace Prize.Fri, 09 Oct 2009 21:09:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/POLITICS/10/09/us.nobel.presidents/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/POLITICS/10/09/us.nobel.presidents/index.html#cnnSTCTextIn winning the Nobel Peace Prize, President Obama joins an elite group of U.S. presidents. He is the fourth to win the prize, the third to win it while in office and the first to receive it during his first year in office.Fri, 09 Oct 2009 21:01:00 EDThttp://www.people.com/people/article/0,,20311351,00.html?xid=rss-fullcontentcnnhttp://www.people.com/people/article/0,,20311351,00.html?xid=rss-fullcontentcnnThe President "has created a new international climate," the committee announcesFri, 09 Oct 2009 20:06:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/europe/10/09/obama.nobel.international.reaction/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/europe/10/09/obama.nobel.international.reaction/index.html#cnnSTCTextThe surprise decision to award U.S. President Barack Obama the Nobel Peace Prize elicited swift reaction Friday, with some hailing the choice and others expressing astonishment and skepticism.Fri, 09 Oct 2009 20:05:00 EDThttp://money.cnn.com/2009/10/09/news/economy/obama_consumer_protection/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/2009/10/09/news/economy/obama_consumer_protection/index.htmPresident Obama on Friday made his strongest push yet for the creation of a new consumer protection agency, lashing out against those who have lobbied hard to stand in its way.Fri, 09 Oct 2009 19:59:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/POLITICS/10/09/clemons.obama.peace.world/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/POLITICS/10/09/clemons.obama.peace.world/index.html#cnnSTCTextCynics will say that Oslo was jealous that Copenhagen, Denmark, scored a visit from President Obama, and giving him a Nobel was the only way to get him to Norway.Fri, 09 Oct 2009 18:55:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/POLITICS/10/09/begala.obama.impact/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/POLITICS/10/09/begala.obama.impact/index.html#cnnSTCTextWhen President Obama received word that he had won the Nobel Peace Prize, I'll bet he felt a little like I did the first time Diane Friday, the smartest, prettiest girl at the University of Texas, kissed me: I didn't fully feel like I deserved it, but I sure wasn't going to turn it down.Fri, 09 Oct 2009 17:13:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/europe/10/09/obama.peace.prize.egypt/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/europe/10/09/obama.peace.prize.egypt/index.html#cnnSTCTextWhen President Barack Obama came to Cairo in June and made his address to the Muslim world, reaction in Egypt was wildly positive.Fri, 09 Oct 2009 16:35:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/POLITICS/10/09/miller.obama.prize.doubts/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/POLITICS/10/09/miller.obama.prize.doubts/index.html#cnnSTCTextMaybe I'm just old-fashioned or just plain old, but when I awoke this morning to news that Barack Obama had been selected to receive the Nobel Peace Prize, something didn't feel right.Fri, 09 Oct 2009 15:03:00 EDThttp://money.cnn.com/2009/10/09/news/economy/obama_nobel_peace_prize/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/2009/10/09/news/economy/obama_nobel_peace_prize/index.htmPresident Barack Obama won the Nobel Peace Prize for 2009, making him the 108th recipient of the prestigious award.Fri, 09 Oct 2009 10:18:00 EDThttp://money.cnn.com/2009/10/08/news/economy/Mortgage_modifications/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/2009/10/08/news/economy/Mortgage_modifications/index.htmLoan servicing companies have put 500,000 troubled borrowers into trial mortgage modifications, the Obama administration said Thursday.Thu, 08 Oct 2009 20:40:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/POLITICS/10/08/obama.afghanistan/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/POLITICS/10/08/obama.afghanistan/index.html#cnnSTCTextAs tensions mount over the best way forward in Afghanistan, top aides say President Obama is adamant about coming up with a new plan before deciding on troop levels.Thu, 08 Oct 2009 14:23:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/POLITICS/10/07/rollins.saturday.night.live.obama/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/POLITICS/10/07/rollins.saturday.night.live.obama/index.html#cnnSTCTextSince its debut on October 11, 1975, "Saturday Night Live" has spoofed, ridiculed and hammered presidents and other political figures without regard to political affiliation or any other sensitivities.Thu, 08 Oct 2009 13:58:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/SHOWBIZ/TV/10/07/snl.politics.obama/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/SHOWBIZ/TV/10/07/snl.politics.obama/index.html#cnnSTCText"Saturday Night Live" was formed in the crucible of the mid-1970s, when Watergate brought respect for politicians to all-time lows, the counterculture was taking over comedy, and many television viewers were seeking out something fresh and bold.Thu, 08 Oct 2009 13:30:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/POLITICS/10/07/obama.afghanistan/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/POLITICS/10/07/obama.afghanistan/index.html#cnnSTCTextPresident Obama's national security team will begin discussing the number of troops needed in Afghanistan as early as Friday, according to a White House spokesman.Wed, 07 Oct 2009 21:45:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/POLITICS/10/07/borger.opposition/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/POLITICS/10/07/borger.opposition/index.html#cnnSTCTextIn my next life, I'd like to be an opposition party leader. What fun to go to work every day knowing you will always be right, largely because your ideas will remain untested.Wed, 07 Oct 2009 19:31:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/POLITICS/10/07/avlon.civility/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/POLITICS/10/07/avlon.civility/index.html#cnnSTCTextWe are witnessing a wingnut war break out in American politics, organized on the Internet and fought out in airwaves and in town halls, wingnuts firing their shots from the outer reaches and strafing the common sense center.Wed, 07 Oct 2009 18:55:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/US/09/20/greene.political.anger/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/US/09/20/greene.political.anger/index.html#cnnSTCTextThere's a standard scene in old movies about young hotheads behind the wheels of fast cars.Wed, 07 Oct 2009 10:20:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/POLITICS/10/06/stimulus.proposals/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/POLITICS/10/06/stimulus.proposals/index.html#cnnSTCTextAmid nervousness about states' economies and a growing unemployment rate, the Obama administration is considering a series of measures aimed at putting many Americans back to work before the 2010 midterm elections, sources close to the process told CNN.Wed, 07 Oct 2009 06:21:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/POLITICS/10/05/afghanistan.us/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/POLITICS/10/05/afghanistan.us/index.html#cnnSTCTextPresident Obama will meet with top congressional leaders from both parties Tuesday to discuss a war in Afghanistan that now appears to be at a potential tipping point.Tue, 06 Oct 2009 00:20:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/POLITICS/10/05/obama.health.care/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/POLITICS/10/05/obama.health.care/index.html#cnnSTCTextPresident Obama kicked off a crucial week in the health care reform debate Monday by castigating political opponents for spreading distortions about his plan.Mon, 05 Oct 2009 19:09:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/POLITICS/10/05/afghanistan.debate/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/POLITICS/10/05/afghanistan.debate/index.html#cnnSTCTextDeliberations over what to do in Afghanistan are taking place behind closed doors, but the divisions among some of President Obama's trusted advisers are starting to emerge.Mon, 05 Oct 2009 17:06:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/POLITICS/10/05/zelizer.obama.mistakes/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/POLITICS/10/05/zelizer.obama.mistakes/index.html#cnnSTCTextDuring the past few months, two events have revealed a side of President Obama that we knew little about. First came his remark in July when he said at a press conference that the police who arrested Harvard Professor Henry Louis Gates had acted "stupidly."Mon, 05 Oct 2009 13:16:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/POLITICS/10/05/john.king.monday.memo/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/POLITICS/10/05/john.king.monday.memo/index.html#cnnSTCTextTo: Interested parties From: John King, CNN chief national correspondent Re: Monday MemoMon, 05 Oct 2009 04:02:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/POLITICS/10/04/us.afghanistan/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/POLITICS/10/04/us.afghanistan/index.html#cnnSTCTextThere is no immediate danger of Afghanistan falling to the Taliban, National Security Adviser James Jones said Sunday.Mon, 05 Oct 2009 01:43:00 EDThttp://money.cnn.com/2009/09/30/pf/taxes/who_pays_taxes/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/2009/09/30/pf/taxes/who_pays_taxes/index.htmMost people think they pay too much to Uncle Sam, but for some people it simply is not true.Sat, 03 Oct 2009 18:58:00 EDThttp://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2009/writers/sl_price/10/02/olympics.obama/index.htmlhttp://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2009/writers/sl_price/10/02/olympics.obama/index.htmlHe just couldn't resist, could he? Sports is always so tempting for the politician: Starry-eyed fans, a docile crowd bursting with civic or national pride, all those softball questions from commentators happy just to get time with the big man ... what's not to like? Best of all, there's that wonderful finality about athletics, so seductive to one used to spending months on the slow, incremental grind of health care reform or the murk of Afghanistan. Sports seems so clear. There's a winner and a loser, a final score. It's kid stuff: Fun.Sat, 03 Oct 2009 03:03:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/POLITICS/10/02/denmark.olympics.obama/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/POLITICS/10/02/denmark.olympics.obama/index.html#cnnSTCTextMichelle Obama gave an impassioned speech before the International Olympics Committee. President Obama traveled overseas -- in the middle of debates over health care and Afghanistan -- to make his personal pitch to bring the 2016 Olympics to his hometown.Fri, 02 Oct 2009 19:47:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/POLITICS/10/02/mann.obama.afghanistan/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/POLITICS/10/02/mann.obama.afghanistan/index.html#cnnSTCTextHow much will Barack Obama bet on Afghanistan?Fri, 02 Oct 2009 16:35:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/POLITICS/10/02/navarrette.chicago.obama.olympics/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/POLITICS/10/02/navarrette.chicago.obama.olympics/index.html#cnnSTCTextWhen his stint in the White House is over, President Obama might just learn that Thomas Wolfe was right. You can't go home again.Fri, 02 Oct 2009 15:56:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/europe/10/01/olympic.picking/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/europe/10/01/olympic.picking/index.html#cnnSTCTextSome Olympic experts believe Barack Obama's trip to Denmark to lobby for Chicago to host the 2016 Games could swing the decision in the U.S. city's favor.Fri, 02 Oct 2009 12:04:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/POLITICS/09/30/obama.afghan.troops/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/POLITICS/09/30/obama.afghan.troops/index.html#cnnSTCTextPresident Obama is under increasing pressure to decide whether the United States will commit more troops and resources to the conflict in Afghanistan.Thu, 01 Oct 2009 05:09:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/POLITICS/09/30/hadley.afghanistan/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/POLITICS/09/30/hadley.afghanistan/index.html#cnnSTCTextA meeting between President Obama and his national security team Wednesday could be a turning point in the war in Afghanistan, says someone who's been in similar meetings.Thu, 01 Oct 2009 04:20:00 EDThttp://money.cnn.com/2009/09/24/news/economy/healthcare_obama_doctor/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/2009/09/24/news/economy/healthcare_obama_doctor/index.htmPresident Obama's former personal physician of 22 years, Dr. David Scheiner, has been very vocal on the issue of health insurance, particularly with his criticism of commercial insurers and how he feels they are meddling with the doctor-patient relationship.Wed, 30 Sep 2009 18:33:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/POLITICS/09/30/obama.health.grants/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/POLITICS/09/30/obama.health.grants/index.html#cnnSTCTextPresident Obama, in an effort to stimulate the economy and support critical research, announced $5 billion in grants during a visit to the National Institutes of Health on Wednesday.Wed, 30 Sep 2009 16:19:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/POLITICS/09/29/obama.olympics.politics/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/POLITICS/09/29/obama.olympics.politics/index.html#cnnSTCTextPresident Obama's decision to head to Copenhagen, Denmark, later this week to make a push to bring the 2016 Olympic Games to Chicago is not without political controversy.Tue, 29 Sep 2009 17:06:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/POLITICS/09/29/obama.full.plate/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/POLITICS/09/29/obama.full.plate/index.html#cnnSTCTextPresident Obama faces a daunting fall to-do list against the backdrop of an American public losing enthusiasm on a variety of issues.Tue, 29 Sep 2009 14:15:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/POLITICS/09/29/michelle.obama.olympics/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/POLITICS/09/29/michelle.obama.olympics/index.html#cnnSTCTextFirst lady Michelle Obama vowed Monday to "take no prisoners" as she and her husband launch an unprecedented bid for Chicago's 2016 Olympic bid.Tue, 29 Sep 2009 05:55:00 EDT