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  • Article:Lynn Rosenthal on How the White House Combats Violence Against Women

    By The White House February 02, 2010

    By Lynn Rosenthal   For six months now, I have held the first-ever White House position dedicated to combating violence and sexual assault against women and continuing the important work of the Violence Against Women Act (VAWA). Every morning when I’ve walked into the White House...

  • Opinion:Obama's New Online Transparency Hit & Miss

    By The Cato Institute May 27, 2009

    by Jim Harper Last week was an interesting week for transparency, with some good news and some bad news. On the “good” side of the ledger, the administration rolled out “ Data.gov ,” a growing set of data feeds provided by U.S. government agencies. These will permit the public to do...

  • Opinion:Joe Biden Admits Stimulus Was a Bad Idea

    By FrontPage Magazine June 18, 2009

    By Vasko Kohlmayer With unemployment at a record high and the economy going from bad to worse, Joe Biden was forced to admit the obvious on Meet the Press on Sunday. "Everyone guessed wrong," he said about the impact of the administration’s economic stimulus on the American economy.

  • Opinion:Drug Czar Responds to Outraged Marijuana Supporters

    By Marijuana Policy Project August 03, 2009

    Last week, several thousand MPP members called and e-mailed the White House to express outrage at drug czar Gil Kerlikowske’s statement that “ marijuana is dangerous and has no medical benefit.” A big thanks to everyone who took action! This week, the White House started sending out a form...

  • News:White House Declares H1N1 a National Emergency

    By The White House October 25, 2009

    In an effort to proactively address the ongoing pandemic, the President signed a National Emergency Declaration on H1N1 that allows healthcare systems to quickly implement disaster plans should they become overwhelmed. As experts expected, H1N1 flu is moving rapidly throughout the country...

  • News:Obama Welcomes Howard Schmidt, New Cyber Czar

    By The White House December 22, 2009

    Today the White House announced the President’s new White House Cybersecurity Coordinator, Howard Schmidt. With some forty years of experience in government , business and law enforcement, Howard brings a unique and deep experience to this important issue. Watch this video...

  • News:Obama Declares This Week "National Flu Vaccination Week"

    By The White House January 12, 2010

    This past weekend, the President issued a proclamation identifying the week of January 10-16, 2010, as National Influenza Vaccination Week. He encouraged Americans to observe the week by getting the H1N1 flu vaccine, if they have not yet done so, and by asking their families, friends, and co-...

  • News:Obama Speaks with President Preval of Haiti, Pledges U.S. Support

    By The White House January 15, 2010

    A description of the call between President Obama and President Preval of Haiti that was just released : President Obama spoke for roughly thirty minutes with President Preval of Haiti this morning. President Obama said that the world has been devastated by the loss and suffering in...

  • Opinion:Obama Prepares for Strategic Muslim Speech in... Egypt?

    By The Cato Institute May 10, 2009

    President Obama will give a speech in Egypt on June 4 about America’s relations with the Muslim world. Why Egypt? I suspect many Americans think that Egypt is the largest Muslim country, but the White House and the State Department surely know that it’s not even in the top 5. I think White...

  • Article:President Obama Appoints Dr. Thomas Frieden as CDC Director

    By The White House May 15, 2009

    WASHINGTON – Today, President Barack Obama announced that he has appointed Dr. Thomas Frieden, currently Commissioner of the New York City Health Department, as Director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). President Obama also announced that Acting CDC Director Dr. Rich...

  • Video:Michelle Obama Urges Public Service with "United We Serve"

    By The White House June 24, 2009

    This summer, President Obama is calling on all of us – young and old, from every background, all across this country – to participate in our nation’s recovery and renewal by serving in our communities. From June 22 to September 11, United We Serve will begin to engage Americans from...

  • Opinion:Washington Post Sells White House Access to Lobbyists

    By Competitive Enterprise Institute July 02, 2009

    by Hans Bader Until it was publicly-exposed , the Washington Post was selling its access to the White House to lobbyists . As Politico reported, “For $25,000 to $250,000, The Washington Post is offering lobbyists and association executives off-the-record, nonconfrontational...

  • News:Obama Explains Sotomayor Choice in His Own Words

    By Barack Obama July 14, 2009

    Yesterday, Judge Sonia Sotomayor made her opening statement to the Senate Judiciary Committee and moved another step closer to taking a seat on the United States Supreme Court. In case you missed it, watch the video of her opening statement here: As President, there are few...

  • Opinion:Obama to Impose Tariff on Chinese Tires

    By The Cato Institute September 13, 2009

    From the quiet shadows of the White House, at around 10 pm on Friday night, came word that President Obama will impose prohibitive duties of 35% on imports of Chinese tires. Well, we at Cato and elsewhere have warned repeatedly of the dangerous consequences of this outcome ( June 18 , July 24 ...

  • Opinion:Obama Every Bit as Bad as Bush/Cheney on Patriot Act

    By The Cato Institute October 22, 2009

    By Nat Hentoff While battling the FBI's expanded surveillance guidelines, Sen. Russ Feingold, D-Wis., also revealed (Daily Kos, Oct. 8) that in the Senate Judiciary Committee review of the Patriot Act (also Oct. 8), Republicans protecting the Act were joined, in a closed-door classified...

  • News:Anita Dunn, Mao-Loving White House Communications Director, Out

    By Reason Foundation November 10, 2009

    by Tim Cavanaugh Jake Tapper reports that Anita Dunn, tongue-chewing White House communications director, acolyte of Mao Zidong and Mother Theresa, and a frequent surprise guest in the Hit & Run comment threads, has been ousted by counterrevolutionary enemies of the...

  • Opinion:Marijuana Gaining Acceptance Everywhere But White House

    By National Organization for the Reform of Marijuana Laws November 27, 2009

    By Allen St. Pierre, NORML Executive Director While there is a constant buzz of cannabis law reform these days in America, largely at the local and state level, unfortunately these strong winds of change do not largely penetrate the Capital Beltway. This is made clear in a candid...

  • Opinion:No Christmas Presents for the Obama Kids this Year

    By Catholic League for Religious and Civil Rights December 08, 2009

    In yesterday’s New York Times, there was an article about White House social secretary Desirée Rogers. In it, reporter Sheryl Gay Stolberg wrote: “When former social secretaries gave a luncheon to welcome Ms. Rogers earlier this year, one participant said, she surprised them by suggesting the...

  • News:George W Bush and Bill Clinton Join Forces to Address Haiti

    By The White House January 17, 2010

    "How can I help?" That's what former Presidents George W. Bush and Bill Clinton both asked as the devastating impact of the earthquake in Haiti became clear. This question brought them to a place they both know well, the Oval Office. There they met with President Obama and agreed to lead a...

  • Opinion:Evangelicals Bash Obama's "Gay Pride Month" Decree

    By Baptist Press June 03, 2009

    WASHINGTON (BP) --- President Obama Monday named June as "Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transgender Pride Month" issuing a proclamation that goes even further than those of former President Clinton in its pro- homosexuality slant. Clinton was the last president to issue such a proclamation, first...

  • News:Can Obama Reduce Abortions Without Calling them Wrong?

    By Family Research Council June 11, 2009

    As it has met with dozens of abortion -rights supporters and opponents in recent weeks to collect ideas for a "common ground" approach on abortion and related reproductive issues, the Obama administration has emphasized that it intends to avoid influencing women's decisions about whether or not to...

  • Opinion:Senate Approves Billions of Dollars to Fund Wars

    By Reason Foundation June 21, 2009

    Thursday the Senate passed a war-funding bill totaling $106 billion (goddamn, that just seems like chump change these days, doesn't it?), with some of the funds even going to the prosecution of rudderless action in Iraq and Afghanistan. This bill will fund the wars through the end of this...

  • News:Keep Your Doctor? Not So Fast, President Obama

    By The Heartland Institute June 22, 2009

    The sharp-eyed analysts at the Heritage Foundation, an ally of the Heartland Institute, caught President Obama getting ahead of his health care policy. Heritage’s Morning Bell reports: This past Monday (June 15, 2009) while selling his health care plan President Barack Obama told the American...

  • Opinion:Obama Hosts Gays at White House, Pushes Homosexual Agenda

    By Baptist Press June 30, 2009

    WASHINGTON (BP)--President Obama became the first chief executive to host a White House ceremony celebrating " gay pride " Monday, telling several hundred homosexual guests in the East Room that America still has what he called "old attitudes" about homosexuality but that they have "an ally and a...

  • Opinion:Is Obama Asking Americans to Inform on Each Other?

    By The Center for the Advancement of Capitalism August 06, 2009

    Obama’s Email Arrogance Yesterday I sent this impertinent message to President Barack Obama when his staff sent me the invitation to inform on other Americans who criticize his and Congress’s plans to impose socialized health care on the country. The White House flag@whitehouse.gov 5...

  • News:Obama Accepts Nobel Prize as 'Call to Action'

    By U.S. Department of Defense October 12, 2009

    By Donna Miles 
American Forces Press Service President Barack Obama said he'll accept the Nobel Peace Prize as a "call to action" for the international community to work together to confront common challenges, while also recognizing his responsibility for U.S. security. "Even as we strive to...

  • Opinion:Rules For Obama's Radical White House

    By Heritage Foundation October 21, 2009

    Politico ’s Mike Allen and Jim VandeHei report today: President Obama is working systematically to marginalize the most powerful forces behind the Republican Party, setting loose top White House officials to undermine conservatives in the media , business and lobbying worlds. With a...

  • Opinion:What is White House and Obama's Fox News End Game?

    By Heritage Foundation October 25, 2009

    It has been an interesting and puzzling couple weeks watching the White House communications office at work. First, on October 11, Anita Dunn publicly rebuked Fox News on Howard Kurtz’ CNN show calling it the “ research arm of the Republican Party .” Then, we learned Ms. Dunn counted...

  • Opinion:Obama Breaks Golf Record After Just 9 Months in Office

    By Reason Foundation October 26, 2009

    by Michael C. Moynihan Politico gossip monger Patrick Gavin notes that President Barack Obama, recently accused of Archie Bunkerism for not allowing lady staffers to slow down his basketball games, has broken a White House golf record: President Barack Obama has only been in office for...

  • Opinion:Obama’s Afghanistan Speech; 30,000 Reasons Not to Be Impressed

    By Reason Foundation December 02, 2009

    Here's the full text of Obama's speech on his Afghan surge last night. The speech, I think, was well-delivered and totally stunk on ice. Beyond its defensiveness (did he have to tell cadets at West Point that the previous guy was a disaster as Commander in Chief? All true, but...