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Obama Meets With Hollande

By Geoff Holtzman on May 18, 2012

President Obama talks to reporters in the Oval Office following a meeting with new French President Francois Hollande.

French President Threatens Full Withdrawal From Afghanistan

By Geoff Holtzman on May 18, 2012

Newly-elected French President Francois Hollande met face-to-face Friday with U.S. President Barack Obama at the White House.

Obama Pledges To Focus On Food Security For Duration Of Presidency

By Staff on May 18, 2012

Speaking Thursday at a symposium on global agriculture, President Obama vowed to remain a staunch supporter of international economic growth for the duration of his time in office. “We can unleash the change that reduces hunger and malnutrition. We can spark the kind of economic growth that lifts people and…

Obama Will Push Euro Leaders To Take Shared Approach To Fiscal Crisis

By Geoff Holtzman on May 18, 2012

President Obama will urge European leaders to follow his model for economic growth when he sits down with them this weekend at a pair of key summits. (UN Photo/Evan Schneider)

Obama Touts New Food Security Initiative

By Staff on May 18, 2012

President Barack Obama Friday  announced a new international food security initiative aimed at bolstering agricultural investment in African countries. “Its a moral imperative, its an economic imperative and its a security imperative,” Obama said during remarks before a global agriculture symposium in Washington, D.C. “We’ve seen how spikes in food…

Obama Leads In Fox News Poll

By Staff on May 17, 2012

President Barack Obama has a significant lead over Republican candidate Mitt Romney in a new poll conducted by Fox News. Obama comes in with 46 percent to Romney’s 39 percent among registered voters. 8 percent of respondents said they were not sure, 3 percent said they wanted another candidate and…

Obama Awards Posthumous Medal Of Honor To Vietnam Era Soldier

By Staff on May 16, 2012

President Barack Obama Wednesday awarded the Medal of Honor to Leslie H. Sabo, an Army Specialist who was killed while heroically attempting to defend his company amid an ambush in Se San, Cambodia. While Sabo was initially cited for the honor shortly after his death, the recommendation went overlooked, an…

Romney Holds Strong Lead In Dem Convention’s Host State

By Justin Duckham on May 16, 2012

A new Rasmussen Poll shows Mitt Romney with an 8 point lead over Barack Obama in North Carolina, the site of the Democrats’ 2012 convention.

Obama: Now Is Not The Time To Worry About Campaigning

By Geoff Holtzman on May 16, 2012

President Obama delivers remarks following a meeting with local small business owners who gathered at Taylor Gourmet in Washington, D.C. The president discusses his congressional “to-do” list. (:27) [Audio clip: view full post to listen]

Obama: My ‘To-Do’ List Would Help Continue Economic “Momentum”

By Geoff Holtzman on May 16, 2012

President Obama delivers remarks following a meeting with local small business owners who gathered at Taylor Gourmet in Washington, D.C. The president discusses his congressional “to-do” list. (1:00) [Audio clip: view full post to listen]