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Joe Raedle

May 22, 2012

President Barack Obama on Monday praised the community spirit that helped a small town overcome devastating loss as he marked the anniversary of the most deadly U.S. tornado in six decades.

Did White House 'spin' tip a covert op?

May 18, 2012

White House efforts to soft-pedal the danger from a new "underwear bomb" plot emanating from Yemen may have inadvertently broken the news they needed most to contain.

What would a 'black metrosexual Abe Lincoln' look like?

May 17, 2012

It's silly season in American politics.

Metropolitik: Lack of support means long, negative summer

May 16, 2012

President Barack Obama and former Mass. Gov. Mitt Romney are currently working to sharpen the contrasts of their respective personalities.

The Word: Jay-Z has Obama’s back on gay marriage

May 15, 2012

We're all humans, we're wasting our time talking about this, love happens, according to Jay-Z.

Newsweek cover calls Obama 'first gay president'

May 14, 2012

Not to be outdone by TIME magazine's breastfeeding cover, Newsweek is out with its own controversial edition hitting stands today.

Metropolitik: Did Barack Obama offer ’08 hush money?

May 13, 2012

President Barack Obama allegedly tried to "bribe" radical pastor Rev. Jeremiah Wright.

Metropolitik: Quickie weekend quote roundup

May 10, 2012

So much silliness and nonsense was uttered this week, it's impossible to get to it all.

Single-mom Bristol Palin blames Obama's stance on gay marriage on 'Glee'

May 10, 2012

Single-mom Bristol Palin had to give her two cents on Obama's support of gay marriage. 

'Atta girl': Romney says sorry for bullying gay Cranbrook schoolmate

May 10, 2012

“I certainly don’t believe that I thought the fellow was homosexual,” he said of Lauber. “That was the furthest thing from our minds back in the 1960s, so that was not the case.”

Stay classy, New York Post: 'Obama comes out'

May 09, 2012

Never change, Post. Never change.

Can't watch President Obama's statement supporting gay marriage? Read the full transcript here

May 09, 2012

Read President Barack Obama's full statement to ABC News.

President Barack Obama takes firm stand in support of gay marriage

May 09, 2012

Barack Obama expressed his support for gay marriage.

Conspiracy! Was Barack Obama photoshopped into the famous situation room photo?

May 09, 2012

We use our super-secret Photoshop knowledge to see.

Metropolitik: Obama, Romney reimagine the past

May 08, 2012

This week, the race to win the future has become a battle over the past.

Warren Weinstein: U.S. hostage urges Obama to meet al Qaeda demands

May 07, 2012

An American aid worker abducted by al Qaeda in Pakistan last year has pleaded with President Barack Obama to meet his captors' demands.

Park Slope then and now: Obama's stomping grounds

May 03, 2012

A new article reveals that the president's stomping grounds included Park Slope.

Obama, Osama, Romney: What if?

May 01, 2012

Barack Obama questioned whether his rival for the presidency Mitt Romney would have made the same call last year.

Obama swoops into Afghanistan on bin Laden death anniversary (UPDATED)

May 01, 2012

Barack Obama marked the anniversary of Osama bin Laden's death with a speedy trip to Afghanistan.

Metropolitik: War on Barack Obama?

April 29, 2012

In a surprise move, President Obama and his Republican rival for the office, Mitt Romney, agreed last week.

Dog-eating Obama hounds Romney at White House Correspondents dinner

April 29, 2012

President and Jimmy Kimmel offer up quips, barbs at annual media gala in Washington.

Metropolitik: Change on hold for the campaign

April 26, 2012

President Obama stepped in it twice this week, once by omission and the other by dishonesty, exposing the dangers of campaign season.

Barack Obama had a fun time in Colorado, falsely accusing U.S. citizens

April 25, 2012

The President took a trip to Boulder last night and started a minor diplomatic incident.

Metropolitik: Barack Obama, Mitt Romney campaigns focus on the children

April 24, 2012

Campaign season has so far focused on a variety of target demographics

Harvard poll: Only 1 in 5 Millennials thinks country is headed in right direction

April 24, 2012

Poll also finds President Obama's approval rating among young people is up from new lows last year.

Metropolitik: Barack Obama cant wait, how about the rest of us?

April 23, 2012

Most people of either party can acknowledge this rare bipartisan truth: Our government is broken.

Ted Nugent to be interviewed by Secret Service following questionable Obama comments

April 19, 2012

After some questionable remarks he made about President Obama, musician Ted Nugent has a date with the Secret Service, which is still sorting out its own Colombian hooker scandal.

Independemic: False equivalency in the media

April 18, 2012

Thomas Friedman suffers from what we'll call the "independemic."

Faux outrage: When to stand your ground

April 17, 2012

There's been a marked upsurge in outrage this campaign season, with not much to show for it -- until now.

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