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Republicans raised concerns on Tuesday over the Obama administration's nominee to head the Federal Housing Administration (FHA), as a possible bailout for the agency looms.

The Kansas based ultra conservative Tea party group defended its depiction of President Barack Obama as a Skunk. The Hutchinson based Patriot Freedom Alliance had posted an image with a caption that run The skunk has replaced the eagle as the new symbol for the president. It is half black, it is half white, and almost everything it does, stinks,

After being accused of racism, the Patriot Freedom Alliance, a Kansas-based Tea Party group, has removed from its Web site an illustration that compared President Barack Obama to a skunk.

Setting aside her First Lady duties for a day, Michelle Obama now holds the Guinness world record for most people doing jumping jacks in a 24-hour period.

President Barack Obama struck a pious tone on Sunday at a Christmas concert featuring teen pop star Justin Bieber and other singers that the president attended with his wife and daughters.

Playing in a new venue in Maryland, the president was on hand to see Navy win its 10th straight in the historical series, as the Midshipmen rushed for 296 yards and took advantage of three Army turnovers to win 27-21. But the game was closer than many expected, as Navy had to kick two fourth-quarter field goals to hold off the scrappy Black Knights.

President Barack Obama blasted his Republican foes and Wall Street on Tuesday as he portrayed himself as a champion of the middle class and laid out in the starkest terms yet the populist themes of his 2012 re-election bid.

Despite some recent signs the sluggish U.S. economy might be improving, President Barack Obama warns it could be years before the country is on a sound footing in an interview with CBS' 60 Minutes program that will air Sunday,

Barack Obama was arguably the most popular presidential candidate in recent memory. After he took office and rolled out Obamacare, however, he became one of the most vilified presidents. Spike Dolomite Ward was one of those who turned on Obama and slammed Obamacare.

U.S. President Barack Obama said on Thursday he was very concerned about the euro zone crisis and believed the European Union had the resources to solve it if leaders could find the political will.

Spike Dolomite Ward now loves Obamacare.

As expected, Senate Republicans on Thursday held up the confirmation of the nominee to lead the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau because of concerns about the agency's structure.

The United States will began using foreign aid as a means of improving gay, lesbian, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) rights abrod, according to an announcement by President Barack Obama and Secretary of State Hillary Clinton.

Kurt Busch and his Penske Racing team parted ways Monday after a tumultuous finish to the Sprint Cup season. Where he goes next depends on his attitude.

The 2011 Kennedy Center Honors, held Sunday in Washington, featured appearances by renowned celebrities and diplomats. The event is an annual honor given to individuals in the performing arts for their lifetime contributions to American culture.

U.S. President Barack Obama sought on Saturday to boost pressure on Republican lawmakers to back an extension of a tax cut for workers that he views as vital to help the fragile economy.

Thanks to a positive unemployment report released Friday, which said America's unemployment rate fell to 8.6 percent, or its lowest level since March 2009, U.S. President Barack Obama's chances of getting re-elected have increased.

President Barack Obama vowed to boost U.S. efforts to fight AIDS with a new target of providing treatment to 6 million people worldwide by 2013, up from an earlier goal of 4 million.

President Barack Obama announced a $50 million increase in HIV/ AIDS treatments Thursday, funding meant to treat two million additional people.

President Barack Obama and family will light the new national Christmas tree in Washington Thursday evening, according to the National Park Service.

Tatyana Limanova, the Russian broadcast news reporter who was fired for a rude hand gesture supposedly aimed at U.S. President Barack Obama, while on air, has accused her critics of lacking a sense of humor and that she was fired only when the video went viral online.