Obama kicked smoking habit almost a year back and didn’t have had a cigarette since then, says first lady Michelle Obama.
President Barack Obama stepped up efforts to woo the U.S. business community on Monday, seeking its help to tackle burdensome corporate taxes in a speech to a business group that has long been a fierce critic.
President Barack Obama called on U.S. businesses on Saturday to do more to boost the economy by hiring more workers and making investments.
US Republican Sarah Palin, known for her fiery speeches, has once again invoked controversy with her criticism of the Obama administration regarding its handling of the current situation in Egypt.
Egypt's ruling VP, Omar Suleiman, has recently survived an assassination attempt although it left two of his bodyguards dead, a media report said.
Egypt's government struggled to regain control of an angry nation, inviting Islamist opponents to political talks as protesters demanding the overthrow of Hosni Mubarak battled with his supporters on the streets.
President Barack Obama is tracking the monster storm which swept through the central U.S. yesterday and today and is making in impact on the northeast.
The Egyptian military has told protesters on Wednesday that they are the ones who can help Egypt to return to normal life, a day after President Hosni Mubarak said he would step down in months.
After Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak said on Tuesday he would stay in power for months until stepping down by the next election, President Barack Obama called for a new government in Egypt and said an orderly transition must be meaningful, peaceful and begin now.
In direct defiance of her father’s policies and views, Barbara Bush, one of former President George W. Bush’s twin daughters, supports gay marriage. She has taped a video which calls for the state of New York to legalize same-sex marriage.
Three big tech companies, HP, Intel and IBM, put their money into funding start-ups as part of a White House campaign.
U.S. Ambassador to China Jon Huntsman has told the White House he plans to resign, fueling speculation he may be laying the groundwork to run for the Republican presidential nomination in 2012.
The White House will announce an effort on Monday to encourage job-creating start-up businesses in hopes of reducing the country's stubbornly high unemployment rate.
The death toll in Egypt rose by as much as over 100 by Saturday, as anti-government protests extended for the fifth day in an attempt to pressure President Hosni Mubarak to step down.
President Barack Obama and an 11-person team met in the White House on Saturday to discuss the situation in Egypt as he called again for non-violence, restraint, support for rights and political reform in the country.
President Barack Obama has stated that he urged Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak that he must carry out the reforms he pledged to carry out for the Egyptian people.
The Asian American community is demanding an apology from Rush Limbaugh, the vociferous conservative talk show host, for mocking Chinese President Hu Jintao in a racially insensitive way.
Sarah Palin has blasted President Obama’s State of the Union address in a lengthy diatribe of Facebook that some analysts believe is an attempt by the former governor of Alaska to establish herself as a Republican candidate for the White House in 2012.
President Barack Obama and members of Congress agree that cutting the federal deficit is important but what should be cut and by how much is the debate ahead as the next budget battle takes shape.
The Egyptian government should be responsive to its people's aspirations, the White House has said in measured but unusually strong comments about the raging anti-government protests in Egypt which forced the reported fleeing of the president’s son to Britain.
Calm returned to the streets of Cairo on Wednesday after demonstrations demanding an end to President Hosni Mubarak's 30-year rule, as protest leaders asked followers to regroup for a second day of action.
President Barack Obama mentions solar singles while speaking on the need for green energy during the State of the Union address.
