What may have seemed like the start of an exciting new adventure four years ago for Sasha and Malia Obama has apparently turned into the routine. While her father was delivering his second inaugural address Monday, television cameras caught 11-year-old Sasha yawning. She also complimented her father for, in her words, “not messing up” when […]
Obama Daughters Unfazed by Global Spotlight
Posted January 21st, 2013 at 8:55 pm (UTC-5)
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Obama Uses Two Bibles at Swearing-In
Posted January 21st, 2013 at 3:55 pm (UTC-5)
When U.S. President Barack Obama took the oath of office Monday, he placed his hand on two Bibles. The first was the Bible used by former President Abraham Lincoln, the 16th president of the United States, when he took the oath for his first term in 1861. The second Bible was the so-called “traveling Bible” […]
Obama Using Two Bibles at Swearing-In
Posted January 21st, 2013 at 8:35 am (UTC-5)
When U.S. President Barack Obama takes the oath of office, he will place his hand on two Bibles. The first is the Bible used by former President Abraham Lincoln, the 16th president of the United States, when he took the oath of office for the first of his two terms in 1861. The second Bible […]
China Rejects Clinton’s View of Islands Dispute
Posted January 20th, 2013 at 10:15 pm (UTC-5)
China says it is strongly dissatisfied with U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton’s remarks concerning disputed islands claimed by both China and Japan. The Chinese Foreign Ministry said Monday that it “resolutely opposes” the U.S. stance and warns the United States to be “careful in words and cautious in action.” Clinton said after a Washington […]
Thousands Rally to Support US Gun Rights, 5 Injured
Posted January 19th, 2013 at 9:25 pm (UTC-5)
Thousands of American activists — some carrying carrying rifles and pistols — gathered peacefully Saturday at state capitals across the country for rallies promoting gun rights, as the U.S. government considers new restrictions on firearms. Rallies stretched from New York and Connecticut to South Dakota, Texas, Alabama, Arizona and Oregon — in some places drawing […]
National Day of Service Marks Start of America’s Inaugural Weekend
Posted January 19th, 2013 at 6:50 pm (UTC-5)
U.S. President Barack Obama launched America’s inaugural weekend in Washington Saturday at a local school, as the capital city made final preparations for the president’s public swearing-in on Monday. Mr. Obama and first lady Michelle Obama donned work clothes to help spruce up an elementary school, as part of a series of national service events […]
Controversial X-Ray Airport Scanners to be Replaced
Posted January 19th, 2013 at 6:55 am (UTC-5)
The U.S. Transportation Security Administration says it is removing full-body airport scanners that produced what appear to be naked images of a traveler’s body. The TSA said it will replace the scanners with new scanners that allow greater privacy. The TSA has canceled its contract with Rapiscan, the company that makes the X-ray scanner that […]
National Day of Service Marks Beginning of Inauguration Activities
Posted January 19th, 2013 at 5:30 am (UTC-5)
Saturday marks the beginning of activities leading up to the Inauguration of U.S. President Barack Obama. Four years ago, the president and his wife began the tradition of a National Day of Service on Inauguration weekend. On Saturday, President Obama and Vice President Joe Biden and their families will continue that tradition, joining Americans in […]
Ex-New Orleans Mayor Faces 21-Count Corruption Indictment
Posted January 18th, 2013 at 8:35 pm (UTC-5)
A U.S. federal grand jury has indicted a former mayor of New Orleans, Louisiana on 21 counts of corruption, including charges he accepted payoffs from contractors while the city struggled with the devastation of Hurricane Katrina in 2005. The indictment — announced Friday by the Justice Department — accuses C. Ray Nagin of conspiring to […]
