http://topics.edition.cnn.com/topics/feeds/rss/Barack_ObamaFind stories, videos, and photos about Barack Obama from CNN.com.en-usCable News Network LP, LLLP.Sat, 04 Jul 2009 07:43:24 GMT5http://i.cdn.turner.com//cnn/2009/TRAVEL/07/03/obama.disney/tztop.obama.robot.disney.jpghttp://topics.edition.cnn.com/topics/feeds/rss/Barack_Obama14433Find stories, videos, and photos about Barack Obama from CNN.com.http://edition.cnn.com/2009/TRAVEL/07/03/obama.disney/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://edition.cnn.com/2009/TRAVEL/07/03/obama.disney/index.html#cnnSTCTextHe looks like President Barack Obama, speaks like him, and even gestures like him, but he is not exactly the president of the United States.Fri, 03 Jul 2009 17:34:00 EDThttp://edition.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/europe/07/02/starobin.obama.russia/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://edition.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/europe/07/02/starobin.obama.russia/index.html#cnnSTCTextBarack Obama often seems to have much of the planet at his feet in rapt attention to his every word.Fri, 03 Jul 2009 16:25:00 EDThttp://edition.cnn.com/2009/POLITICS/07/03/pm.obama.fighterjet/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://edition.cnn.com/2009/POLITICS/07/03/pm.obama.fighterjet/index.html#cnnSTCTextPresident Barack Obama has accomplished some extraordinary things but can he really shoot down a fighter jet?Fri, 03 Jul 2009 13:18:00 EDThttp://edition.cnn.com/2009/POLITICS/07/02/obama.economy/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://edition.cnn.com/2009/POLITICS/07/02/obama.economy/index.html#cnnSTCTextPresident Obama on Thursday called the nation's latest unemployment figures sobering, but said the economic recession is slowing.Thu, 02 Jul 2009 21:18:00 EDThttp://edition.cnn.com/2009/POLITICS/07/02/senate.health.care/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://edition.cnn.com/2009/POLITICS/07/02/senate.health.care/index.html#cnnSTCTextA health-care reform bill that includes a public insurance plan and requires employers to cover workers would cost $611 billion over 10 years, far less than previous estimates, according to a new analysis from Congress.Thu, 02 Jul 2009 18:51:00 EDThttp://money.cnn.com/2009/07/02/news/economy/consumers_dont_need_another_agency.fortune/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/2009/07/02/news/economy/consumers_dont_need_another_agency.fortune/index.htmIn his latest astutely staged gesture as grand economic reformer, President Obama this week directed his Treasury Department to deliver to Congress a 153-page bill creating a new agency to protect unwitting consumers against devious lenders.Thu, 02 Jul 2009 15:52:00 EDThttp://money.cnn.com/2009/07/02/news/economy/economic_recovery_CNN_poll.cnnw/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/2009/07/02/news/economy/economic_recovery_CNN_poll.cnnw/index.htmA new national poll indicates that nearly half of all Americans think the economy has stabilized, but only one in eight believes that a recovery has started.Thu, 02 Jul 2009 10:26:00 EDThttp://money.cnn.com/2009/07/02/news/white_house_salaries.cnnw/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/2009/07/02/news/white_house_salaries.cnnw/index.htmPresident Barack Obama's White House staff appears to be safe from a tax increase, for now.Thu, 02 Jul 2009 04:22:00 EDThttp://money.cnn.com/2009/07/01/news/economy/Obama_refi_program/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/2009/07/01/news/economy/Obama_refi_program/index.htmThe Obama administration is widening its mortgage refinancing program to allow more borrowers hit hard by falling home prices to take part.Thu, 02 Jul 2009 02:17:00 EDThttp://edition.cnn.com/2009/US/07/01/womens.pilot.medal/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://edition.cnn.com/2009/US/07/01/womens.pilot.medal/index.html#cnnSTCTextPresident Obama on Wednesday signed a measure awarding the 300 surviving Women Airforce Service Pilots from World War II the Congressional Gold Medal.Thu, 02 Jul 2009 02:14:00 EDThttp://edition.cnn.com/2009/POLITICS/07/01/health.care.poll/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://edition.cnn.com/2009/POLITICS/07/01/health.care.poll/index.html#cnnSTCTextA new national poll suggests that a bare majority of Americans support President Obama's health care plan.Wed, 01 Jul 2009 11:51:00 EDThttp://money.cnn.com/2009/06/30/news/economy/Obama_consumer_agency/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/2009/06/30/news/economy/Obama_consumer_agency/index.htmIn the debate over how to prevent the next financial crisis, the first fight has already erupted -- and it's over a proposal to create a new agency to protect consumers.Wed, 01 Jul 2009 08:24:00 EDThttp://edition.cnn.com/2009/LIVING/worklife/06/30/cnnheroes.demmellash.obama/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://edition.cnn.com/2009/LIVING/worklife/06/30/cnnheroes.demmellash.obama/index.html#cnnSTCTextA woman saluted as a CNN Hero was among a group of creative philanthropists honored Tuesday by President Obama.Tue, 30 Jun 2009 23:52:00 EDThttp://edition.cnn.com/2009/POLITICS/06/30/zelizer.obama.polls/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://edition.cnn.com/2009/POLITICS/06/30/zelizer.obama.polls/index.html#cnnSTCTextPresident Obama continues to enjoy high approval ratings.Tue, 30 Jun 2009 11:06:00 EDThttp://edition.cnn.com/2009/POLITICS/06/29/obama.gays/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://edition.cnn.com/2009/POLITICS/06/29/obama.gays/index.html#cnnSTCTextPresident Obama hosted a White House reception Monday in honor of Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transgender Pride Month, but faced criticism for not keeping campaign promises to the community.Mon, 29 Jun 2009 23:37:00 EDThttp://edition.cnn.com/2009/POLITICS/06/29/navarrette.immigration.reform/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://edition.cnn.com/2009/POLITICS/06/29/navarrette.immigration.reform/index.html#cnnSTCTextThe advocates of comprehensive immigration reform have a message for their opponents: "Game on!"Mon, 29 Jun 2009 10:41:00 EDThttp://money.cnn.com/2009/06/25/pf/rising_fees.moneymag/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/2009/06/25/pf/rising_fees.moneymag/index.htmWhy fees are up: President Obama just signed off on major reforms. Card issuers aren't happy. They're doing everything they can to make money off you before the regs kick in next year. What you're getting socked with: Up to 3% extra for foreign goods you buy in dollars (such as a ticket on Air France). Balance-transfer fees are up too: Several issuers have raised them as high as 5%.Fri, 26 Jun 2009 10:14:00 EDThttp://edition.cnn.com/2009/POLITICS/06/25/obama.energy/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://edition.cnn.com/2009/POLITICS/06/25/obama.energy/index.html#cnnSTCTextPresident Obama acknowledged Thursday that a climate change bill strongly backed by the White House will face an extremely close vote in the House of Representatives as early as the end of the week.Thu, 25 Jun 2009 19:18:00 EDThttp://edition.cnn.com/2009/POLITICS/06/25/obama.iran.ahmadinejad/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://edition.cnn.com/2009/POLITICS/06/25/obama.iran.ahmadinejad/index.html#cnnSTCTextIran's President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad on Thursday called the U.S. president inexperienced, compared him unfavorably to President George W. Bush and suggested he apologize for "interfering in Iran's affairs."Thu, 25 Jun 2009 16:49:00 EDThttp://edition.cnn.com/2009/POLITICS/06/25/obama.poll/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://edition.cnn.com/2009/POLITICS/06/25/obama.poll/index.html#cnnSTCTextAfrican-Americans really like President Obama, but more and more feel that race relations have not gotten better since he took office, a new national poll found.Thu, 25 Jun 2009 12:53:00 EDThttp://edition.cnn.com/2009/POLITICS/06/25/health.care/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://edition.cnn.com/2009/POLITICS/06/25/health.care/index.html#cnnSTCTextPresident Obama took his case for major health care reform to the airwaves Wednesday night in a nationally televised health care forum while congressional negotiators tackled numerous proposals relating to coverage and cost control.Thu, 25 Jun 2009 06:16:00 EDThttp://edition.cnn.com/2009/POLITICS/06/24/obama.iran.analysis/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://edition.cnn.com/2009/POLITICS/06/24/obama.iran.analysis/index.html#cnnSTCTextThis week, President Obama spoke in the harshest tones yet about the Iranian regime's violent crackdown against election protesters. But his administration is still walking a diplomatic tightrope in finding the right response to the crisis.Thu, 25 Jun 2009 05:43:00 EDThttp://edition.cnn.com/2009/POLITICS/06/24/iran.invitations/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://edition.cnn.com/2009/POLITICS/06/24/iran.invitations/index.html#cnnSTCTextThe Obama administration has decided to rescind invitations to Iranian diplomats for July Fourth celebrations overseas because of violent crackdowns against protesters in Iran, the White House said Wednesday.Thu, 25 Jun 2009 01:05:00 EDThttp://edition.cnn.com/2009/POLITICS/06/24/health.care/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://edition.cnn.com/2009/POLITICS/06/24/health.care/index.html#cnnSTCTextThe struggle over health care reform reached a fever pitch Wednesday as sharp partisan lines were drawn over the politically explosive question of a possible government-funded public plan competing with private insurers' plans.Thu, 25 Jun 2009 01:03:00 EDThttp://edition.cnn.com/2009/POLITICS/06/24/iran.obama.letter/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://edition.cnn.com/2009/POLITICS/06/24/iran.obama.letter/index.html#cnnSTCTextU.S. President Obama sent a direct message to Iran's Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei weeks before this month's disputed election, Iranian sources said Wednesday.Wed, 24 Jun 2009 19:59:00 EDThttp://money.cnn.com/2009/06/19/news/economy/cash_for_clunkers/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/2009/06/19/news/economy/cash_for_clunkers/index.htmA $1 billion Washington program to give vouchers to consumers who replace junky cars with fuel-efficient models is likely to ramp up very soon.Wed, 24 Jun 2009 15:18:00 EDThttp://money.cnn.com/2009/06/22/real_estate/Obama_refis_slow/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/2009/06/22/real_estate/Obama_refis_slow/index.htmThe Mortgage Bankers Association has slashed its estimate of the number of mortgages its members will issue in 2009. One reason: Few refinancings are being done under President Obama's ballyhooed Home Affordable Refinance Program.Wed, 24 Jun 2009 14:38:00 EDThttp://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2009/baseball/mlb/06/23/Obama.allstar.ap/index.htmlhttp://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2009/baseball/mlb/06/23/Obama.allstar.ap/index.htmlWASHINGTON (AP) -- President Barack Obama plans to throw out the ceremonial first pitch before the Major League Baseball All-Star game at Busch Stadium in St. Louis on July 14.Wed, 24 Jun 2009 11:12:00 EDThttp://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2009/baseball/mlb/06/23/Obama.bobblehead.ap/index.htmlhttp://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2009/baseball/mlb/06/23/Obama.bobblehead.ap/index.htmlNEW YORK (AP) -- President Barack Obama is being honored by baseball in one the sport's classic ways -- with a bobblehead night.Tue, 23 Jun 2009 23:03:00 EDThttp://edition.cnn.com/2009/POLITICS/06/23/obama.news.conference/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://edition.cnn.com/2009/POLITICS/06/23/obama.news.conference/index.html#cnnSTCTextPresident Obama sharpened his language on Iran and stressed the urgency of overhauling the health care system at a news conference Tuesday.Tue, 23 Jun 2009 22:47:00 EDThttp://edition.cnn.com/2009/POLITICS/06/23/borger.obama/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://edition.cnn.com/2009/POLITICS/06/23/borger.obama/index.html#cnnSTCTextEven a popular president who still seems to enjoy the general goodwill of the American public can have a bad week.Tue, 23 Jun 2009 22:40:00 EDThttp://money.cnn.com/2009/06/23/news/economy/Obama_Bernanke/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/2009/06/23/news/economy/Obama_Bernanke/index.htmPresident Obama offered a passionate defense of the Federal Reserve on Tuesday, explaining his proposal to put the central bank in charge of monitoring broad risks facing the financial system.Tue, 23 Jun 2009 18:45:00 EDThttp://money.cnn.com/2009/03/27/technology/digitize.fortune/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/2009/03/27/technology/digitize.fortune/index.htmDear Annie: As I understand it, President Obama's economic stimulus package contains incentives for hospitals and medical offices to get all their old paper medical records computerized, which is supposed to produce huge cost savings in the health-care system (and I think it's pretty obvious that it would do so). This caught my attention a few weeks ago when the stimulus package was first unveiled, since I have some experience in the health-care field and several IT certifications, but I haven't heard any mention of it lately. Do you think that, assuming it gets through Congress, this plan to wire the medical world could create many IT jobs? -Tacoma Techie for HireTue, 23 Jun 2009 15:09:00 EDThttp://edition.cnn.com/2009/POLITICS/06/23/zelizer.obama.honeymoon/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://edition.cnn.com/2009/POLITICS/06/23/zelizer.obama.honeymoon/index.html#cnnSTCTextJune has been rough for President Obama.Tue, 23 Jun 2009 10:45:00 EDThttp://edition.cnn.com/2009/POLITICS/06/22/obama.iran/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://edition.cnn.com/2009/POLITICS/06/22/obama.iran/index.html#cnnSTCTextImages of Iran's crackdown on street protests have "moved" President Obama, his spokesman said Monday.Mon, 22 Jun 2009 21:03:00 EDThttp://edition.cnn.com/2009/POLITICS/06/22/obama.health.care/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://edition.cnn.com/2009/POLITICS/06/22/obama.health.care/index.html#cnnSTCTextPresident Obama on Monday strongly praised a decision by the nation's pharmaceutical industry to agree to a deal cutting drug costs for elderly Americans, calling it an example of the kind of compromise required for successful national health care reform.Mon, 22 Jun 2009 20:49:00 EDThttp://edition.cnn.com/2009/POLITICS/06/22/obama.tobacco/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://edition.cnn.com/2009/POLITICS/06/22/obama.tobacco/index.html#cnnSTCTextPresident Obama signed landmark legislation Monday giving the Food and Drug Administration new power to regulate the manufacturing, marketing and sale of tobacco.Mon, 22 Jun 2009 20:45:00 EDThttp://money.cnn.com/2009/06/22/news/economy/obama_financial_overhaul_fight.breakingviews/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/2009/06/22/news/economy/obama_financial_overhaul_fight.breakingviews/index.htmPresident Barack Obama had better be ready for fisticuffs. Though the administration's plan to overhaul U.S. financial regulation appears designed to avoid some big battles, the president's careful political calculus won't spare him from sparring with lawmakers and financial firms.Mon, 22 Jun 2009 15:27:00 EDThttp://money.cnn.com/2009/06/19/news/economy/health_care_reform/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/2009/06/19/news/economy/health_care_reform/index.htmThere's a lot of talking going on about health care reform and urgent warnings of what will happen if it doesn't pass. But for all the talk, there's very little clarity for the public about what kind of reform has a serious chance of passing and how lawmakers intend to pay for it.Mon, 22 Jun 2009 11:39:00 EDThttp://edition.cnn.com/2009/POLITICS/06/22/obama.pakistan/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://edition.cnn.com/2009/POLITICS/06/22/obama.pakistan/index.html#cnnSTCTextPresident Barack Obama told a Pakistani television outlet that isolating extremists is crucial for improving ties between Muslim nations and the United States.Mon, 22 Jun 2009 08:08:00 EDThttp://edition.cnn.com/2009/POLITICS/06/20/iran.obama/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://edition.cnn.com/2009/POLITICS/06/20/iran.obama/index.html#cnnSTCTextPresident Obama called Saturday for the Iranian government to refrain from violence and injustice against its own citizens.Sat, 20 Jun 2009 23:30:00 EDThttp://www.people.com/people/article/0,,20286116,00.html?xid=rss-fullcontentcnnhttp://www.people.com/people/article/0,,20286116,00.html?xid=rss-fullcontentcnnNoting his own shortcomings, the president urges fathers to "step up" to job of dadFri, 19 Jun 2009 19:27:00 EDThttp://edition.cnn.com/2009/POLITICS/06/19/health.care/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://edition.cnn.com/2009/POLITICS/06/19/health.care/index.html#cnnSTCTextSeveral senior Democratic advisers to the White House are urging President Obama to further step up his personal involvement in the health care debate, as administration allies privately warn the president's push for a major reform bill is hitting major roadblocks at a critical juncture on Capitol Hill.Fri, 19 Jun 2009 19:21:00 EDThttp://edition.cnn.com/2009/POLITICS/06/19/pm.obama.iran/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://edition.cnn.com/2009/POLITICS/06/19/pm.obama.iran/index.html#cnnSTCTextProtesters were on the streets of Tehran all week, demanding real democracy. Where, some people were asking, was U.S. President Obama?Fri, 19 Jun 2009 15:48:00 EDThttp://edition.cnn.com/2009/POLITICS/06/19/navarrette.obama.iran/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://edition.cnn.com/2009/POLITICS/06/19/navarrette.obama.iran/index.html#cnnSTCTextWith Iran suffering a political earthquake, allow me to put in a good word for meddling.Fri, 19 Jun 2009 10:36:00 EDThttp://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2009/hockey/nhl/06/18/bama.call.ap/index.htmlhttp://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2009/hockey/nhl/06/18/bama.call.ap/index.htmlPITTSBURGH (AP) -- Pittsburgh Penguins coach Dan Bylsma was thrilled to get a call from President Barack Obama congratulating him on his team's Stanley Cup championship.Fri, 19 Jun 2009 00:17:00 EDThttp://edition.cnn.com/2009/POLITICS/06/18/poll.obama/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://edition.cnn.com/2009/POLITICS/06/18/poll.obama/index.html#cnnSTCTextThree new national polls suggest President Obama is more popular than his policies. Two of those surveys, by NBC-Wall Street Journal and CBS-New York Times, also indicate concerns over the federal deficit are growing.Thu, 18 Jun 2009 20:54:00 EDThttp://money.cnn.com/2009/06/16/news/economy/obama_bank_plan_fix.fortune/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/2009/06/16/news/economy/obama_bank_plan_fix.fortune/index.htmNow that President Obama has presented his plan to fix the way the U.S. regulates finance, it's time to assess if the plan will work. The 85-page "white paper" his Treasury Department released lays out the specifics. Now Congress will begin its ugly process of turning the proposals into law. There are some good ideas here. There's also a whole lot that may make Wall Street howl in protest.Thu, 18 Jun 2009 15:48:00 EDThttp://edition.cnn.com/2009/POLITICS/06/17/obama.gay.critics/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://edition.cnn.com/2009/POLITICS/06/17/obama.gay.critics/index.html#cnnSTCTextPresident Obama's decision to grant some benefits to the same-sex partners of federal employees is seen by some as his attempt to extend an olive branch to the gay and lesbian community, but critics say it's "too little, too late."Thu, 18 Jun 2009 10:45:00 EDThttp://edition.cnn.com/2009/POLITICS/06/16/obama.same.sex.benefits/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://edition.cnn.com/2009/POLITICS/06/16/obama.same.sex.benefits/index.html#cnnSTCTextPresident Obama signed an executive order granting some benefits to same-sex partners of federal employees Wednesday, calling it "a historic step" but promising more action to come.Wed, 17 Jun 2009 22:55:00 EDThttp://money.cnn.com/2009/06/17/news/economy/regulatory_reform/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/2009/06/17/news/economy/regulatory_reform/index.htmPresident Obama on Wednesday unveiled his long-anticipated plan to restructure how banks and other firms are regulated in the hope of preventing another financial collapse.Wed, 17 Jun 2009 21:21:00 EDThttp://money.cnn.com/2009/06/16/news/economy/regulatory_reform/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/2009/06/16/news/economy/regulatory_reform/index.htmPresident Obama on Wednesday will finally announce his long-anticipated plan to restructure how banks and other firms are regulated in the hope of preventing another financial collapse.Wed, 17 Jun 2009 15:14:00 EDThttp://money.cnn.com/2009/06/16/news/derivatives.oil.fortune/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/2009/06/16/news/derivatives.oil.fortune/index.htmCan reinvigorated financial watchdogs take a bite out of surging oil prices?Wed, 17 Jun 2009 14:57:00 EDThttp://money.cnn.com/2009/06/17/markets/premarkets/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/2009/06/17/markets/premarkets/index.htmU.S. stocks were set to open mixed Wednesday, showing little reaction to the latest figures on inflation, as investors awaited more details about President Obama's plan to overhaul financial regulation.Wed, 17 Jun 2009 12:53:00 EDThttp://edition.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/meast/06/16/israel.settlements/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://edition.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/meast/06/16/israel.settlements/index.html#cnnSTCTextIsrael is discussing an "accommodation" on settlement activities to show good faith with the Obama administration, a senior Israeli official told CNN on Tuesday.Wed, 17 Jun 2009 03:30:00 EDThttp://edition.cnn.com/2009/POLITICS/06/16/tennessee.email/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://edition.cnn.com/2009/POLITICS/06/16/tennessee.email/index.html#cnnSTCTextThe chairman of Tennessee's Democratic Party wants a Republican legislative aide fired for sending out a "reprehensible" e-mail depicting President Obama as two cartoonish white eyes peering from a black background.Wed, 17 Jun 2009 00:13:00 EDThttp://edition.cnn.com/2009/POLITICS/06/16/south.korea.meeting/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://edition.cnn.com/2009/POLITICS/06/16/south.korea.meeting/index.html#cnnSTCTextAllowing North Korea to develop nuclear weapons would destabilize Asia and threaten the world, President Obama said Tuesday after meeting with South Korean President Lee Myung-bak.Tue, 16 Jun 2009 19:28:00 EDThttp://money.cnn.com/2009/06/16/news/economy/consumer_protection/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/2009/06/16/news/economy/consumer_protection/index.htmWhen President Obama takes the podium on Wednesday to talk about his proposals for avoiding the next financial crisis, he is expected to unveil one idea that speaks directly to consumers and their pocketbooks.Tue, 16 Jun 2009 18:29:00 EDThttp://edition.cnn.com/2009/POLITICS/06/16/zelizer.mideast.peace/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://edition.cnn.com/2009/POLITICS/06/16/zelizer.mideast.peace/index.html#cnnSTCTextAt a time when the Obama administration is dealing with a barely stable economy while trying to address long-term health care, two wars, the environment and the threat of terrorism, many ask whether it is wise for President Obama to try to resolve a problem that has frustrated so many presidents before him.Tue, 16 Jun 2009 17:41:00 EDThttp://edition.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/asiapcf/06/16/south.korea.obama/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://edition.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/asiapcf/06/16/south.korea.obama/index.html#cnnSTCTextNorth Korea and its nuclear ambitions are expected to be a key part of discussions as U.S. President Barack Obama hosts the president of South Korea on Tuesday.Tue, 16 Jun 2009 08:41:00 EDThttp://edition.cnn.com/2009/POLITICS/06/15/obama.ama/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://edition.cnn.com/2009/POLITICS/06/15/obama.ama/index.html#cnnSTCTextHealth care reform should mean all Americans can get coverage while allowing doctors to heal patients instead of being bureaucrats, President Obama told the American Medical Association on Monday.Tue, 16 Jun 2009 00:51:00 EDThttp://money.cnn.com/2009/06/15/news/economy/obama_health_care_reform/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/2009/06/15/news/economy/obama_health_care_reform/index.htmHealth care reform should mean all Americans can get coverage while allowing doctors to heal patients instead of being bureaucrats, President Barack Obama told the American Medical Association on Monday.Mon, 15 Jun 2009 20:19:00 EDThttp://money.cnn.com/2009/06/15/news/economy/market_reorganization/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/2009/06/15/news/economy/market_reorganization/index.htmPresident Obama will release details on Wednesday of his proposed overhaul of how the government oversees banks and financial companies.Mon, 15 Jun 2009 16:47:00 EDThttp://money.cnn.com/2009/06/13/news/economy/Obama_health_Care.reut/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/2009/06/13/news/economy/Obama_health_Care.reut/index.htmPresident Barack Obama Saturday proposed an additional $313 billion in cuts to Medicare, Medicaid and other programs to pay for health care reforms expected to cost about $1 trillion over the next decade.Sat, 13 Jun 2009 11:40:00 EDThttp://edition.cnn.com/2009/POLITICS/06/11/war.funding.photos/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://edition.cnn.com/2009/POLITICS/06/11/war.funding.photos/index.html#cnnSTCTextSenate and House negotiators tasked with finalizing a compromise on a $105 billion bill to fund the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan rejected a provision Thursday night that would have prohibited the release of photos showing alleged detainee abuse.Fri, 12 Jun 2009 15:45:00 EDThttp://money.cnn.com/2009/06/12/smallbusiness/toymakers_irate_cpsia_labeling_law.smb/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/2009/06/12/smallbusiness/toymakers_irate_cpsia_labeling_law.smb/index.htmFor toymakers, the world changes on Aug. 14. That's the day a new regulation takes effect that small manufacturers say could force them out of business.Fri, 12 Jun 2009 10:14:00 EDThttp://edition.cnn.com/2009/POLITICS/06/11/health.care.debate/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://edition.cnn.com/2009/POLITICS/06/11/health.care.debate/index.html#cnnSTCTextPresident Obama took his health care reform push on the road Thursday, saying in Green Bay, Wisconsin, that those concerned with high costs and rising deficits should be proponents of change to an ailing system.Fri, 12 Jun 2009 00:25:00 EDThttp://edition.cnn.com/2009/CRIME/06/11/levin.hate/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://edition.cnn.com/2009/CRIME/06/11/levin.hate/index.html#cnnSTCTextLast Saturday, a young African-American president used eloquent prose to challenge the world to learn from the horrors of the Nazi Holocaust at Germany's Buchenwald concentration camp: "To this day, there are those who insist that the Holocaust never happened -- a denial of fact and truth that is baseless and ignorant and hateful. This place is the ultimate rebuke to such thoughts; a reminder of our duty to confront those who would tell lies about our history."Thu, 11 Jun 2009 21:26:00 EDThttp://edition.cnn.com/2009/POLITICS/06/11/wisconsin.health.care/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://edition.cnn.com/2009/POLITICS/06/11/wisconsin.health.care/index.html#cnnSTCTextPresident Obama took on a more prominent role in the debate over health care Thursday, holding a town hall meeting in a state that's been pushing for an overhaul of the system for years.Thu, 11 Jun 2009 18:48:00 EDThttp://edition.cnn.com/2009/POLITICS/06/10/paygo/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://edition.cnn.com/2009/POLITICS/06/10/paygo/index.html#cnnSTCTextPresident Obama urged Congress to adopt a "pay-as-you-go" approach to federal spending in order to restore fiscal discipline, but critics say the president's call lacks credibility.Thu, 11 Jun 2009 15:12:00 EDThttp://edition.cnn.com/2009/POLITICS/06/11/rollins.daughters/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://edition.cnn.com/2009/POLITICS/06/11/rollins.daughters/index.html#cnnSTCTextMy 14-year-old daughter graduated earlier this week from middle school (8th grade) and she begins high school in the fall. As I watched her and her classmates receive their diplomas, I reflected on the world they are going to inherit from us.Thu, 11 Jun 2009 15:05:00 EDThttp://money.cnn.com/2009/06/11/news/economy/obama_health_plan_no_bargain.fortune/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/2009/06/11/news/economy/obama_health_plan_no_bargain.fortune/index.htmAmerica is finally getting a detailed look at the sweeping, long-awaited health-care reform platform championed by President Obama. This week the Democrats have unveiled their two primary proposals -- a 700-plus page bill in the Senate and the outline of the forthcoming version in the House that presents essentially the same blueprint for change.Thu, 11 Jun 2009 10:24:00 EDThttp://money.cnn.com/2009/06/10/news/companies/compensation_geithner/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/2009/06/10/news/companies/compensation_geithner/index.htmThe Obama administration moved forward Wednesday on curbing runaway corporate pay practices, proposing new legislation aimed at giving shareholders a greater voice on executive pay and appointing a new so-called "pay czar."Wed, 10 Jun 2009 22:05:00 EDThttp://edition.cnn.com/2009/POLITICS/06/10/cobb.obama.gays/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://edition.cnn.com/2009/POLITICS/06/10/cobb.obama.gays/index.html#cnnSTCTextLast week Gov. John Lynch signed a bill making New Hampshire the sixth state to legalize same-sex marriage.Wed, 10 Jun 2009 13:07:00 EDThttp://money.cnn.com/2009/05/10/news/economy/obama_healthcare_reform/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/2009/05/10/news/economy/obama_healthcare_reform/index.htmPresident Obama will announce Monday that he has secured the commitment of several industry groups to do their part to rein in the growth in health care costs.Tue, 09 Jun 2009 21:02:00 EDThttp://money.cnn.com/2009/05/11/news/economy/healthcare_reformproposals/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/2009/05/11/news/economy/healthcare_reformproposals/index.htmAdvocating preventive care and streamlining administrative costs are among the steps being promised by the health care industry to help cut $2 trillion in health care expenses over the next decade.Tue, 09 Jun 2009 20:57:00 EDThttp://edition.cnn.com/2009/POLITICS/06/09/obama.paygo/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://edition.cnn.com/2009/POLITICS/06/09/obama.paygo/index.html#cnnSTCTextPresident Obama on Tuesday proposed making "pay-as-you-go" rules for federal spending into law.Tue, 09 Jun 2009 18:58:00 EDThttp://edition.cnn.com/2009/POLITICS/06/09/borger.health.care/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://edition.cnn.com/2009/POLITICS/06/09/borger.health.care/index.html#cnnSTCTextThere is a moment -- on every issue of consequence -- when a president has to step in and declare: I own this.Tue, 09 Jun 2009 17:39:00 EDThttp://edition.cnn.com/2009/POLITICS/06/09/war.funding.bill.photos/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://edition.cnn.com/2009/POLITICS/06/09/war.funding.bill.photos/index.html#cnnSTCTextHouse Democratic leaders plan to drop a provision -- backed by President Obama -- from the $100 billion war funding bill that would bar the release of detainee photos, according to House Democratic congressional aides.Tue, 09 Jun 2009 14:18:00 EDThttp://edition.cnn.com/2009/POLITICS/06/08/health.care.debate/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://edition.cnn.com/2009/POLITICS/06/08/health.care.debate/index.html#cnnSTCTextAs the debate on health-care reform heats up on Capitol Hill, it's clear lawmakers don't see eye-to-eye on the issue -- with each other or President Obama.Tue, 09 Jun 2009 03:05:00 EDThttp://edition.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/africa/06/08/obama.gran/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://edition.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/africa/06/08/obama.gran/index.html#cnnSTCTextOnce Barack Obama started out on the campaign trail to win the U.S. presidency another route has become well-trodden -- to his grandmother's home in Kenya.Mon, 08 Jun 2009 21:01:00 EDThttp://edition.cnn.com/2009/US/05/19/detainee.abuse.overview/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://edition.cnn.com/2009/US/05/19/detainee.abuse.overview/index.html#cnnSTCTextThe current debate over controversial interrogation practices -- tactics that some say constitute torture -- is rooted in the early years of the fight against terrorism and the Iraq war.Mon, 08 Jun 2009 18:08:00 EDThttp://edition.cnn.com/2009/POLITICS/06/08/stimulus.money/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://edition.cnn.com/2009/POLITICS/06/08/stimulus.money/index.html#cnnSTCTextAs the nation's unemployment rate inches toward double-digit territory, the White House insists that job creation is on the way.Mon, 08 Jun 2009 17:15:00 EDThttp://edition.cnn.com/2009/POLITICS/06/08/john.king.political.roundup/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://edition.cnn.com/2009/POLITICS/06/08/john.king.political.roundup/index.html#cnnSTCTextPresident Obama was aboard Air Force One over the Atlantic as this past Sunday's spinning, sparring and explaining played out. He has an increasingly ambitious overseas agenda at a telling time for his already crowded domestic portfolio.Mon, 08 Jun 2009 11:52:00 EDThttp://edition.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/meast/06/07/israel.speech/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://edition.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/meast/06/07/israel.speech/index.html#cnnSTCTextIsraeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said Sunday he will deliver a major speech next week to lay out his plan for the country's peace and security.Sun, 07 Jun 2009 19:31:00 EDThttp://edition.cnn.com/2009/POLITICS/06/05/obama.germany/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://edition.cnn.com/2009/POLITICS/06/05/obama.germany/index.html#cnnSTCTextPresident Barack Obama made an emotional visit to the former Nazi concentration camp at Buchenwald, Germany, Friday, saying that the camp should serve as a reminder of humanity's duty to fight the spread of evil.Sat, 06 Jun 2009 00:08:00 EDThttp://edition.cnn.com/2009/POLITICS/06/05/obama.mideast/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://edition.cnn.com/2009/POLITICS/06/05/obama.mideast/index.html#cnnSTCTextA day after his speech to the Muslim world, President Obama moved quickly to build momentum for Israeli-Palestinian peace talks, telling reporters Friday that he's sending special envoy George Mitchell to the region next week.Fri, 05 Jun 2009 19:26:00 EDThttp://edition.cnn.com/2009/POLITICS/06/05/lacewell.race.agenda/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://edition.cnn.com/2009/POLITICS/06/05/lacewell.race.agenda/index.html#cnnSTCTextIt seems Tavis Smiley has been irritated with Barack Obama for a long time. Smiley is perhaps the most recognizable African-American journalist in the country. He is a fixture on radio and television, and has authored several books that are best-sellers among black readers.Fri, 05 Jun 2009 17:48:00 EDThttp://edition.cnn.com/2009/POLITICS/06/05/hamas.obama.speech/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://edition.cnn.com/2009/POLITICS/06/05/hamas.obama.speech/index.html#cnnSTCTextMost people across Muslim and Arab lands viewed President Obama's speech in Cairo, Egypt, as "excellent," a spokesman for the hard-line Palestinian movement Hamas said.Fri, 05 Jun 2009 17:15:00 EDThttp://edition.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/europe/06/04/obama.pre.visit/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://edition.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/europe/06/04/obama.pre.visit/index.html#cnnSTCTextA long narrow road winds through a thick forest up a hill called the "Ettesberg," on the outskirts of Weimar in central Germany.Fri, 05 Jun 2009 13:57:00 EDThttp://edition.cnn.com/2009/POLITICS/06/05/pm.autos/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://edition.cnn.com/2009/POLITICS/06/05/pm.autos/index.html#cnnSTCTextU.S. President Barack Obama is visiting the Middle East and Europe this week pursuing diplomacy and dialogue, trying to renew faith in America.Fri, 05 Jun 2009 12:45:00 EDThttp://edition.cnn.com/2009/POLITICS/06/04/obama.speech.political/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://edition.cnn.com/2009/POLITICS/06/04/obama.speech.political/index.html#cnnSTCTextPresident Obama's speech to the Muslim world on Thursday faced mixed reaction abroad -- and a very clear directive at home from Republicans and conservatives: The United States cannot ruin its relationship with Israel.Fri, 05 Jun 2009 00:26:00 EDThttp://edition.cnn.com/2009/POLITICS/06/04/house.gop.budget/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://edition.cnn.com/2009/POLITICS/06/04/house.gop.budget/index.html#cnnSTCTextThe House Republican leadership upped the ante Thursday in the ongoing debate over the size and scope of the federal budget, unveiling a proposal to cut spending by $375 billion over the next five years.Thu, 04 Jun 2009 23:04:00 EDThttp://edition.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/meast/06/04/muslim.reaction/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://edition.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/meast/06/04/muslim.reaction/index.html#cnnSTCTextIt was magical inside the great hall of Cairo University, said Emad el-Din Adib, one of the Middle East's famous media personalities.Thu, 04 Jun 2009 22:41:00 EDThttp://edition.cnn.com/2009/POLITICS/06/04/egypt.obama.speech/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://edition.cnn.com/2009/POLITICS/06/04/egypt.obama.speech/index.html#cnnSTCTextPresident Obama delivered his long-awaited and wide-ranging speech Thursday on American and Muslim relations, offering a hand of friendship to Islam and addressing an array of quandaries and conflicts dividing the two cultures.Thu, 04 Jun 2009 21:04:00 EDThttp://edition.cnn.com/2009/POLITICS/06/04/obama.muslims.jews/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://edition.cnn.com/2009/POLITICS/06/04/obama.muslims.jews/index.html#cnnSTCTextAmerican Muslims reacted enthusiastically to President Obama's much-anticipated effort to "reboot" relations with the Islamic world Thursday, while the U.S. Jewish community gave his speech mixed reviews.Thu, 04 Jun 2009 20:31:00 EDThttp://edition.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/asiapcf/06/04/bin.laden.message/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://edition.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/asiapcf/06/04/bin.laden.message/index.html#cnnSTCTextOn the same day President Barack Obama delivered a speech to the Muslim world, a full version of a statement believed to be from al Qaeda leader Osama bin Laden appeared on Islamic Web sites.Thu, 04 Jun 2009 20:13:00 EDThttp://edition.cnn.com/2009/POLITICS/06/04/obama.mideast.reactions/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://edition.cnn.com/2009/POLITICS/06/04/obama.mideast.reactions/index.html#cnnSTCTextIsraelis and Palestinians had one thing in common Thursday: They hung on every word in President Obama's wide-ranging speech on U.S. and Muslim relations.Thu, 04 Jun 2009 18:11:00 EDThttp://edition.cnn.com/2009/POLITICS/06/04/iftikhar.obama.cairo/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://edition.cnn.com/2009/POLITICS/06/04/iftikhar.obama.cairo/index.html#cnnSTCTextOpening the Muslim-world leg of the "Audacity of Hope" world tour with the universal Islamic greeting "Assalamu alaikum" (May peace be with you) to thunderous applause, President Obama began his long-awaited major address by going straight to many of our pressing geopolitical issues.Thu, 04 Jun 2009 17:49:00 EDThttp://edition.cnn.com/2009/TECH/06/03/obama.speech.online/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://edition.cnn.com/2009/TECH/06/03/obama.speech.online/index.html#cnnSTCTextBefore President Obama had finished his speech in Cairo, Egypt, on Thursday calling for "a new beginning" in relations between the United States and the Muslim world, the conversation had moved online.Thu, 04 Jun 2009 15:26:00 EDT