by BAR managing editor Bruce A. Dixon Three years ago this week, more than 2 million souls, at least half of them African American, converged upon the nation's capital. They came, in what my colleague Glen Ford called the Great Black Hajj of 2009, to witness and celebrate the swearing in ... Read More

By Wayne Madsen President Obama and his chief of staff Rahm Emanuel are lifetime members of the same gay bath house in uptown Chicago, according to informed sources in Chicago’s gay community, as well as veteran political sources in the city. The bath house, Man’s Country, caters to older white men and ... Read More

Fellow Patriot, In just ten days, Barack Hussein Obama will be held accountable to the American people after nearly four years of dodging our demands for his long-form birth certificate. At stake: His citizenship eligibility to be President of the United States… YOU READ THAT RIGHT. A Georgia Judge has issued what appears to ... Read More

David Axelrod, chief political strategist for President Barack Obama’s re-election campaign and former White House political adviser, defended Jeremiah Wright on Tuesday evening in a speech in Thousand Oaks, CA. Axelrod described the initial news reports in 2008 on Obama’s long-time family pastor and mentor as “ninety seconds of vitriol plucked ... Read More

  Belafonte: Obama Doesn't Deserve Second Term, Lacks 'Moral Compass'... ... Read More

When asked whether the tree included any ornaments that mention or depict Christmas or the birth of Jesus, the office of the Architect of the Capitol, which is responsible for the tree, told CNSNews.com that it “does not have a policy nor any restrictions concerning the themes for the ornaments” ... Read More

Condemnation of President Obama is intense, and growing, as a result of his announced intent to sign into law the indefinite detention bill embedded in the 2012 National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA). These denunciations come not only from the nation’s leading civil liberties and human rights groups, but also from ... Read More

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“Mr. Obama decided to attack us,” Chávez said. “Now you want to win votes by attacking Venezuela. Don’t be irresponsible. You are a clown, a clown. Leave us in peace … Go after your votes by fulfilling that which you promised your people.” “Focus on governing your country, which you’ve turned ... Read More

Establishment media and neo-cons still pretend NDAA doesn’t apply to American citizens Paul Joseph Watson Infowars.com Wednesday, December 14, 2011 UPDATE: Obama has dropped his threat to veto the bill and is now expected to sign it into law. Remember – it was Obama’s White House that demanded the law apply to U.S. citizens ... Read More

President Obama and First Lady Michelle Obama celebrate Hanukkah with a reception at the White House. December 8, 2011. ... Read More

SEE JOE KOVACS' ARTICLE AT THIS LINK http://www.wnd.com/index.php?fa=PAGE.view&pageId=323029 President Obama just can't seem to keep track of birthdays, especially his own. After spending more than two years in office deflecting questions surrounding his birth, the commander in chief said on Friday that he'd be turning 50 in a week. "You know, I'm ... Read More

Proof Obama will sign NDAA 1031 Citizen Imprisonment Law in a few days ... Read More

Citing budget cuts, the Obama administration early next year will cut the number of National Guard troops patrolling the U.S.-Mexico border by at least half, according to a congressman who was briefed on the plan. The National Guard said an announcement will be made by the White House “in the near ... Read More

'The Americans have perhaps decided to give us this spy plane' WASHINGTON (AP) - The Obama administration has delivered a formal request to Iran for the return of a U.S. surveillance drone captured by Iranian armed forces, but said it is not hopeful that Iran will comply. President Barack Obama said Monday ... Read More

Nearly 700,000 Tennesseans will gain new coverage under health-care reform, but those already with insurance might have to wait longer to receive care and younger people overall may have to pay more. Those are among findings from a report out from a think tank the state’s largest health insurer, BlueCross BlueShield ... Read More

By Stephen Lendman 9-24-11 As a belligerent modern-day Sparta, Israel is a pariah state. Netanyahu exceeds the worst of Ariel Sharon. His government is Israel's worst ever. His majority Knesset allies are rogue, racist criminals, operating outside international law. His weak-kneed opposition goes along to get along. As a result, Palestinians suffer grievously. No ... Read More

An assortment of clips from the acceptance speech in Chicago - November 4, 2008 These are not the best or most obvious samples that can be found, just those from the acceptance speech. Grandma? How about Rosa Parks - the subject of that part of his speech? Optional versions heard ... (the following by ... Read More

WASHINGTON (AFP) - President Barack Obama secretly authorized the sale of 55 powerful bunker-busting bombs to Israel, Newsweek magazine reported Friday. Israel first asked to buy deep-penetrating GBU-28 bombs in 2005, but were rebuffed by then-president George W. Bush. At the time the Pentagon had frozen joint US-Israeli defense projects, fearful ... Read More

Asthma patients who rely on over-the-counter inhalers will need to switch to prescription-only alternatives as part of the federal government's latest attempt to protect the Earth's atmosphere. The Food and Drug Administration said Thursday patients who use the epinephrine inhalers to treat mild asthma will need to switch by Dec. 31 ... Read More

WASHINGTON (AP) — In a fiery summons to an important voting bloc, President Barack Obama told blacks on Saturday to quit crying and complaining and "put on your marching shoes" to follow him into battle for jobs and opportunity. OBAMA TO BLACKS: 'PUT ON YOUR MARCHING SHOES' ... Read More

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“There is a certain amount of racial loyalty and party loyalty, but eventually that was going to have to weaken,” said Andra Gillespie, a political scientist at Emory University, who studies African Americans. “It’s understandable given the economy.” Rating among blacks falls... ... Read More

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Whether or not Obama wants to talk about it during his ongoing, indulgent pleas for Congress to pass his American Jobs Act, the US is looking towards spending upwards of $100 million on the construction of a prison in the city of Bagran, Afghanistan. A call-for-work posted on a federal ... Read More

  I’m sure they took a bunch of pictures of this group. .I wonder what is the real reason this photo was released? “Uh, excuse me Mr. President, can you please put your hand down. Thank you.” ~ If I was the Photographer Allan Tannenbaum-Pool / Getty Images U.S. President Barack Obama waves while ... Read More

Obama Promises Skyrocketing Energy Costs under his Cap and Tax Program. ... Read More

President Obama is taking some harsh criticism from a group of individuals over his new proposal to hike taxes on the wealthiest Americans to help pay for his newly unveiled jobs bill. Obama 'Tax The Rich' = Tax On Small Businesses ... Read More

Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney has just released a statement on the Palestinian statehood bid at the United Nations, blasting President Obama's policies toward Israel for the situation. “What we are watching unfold at the United Nations is an unmitigated diplomatic disaster," Romney said in a statement. "It is the ... Read More

Perry, the Texas governor and Republican front-runner, is pledging in a speech in New York strong support for Israel and criticizing Obama for demanding concessions from the Jewish state that Perry says emboldened the Palestinians to seek recognition by the U.N. Perry rips Obama for 'isolating and undermining' Israel... ... Read More

Rep. Darrell Issa (R-Calif.) said Tuesday that his committee plans to investigate government loan programs to private corporations in light of allegations of improper dealings between the White House and failed energy company Solyndra and wireless start-up LightSquared. HOUSE TO PROBE OBAMA ACTIONS ON GOV'T LOAN... ... Read More

"If Bill Clinton had been in the White House and had failed to address this problem, we probably would be marching on the White House," Cleaver told “The Miami Herald” in comments published Sunday. "There is a less-volatile reaction in the CBC because nobody wants to do anything that ... Read More

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WASHINGTON — The Obama administration restructured a half-billion dollar federal loan to a troubled solar energy company in such a way that private investors — including a fundraiser for President Barack Obama — moved ahead of taxpayers for repayment in case of a default, government records show. Administration reworked SOLYNDRA loan ... Read More

The Palestinian Authority knows all the right buttons to push with Washington. The Palestinian leadership is fully aware of the value US President Barack Obama (like his predecessors) puts on overseeing an Israeli-Palestinian peace agreement, and has regularly wielding that weakness like a diplomatic bludgeon against the White House. Palestinians warn ... Read More

Those who monitor the Hebrew press and understand the Jewish State may be slightly puzzled to find out that while in the Hebrew press there is only just a little and insignificant attention to the current Palestinian leaders' drive for statehood, the Israeli English media outlets are saturated with news ... Read More

By James Petras 9-17-11 Introduction Two incumbent presidents are running for re-election in 2012, Hugo Chavez in Venezuela and Barack Obama in the United States. What makes these two electoral contests significant is that they represent contrasting responses to the global economic crises: Chavez following his democratic socialist program pursues policies promoting large ... Read More

Timothy Wise: US pushing Trans-Pacific Partnership trade agreement without key reforms ... Read More

Following in the footsteps of his predecessor, George W. Bush, the Obama administration is becoming more and more clownish with each passing day. Of course, with the circus that is known as American elections, clownishness often goes unnoticed as it blends in with the rest of the show. However, there ... Read More

Barack Obama’s attempts in the early months of his presidency to contend with the near meltdown of America’s financial system were hampered by a dysfunctional coterie of top advisors who “systematically undermined or hedged” his authority according to a new book to be published next week. Suskind Books To Show Bankster ... Read More

Jewish support for the president has slipped despite him risking the US's reputation in the Arab world to protect Israel from Palestinian moves to have the UN recognise independence Obama Between Ziionist Control, Palestinian 'Promise' ... Read More

Palestinian leader says PA to proceed with UN bid in September because President Obama endorsed Palestinian state; 'I’m going to the UN in order to demand our legitimate rights and secure full membership,' he says Palestinian leader ignores US warnings on UN statehood... ... Read More

WASHINGTON — The Obama administration restructured a half-billion dollar federal loan to a troubled solar energy company in such a way that private investors — including a fundraiser for President Barack Obama — moved ahead of taxpayers for repayment in case of a default, government records show. Obama admin reworked ... Read More

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German comedian Martin Sonneborn is well-known for jokes bordering on the tasteless. But a satirical political billboard of him posing in blackface makeup as US President Barack Obama is sparking outrage. Blackface Obama billboard sparks outrage in Germany... ... Read More

Rep. Luis Gutierrez (D-Ill.) thanked President Obama for circumventing the Legislative branch when it comes to immigration law. Gutierrez: 'I Want to Thank' Obama for Bypassing Congress to Cancel Deportation of Illegals Obama Thanked For Ignoring Congress On Illegals  ... Read More

by William Gheen President of Americans for Legal Immigration PAC www.alipac.us It is very painful and disturbing to watch America incrementally and systematically destroyed from the top down on a daily basis under the regime of Barack Obama. Many of us studying the true nature of this administration no longer refer to him as ... Read More

While watching a television commercial for some prescription medication, have you ever wondered why something it states may kill you or cause serious side effects ever was permitted to be marketed to the public? For decades I have taken a full range of vitamins, minerals and herbal supplements every morning. I ... Read More