(Getty Images, youtube.com) Continuing his media blitz from Sunday, Barack Obama stopped by Late Night with David Letterman today, managing to walk the fine line of joking around the the talk show host while still staying on message. In what's sure to be the biggest moment from the internet, Obama affably downplays the suggestion that opposition to his administration and its policies is racially motivated, deadpanning, "I think it's important to realize that I was actually black before the...Read Full Story
(Getty Images) An off-the-record remark made by President Barack Obama during a CNBC interview made it to Twitter via ABC reporter Terry Moran last night. And now we can all breathe a sigh of relief because we know what the prez thinks of Kanye West 's VMA stunt. "Pres. Obama just called Kanye West a 'jackass' for his outburst at VMAs when Taylor Swift won. Now THAT'S presidential," Moran wrote on his Twitter account. The Tweet was quickly taken down, but it was too late. It had already been...Read Full Story
Barack Obama could be waving to you if you were his neighbor. He'd be saying "hey, how about a luau neighbor?" And you'd be like "Well how about yeah!" (Getty Images | Inset from AP) If you've got the money, you could be President Barack Obama 's neighbor in Chicago. The 17-room home next door to his house in a ritzy neighborhood on the city's south side is on the market. It doesn't have a price tag yet, but the listing agent said the "Obama factor" will play a role. Homes in the area usually...Read Full Story
Congressman Aaron Schock (from TMZ.com) and Michelle Obama (Getty Images) Who says Democrats and Republicans can't get along? Freshman Illinois Congressman Aaron Schock revealed that he and First Lady Michelle Obama had an exchange about their physical assets. Schock, who is known for his 6-pack abs which he showed off for Stephen Colbert , will appear on NPR's pre-taped quiz show Wait Wait, Don't Tell Me this weekend. In one segment, the 27-year-old congressman who once said that he and...Read Full Story
Barack and Michelle Obama are edging out Hollywood stars on Vanity Fair's International Best-Dressed List. The president makes the list for the first time in issues out Wednesday, joining his wife, who has been named twice before. No longer on the list is Angelina Jolie , although her husband Brad Pitt remains, based on a poll of fashion insiders. Other stars getting the honor are Penelope Cruz , Anne Hathaway , NBC correspondent Tiki Barber and James Bond star Daniel Craig . The Obamas...Read Full Story
President Barack Obama was spotted partying it up with Oprah Winfrey , Colin Powell , Bill Clinton and George W. Bush Wednesday in New York. Fortunately everyone was made of wax, thus preventing what would have been an inevitably awkward party. Madame Tussauds' wax museum celebrated the president's 48th birthday by putting party hats on the wax sculptures, but first lady Michelle Obama was noticeably absent. You'd think that instead of partying with a couple of very dour-looking Republicans...Read Full Story
A new satirical Obama poster has been spotted around Los Angeles and is now making its way around the Internet. The poster, which seems like a negative, less pithy version of Shepard Fairey 's "Hope" image, features a picture of President Barack Obama wearing the Joker's make-up with the word "Socialism" underneath. The image has already received very prominent placement on Drudge Report and Newsbusters is trying to find out who created it. Bedlam Magazine of Los Angeles discovered the image...Read Full Story
President Barack Obama played it safe at the press-dubbed "Beer Summit" Thursday. Avoiding another dijon mustard elitist debacle , the president stuck with Bud Light as he had a beer with Harvard Professor Henry Louis Gates and Cambridge Police Sergeant James Crowley . Insisting it was an informal meeting to discuss the differences between Gates and the officer who arrested him after he was seen forcing open the front door of his home, Obama and VP Joe Biden both arrived in shirtsleeves. The...Read Full Story
(Getty Images) President Barack Obama showed up at the All-Star Game Tuesday night to throw out the first pitch, and let's just say he's better on the basketball court. Obama was the first president to throw at an All-Star Game since Gerald Ford in 1976. After warming up with catcher Albert Pujols , the president took to the field in a White Sox jacket to lob a high-arching pitch to Pujols, who seemed to just catch the ball. Obama was met with both cheers and boos, but Pujols reassured the...Read Full Story
(Getty Images) Bowling . Running . Basketball . And now golf? If the president makes a habit of accepting all the sports challenges that come his way, he won't have any time for the office. But that won't stop Barack Obama from going drive for drive against the greatest golfer in the game. ZIMBIO POLL Who would win if Tiger and Obama went head to head? VOTE HERE The Washington Post reports that after winning the AT&T National Sunday in Washington, DC, Tiger Woods said as soon as their...Read Full Story
The Republican National Committee released a new ad Monday criticizing President Barack Obama for "reckless spending." The ad's release was to coincide with the release of Obama's proposed budget for the 2013 fiscal year. Obama's proposed budget ...
President Barack Obama on Monday honored several artists, writers and organizations for their contributions to the nation, and pledged to make the arts and humanities a priority for as long as he is in the White House.
First Lady Michelle Obama holds a roundtable dinner discussion at an Olive Garden restaurant in Fort Worth, Texas, Feb. 9, 2012. Mrs. Obama met with the parents to hear their ideas on how Let’s Move! can continue to support families across the country.
THE PRESIDENT: I love you back. (Laughter.) Great to be here. First of all, I want to thank Mike for the wonderful introduction. Please give Mike a big round of applause. (Applause.) It is great to be back here at NOVA. I’ve been here so many ...
WASHINGTON — The dustup over contraception underscored President Barack Obama's political edge in working to attract independent voters without alienating his Democratic base. His Republican rivals are forced to keep emphasizing their ...
California has a big stake in the debate begun Monday with release of the Obama administration's proposed Fiscal 2013 budget, even if the document has only a short lifespan.
Copies of of President Barack Obama's fiscal 2013 federal budget are displayed at the Government Printing Office (GPO) in Washington, Thursday, Feb. 9, 2012.
Copies of President Barack Obama's fiscal 2013 federal budget arrive at the House Budget Committee on...
WASHINGTON -- It's not like he wasn't warned.
As President Barack Obama considered a decision on birth control that would turn into an unexpected political nightmare, he heard it from inside and outside his White House: He risked a fierce backlas ...
Barack Obama Barack Hussein Obama (born Aug. 4, 1961) is the first African American to be elected president of the United States. He was formerly the junior U.S. Senator from Illinois. He is married to Michelle Obama and has two daughters: Malia and Sasha.
Michelle Obama Michelle Obama, (born Jan. 17, 1964) is an attorney and the wife of Barack Obama. Michelle was born in Chicago and can trace her lineage to pre-Civil War black slaves in the American South.
Malia Obama Malia Ann Obama, (born 1998) is the oldest daughter of Barack and Michelle Obama. Her Secret Service codename is "Radiance."
Sasha Obama Sasha Obama (born 2001) is the youngest daughter of Barack and Michelle Obama. She is also the youngest child to live in the White House since John F. Kennedy, Jr. Sasha's Secret Service nickname is "Rosebud."
Marian Robinson Marian Robinson (born July, 1937) is the mother of Michelle Obama. She joined the Obamas in their move to Washington, D.C., to help care for daughters Sasha and Malia.
Bo Obama Bo Obama is a Portuguese Water Dog acquired by President Barack Obama for his daughters, Sasha and Malia.
Madelyn Dunham Madelyn Lee Payne Dunham (born October 26, 1922 – November 2, 2008) was Barack Obama's maternal grandmother. She was married to Stanley Dunham and gave birth to Ann Dunham Soetoro. Madelyn and Stanley raised Barack Obama from age 10 in Hawaii, where she died Nov. 2, 2008, just two days before Obama was elected president.
Ann Dunham Soetoro Ann Dunham Soetoro (born Nov. 29, 1942 - Nov. 7, 1995) was born Stanley Ann Dunham and was later known as Ann Obama; S. Ann Dunham Soetoro; and Ann Dunham Sutoro. She was an anthropologist born in Kansas. She married Barack Obama, Sr. in 1961 before giving birth to Barack Obama, Jr. The two soon divorced after Obama Sr. went to study at Harvard. She later married Lolo Soetoro in 1967 and gave birth to Maya Soetoro-Ng.
Barack Obama, Sr. Barack Hussein Obama Sr. (born 1936 - Nov. 24, 1982) was a Kenyan economist who studied at the University of Hawaii and later at Harvard. Obama was briefly married to Ann Dunham Soetoro, who gave birth to the couple's only child together: Barack Obama, Jr.
George Obama George Hussein Onyango Obama, (born c. 1982) is the youngest son of Barack Obama, Sr., who died while George was only a few months old. He is the half brother of U.S. president Barack Obama. His mother is a Kenyan named Jael who now lives in Atlanta, Georgia.
Malik Obama Malik Obama (born c. March 1958) is the eldest son of Barack Obama, Sr. and the half-brother of Barack Obama. Malik was born to Barack Obama, Sr.'s first wife, Kezia. He is a successful businessman who still lives in Kenya though frequently visits the United States. He was Barack Obama's best man at his wedding to Michelle Obama.
Maya Soetoro-Ng Maya Kassandra Soetoro-Ng (born Aug. 15, 1970 in Jakarta, Indonesia) is the daugther of Ann Dunham Soetoro, and the half sister of Barack Obama. She is a high school history teacher in Hawaii.
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Stanley Dunham - maternal grandfather (1918-1992)
Charles T. Payne - maternal great-uncle (born 1925)