Website woes threaten Obama’s signature legacy
To the supporters and aides of Barack Obama, it must have looked like the hard part was over. The US President had battled health care industry lobbyists, overcome the fierce…
Despite budget win, Obama has weak hand with Congress
Despite his win last week in a debt ceiling stand-off with Republicans, President Barack Obama has limited ability to achieve his policy goals through legislation, which could result in…
Obama won’t say it, but vote on Syria has high stakes for his presidency
It seems that everyone in Washington is talking about it except President Barack Obama: When Congress votes on the administration's request to use military force in Syria, the future of…
US anti-war mood grows as Obama seeks go-ahead
As US President Barack Obama lobbies Congress to back a military strike against Syria, anti-war activists have started organising against the proposal. Groups including the ANSWER coalition were planning a…
Obama defends US policy on Syria, Egypt
President Barack Obama on Friday addressed growing calls for US action in Syria and Egypt by insisting the country could not step in to either conflict without international backing and…
Obamacare’s foot soldiers train to enroll the masses
Nahla Kayali is a foot soldier for Obamacare. She is among the first wave of 2,000 community organisers in California getting trained to persuade more than 1 million uninsured people…
High hurdles hinder Obama six months into second term
US President Barack Obama is just six months into his second term in office, and the challenges facing the leader could not be further from the optimism that marked his…
What keeps Obama awake?
THE actor George Clooney was quoted by the January 2012 issue of Esquire magazine as having asked President Obama: what single issue lceeps him awake at night? The president`s answer:…
Obama won’t trip over Netanyahu’s Iran ‘red line’
US President Barack Obama visits Israel next week at the onset of spring - the "red line" previously drawn by his host, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, to trigger an attack…
Under Obama, coal country fights for its way of life
Leon Lieser has been a coal miner 49 years, his bent fingers testament to his first job, loading coal by hand into a bucket. Mining also led to a hip…
