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Past Presidents Have Campaigned for Re-Election on Air Force One... So Why Is Obama Treated Differently?

Dee Evans | Posted 04.27.2012

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Dee Evans

Just having the media discussing it non-stop gets the idea in the minds of some voters that there is some kind of Obama taxpayer mischief going on and before you know it, voila, the media has unwittingly done their job for them! Bravo RNC!

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Every Former President Has Campaigned for Re-Election on Air Force One. So Why Is Obama Different?

Dee Evans | Posted 04.26.2012

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Dee Evans

Reince Priebus, Chairman of the Republican National Committee, has filed a complaint with the Government Accountability Office saying that President Obama has "crossed the line" by campaigning for re-election on Air Force One. Really?

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WATCH: Inside Air Force Airlines, How The President Flies

Posted 02.10.2012

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Cramped seating, dubious food, sometimes standoffish flight attendants -- such is the experience typical Americans have come to expect while flying. B...

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Tape Reveals Chilling Moments After JFK Assassination

AP/The Huffington Post | Posted 02.01.2012

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PHILADELPHIA -- A long-lost version of an Air Force One recording made right after President John F. Kennedy's assassination can now be heard by the g...

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Fantasy Caucus: The Best Movie & TV Presidents

Posted 03.04.2012

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As the Iowa Caucuses kick off the 2012 Presidential Election season in earnest, there is a palpable enthusiasm gap for voters on both sides of the ais...

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Massachusetts Airport Sues Secret Service Over Obama Visit

AP | Posted 11.29.2011

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BOSTON -- The owner of a small Massachusetts airport has sued the Secret Service for $676,000 for damage he says was caused by President Barack Obama'...

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Fighter Jets Intercept 75-Year-Old Woman's Plane During Obama Chicago Visit

AP | Posted 11.08.2011

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SOUTH BARRINGTON, Ill. — Two F-16 fighter jets intercepted a plane flown by a 75-year-old woman after it entered restricted airspace during Pres...

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Sarkozy's Presidential Plane Is Totally Tricked Out

AOL Travel News | Posted 09.26.2011

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While the Royal Couple flew commercial across the Atlantic and David Cameron and his wife took budget airline Ryanair on their holiday last summer, Fr...

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PHOTOS: Harrison Ford Turns 69-Years Old! Here Are His Most Iconic Roles

Posted 09.13.2011

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Harrison Ford turns 69 years old on Wednesday, but really, you'd think a guy who helped defeat Darth Vader and the evil Empire a long time ago, in a g...

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Air Force One Aborts Landing With President Obama On Board

AOL Travel News | Posted 07.18.2011

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On Wednesday morning, Air Force One was approaching Bradley International Airport in Connecticut with President Obama on board when it aborted its lan...

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Ryan Grim

JSF Alternate Engine Killed, Is Alive Again In House

HuffingtonPost.com | Ryan Grim | Posted 07.03.2011

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WASHINGTON -- The Department of Defense has officially canceled a contract for a General Electric-developed F-35 Joint Strike Fighter. Both the House ...

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Why South of the Border Matters North of the Border

Rick Sanchez | Posted 05.25.2011

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Rick Sanchez

President Obama, by going to Latin America this past week, you showed the region -- and Latinos here at home -- that we matter. Thank you for doing the right thing.

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The Rules of Polite Behavior in the Air: Private Jet Etiquette

Lisa Mirza Grotts | Posted 05.25.2011

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Lisa Mirza Grotts

First came etiquette, then netiquette (e-mail etiquette), and now jetiquette, or private jet etiquette. For optimum airborne pleasure, here are some suggestions for flying in a private plane.

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The Mystery of Poland's Presidential Plane Crash Deepens

Max Kolonko | Posted 05.25.2011

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Max Kolonko

If the cause of the crash is determined to be a flight controller's mistake or a malfunction of the navigation equipment at the Russian airport, it could reignite the Polish-Russian conflict.

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President Obama's Dismissal of General McChrystal is True to Form

Raymond J. Learsy | Posted 05.25.2011

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Raymond J. Learsy

Much has been written about President Obama's decisive firing of General McChrystal from his command in Afghanistan. Yet it should have come to no one's surprise given an event now near forgotten over a year ago.

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Obama's Air Force One Habits: What The President Likes To Do In-Flight

The Washington Post | Michael D. Shear | Posted 05.25.2011

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So it got us to wondering: what, exactly, does the president do on Air Force One during long, boring flights across the country? Unlike the rest of us...

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Obama Talks With Hu Jintao, President Of China, While Plane Idles

AP | JULIE PACE | Posted 05.25.2011

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WASHINGTON — The White House is signaling an improvement in relations between the U.S. and China amid news that the Chinese leader will attend a...

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Kucinich Backs Obama Once More

Michael Carmichael | Posted 05.25.2011

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Michael Carmichael

Dennis Kucinich announced that he would cast his vote in favor of Obama's health care reform. His vote will impel other lingering members of Congress to follow suit. This development is actually a re-run of another crucial passage in the lives of these two remarkable men.

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Obama To Visit Albany, Meet With Governor Paterson

saratogian.com | TOM CAPROOD | Posted 05.25.2011

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Security will be especially tight around Hudson Valley Community College and parts of the Capital Region today as local authorities prepare for the ar...

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Air Force Used Twitter To Track NY Flyover Fallout

AP | RICHARD LARDNER | Posted 05.25.2011

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WASHINGTON — As the Pentagon warns of the security risks posed by social networking sites, newly released government documents show the military...

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Defense Department Releases Air Force One Manhattan Flyover Photos

nytimes.com | Kate Phillips | Posted 05.25.2011

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At the Pentagon's Web site, you can click through an entire run of photographs (in pdf) taken last spring on that ill-fated, rather freaky, public-rel...

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Behind The Scenes With The Obamas: Moscow, Italy, Ghana (PHOTOS)

Huffington Post | Posted 05.25.2011

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New behind the scenes photos came out today from the President and First Lady's travels to Moscow, Italy and Ghana. See Barack and Sasha tour the Kre...

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What Were They Watching On Air Force One? (PHOTO)

The Huffington Post | Posted 05.25.2011

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This Reuters photo, taken during baseball legend Willie Mays' ride on Air Force One, has inspired some intense speculation about the administration's ...

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When Barack Took Michelle to NYC -- No Big Deal When You're POTUS

Carol Felsenthal | Posted 11.17.2011

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Carol Felsenthal

The conceit that Obama is just a guy working to keep the romance in his marriage is ridiculous. He may be working to keep the romance in his marriage, but he will never again be just a guy.

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Brenda Lee, Reporter, Dragged Kicking And Screaming From Near Air Force One

AP | CHRISTINA HOAG | Posted 05.25.2011

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LOS ANGELES — A writer for a small Georgia newspaper who wanted to give President Barack Obama a letter was forcibly removed from a press area near ...

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