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Obama: My Family Would Be Fine With Me Being A One Term President

AP/The Huffington Post | Posted 08.14.2011

WASHINGTON -- President Barack Obama says his wife and daughters aren't "invested" in him being president and would have been fine had he decided agai...

The Halting of Stem Cell Research Is the Culmination of a Decade-Long Legal Effort

Eli Y. Adashi | Posted 05.25.2011

Eli Y. Adashi

The issuance of a temporary injunction barring the NIH from funding human embryonic stem cell research should hardly have come as a surprise. Many of the same plaintiffs and much of the same legal team filed a similar lawsuit a decade earlier.

Third World-Style Kleptocracy - Or Not? The Real 2010 Election Choice

Jim Gonzalez | Posted 05.25.2011

Jim Gonzalez

Democrats should focus the debate with the message that "Democrats fight for every job" vs. "Republicans fight for every CEO bonus."

The Secret Superdelegate War Revealed

Erik Ose | Posted 05.25.2011

Erik Ose

It was one year ago today that Hillary Clinton announced plans to suspend her campaign for the Democratic nomination, and urged her supporters to unite behind Barack Obama.

Congressman Ron Paul Talks Foreign Policy: New Face, Same Policy

Kathleen Wells, J.D. | Posted 05.25.2011

Kathleen Wells, J.D.

Congressman Ron Paul: I think Obama is purely political. I think he has backed down on what he said.

Barack Obama is the LeBron James of the Democratic Party

Frankie Sturm | Posted 05.25.2011

Frankie Sturm

Political gains that are heavily dependent on a single personality are easy to reverse. Bush was the most popular man for a year after 9/11. When his stock fell, so did that of the his Party.

Sam Stein

Obama Laments "Frustrating" Loss Of Anonymity In Europe

HuffingtonPost.com | Sam Stein | Posted 05.25.2011

Barack Obama acknowledged on Friday feeling some personal frustrations since moving into the White House. But in a town hall meeting in Strasbourg, Fr...

Professor Obama

Marcia DeSanctis | Posted 05.25.2011

Marcia DeSanctis

Rather than preach, build or spread democracy, we proved that our system works. By winning, Obama did more to teach the Iraqis about democracy than four years of nation building has done.

An Entirely Different Inauguration Day

Erik Ose | Posted 05.25.2011

Erik Ose

Eight years ago, the country was experiencing an entirely different sort of Inauguration Day. On January 20, 2001, people were outraged.

Thomas B. Edsall

Stage Set For Obama To Exercise Immense Power Over Domestic Policy

HuffingtonPost.com | Thomas B. Edsall | Posted 05.25.2011

The economic crisis in combination with the staffing of the White House have set the stage for Barack Obama to acquire as much or more power over dome...

Obama's Plan to Serve Humankind Decoded...IT'S A COOKBOOK!

Jerry and Joe Long | Posted 05.25.2011

Jerry and Joe Long

Ahh the hell with it....this is too great a day for goofy (not to mention pointless) satire. We've had eight years of someone enjoying himself at the expense of the country. Now, mercifully, this country may finally have a President.

Election Sex

Steve Young | Posted 05.25.2011

Steve Young

As soon as the California polls closed pushing Obama over 270, Democratic wives around the country exploded in frenzied ecstasy as a tidal wave of unabashed married sex swept the country.

President Obama: Israel Is Ready for You

Yoav Sivan | Posted 05.25.2011

Yoav Sivan

After eight years of failed American policy in the Middle East, President Obama has the chance to reassert constructive American leadership in one of the most complex geopolitical regions of the world.

"No Drama Obama" Assembling Combative Team

NY Times | Posted 05.25.2011

Whatever happened to Mr. No-Drama-Obama? After running a campaign known for its almost military-like cool and discipline, the president-elect is now ...

Where Will The Obamas Worship? (PICTURES)

The Huffington Post | Willow Lindley | Posted 11.17.2011

With the Obamas' impending move to Washintong DC in January, many have begun to speculate on all aspects of the family's new life, including where Sas...

Ten Chumps Who Helped Elect Barack Obama

Erik Ose | Posted 05.25.2011

Erik Ose

With the post-election analysis season almost over, it's worth taking one final look at some of the characters who ensured President-elect Obama would make it to the White House.

Catholics Vote for Women's Health

Cecile Richards | Posted 05.25.2011

Cecile Richards

In a poll commissioned by Planned Parenthood, Catholic voters' number-one response on family planning concerns were "too many unwanted children in America whose parents can't take care of them."

The Lasting Lesson from Election '08: Deliver on the Hopes for Change That Led Unmarried Women to the Polls

Page Gardner | Posted 05.25.2011

Page Gardner

Unmarried women's crucial role in electing Obama is underscored by the "marriage gap" between their political preferences and those of married women.

The Honeymooners

Bob Franken | Posted 05.25.2011

Bob Franken

How long is the honeymoon going to last?

Not Everyone in Europe Happy America Has Black President

Sean Jacobs | Posted 05.25.2011

Sean Jacobs

Though Europeans generally rejoiced in Barack Obama's election as 44th President of the US, a number of leading European lawmakers and journalists have made "foot-in-mouth comments."

The Center Left Nation

Robert L. Borosage | Posted 05.25.2011

Robert L. Borosage

On both values and issues, moderates line up with liberals to form a strong majority that isolates conservatives. Conservatives have had their day. This is a center-left, not a center-right nation.

What We Need Now: An Ungrateful President

Alan Dershowitz | Posted 05.25.2011

Alan Dershowitz

In selecting his team, Obama should look to future opportunities -- to how he can help solve the critical problems of the nation and the world -- and not to past obligations.

A Moment to Reflect

Scott Kesterson | Posted 05.25.2011

Scott Kesterson

Some soldiers' opinions I recently wrote about are theirs to have, even though they may be highly unpopular. Being unpopular does not, however, make their opinion any less valid nor criminal.

Obama Plans Guantanamo Close, US Trials

AP | MATT APUZZO and LARA JAKES JORDAN | Posted 05.25.2011

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Will Obama Kids Go To A DC Public School?

The Huffington Post | Posted 05.25.2011

UPDATE: Mayor Adrian Fenty encouraged the Obamas to consider sending their children to a DC public school. Mayor Adrian Fenty told me Tuesday he ho...