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One Year After Obama's Election: Still Smarter...Than The Alternative

Chris Weigant | Posted 11.05.2009 | Politics


Chris Weigant

What puts this first year in perspective for me is that: Obama may not be smarter than all of us, but he sure is smarter by a long shot than McCain would have been. And that, for now, is enough for me.

Bloomberg's Original Campaign Promises: How'd He Do?

Leonie Haimson | Posted 10.26.2009 | New York


Leonie Haimson

Bloomberg recently claimed to have fulfilled nearly all of his original campaign promises when it comes to education. But guess what? There are some promises he left out of his checklist.

Is Obama Keeping His Promises?

Newsweek | Anna Quindlen | Posted 10.24.2009 | Politics


History will judge Barack Obama over the long haul. But we've learned something in the short term that is simple, obvious, and has less to do with him...

Healthcare Despair

Dr. Susan Corso | Posted 10.16.2009 | Politics


Dr. Susan Corso

Until everyone has health care none of us really do.

Obama's Smokescreen

Lloyd Garver | Posted 07.26.2009 | Politics


Lloyd Garver

The president should make his struggle with smoking public. Very public.

Gays To Obama: "If Not Now, When?"

Chris Weigant | Posted 07.18.2009 | Politics


Chris Weigant

The political reality is that -- especially for contentious issues -- there is a very small window for presidents to get things done.

Et Tu Obama? Letter from a Former Admirer

Harut Sassounian | Posted 05.29.2009 | World


Harut Sassounian

Mr. President, we are now terribly disappointed because you acted not much differently than your predecessors on the Armenian Genocide issue.

Time for Courage and Leadership, Mr. President

Aubrey Sarvis | Posted 04.29.2009 | Politics


Aubrey Sarvis

Don't Ask, Don't Tell is a wrong that can be made right. Just say what you said in your campaign, Mr. Obama, and what's on your White House web site. Do what you said you'd do.

"Obameter" Keeps Track of President's Campaign Promises

Harut Sassounian | Posted 03.15.2009 | World


Harut Sassounian

Visitors to politifact.com can find out the status of Obama's campaign promises by checking the "Obameter" which is divided into three categories: No Action, In the Works, or Stalled.

Petraeus versus the President?

The Real News | Posted 03.07.2009 | World


The Real News

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Turks Create False Impressions To Block Obama's Promises

Harut Sassounian | Posted 01.03.2009 | World


Harut Sassounian

Informed that Obama intends to carry out his promises, the Turkish government is anxious to conclude an agreement to block Congress from taking a stand on the Armenian Genocide.

Mandate Watch: Obama Backs Off Promise to Pass Windfall Profits Tax on Big Oil

David Sirota | Posted 01.03.2009 | Politics


David Sirota

If oil prices are down and oil industry profits are truly down, what's the harm in passing a windfall profits tax?

Turkish Ambassador Admonishes Pres.-elect Obama on Armenian Genocide

Harut Sassounian | Posted 12.27.2008 | Politics


Harut Sassounian

Turkish officials are getting increasingly apprehensive over the repeated promises made by Sen. Barack Obama during the campaign to recognize the Armenian Genocide.

Obama Must Get Running Start, Confront Financial Crisis, Wars

Bloomberg News | Posted 12.05.2008 | Home


Barack Obama won't have time to catch his breath. Having won the longest election in U.S. history, toppling two formidable rivals and succeeding in h...

Howard Zinn Will Vote For Obama But Says Direct Action is Needed

The Real News | Posted 11.23.2008 | Politics


The Real News

"Obama will not fulfill that potential for change unless he is enveloped by a social movement, which is angry enough, powerful enough, [and] insistent enough"

End of the Innocence: McCain, Obama and Vaccines. Oh My!

Shelley Hendrix Reynolds | Posted 11.23.2008 | Living


Shelley Hendrix Reynolds

Will the next administration set serious goals of reversing the rate of autism diagnosis by the end of their term or just declare autism a national health emergency and let it go at that?

Palin's Secrecy Betrays Campaign Promises

AP | RITA BEAMISH | Posted 11.07.2008 | Politics


Sarah Palin's promise for a new era of government openness as the reform governor of Alaska started to crack even before Sen. John McCain's presidenti...

The Daily Szep: a Day of Campaigning

Paul Szep | Posted 07.16.2008 | Politics


Paul Szep

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