It’s Nobel Prize day for Obama
President Barack Obama will be in Oslo on Thursday to accept the Nobel Peace Prize, an award of great prestige and renown that also carries some baggage. Here's some background...
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Gitmo in heartland?
THOMSON, Ill. -- President Barack Obama's idea of moving suspected terrorists from the Guantanamo Bay detention center to a northwest Illinois prison may face its biggest opposition hundreds of miles...
Backing for Obama was crucial
For Barack Obama, the upstart Illinois senator who thought he could be president, January of 2008 was a critical moment. As the fight for the Democratic nomination heated up, Hillary...
For Obamas, no news is good news
In their quest for a quiet summer vacation on this posh resort island this week, President Barack Obama and his family have retreated to a 28-acre spread with a beach...
President Obama calls Chicago White Sox’s Mark Buehrle after perfect game
CLEVELAND -- President Obama heard via email about Mark Buehrle's perfect game on his way to the Cleveland airport. In the presidential limousine, Obama immediately cell-phoned Buehrle, who stepped into...
Left-hander hailed by the chief
President Barack Obama learned via e-mail about Mark Buehrle's perfect game Thursday afternoon and called to congratulate the White Sox pitcher from his limousine en route to the Cleveland airport....
Obama defends health Rx
With many Americans doubtful about his plans to overhaul the U.S. health care system, President Barack Obama on Wednesday sought to lay out in personal terms how they stand to...
Bulls lure president back
President Barack Obama is planning a trip home Thursday for a dinner with political supporters and a fundraiser for the Democratic National Committee, his first Chicago political event since his...
President facing challenge with G-8
As President Barack Obama heads for his second economic summit in three months, he's holding stronger cards than he did the last time, but lingering skepticism about U.S. leadership threatens...
Summit opens in agreement
President Barack Obama and Russian President Dmitry Medvedev agreed in their first summit Monday on a framework to reduce their nations' nuclear arsenals and on steps to fight terrorism and...