THE HELL GRAZERS
President Barack Obama and Vice President Joe Biden often have lunch together, but not usually at a place called Ray's Hell-Burger. "Maybe it is the economy," Michael Muskal wrote at...
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Public is still guarded over flu
More than a dozen schools across the Chicago area will remain shuttered Monday, heading into the second week of a swine flu outbreak that appears to have sickened nearly 100...
Obama loosens barriers on Cuba
In a significant departure from past U.S. policy, the Obama administration announced Monday that it will permit unlimited travel to Cuba by Cuban-Americans and allow them to transfer money to...
U.S. to shelve Stevens case
In a stunning reversal, the Justice Department on Wednesday moved to drop all charges against former Sen. Ted Stevens, saying his jury conviction for lying on financial disclosure forms to...
Obama tries to sell Hill on bill
President Barack Obama, pressing Congress for a record $3.55 trillion federal budget that boosts spending on education, energy and health care, made a personal and private appeal Wednesday on Capitol...
First Lad and Lass opt for a day’s splash of green
The greening of the O'Bama White House is complete -- down to the fountains. At the suggestion of White House social secretary Desiree Rogers, the president and first lady asked...
Obama ‘negotiating’ to keep his BlackBerry
Barack Obama wants his BlackBerry back -- or at least some good way to communicate better with people outside his immediate circle. In excerpts from an interview conducted Tuesday with...
Down to business
WASHINGTON—It's almost certain that the handoff of the White House from President George W. Bush to President-elect Barack Obama will pass more smoothly than the greeting that Bush's new crew...
Obama to review Bush orders
WASHINGTON — President-elect Barack Obama plans an "across-the-board" review of President George W. Bush's executive orders, with an eye toward making his own quick imprint on important matters, and will...
Palin global geography quiz, Round II
It appears Sarah Palin's geographic confusion may extend beyond believing that Alaska's proximity to Russia lent her foreign policy expertise. According to a Fox News report, the Republican vice presidential...