US President Barack Obama’s annual vacation in Hawaii in 2011 is likely to be his most expensive ever – or rather the taxpayer’s most expensive. President Barack Obama and his family travelled separately this time because he wanted resolve the payroll tax cut issue before leaving Washington. First Lady Michelle Obama didn’t not want to hang around waiting. His round trip flight…
…after it was filmed, shows Barack Obama contradicting himself yet again on the attack that left ambassador Chris Stevens and three other Americans dead. When exactly Barack Obama called the September 11 al Qaeda attack in Libya “terrorism” has become an increasingly contentious area of debate – and the interview throws doubt on the president’s previous and later claims. At the second…
…ith Archbishop Desmond Tutu stood up ready to take on the challenge. They started doing the push-ups on the studio floor with the audience counting along – Michelle Obama completed an impressive 25. “I thought it wouldn’t be good to show off the first lady so I stopped,” quipped Ellen DeGeneres after quitting. “I thought this looks bad that I’m going to beat her. I’m 54 and…
In the weeks since election night, the emerging styles of the Obama daughters, and especially Malia, has taken center stage – the 14-year-old blossoming from the President’s wide-eyed “baby” into a self-assured young woman who has inherited her mother’s confidence, bold fashion sense and looks. Wearing a shiny blue full skirt from ASOS with a neon pink Zara belt, and J. Crew fla…
Barack Obama has already held more re-election fundraising events than every elected president since Richard Nixon combined, according to figures to be published in The Rise of the President’s Permanent Campaign by Brendan J. Doherty. Barack Obama is also the only president in the past 35 years to visit every electoral battleground state in his first year of office. The figures, contained in The…
…eventually discovered that the mysterious emails were from David Petraeus, who admitted the affair. CIA Director David Petraeus resigned on Friday November 9 citing an extramarital affair On October 31st, however, and before anyone else on Capitol Hill or in the White House knew, the FBI friend of Jill Kelley contacted Representative Dave Reichert regarding concerns about national security and a…
…his tax proposals. Barack Obama and Mitt Romney’s sit-down Thursday was expected to be their most extensive private meeting to date. The two men had only a handful of brief exchanges before the 2012 election. Even after their political fates became intertwined, their interactions were largely confined to the three presidential debates. Mitt Romney has virtually disappeared from politics fol…
…d terrorists’ hideaway. Chris McManus and Franco Lamolinara had been held for ten months. Fears for Christopher McManus’s welfare had intensified following the release of a video in August showing the 28-year-old engineer blindfolded alongside three armed men. One of the terrorists said it would be the “last message” to David Cameron about the hostage. Yesterday, British PM David Cameron broke the…
…rk had taken gay themes into the mainstream. Max Mutchnik, creator of Will and Grace was a co-host. Lance Black, Oscar-winning screenwriter of Milk and the singer Cher attended. Barack Obama spoke for 30 minutes and highlighted measures that have been applauded by the gay lobby, including his repeal of the military’s “don’t ask, don’t tell” rule banning open homosexuality. He equ…
…late Thursday. Before he departed for Hawaii, Barack Obama told reporters he expected to be back in the capital the following week. Automatic budget cuts and tax increases are set to begin on January 1, which many economists say could send the country back into recession. So far, the president and congressional Republicans have been unable to reach agreement on any alternatives. President Barack…
If President Barack Obama will be out of a job in 48 hours, First Lady Michelle Obama could step into a new career as a chat show host. TV executives believe Michelle Obama would be a natural to become a talk show host. Michelle Obama has even been compared to Oprah Winfrey, the queen of chat show hosts and one of the most recognizable names in show business. “Personally I would like to see her i…
ersuasion than men. This makes female voters, particularly the blue-collar “waitress moms” whose families have been hard-hit by the recession and unemployment, the most-prized group of swing voters in 2012. Celinda Lake, a veteran Democratic pollster, told USA Today: “In every poll, we’ve seen a major surge among women in favorability for Romney” since the Denver debate. “Women went into the…
A tape has emerged on the eve of the presidential debate of President Barack Obama making controversial “race” remarks about the government’s response in the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina. Speaking to an audience of predominantly black ministers at Hampton University in 2007, Barack Obama said that the response to Katrina was lacklustre because “the people down in New Orleans, they don’t care ab…
…20;When some Republican governors asked to try new ways to put people on welfare back to work, the Obama administration said they would only do it if they had a credible plan to increase employment by 20%,” Bill Clinton said, adding that the Republican charge was “just not true”. After the former president finished a lengthy and partially ad-libbed speech, Barack Obama joined him…
ersuasion than men. This makes female voters, particularly the blue-collar “waitress moms” whose families have been hard-hit by the recession and unemployment, the most-prized group of swing voters in 2012. Celinda Lake, a veteran Democratic pollster, told USA Today: “In every poll, we’ve seen a major surge among women in favorability for Romney” since the Denver debate. “Women went into the…
…The president picked up the backing of rock star Bruce Springsteen, as he did in 2008. Bruce Springsteen campaigned for Barack Obama on Thursday in Ohio with former President Bill Clinton. “For 30 years I’ve been writing about the distance between the American dream and American reality,” Bruce Springsteen said, reading from a statement. “Our vote is the one principal way…
Rihanna and Chris Brown partied at the same club at the same time for the second time in as many days, leaving within minutes of each other. Video has emerged of Chris Brown and Rihanna leaving Avenue nightclub in New York. TMZ reported the pair was in the club together for around 30 minutes and Chris Brown spent some time with Rihanna at her table. Sitting in different booths, the couple still “…
Chris Brown has publicly announced he has dumped his girlfriend Karrueche Tran after being pictured with ex Rihanna for the third night in a row. Chris Brown, 23, admitted his close bond with Rihanna was the reason for the split, but stopped short of saying the exes had reconciled. He said in a statement: “I have decided to be single to focus on my career. I love Karrueche very much but I donR…
…nt Tonight . Michelle Obama admitted that she’s “proud” of President Barack Obama’s sex appeal This is not the first time that Michelle Obama has talked about how she finds her husband of 20 years attractive, nor is it a surprise that others have the hots for the President. In 2009, Barack Obama even earned an honorable mention in the “sexy shirtless” category of People magazine’…
ions of who I was out of my mind” – Barack Obama has been forthcoming about his use of marijuana. When Bill Clinton’s claimed that he had tried marijuana but insisted he “didn’t inhale” in 2006, Barack Obama said: “That was the point, wasn’t it?” Yet since coming into power in 2008, Barack Obama’s support for the substance has waned, enforcing strict penalties for drug use…
While ordinary Americans get only a few days off for Christmas, President Barack Obama has announced his Christmas vacation to Hawaii – for a staggering 17-day trip. Barack Obama, who visited Hawaii just two weeks ago for an economic summit, will head to Honolulu on Saturday December 17 until Monday January 2. The American president, who was raised in Hawaii until he was six, will be joined by hi…
…of our military’s changed.” An NBC poll on Sunday put the men in a dead heat, each with 47% support. A lackluster performance by Barack Obama in the opening debate in Denver, Colorado, on 3 October gave Mitt Romney a campaign boost. But in their second face-off in New York last week, a more aggressive Barack Obama buried the memory of a poor first showing as he came out swinging on th…
Barack Obama appeared relaxed on the Jay Leno Show but gave Mitt Romney an opening when he quipped that he struggled with mathematics beyond the Seventh grade at the age of 13. President Barack Obama was taking about helping his daughters with their maths homework when he said that “the math stuff I was fine with, up until 7th grade” but he was “pretty lost” after that. In times of economic prosp…
…news feeds – regardless of whether they wanted to receive them. President Barack Obama’s page received more than one million “likes” in a single day – compared with about 30,000 per day in earlier weeks. But some observers warned the approach could frustrate and dissuade voters. It comes at a time when both President Barack Obama and Republican candidate Mitt Romney a…
Rihanna appeared at last night’s MTV VMAs to finally confirm the rumors of rekindling her relationship with Chris Brown are true. As she exited the stage at the star-studded event after collecting her Video Of The Year award, Rihanna, 24, was stopped by former boyfriend Chris Brown as he congratulated her. Rihanna and Chris Brown were seen kissing on the lips, before hugging tenderly, with…
Dominique Venner: Suicide inside Notre-Dame de ParisFrench police says a 78-year-old man, named as Dominique Venner, has killed himself inside the cathedral of Notre-Dame de Paris, causing its evacuation. The man pulled out a…
Eurovision 2013: Russia calls Azerbaijan's failure to award any points as outrageous actionRussian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov has called Azerbaijan's failure to award any points to Russia's entry in this year’s Eurovision song contest as "outrageous". Sergei…
Jose Manuel Barroso urges full tax data exchangeThe head of the European Commission has told the European Parliament he wants EU-wide exchange of income data as part of the fight against tax evasion. Jose Manuel Barroso…
Laura Fernee claims she is too pretty to workLaura Fernee says her good looks are so powerful they are ruining her life – and have forced her to quit her job. Laura Fernee, 33, is a science graduate and she says her…
Eurovision 2013: Azerbaijan inquiry into "nul points" for RussiaAzerbaijan's President Ilham Aliyev has ordered an inquiry into why his country gave Russia "nul points" at Eurovision Song Contest 2013. Voters and the official Azerbaijan…
Kate Middleton has a Marilyn Monroe dress blow up moment at William van Cutsem weddingKate Middleton was left red-faced after the gusts lifted up her polka-dot dress, drawing attention to her thighs. The Duchess of Cambridge was caught out by the wind as she…
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