Despite four years, millions of dollars in planning and a last-ditch pitch from President Obama, the Chicago 2016 Olympic bid ultimately fell short. The City of Chicago was eliminated in the first round of voting, before any host city was selected. An expert called it the "biggest shock in IOC history." Supporters gathered ...more»

Chicago was eliminated in the first ballot of voting for the 2016 Olympics on Friday, a stunning defeat for the city that was expected to be one of the two finalists. Tokyo was also eliminated, leaving Rio de Janeiro and Madrid as the finalists. Obama + Michelle x Oprah= Zero Read full ...more»

President Barack Obama says the charge that Democrats want to set up death panels as part of health care overhaul is a “lie, plain and simple.” Read The Full Article ...more»

An adviser to Barack Obama has claimed school massacres are only carried out by 'suburban white kids'. Van Jones, the US president's Special Advisor for Green Jobs, was calling for more attention to be paid to alienated white youth when he made his gaffe. Referring to the 1999 Columbine High School massacre, ...more»

Fredericksburg, Va. (CNSNews.com) – During a town hall meeting at the Fredericksburg Expo Center, Senator Mark Warner (D-Va.) said there is “no place in the Constitution” that mentions health care or education, or even gives individuals the right to own a telephone. “isten, there is, there is no place in the ...more»

School districts from Maryland to Texas are fielding angry complaints from parents opposed to President Barack Obama’s back-to-school address Tuesday – forcing districts to find ways to shield students from the speech as conservative opposition to Obama spills into the nation’s classrooms. The White House says Obama’s address is a sort ...more»

The national flag of the People's Republic of China (PRC) will be hoisted at the South Lawn of the White House in Washington on September 20, media reported Sunday. Chinese associations in the United States had applied to hold a ceremony in front of the US President’s residence to celebrate the ...more»

This is what we are dealing with? Do you get it yet? " I don't know nuttin". Rod Blagojevich! The former Illinois governor who tried to sell Obama seat in congress. Obama was asked by the press if he had ever met Gov. Rod Blagojevich. Barack Obama: "I only saw Rod ...more»

The Obama administration is rethinking its course recommendations for students ahead of President Obama's address to the the nation's schoolchildren next week, rewriting its suggestions to teachers for student assignments on how to "help the president." White House aides said the language was supposed to be an inspirational, pro-education message ...more»

The White House said Sunday night that it will change its e-mail sign-up procedures after some recipients of a health-care e-mail complained that they had not asked to receive updates. “We are implementing measures to make subscribing to e-mails clearer, including preventing advocacy organizations from signing people up to our lists ...more»