Archive for August, 2010

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Barack Obama is acknowledging that he and former President George W. Bush disagreed about the Iraq war from the beginning. But in his nationally televised address on the Iraq war, he pays tribute to Bush by calling him “a…

by Mike Memoli While President Obama was on vacation, his West Wing office got a bit of a face lift, complete with a new rug, fresh wallpaper and paint, and new furniture — all done at no taxpayer expense, the……

by Mike Memoli President Obama addresses the nation from the Oval Office tonight, marking the fulfillment of a campaign pledge to wind down the war in Iraq. But his remarks will be carefully calibrated, officials say, to avoid any definitive……

by Mike Memoli The common theme as Republicans comment ahead of President Obama’s Iraq speech tonight is that he should acknowledge the surge strategy he opposed as a U.S. senator is what made tonight’s announcement possible. From a speech given……

Just hours before the official end of Operation Iraqi Freedom, Defense Secretary Robert Gates grew emotional when discussing the toll it has taken on American men and women in uniform.

WASHINGTON (AP) — After months of shuttle diplomacy, the Obama administration is set to plunge into a new round of Mideast peacemaking, bringing Israeli and Palestinian leaders together for face-to-face talks for the first time in nearly two years….

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Barack Obama is declaring an end to the U.S. combat role in Iraq after more than seven years of war, saying the country’s future now is up to its own people. The president, who opposed the war as a senator, says: “It is…

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Obama administration on Tuesday asked a federal judge to lift a restraining order that it says could undercut federally funded embryonic stem cell research.

The Justice Department filed its request with U.S. District Judge…