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Barack Obama must act like a true leader Observer editorial

It is always hard for an American president in the second term, but both his country and the world need Obama to show strength and courage and put scandal behind him

It is a simple fact of American politics that power starts to fade away from a second-term president almost

What Obama must say to black grads

Paul Butler says when the president delivers the commencement address at Morehouse college, he must make clear his solidarity with young black men and the challenges they face

Official To Chinese Tourists: 'Be Quiet, Don't Spit'

Kim Traynor
A senior official in China has urged Chinese tourists to improve their behavior, the South China Morning Post reports.

Bobby Jindal calls for jailing of IRS officials behind Tea Party targeting

Louisiana governor uses speech to Virginia Republicans to say Barack Obama 'bears responsibility' as scandals continue

The governor of Louisiana, Bobby Jindal, on Saturday called for any Inland Revenue Service officials who are found to have unfairly targeted conservative g

North Korea fires three short-range missiles into eastern waters

Move could undermine efforts to ease tensions on peninsula since joint US-South Korean military drills earlier this year

North Korea fired three short-range guided missiles into its eastern waters on Saturday, in a move that could undermine diplomatic efforts to ease tensions on the peninsu

Opinion: Stop force-feeding, close it

It has taken almost three months and more than 100 men embarking on a life-threatening hunger strike for President Obama to remind himself and the nation why the prison at Guantanamo Bay needs to be closed.

Obama Tweets Study Of 97% Scientific Consensus On Manmade Warming, WashPost Confused On What That Means

First, on Wednesday a study came out that found 97% consensus on human-caused global warming in the peer-reviewed scientific literature. It was by our friends at Skeptical Science, John Cook and Dana Nuccitelli.

Obama Can't Even Avoid the Rain Without Causing a Scandal

This has not been Obama's month. And with scandals rising out of the State Department, the DOJ, and the IRS, it was really only a matter of time before the military got involved in some sort of cover-up.

Want To Destroy Any Hope Of Serious Cybersecurity? Give The DOJ Its Desired Backdoor Wiretaps On All Communications

The Obama administration has supposedly been "considering" the latest version of the DOJ's plan to require backdoor wiretapping abilities in any form of digital communication. If you don't recall, the FBI asks for this basically every year.

Tim Cook's pitch for a corporate tax holiday suits Washington just fine Heidi Moore

Politicians will be happy to hear the Apple CEO talk about a corporate tax holiday, so long as some money goes to government, too

One of the strangely charming aspects of the CEO class in America (and one they share with most of Congress) is their ability to tune out the actually pressing i