Archive for July 27th, 2009
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Obama birth certificate again declared real
State officials in Hawaii say they have once again checked and confirmed that President Barack Obama was born in Hawaii and is a natural-born American citizen.
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Senate panel to approve Obama Supreme Court pick (AFP)
AFP – In a long-anticipated win for US President Barack Obama, a key senate panel was due Tuesday to vote in favor of Sonia Sotomayor’s confirmation as the first Hispanic justice on the US Supreme Court. -
CAPITAL CULTURE: Chicago turns ‘Milan of Midwest’ (AP)
AP – In Michelle Obama’s hometown, working women hustle back and forth from home to the office in stylish shoes they can walk fast and far in. They wear chic but commonsense coats that keep them warm in the winters and those famous sleeveless tops favored by the first lady in the summer. -
Hawaii again declares Obama birth certificate real (AP)
AP – State officials in Hawaii on Monday said they have once again checked and confirmed that President Barack Obama was born in Hawaii and is a natural-born American citizen, and therefore meets a key constitutional requirement for being president.
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7 NC men charged with plotting ‘violent jihad’ (AP)
AP – A father, his two sons and four other North Carolina men are accused of military-style training at home and plotting “violent jihad” through a series of terror attacks abroad, federal authorities said Monday. -
Senators allegedly told of Countrywide favors
Despite their denials, influential Democratic Sens. Kent Conrad and Chris Dodd were told from the start they were getting VIP mortgage discounts according to secret testimony. -
AP-GfK Poll: Parents like school swine flu shots (AP)
AP – Most parents like the idea of vaccinating children against swine flu at school, but they’re not so eager to roll up their own sleeves.
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US turns off electronic billboard in Havana (AP)
AP – The Obama administration has turned off an electronic sign at the U.S. diplomatic mission in Havana that had displayed pro-democracy and human rights messages to Cuban passers-by and riled the government for the past three years. -
Clinton plans to visit 7 nations in Africa (AP)
AP – Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton plans to travel to Africa next week on a seven-nation tour aimed at highlighting the Obama administration’s commitment to the continent.
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Obama says WNBA inspires his daughters
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Barack Obama says the WNBA serves as an inspiration for his two young daughters.
