President Obama has confirmed that BP will put $20 billion in an escrow fund to be used to compensate individuals harmed by the oil spill. Apparently, the money will be paid into an account over several years. Neither the federal…
President Obama is growing increasingly frustrated with BP’s cleanup efforts, and now is vocalizing concerns about their economic support to the damaged region. Obama headed to the Gulf Coast on Monday, and plans on making a statement from the oval…
The White House is putting more pressure on the the Pentagon to repeal "don’t ask, don’t tell" sooner rather than later. The policy, which was implemented under former President Clinton, prohibits the military from asking recruits about their sexual orientation.…
Scientists are now asserting the Obama administration has not moved quickly enough to determine the scope of the recent oil spill’s damage. Specifically, members of the scientific community assert the government has not demanded a thorough analysis of the depth…
After President Obama nominated Solicitor General Elena Kagan for the Supreme Court vacancy, left-leaning democrats immediately started to gripe. Overall, democrats seemed pleased with her nomination. Some, however, do not think that Kagan is liberal enough. Specifically, some liberals think…
President Obama has nominated Elena Kagan for the vacancy on the Supreme Court. Kagan is currently serving as the Solicitor General. Kagan would take the place of retiring Justice Stevens. Kagan previously served as Dean of the Harvard Law School.…
President Obama, on the verge of nominating a successor to Justice Stevens, criticized the Supreme Court of engaging in conservative judicial activism. Obama criticized the Court earlier this year, when it declared a campaign finance law was unconstitutional. That decision…
President Obama criticized the newly passed immigration bill in Arizona, which is considered the harshest in the nation. The President urged Congress to pass federal laws regulating immigration, hoping to avoid "the irresponsibility of others." The new Arizona law makes…
Post by Randall Ryder As soon as Justice Stevens announced he was stepping down, conservatives began preparing for a battle against an alleged "liberal replacement." Now there is buzz that liberals will oppose a replacement who is not liberal enough. Conservatives…
The Senate Homeland Security and Homeland Affairs Committee has subpoena the Obama administration for documents related to last years Fort Hood shooting. The shooting occurred last year at an army base, when an army psychiatrist shot and killed thirteen people.…