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The Obama Administration : Analysis
Hillary Clinton won't testify as scheduled at congressional Benghazi hearings due to a concussion.

The Benghazi report: Big trouble for Hillary Clinton?

An independent inquiry faults missteps by the State Department in the death of Ambassador Chris Stevens

 
Barack Obama : Politics
President Obama on the cover of TIME

President Obama is TIME's 'Person of the Year'

"For seeking, amid great adversity, to create a more perfect union," the venerable weekly says the award belongs to the commander-in-chief

 
Barack Obama : Politics
While President Obama's speech did not mention the word "gun" once, most viewers could easily read between the lines.

Obama's spectacular speech — and how it dooms his push for gun regulation

Now the NRA can rely on widespread animus to Obama to crush the renewed push for tighter gun laws

 
Barack Obama : Politics
President Barack Obama speaks at an interfaith vigil for the shooting victims from Sandy Hook Elementary School on December 16.

WATCH: President Obama's speech on the school massacre in Connecticut

"These tragedies must end"

 
Barack Obama : Politics
President Obama wipes a tear during his emotional statement on the Connecticut massacre.

WATCH: President Obama cries while discussing the massacre in Connecticut

"We've endured too many of these tragedies in the past few years"

 
The Obama Administration : The List
Beltway insiders predict that Sen. John Kerry's confirmation hearing would be a far more cordial affair than Susan Rice's might have been.

Secretary of State: The case for and against John Kerry

With Susan Rice out as a possible replacement for Hillary Clinton, Kerry becomes the instant frontrunner

 
Barack Obama : Analysis
President Obama: A moderate Republican in Democrat's clothing?

Is Obama actually a moderate Republican?

Far-right critics paint the president as some sort of America-hating socialist. That couldn't be further from the truth, says Obama

 
The Obama Administration : Opinion Brief
President Obama regrettably supported Susan Rice's decision to drop her bid to become secretary of state.

Should Obama have fought harder for Susan Rice?

The U.N. ambassador bowed out of contention to replace Secretary of State Hillary Clinton. Could a White House campaign have saved her?

 
The Obama Administration : Opinion Brief
Barack Obama and Chuck Hagel in Amman, Jordan, in 2008. The pair, along with Democrat Jack Reed, traveled together on a tour of the Middle East and Europe.

Chuck Hagel: Would it be a mistake for Obama to name another GOP defense secretary?

The centrist former Republican senator from Nebraska is reportedly the frontrunner to replace Leon Panetta

 
The Obama Administration : Analysis
Susan Rice on trying to become secretary of state: "I am now convinced that the confirmation process would be lengthy, disruptive, and costly."

Why Susan Rice dropped her bid to become secretary of state

One of the president's closest advisors backs down in the face of what many have described as a GOP witch hunt

 
Barack Obama : Analysis
Michelle Obama: Could she follow Hillary Clinton's path from first lady to senator?

Should Michelle Obama run for the Senate?

A new poll suggests that she could win in her home state of Illinois

 
The Obama Administration : Analysis
Pot advocates to Obama: "Don't pick on the sick!"

Is President Obama going to war against legalized pot?

The leader of the now-immortal Choom Gang is reportedly on the verge of becoming the buzz-killer-in-chief

 
The Obama Administration : Best Video
A presidential tweet: "Gotta go. Thx. Keep pressure on Congress. Call, email, tweet your Member & tell them what 2k means to you. Lets get it done. #my2k -bo"

WATCH: Video of President Obama answering fiscal cliff questions on Twitter

"There we go! My tweet has been posted. That's what I'm talking about!"

 
The Obama Administration : The List
Building a Death Star? Price tag: $850,000,000,000,000,000.

11 ridiculous White House petitions

On the wish lists of Americans: A fully operational Death Star, a nationalized Twinkie industry, and motorcycle-riding "judges" who also act as jury and executioner

 
The Obama Administration : Opinion Brief
The frequently shaded Vogue boss was one of President Obama's biggest campaign bundlers.

Would Vogue's Anna Wintour make a good ambassador?

The fashion-industry superstar raised a fortune for Obama's campaign. Now she might get a plum job in London or Paris

 
Barack Obama : Twitter Take
Barack Obama: America's first tweeting president.

President Obama's #My2K Twitter chat

The socially savvy president answers questions about the fiscal cliff, the Bush tax cuts, and more

 

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