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The Obama Administration : Analysis
President Obama may soon have some increasingly vocal critics to his left...

Is the progressive media about to get tougher on Obama?

Terrified of a Romney presidency, liberals rallied around Obama during the election. Now they say they're ready to fight for an array of progressive causes

 
The Obama Administration : The List
Rice addresses the U.N. Security Council prior to voting on a resolution condemning Israeli settlement activity in February 2011.

5 strikes against Susan Rice

If President Obama taps the U.N. ambassador for secretary of state, he's going to have a big fight on his hands

 
Obama's Private Life : Best Video
Bo Obama: Ready for the holidays

WATCH: Video of Bo Obama inspecting the White House for the holidays

The First Pooch gets a moment in the spotlight in this adorable video from the White House

 
The Obama Administration : First Reactions
Vice President Joe Biden tries to pass on a free sample in the Costco bakery during his tour of the D.C. location on Nov. 29.

Joe Biden goes to Costco: The best jokes

The vice president goes on a shopping spree at the discount store, fully embracing his Onion-inspired "man of the people" caricature

 
The Obama Administration : The List
Formal rivals Barack Obama and Mitt Romney are meeting for lunch: Might they chow down on these cookies depicting their faces?

3 reasons President Obama's lunch with Mitt Romney is a good idea

The former campaign-trail rivals are meeting in the White House's private dining room. And, arguably, it's a win-win situation for them — and America

 
The Obama Administration : The List
It could very well be that Republicans have someone other than Susan Rice in mind for State.

5 reasons the GOP won't stop bashing Susan Rice

Obama's U.N. ambassador met with her biggest GOP critics on Tuesday to mollify their concerns about Benghazi. It didn't work

 
Barack Obama : The List
Although President Obama wouldn't exactly call Reagan a role model, he has called him a "transformational president."

6 presidents Obama should emulate in his second term

If you think being asked "Why can't you be more like your sibling?" is bad, imagine being told to embrace your inner FDR

 
The Obama Administration : Opinion Brief
U.N. Ambassador Susan Rice faces her biggest GOP critics Tuesday, including Sen. John McCain (R-Ariz.).

Will Republicans abandon their opposition to Susan Rice?

The U.N. ambassador meets with her top GOP critics, in an apparent bid to get them to back off her likely nomination as Hillary Clinton's replacement

 
The Obama Administration : The List
Hillary Clinton has said she looks forward to some rest and relaxation after leaving her post as secretary of state, but no one's buying that she'll leave the public stage for good.

What's next for Hillary Clinton?

The secretary of state has made it clear she'll be stepping aside as President Obama prepares for his second term

 
The Obama Administration : Analysis
President Obama speaks about the economy and how ObamaCare has helped women during a campaign stop in Denver, Colo., on Aug. 8.

Obama's second term: The case for implementing health care reform

Just because ObamaCare is the law of the land doesn't mean every single provision is carved in stone

 
The Obama Administration : Fact Sheet
People vote at a school in Los Angeles, Calif., on Nov. 6: For millions of Americans, simply casting a ballot has become increasingly difficult.

Obama's second term: The case for election reform

There's no reason for the world's most powerful nation to be humiliated by 8-hour voting lines and endless vote-counting... right?

 
The Obama Administration : Instant Guide
President Obama with Thailand Prime Minister Yingluck Shinawatra: The president's choice of Southeast Asia as his first post-election trip was no accident.

Obama's second term: The case for pivoting to Asia

After more than a decade spending American blood and treasure in the Mideast and South Asia, the U.S. is upping its bet on the Pacific

 
The Obama Administration : Opinion Brief
Susan Rice is rumored to be the president's preferred candidate to replace Hillary Clinton as secretary of state.

The GOP attack on Susan Rice: Deluded, or perfectly justifiable?

Republicans are hammering Rice for her statements on the Benghazi attack, trying hard to discourage Obama from picking her as his next secretary of state

 
The Obama Administration : Opinion Brief
President Barack Obama answers questions at a news conference in the East Room of the White House on Nov. 14.

Was Obama's defense of Susan Rice sexist?

The president gave a spirited defense of his U.N. ambassador's handling of questions on Benghazi. Should he have let her stand up for herself?

 
The Obama Administration : Analysis
School children walk past a polling station in Washington, D.C. on Nov. 6.: The high school graduation rate in America is just above 75 percent, which is well below that of many other first-world nations.

Obama's second term: The case for education reform

The president made some fairly big waves in education policy in his first term. Will he have the money and motivation to keep it up?

 
Barack Obama : Controversy
A Nov. 11 petition calling for President Obama's impeachment asserts that ObamaCare is unconstitutional and that the President has otherwise "disrespected" the constitution.

Are fringe Republicans trying to impeach President Obama?

With Obama handily winning re-election, some extreme conservatives are groping for other means to unseat him

 

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