Did Obama really try to bribe Jeremiah Wright?
Posted on May 14, 2012, at 11:14 AMA widely criticized author claims a friend of the president offered Wright money to stay out of sight during the 2008 campaign. Too unbelievable to be true?
Paul Brandus: What the Chen Guangcheng debacle reveals about Obama
Posted on May 8, 2012, at 10:40 AMThe president surely knows that protecting a threatened Chinese activist is the right thing to do. But sadly, it seems he lacks the resolve to truly follow through
From Jesus to Charlie Brown: 18 ways The Week has depicted Obama
Posted on April 19, 2012, at 2:04 PMThe president is many things to many people, especially to those who edit The Week magazine. Here's a review of how our covers have metaphorically made over Obama
9 presidential hot-mic gaffes: A slideshow
Posted on March 29, 2012, at 6:15 AMObama is catching grief for an unguarded remark to Dmitry Medvedev. But plenty of world leaders have goofed up by failing to ask, "Is this thing on?"
The 20-year-old video of Obama protesting at Harvard
Posted on March 8, 2012, at 10:34 AMVintage footage of the young law student standing up for minority rights goes viral — and inspires a "gotcha!" from the Right
Obama's Super Tuesday news conference: 4 highlights
Posted on March 6, 2012, at 5:27 PMFor the first time this year, President Obama opens up to the media at the White House, hitting his GOP rivals on everything from Iran to women's issues
Samuel L. Jackson's 'racist' reason for voting Obama: 'Because he was black'
Posted on February 13, 2012, at 11:24 AMIn an interview with Ebony, Jackson shares his views on the American political system. Not everyone is appreciative
Edward Morrissey: Obama is not the most polarizing president ever
Posted on January 31, 2012, at 4:05 PMDespite The Washington Post's rather preposterous claim, this president is not the nation's most divisive ever. Not even close
Paul Brandus: Obama's 5 biggest mistakes
Posted on January 31, 2012, at 6:30 AMThe president's Republican opponents will surely spend 2012 hammering away at his failures. So what exactly are they?
Jan Brewer vs. Obama: Is the president 'thin-skinned'?
Posted on January 26, 2012, at 5:41 PMThe Arizona governor and the president get off on the wrong foot as soon as he steps off his plane in Phoenix
Obama's '8th grade reading level' SOTU address: By the numbers
Posted on January 25, 2012, at 3:39 PMTuesday's State of the Union had one of the lowest reading comprehension levels in decades. Did the president dumb things down too much?
Obama's 'confrontational' State of the Union: 8 talking points
Posted on January 25, 2012, at 10:33 AMThe president hammers the theme of economic fairness, tells a cringe-worthy joke about spilt milk, and targets Mitt Romney — without ever mentioning him by name
Obama's State of the Union: A viewer's guide
Posted on January 24, 2012, at 1:07 PMOn Tuesday night, the president will spell out his prescription for America's ills, and makes the case for his re-election. A look at what to expect
Paul Brandus: Obama's top 5 successes
Posted on January 23, 2012, at 6:38 PMThe president will surely boast of his accomplishments during Tuesday night's State of the Union address. So what exactly are they?
Edward Morrissey: Obama's recess dilemma
Posted on December 28, 2011, at 12:25 PMThe president may be tempted to make several appointments while Congress is on holiday, but doing so poses major political risks
President Obama's rising approval rating: 4 theories
Posted on December 21, 2011, at 10:29 AMThe commander-in-chief was sagging in the polls for months. What's helping him bounce back?
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