Via Elev8.com: Contrary to what the news is reporting we are still not out of the woods with this economic crisis. People still need jobs and home owners are still struggling to keep their heads above water. Back in March, the Obama Administration announced new initiatives to aid homeowners. The program enhancement is aimed at […]
Looks like the first family is taking it all the way to the bank! The Obama’s tax records were made public by the White House Thursday and show that the First Family made $5,505,509 in income in 2009. Their tax records show their occupations as “U.S. President” and “U.S. First Lady” with earnings that are […]
Via NewsOne.com: Near the launch pads where U.S. space voyages begin, President Barack Obama will try to reassure workers that America’s space adventures sail on despite the coming end of space shuttle flights. [Today] Obama will also try to explain why he aborted his predecessor’s return-to-the moon plan in favor of a complicated system of […]
House passes health care reform, the most sweeping social legislation in more than four decades.
VIA NewsOne.com: In case you didn’t know, it costs a great deal of money to protect the president. In fact, the $1.4 billion spent each year protecting President Obama is more than the entire Haitian government spends to fund its entire nation. Within that budget comes one of the craziest and scariest cars you’ve ever […]
President Obama has been talking -- a lot -- about what Washington needs to do to help save small businesses. Over the past week, he's introduced a half-dozen different initiatives aimed at unlocking credit, creating jobs and expanding the Small Business Administration's loan programs.
Good News for Obama: Economy grows faster than expected in 4th quarter. The U.S. economy grew at an accelerated pace in the last quarter of 2009, driven largely by a rebound in manufacturing and better-than-expected gains in consumer spending and commercial investments, according to Commerce Department statistics released today.
In a statement, Simpson, a member of the National Center for Transgender Equality’s board of directors, said that “as one of the first transgender presidential appointees to the federal government, I hope that I will soon be one of hundreds, and that this appointment opens future opportunities for many others.”
The year began with a harmonious glow at the inauguration of the first black president, as America marked a stunning victory over its racial demons.
President Obama congratulates the recipients of the 2009 Kennedy Center Honors.
President Obama rallied House Democrats in November for health care reform. Now, he's headed to the Senate.