According to Pew Forum on Religion and Public Life more than 43% of Americans don't know what religion President Obama practices. Of those polled, nearly 1 in 5 think he's a Muslim. This news is interesting, particularly since it comes on the heels of the controversy over the construction of a Muslim center near Ground Zero in New York. Obama has publicly said that he supports ...
It's the wedding event of the season: Chelsea Clinton is to wed investment banker Marc Mezvinsky this Saturday evening in New York state. But among the big names, you won't find President Barack Obama. He didn't make the guest list. Here's more from the Associated Press, with video below: In an interview on ABC's daytime talk show The View, Obama said he wasn't invited because former President Bill Clinton and Secretary of State Hillary Clinton wanted the ...
President Barack Obama is scheduled to appear on 'The View' this Thursday, making him the first sitting US President to appear on the daytime show. The co-hosts will tape the interview with the President on Wednesday.The interview will include a special appearance by Barbara Walters, who has been out on medical leave and has not been on the show since May. This will not be the ...
In an interview with Paper Mag, Drake says he wants to return for acting to tackle the role of a lifetime playing President Barack Obama. He says he studies the President, watches all his speeches and listens closely to the inflections of his voice. Here are excerpts from Paper Mag's interview with the rapper: On playing Obama: I hope somebody makes a movie about Obama’s life ...
An author of a new book on Rush Limbaugh says that he offered to ask President Obama if he would play a round of golf with the conservative talk show host. According to the NY Post, the author, Zev Chafets alleges that one of Obama's aides asked the President if he was interested and he reportedly responded by saying, "Limbaugh can go play with himself." We guess that means, uh, "No." Chafets says in his book ...
President Obama was in Virginia on Sunday, where he gave a commencement address at Hampton University. During his speech, Obama addressed achievement gaps between black and white students and he reminded the graduates of their responsibilities to their community: “all of you have a separate responsibility — to be role models for your brothers and sisters, to be mentors in your communities and, when the time comes, ...
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