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Before his trip to West Virginia to mourn the miners, President Obama met with a famous figure he's been meaning to catch up with for some time, the Rev. Billy Graham.
Sunday, President Obama gave the euology for the 29 coal miners who lost their lives in an underground explosion earlier this month at the Upper Big Branch mine.
The President offered personal condolences to the miners' families and also to the community.
Here are exerpts from his remarks:
My new report examines the growing phenomenon of child suicide bombers in the Islamic world.
From the West Bank to Pakistan to Iraq, terror groups are using children to carry out their deadly plans. And the West may not be far behind.
The head of Acorn, the far-left voter registration group, said recently that she thinks Americans who call themselves “socialists” are “alright” (she meant "cool," not "tolerable"). Bertha Lewis also said a lot of stupid stuff like Americans (who elected a black president) fear a “black planet,” and the Tea Party movement, which she calls a “bowel movement,” will bring back Jim Crow, World War Two internment camps (
Now that we are in the midst of the NFL Draft, there are lots of transactions taking place around the League. The one that stands out to me is the possible trade of Steelers Quarterback Ben Roethlisberger. He recently escaped criminal charges for the second time in two years for allegedly sexually assaulting a woman.
Author Eric Metaxas examines the life of this great Christian leader in his new in-depth biography, 'Bonhoeffer: Pastor, Martyr, Prophet, Spy'. In a Wall Street Journal review of the book, writer Joe Loconte examines Bonhoeffer's courageous and controversial stand against the Nazis, which included his involvement in a plot to assassinate Hitler...
Check out my colleague David Brody's report here.
The Obama administration is appealing the ruling by a federal judge that decided the National Day of Prayer is unconstitutional.
You can read the Department of Justice notice to the 7th Circuit Court of Appeals below but let’s be very clear here. President Obama is a defendant in this case. Hey, conservative Christians how does that grab ya?
If you think the fight over health care is over, you might as well think again. As you've heard some Republicans already, they'll be preaching the "repeal the bill" message in the 2010 elections, and don't think the White House isn't ready to fight as well.
President Obama has hired Stephanie Cutter as "Assistant to the President on Special Projects." Her job, among other things, will be to oversee the White House's message on health care. She'll run the communications strategy and outreach.