April 17, 2013 In the aftermath of the Boston Marathon tragedy earlier this week, poison-laced letters are now being intercepted from mailings to political leaders, including President Obama.
April 15, 2013 President Obama addressed the Nation following the Boston Marathon explosion that injured 100 people. He asked 'all Americans to stand with the people of Boston' and vowed the bomber will be 'held accountable.' He sent his thoughts and prayers to the victims and their families and applauded those first on the scene who 'responded heroically.'
January 22, 2013 Al Roker of NBC's "Today Show" got the first interview with President Obama and Vice President Biden yesterday during Inauguration Day on the parade route. Actually, it was a shout out.
January 22, 2013 PRESIDENT OBAMA may have been in the spotlight during his inauguration festivities but it was former President BILL CLINTON who stole the show. He was caught eying KELLY CLARKSON during his performance of 'My Country 'Tis of Thee.' The shot was posted on Twitter showing Clinton, well being Clinton.
January 21, 2013 Today is the observance of Martin Luther King, Jr. day, a governmental holiday and day off from school. Many financial institutions will be closed today, and there is no regular mail delivery.
January 12, 2013 Senator Chuck Schumer's office has announced that Chobani Greek Yogurt, headquartered and produced in Chenango County, will be on the menu in Washington and served up to guests prior to the 2013 Inaugural Ceremonies. It will be a rare bipartisan moment as members of Congress and others get a chance to sample the very best yogurt in the country.
January 4, 2013 The annual Gallup Poll of "Most Admired Man" and "Most Admired Woman" has been released and President Obama tops the former while Secretary of State Hillary Clinton is tops in the latter. It was Obama's fifth #1 finish and Hillary's seventeenth in the top spot, where she is the all-time leader in topping the poll. Among men former President Dwight Eisenhower is tops with 12 #1 finishes followed by Ronald Reagan and Bill Clinton with eight each. Here's the list of leading 2012 finishers.
December 15, 2012 President Obama addressed the nation yesterday on the tragic shooting incident in Connecticut. The President ordered all government flags at half-staff through next Tuesday.
August 4, 2012 There are a number of celebrity birthdays during the "Frog Days Of Summer", and today President Barack Obama celebrates his 51st birthday. On this day in 1961, President Obama was born in Honolulu, Hawaii.
June 28, 2012 In what is considered a monumental decision, the Supreme Court Of The United States today upheld the Affordable Health Care Act, also referred to as "Obamacare".
President Barack Obama and presumptive Republican presidential nominee Mitt Romney will appear at tonight’s 2012 CMT Music Awards. Each is part of a comedic pre-taped video that will open the show, much the way the President, John McCain and Hillary Clinton did in 2008.
May 2, 2012 It's one of those moments frozen in time. I know exactly where I was a year ago today, when President Obama announced that Osama bin Laden had been killed. Who could forget that photo of the President, Vice President, Secretary of State Hillary Clinton and others watching the event unfold in the situation room. President Obama made a gutsy decision to go forward with the raid, code named "Operation Neptune Spear", and Navy Seal Team Six showed ultimate courage and precision that made the mission a success.
