27% doubt Obama's birth cert Straits Times Wed, 04 Aug 2010 17:13 PM PDT NEW YORK - FOR more than a quarter of Americans, Tuesday wasn't President Barack Obama's 49th birthday - it was his 'where were you really born day?', a poll shows. The persistent conspiracy theory, promoted heavily by conservative activists, is that Mr Obama was born not in Hawaii, but somewhere outside the United States. | Obama turns 49 without family Straits Times Wed, 04 Aug 2010 17:12 PM PDT WASHINGTON - HOME alone, President Barack Obama turned 49 on Wednesday. First lady Michelle Obama has taken their youngest daughter, Sasha, to Spain. Their other daughter, Malia, is away at summer camp. | Getting serious about education reform in Seattle Seattle Times Wed, 04 Aug 2010 17:11 PM PDT Though Washington state didn't make the cut in the Obama administration's Race to The Top education-reform competition, there is much that can be done to reform education. Seattle City Councilmembers Tim Burgess and Richard Conlin discuss some bold options for making changes in Seattle Public Schools. | 'Fugee' Wyclef, from hip-hop star to Haiti leader hopeful Canada.com Wed, 04 Aug 2010 17:08 PM PDT Haitian-born musical star Wyclef Jean sang "If I Was President" in 2004, and repackaged the song in 2008 with the refrain "Yes We Can," following U.S. President Barack Obama's historic election. | Gaga, first ladies among world's best dressed Australian Broadcasting Corporation Wed, 04 Aug 2010 17:07 PM PDT Singer Lady Gaga, France's first lady Carla Bruni and Michelle Obama have been chosen by Vanity Fair magazine as among the world's best dressed people. | Black conservatives say 'tea party' isn't racist Los Angeles Times Wed, 04 Aug 2010 17:07 PM PDT The activists deny reports of racially charged protest signs and epithets, and accuse the NAACP of using KKK tactics to scare African American voters. A group of conservative black activists on Wednesday defended the "tea party" movement against accusations of racism and said critics were using race to shore up support for President Obama and his policies. | Obama choosing midterm campaign targets carefully Los Angeles Times Wed, 04 Aug 2010 17:07 PM PDT In some races, the president and Democratic candidates find it's best to keep a safe distance. It would seem an easy call for President Obama: a quick trip home to Illinois to preserve his old Senate seat for the Democratic Party. | Obama and Bo: Birthday Buddies Wall Street Journal Blogs Wed, 04 Aug 2010 17:07 PM PDT President Barack Obamas wife and younger daughter are in Spain, his older daughter is at camp, and hes got only the dog for company on his 49th birthday. | | |
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