FACT CHECK: Obama left blanks in oil spill speech
NDTV Correspondent | Friday November 25, 2011
In assuring Americans that BP won't control the compensation fund for Gulf oil spill recovery, President Barack Obama failed to mention that the government won't control it, either. That means it's anyone's guess whether the government can, in fact, make BP pay all costs related to the spill....
Obama to make second Oval Office speech
Helene Cooper, New York Times | Tuesday August 31, 2010
For only the second time since he took office, President Obama will speak to the nation from the Oval Office on Tuesday night, in an address meant to convey that he has kept one of the central promises of his campaign: withdrawing American combat troops from Iraq. Obama will steer clear of the "miss...
Obama rebukes top US commander for 'poor judgement'
Associated Press | Wednesday June 23, 2010
General Stanley McChrystal's job appeared in grave jeopardy on Tuesday as an infuriated President Barack Obama summoned the Afghanistan war's US commander to Washington to explain his extraordinary complaints about the President and his aides.Obama press secretary Robert Gibbs said "without a doubt,...
Obama's first Oval Office Address: Full Text
New Tork Times News Service | Wednesday June 16, 2010
Good evening. As we speak, our nation faces a multitude of challenges. At home, our top priority is to recover and rebuild from a recession that has touched the lives of nearly every American. Abroad, our brave men and women in uniform are taking the fight to al Qaeda wherever it exists. And tonight...
Will make BP pay for the oil spill, says Obama
Helene Cooper and Jackie Calmes, NYT News Service | Wednesday June 16, 2010
US President Obama summoned Americans on Tuesday to a "national mission" to move away from reliance on oil and develop alternative sources of energy, demanding that Congress move quickly to overcome "a lack of political courage and candor." Speaking to a national television audience from the Oval Of...
