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MOSCOW (AP) — Russia's president said Wednesday he hopes his country will be able to develop better ties with the United states under Barack Obama's administration. President Dmitry Medvedev said the two countries have tried to improve ties...

Obama pays his respects to 'Toot' Ceremonies are held at a small church and the Halona BlowholeSTORY SUMMARY | READ THE FULL STORY For President-elect Barack Obama and his family, yesterday was a day of remembrance. Pool reporters following Obama were kept away as he and a group of friends and family members held a private memorial service in Nuuanu for his grandmother Madelyn Payne Dunham, who raised him here in Hawaii. Afterward, Obama and his family scattered Dunham’s ashes off a windy Lanai Lookout.— Gene Park FULL STORY >> By Gene Park POSTED: 01:30 a.m. HST, Dec 24, 2008...

No. 08-570 Title: Philip J. Berg, Petitioner v. Barack Obama, et al. Docketed: October 31, 2008 Lower Ct: United States Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit   Case Nos.: (08-4340) Rule 11 ~~~Date~~~  ~~~~~~~Proceedings  and  Orders~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Oct 30 2008 Petition for a writ of certiorari before judgment filed. (Response due December 1, 2008) Oct 31 2008 Application (08A391) for an injunction pending the disposition of the petition for a writ of certiorari, submitted to Justice Souter. Nov 3 2008 Supplemental brief of applicant Philip J. Berg filed. Nov 3 2008 Application (08A391) denied by Justice Souter. Nov 18 2008...

Obama may have been elected president, but the man remains a mystery. There are still so many unanswered questions: “Who is the real Obama?” “Is there a real Obama?” “Is he at all an American citizen?” “How will he save America?” “Can he save America?” “What will the promised change look like?” There is no end to speculations about the man's true character and the kind of policies he is likely to pursue. It is, to say the least, absolutely insane that someone about whom so little is known can be elected president of the US, still the most...

Obama - Keyes See photos of other famous Black Republicans »View photos of President-elect Barack Obama »UPDATE: On Friday, the Supreme Court turned down the emergency appeal from the New Jersey man who says President-elect Barack Obama is ineligible to be president.The growing legal battle against President-elect Barack Obama's presidency is heading to the U.S. Supreme Court this week. The justices will decide whether or not to look into a lawsuit challenging Obama's citizenship. While the lawsuit is a continuation of a New Jersey case, the citizenship question has sparked a number of lawsuits from Obama's opponents.Among those who have...

Barack Obama never renounced his U.S. citizenship. Also, as he was a minor when he moved to Indonesia, neither he nor his parents could have renounced it. Period. As far as U.S. law is concerned, Barack Obama never lost his U.S. citizenship even as he gained Indonesian citizenship. Indonesia’s laws on the matter simply don’t apply in this country. And so while multiple lawsuits challenging his eligibility still have appeals left to be exhausted, the simple fact of the matter is that there is no credible evidence that Barack Obama is anything other than a U.S. citizen “natural born” in...

Since nearly the beginning of 2008, certain events have been unfolding, events that have gone nearly completely ignored by all mainstream media, but that constitute bona-fide, reportable, and ESSENTIAL NEWS. It is now apparent, sufficient for all to see without dispute, the extent to which our nation's "mainstream" news media has utterly failed Democracy. Regardless of the multi-dimensional outcome of this developing story, it is the news media that will be soundly indicted by this nation's citizenry. This developing story is one for the history books. Picture the very worst-case scenario that could befall the political and social life of...

PREAMBLE This week has been quite enlightening as to the blatantly obvious fact that our “Fourth Estate” press corps have been transmogrified into propaganda ponies polly wanna crackering whatever may be handed down to them from “The One Corporation - your source for everything…” (cue eery theme tune). They don’t report the news anymore. No. Now they tell you what they want the news to be. There’s a huge difference. For the record, my law suit was brought to remove three candidates from the ballots - three candidates who have big Constitutional issues as to their eligibility. At the time...

Political corruption stories don't get any better than the one that erupted today about the alleged machinations of Governor Rod Blagojevich of Illinois. The quotation-filled 76-page complaint - put your slippers on, make yourself a cup of cocoa and take the time to read the whole thing - reads like a gripping if slightly outlandish film plot. Obamaland will make much of prosecutor Patrick Fitzgerald's statement that "we make no allegations that he [Barack Obama] was aware of anything". But this could turn out to be very bad news for the president-elect. Here's why:

Published: December 9, 2008 - 3:50 PM The latest buzz about the arrest of Illinois Governor Rod Blagojevich is that President-elect Barrack Obama's appointed Chief of Staff, Rahm Emanuel, "turned" him in. While Emanuel's conduct is sure to be part of the ongoing investigation and potential trial, the notion that he is responsible for Blagojevich's indictment is not supported by the facts contained in the criminal complaint (PDF). Federal investigators received permission to bug the Governor's telephone lines BEFORE the presidential election took place. Emanuel may well have declined to get involved in any of Blagojevich's schemes, but to suggest...

Axe ripped Fitzgerald’s patronage purge By: Kenneth P. Vogel December 9, 2008 07:08 PM EST Patrick Fitzgerald’s charges against Illinois Gov. Rod Blagojevich have drawn a chorus of shock and outrage. But Barack Obama’s message man David Axelrod once staked out a much more nuanced position on Fitzgerald’s anti-corruption crusade. In a 2005 op-ed, Axelrod argued, in effect, that trading political favors – including jobs – is part of the grease that makes government work. He ripped Fitzgerald at the time for trying “to use the criminal code to enforce (his) vision” of “entirely remov(ing) politics from government.” The piece...

The shocking arrest of Illinois Governor, Rod Blagojevich for, among other things, all but auctioning off the US Senate seat vacated by Barack Obama's election to the Presidency, poses some very interesting questions, although it is certainly not clear that they will be answered any time soon. One of those questions clearly has to do with the timing of the arrest and whether it will or was planned to, have the maximal or minimal effect of embarassing the incoming Administration. Even more interesting is the possible role that Blagojevich's apparent shakedown of the incoming Administration had anything to do with...

President-elect Barack Obama’s ties to indicted Illinois Democratic Gov. Rod R. Blagojevich run primarily through Chicago slum lord and felon Tony Rezko. Rezko served as the political godfather for both Blagojevich and Obama, helping both to rise in Chicago and Illinois politics. Obama himself has credited Rezko with helping to his political career. Rezko raised hundreds of thousands of dollars for both politicians. A 76-page FBI affidavit released today after the arrest of Blagojevich and his chief of staff, John Harris, says Blagojevich conspired “to sell” the Illinois Senate seat vacated by President-elect Barack Obama.

Contact: Press Office 202-646-5188 Washington, DC -- December 9, 2008 Judicial Watch President Tom Fitton issued the following statement today in response to the arrest of Illinois Governor Rod Blagojevich: ### "There has been an air of lawlessness around Governor Blagojevich for some time and Judicial Watch applauds U.S. Attorney Patrick Fitzgerald for his actions. "Blagojevich's corruption is no surprise, but its breadth and depravity is shocking. The alleged efforts to sell the Senate seat of Barack Obama are outrageous, but also seem to implicate many other powerful politicians and political players. Especially disturbing are the questions the scandal raises...

This is just an update post for hard working conservatives like my father who only have a few minutes a day to check FR.A number of Rezko Watch Blogs hinted during the last week of September that Rezko very likely had begun cooperating with the FBI. The Gov. of Illinois as most already know had accepted over $500,000 in donations from Rezko during his last run for office. Beyond domestic scandals, busy FReepers need to get up to date on: 1. Obama's connection to Iraqi-British Billionaire Nadhmi Auchi. 2. Evelyn Pringle has just completed her series on Obama at opednews.com....

Challenging Obama's Eligibility Only Steps from the White House A stone’s throw away from the White House, more than 50 members of the press and curious onlookers alike crowded the intimate Edward R. Murrow Room at the National Press Club in Washington, D.C. this afternoon to hear arguments why Barack Obama is constitutionally ineligible to serve as president of the United States. The press conference was sponsored by Robert Schulz and his We The People Foundation, both of which just this last week ran an open letter to the former Illinois senator in his hometown Chicago Tribune, appealing to Obama...

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