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FAIRLESS HILLS, Pennsylvania (Reuters) – Dogged by a budget battle at home, President Barack Obama pitched energy plans and tested campaign themes on Wednesday in his first trip outside Washington since launching his re-election bid. Obama, who hopes to boost renewable fuels while cutting oil imports by a third in roughly a decade, visited a company in Pennsylvania that makes wind turbines in an effort to highlight his commitment to boosting production of wind power and other "clean" fuels. Though Obama has promised not to shift to political campaigning while his "inbox" is full with domestic and foreign policy challenges,...

Obama: Washington should cut back like average families doBy Andrew Restuccia - 02/12/11 06:00 AM ET President Obama said Saturday that his upcoming budget will force Washington to “live within our means” at a time when American families are having to make difficult economic decisions every day. In his weekly address, Obama outlined his fiscal year 2012 budget request, which he will send to Congress on Monday. Obama’s budget comes as Republicans in Congress are railing against government spending. House Republicans just unveiled a bill to fund the government for the rest of the fiscal year that, at the prodding...

LAS VEGAS, Nevada (AFP) – President Barack Obama has decided that fiery self defense and withering mockery of Republicans are the best modes of attack, as he tries to save Democrats from a drubbing in November's elections. Obama road-tested his pitch to grassroots Democrats and wavering independent voters during a two-day western campaign swing last week, flinging partisan rhetoric at foes of his 17-month presidency. His swipes at Republicans and calls for change were a reminder of stump skills that few US politicians can match, recalling his 2008 campaign. Obama adopted a sarcastic tone, rarely seen back then, likely distilled...

John McCain is everywhere now preaching the gospel of secure borders. He’s inescapable. And shameless. And desperate. Yesterday, readers forwarded his latest spam e-mail: Where do you stand on border security? My Friend, One of the fundamental responsibilities of our government is to secure our borders so that our citizens, no matter where they live in our country, can be safe and secure. Unfortunately, the Obama Administration and Democrats in Congress have not lived up to the federal government’s constitutional responsibility to secure our borders. So my Arizona colleague, Senator Jon Kyl and I introduced a 10-Point Border Security Plan...

Reflected in his teleprompter, President Barack Obama speaks about jobs and the economy during a visit to Celgard Inc. in Charlotte, North Carolina April 2, 2010. President Barack Obama, right, looks at some material during a tour of Celgard, Inc. in Charlotte, N.C. Friday, April 2, 2010.

Sources say White House cadre bypassing agencies, jeopardizing security JERUSALEM – A small group of officials working mostly from the White House are tightly controlling U.S. foreign policy, bypassing other government agencies and making decisions without employing the expertise of those agencies, according to diplomatic sources speaking to WND. The sources said some of the decisions may be jeopardizing U.S. security. A senior Middle East diplomatic source said Secretary of State Hillary Clinton recently apologized to a Mideast leader, explaining to him U.S. policy regarding his country is being dictated by the White House and not her agency. The diplomatic...

IMHO (in my humble opinion) NOOSE TIGHTENING © by Norman Liebmann In my humble opinion, George Bush signed the bill authorizing the building of that impregnable fence between the U.S. and Mexico. Now, all he has to do is make up his mind which side of the chicken wire he wants to be on. In the meantime, we should equip the Border Patrol with Flit sprays to delouse illegal aliens sneaking into the U.S. In my humble opinion, the much-parroted phrase “fair and balanced” has become a national earache. In my humble opinion, we applaud Bill O’Reilly’s No Spin Zone....