Topic: Barack Obama
President Barack Obama declared Friday Democrats were on the cusp of history after a century struggling for health reform, amid cresting excitement in Congress ahead of a fateful weekend vote. After months of setbacks, bitter partisanship and legislative logjam, Obama appeared almost triumphant, rekindling the spirit of change which powered his euphoric 2008 election campaign but was dimmed by the ...
Facebook co-founder Chris Hughes, who left the booming social network to work on the online arm of Barack Obama's presidential campaign, is launching a startup to promote charitable efforts. Hughes, 26, announced the launch of the non-profit new venture, called "Jumo," on his personal blog at chrishughes.tumblr.com on Thursday. "There are no magic solutions to the challenges ...
Britain's national debt is the key theme in the country's looming national election — but it's now news organizations, not just the country's government, racking up huge bills to meet the cost of covering the campaign. At a time when the world's ...
