Obama Administration
Events (297)
- February 19-21, 2009: Media Divided in Response to CNBC ‘Tea Party’ Rant 2009-02-19
- February 20, 2009: White House Invites ‘Tea Party’ Commentator to Discuss Economic Policies, Says Commentator Does Not Understand Economic Plan 2009-02-20
- February 22, 2009: White House Announces Arms Control Plan 2009-02-22
- February 23, 2009: CNBC ‘Tea Party’ Commentator Claims White House Threatened Him 2009-02-23
- February 23, 2009: Citigroup on Verge of Collapse, Seeks US Government Assistance 2009-02-23
- February 25, 2009: Attorney General Confirms Guantanamo to Be Closed within a Year 2009-02-25
- February 26, 2009: White House Reverses Bush Policy, Allows Photos of Flag-Draped Coffins at Dover Air Force Base 2009-02-26
- February 27, 2009: Obama Administration Rescinds ‘Conscience Rule’ 2009-02-27
- February 27, 2009: Appeals Court Rejects ‘State Secrets’ Argument in Wiretapping Case 2009-02-27
- February 27, 2009 and After: Obama Adminstration Proposes Rescinding Bush-Era Order Allowing Health Care Officials to Deny Abortions on Moral or Religious Grounds, but Fails to Actually Rescind Order 2009-02-27
- February 27, 2009: Investigation Alleges Santelli ‘Tea Party’ ‘Rant’ Scripted, Connected to Launch of ‘Tea Party’ Movement 2009-02-27
- March 1, 2009: Defense Secretary: Iran Not Close to Having Nuclear Weapon 2009-03-01
- March 2, 2009: Justice Department Refuses to Comply with Order to Turn over Evidence in Wiretapping Suit 2009-03-02
- March 5, 2009: Republicans Call Obama’s Health Care Plans ‘Socialism’ 2009-03-05
- March 5, 2009: Law Expert Calls for Reclassification of Bagram Detention Facility 2009-03-05
- March 6-8, 2009: Republicans Attempt to Legislate Government Spending Freeze; Conservative Columnist Blasts Idea as ‘Insane’ 2009-03-06
- March 7-9, 2009: Republican Strategist: Goal is to ‘Bring down’ Democrats’ ‘Approval Numbers’ 2009-03-07
- March 9, 2009: Obama Authorizes Federal Funding for Stem Cell Research 2009-03-09
- March 15, 2009: Cheney Defends Bush Policies, Says Obama Putting US at Risk of ‘Another Attack’ 2009-03-15
- March 16-17, 2009: Fox News Anchor Uses Seven-Month Old Biden Clip to Paint Vice President as Hypocritical 2009-03-16
- March 17, 2009: Fox Host, National Review Editor Accuse Obama Administration Member of Advocating, Working for ‘One-World Government’ 2009-03-17
- March 17, 2009: Defense Secretary Readying Sweeping Weapons Program Cuts 2009-03-17
- March 17, 2009 and After: Republicans Fighting to Block Obama’s Choice to Head Justice’s OLC 2009-03-17
- March 17, 2009: Former Powell Chief of Staff Lambasts Bush Detainee Policies 2009-03-17
- March 18, 2009: Pentagon Plan to More than Double the Size of Afghan Security Forces Pending President Obama’s Approval; Concerns Dismissed 2009-03-18
- March 19, 2009: Obama Sends Holiday Message to Iran Calling for Stronger Ties between Iran, US 2009-03-19
- March 22, 2009: Obama Repudiates Cheney Accusations of Endangering America 2009-03-22
- March 24, 2009: Former UN Ambassador Joins Fox News Host in Accusing Obama of Moving towards ‘One-World Government’ 2009-03-24
- March 24, 2009: Fox Contributor Says Obama Working to Implement ‘One-World’ Government 2009-03-24
- March 24, 2009: NATO Reportedly Planning to Grow an ‘Industrial Scale’ Afghan National Army to 270,000 by 2016; US Generals Say Future Risk of African and Latin American-style Coups Worth Taking 2009-03-24
- March 25, 2009: Republican House Leader Says Public Finally Waking Up to ‘One-Party Government’ 2009-03-25
- March 25, 2009: Gingrich: Obama Moving US towards ‘Dictatorship’ 2009-03-25
- March 26, 2009: Republicans Tout Budget Proposal; Proposal Lacks Numbers, Specifics 2009-03-26
- March 27, 2009: President Obama Unveils War Strategy for Afghanistan and Pakistan 2009-03-27
- March 30-31, 2009: New York Post, Fox News Blog Attack Obama Nominee as Advocating Subordination of Constitution to ‘Sharia’ and International Law 2009-03-30
- March 31, 2009: US, Iranian Diplomats Have Brief, Cordial Meeting 2009-03-31
- March 31, 2009: Congress Passes Serve America Act; Conservatives Claim Act Will Mandate ‘Re-education,’ Prohibit Church Attendance 2009-03-31
- March 31, 2009: US to Join UN Human Rights Council 2009-03-31
- March 31, 2009: Counterinsurgency Guru John Nagl Warns that Obama’s AFPAK Strategy May Fall Short; Calls Initial Commitments to Build Afghan National Security Forces a ‘Down Payment’ 2009-03-31
- April 1-6, 2009: Media Outlets Repeat Discredited Republican Claim that Obama’s ‘Cap-and-Trade’ Proposal Would Cost Households over $3,000 Annually 2009-04-01
- April 1, 2009: Bipartisan Senate Proposal Would Cut $250 Billion in Taxes for Millionaires 2009-04-01
- April 1, 2009: Israeli Foreign Minister Says Israel Does Not Back Sovereignity of Palestininans 2009-04-01
- March 24 - April 2, 2009: Some Republicans Promote False ‘Light Switch Tax’ Claims 2009-04-02
- April 2, 2009: Ahead of NATO Summit on Afghanistan, American Military Planners and NATO Diplomats Say Goal is to Expand Afghan Security Forces to 400,000 2009-04-02
- April 7, 2009: Conservative Radio Host Says Obama Administration Wants to ‘Take Away Everybody’s Guns,’ Adds, ‘I Don’t Think We’re Going to Let Them Get Away with It’ 2009-04-07
- April 8, 2009: Lobbyists Organize ‘Tea Party’ Tax Protests; Republican Lawmakers Join In 2009-04-08
- April 15, 2009: ’Tea Party’ Protests Organized by Conservative Lobbying Firms, Says Progressive Think Tank 2009-04-15
- April 16, 2009: Newly Released CIA Memo Inadvertently Reveals Information about ‘Ghost’ Detainee Ghul 2009-04-16
- April 16, 2009: Montana Governor Signs Law Exempting Montana-Made Guns from Federal Regulations 2009-04-16
- April 16, 2009: White House, CIA Director Promise No Prosecution of CIA Employees Who Followed Bush-Era Legal Guidelines 2009-04-16