barack-obama

This Week In Crazy Assassination Threats

Pareene · 06/05/09 04:39PM

Crazy people of America: stop telling everyone that you're going to kill prominent politicians! We know you're too dumb and crazy to do it, but the Feds don't!

Some Young Jews Are Not Fans of Obama

The Cajun Boy · 06/04/09 10:10PM

The night before Barack Obama's Cairo speech, Max Blumenthal took to the streets of Jerusalem to ask young Israelis and American Jews what they thought of Obama. Blumenthal calls the results "the most shocking footage I have ever filmed."

Barack Obama Asks Muslim World For A 'New Beginning'

The Cajun Boy · 06/04/09 06:42AM

Barack Obama delivered his much-anticipated speech to the Muslim world at Cairo University this morning. In his address, Obama offered a message of peace and tolerance, reaching out to Muslims and asking for a renewed partnership for world peace.

Arabian Alight

Gabriel Snyder · 06/03/09 09:44AM

[President Obama received the red carpet treatment at the King Khaled airport earlier today after arriving in Saudi Arabia; Photo via Getty]

Mayor Bloomberg Relies On a Different Pay Scale

cityfile · 06/01/09 02:23PM

Mayor Bloomberg raised a few eyebrows when he said earlier today that President Obama "does not get paid very much." City Room details just how much the president makes a year when you factor in some of the perks that come along with the job: "As president, Mr. Obama earns $400,000 a year. He has a $50,000 expense account, a $100,000 nontaxable travel account and a $19,000 entertainment budget. Mr. Obama's total compensation package: $569,000 a year. That is 11 times the median household income in the United States." Of course, it's also what Bloomberg probably collects in interest over the course of a couple of days so, you know, it's all relative. [NYT/City Room]