

By H. Leighton Steward
Fantasy replaces reality in Obama's green economy

Republican front-runner Rick Santorum on Sunday said he doesn't question President Obama's Christianity, but continued his religion-based attacks on the White House, saying the president's worldview "elevates the earth above man."
Guest lineups for the Sunday TV news shows:
Guest lineups for the Sunday TV news shows:

First lady Michelle Obama is challenging assertions she's forcefully imposed her will on White House aides, saying she's tired of people portraying her as "some kind of angry black woman."

First lady Michelle Obama is a behind-the-scenes force in the White House whose opinions on policy and politics drew her into conflict with presidential advisers and who bristled at some of the demands and constraints of life as the president's wife, according to a detailed account of the first couple's relationship.

Several top Democrats and White House aides took to the airwaves Sunday to defend the vacationing president and offer a preview of the "jobs" speech President Obama has promised to deliver when he and Congress return to Washington.
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Guest lineups for the Sunday TV news shows:
To Nancy Pelosi, they were "Astroturf." White House press secretary Robert Gibbs accused them of displaying "manufactured anger." The Democratic National Committee called them "rabid right-wing extremists."

Former White House press secretary Robert Gibbs will defend President Obama in New Hampshire on Monday, countering criticism at a Republican presidential debate in the nation's first primary state.
Former Secretary of Defense Donald H. Rumsfeld raised fresh questions Wednesday about the Obama administration's handling of the crisis in Egypt, saying he hoped behind-the-scenes diplomacy was going more smoothly than it appears from the outside.
After praising the uprisings in Tunisia and Egypt, Iranian authorities Wednesday threatened to crush a domestic rally proposed to show support for the demonstrators who took to the streets in Tunis and Cairo in massive anti-government protests.
The chairman of the House Appropriations Committee on Wednesday announced deep federal spending cuts — including the elimination of some established programs — in a preliminary budget plan, while top Republican House leaders met with President Obama to discuss ways to rein in spending and shrink the national debt.

President Obama finally has kicked the habit, first lady Michelle Obama said Tuesday.
President Obama finally has kicked the habit, Michelle Obama said Tuesday.
"It's just time to get rid of this mindset in our politics that, if we disagree, we have to question character and faith," Mr. Gibbs said on ABC's "This Week."
"It's just time to get rid of this mindset in our politics that, if we disagree, we have to question character and faith," said Robert Gibbs,

By Patrice Hill - The Washington Times
Nicholas Rastenis has been through the wringer.

By Tim Devaney - The Washington Times
Former House Speaker Newt Gingrich hinted Sunday that if rival Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney ...

By Manuel Valdes - Associated Press
Three skiers were killed Sunday when an avalanche swept them about a quarter-mile down an ...