It’s not the best of times in Beijing to confess to idolising U.S. President Barack Obama and his ideas of human rights that get censored in the Chinese media.Zhang Jingyang, who lives in a crammed university dormitory in Beijing and dreams of studying in the U.S., keenly tracks Obama’s speeches. “I like Obama’s views on liberty, democracy, human rights and freedom,’’ she told the Hindustan Times.

Well, at least he didn't say President Obama doesn't speak with a Negro dialect. That phrase, of course, got Senator Majority Leader Harry Reid (D-Nev.) in hot water recently.

The firestorm over the discovery of Nevada Senator Harry Reid racist comments regarding now-President Barack Obama prove that memories are short. Much has changed since Barack Obama became the 44th President of The United States, specifically attitudes about race and the overall willingness to talk about race and racism.

President Barack Obama has urged Americans to keep vigilance against terrorism after the failed terror attack on a US passenger plane last week.

Obama, who is currently on a Hawaii vacation, said Monday the latest attack was 'a serious reminder of the danger we face and the nature of those who threaten our homeland', Xinhua reported.

President Barack Obama's landmark healthcare legislation passed its sternest Senate test early today, overcoming Republican delaying tactics on a 60-40 vote that all but assures its passage later this week.