The goal is to help the DNC, an effective weapon in the president's arsenal, help him push his agenda.

Worried Obama begs donors, 'Do you still have my back?'

Once carried like a conquering hero, President Obama is now pleading with donors for help to push his agenda, having to convince them that his record is something that should wow them.

Bitter study: Soda taxes don't cut obesity, drive people to other sugars

A new report funded by the Robert Wood Johnson foundation casts "serious doubt" on efforts by nanny state legislators to curb obesity through tax increases on sweet sodas and energy drinks, finding in some cases that people simply shift to other sweets — and gain weight.

Poll: Vladimir Putin is stronger than President Obama

Maybe it is the photos of him posing shirtless on horseback, or his military push into Ukraine, but Americans in a new poll believe Russian President Vladimir Putin is a much stronger leader than President Obama.

Godless: 85% of French say faith in God not necessary for morals

A whopping 85 percent of those living in France do not believe that it is necessary to believe in God to be moral and good, putting the country at the bottom of a worldwide poll on religion and morals.


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