Read more presidency stories on Newserhttp://www.newser.com/taggrid/698/presidency.html2009 - Newseren-usNewser Feed GeneratorTue, 24 Nov 2009 11:50:14 CSThttp://www.newser.com/story/74167/palin-not-fit-for-presidency-poll.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagWith a blockbuster memoir and national tour, Sarah Palin is again grabbing headlines. But does she have what it takes for a 2012 presidential bid? The answer is a resounding “no,” according a CNN and Opinion Research poll. Only 28% believe she’s qualified for the nation’s top job, and 70%...http://www.newser.com/story/74167/palin-not-fit-for-presidency-poll.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagMon, 16 Nov 2009 15:43:18 CSThttp://www.newser.com/story/70410/bush-redux-runaway-exec-power-traps-obama-too.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagGeorge W. Bush expanded executive power to an extreme degree, but he wasn't an exception, writes historian Garry Wills. Since World War II, the presidency has accrued massive, unintended authority—controlling nuclear weapons, intelligence agencies, and a worldwide military network under "the cult of the commander in chief." Barack Obama...http://www.newser.com/story/70410/bush-redux-runaway-exec-power-traps-obama-too.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagMon, 28 Sep 2009 7:34:35 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/64389/reservist-obamas-not-a-citizen-cant-send-me-to-war.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagAn Army reservist has devised a creative way to try to avoid going to Afghanistan: He says he isn’t obligated to follow the commander-in-chief’s orders because Barack Obama isn’t a citizen and therefore can’t legally be president, reports the Ledger-Enquirer of Columbus, Ga. His attorney, who has represented others who...http://www.newser.com/story/64389/reservist-obamas-not-a-citizen-cant-send-me-to-war.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagTue, 14 Jul 2009 18:16:02 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/57536/100-days-biggest-promises-kept-broken.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagOne way to judge President Obama's first 100 days in office is to look at his rhetoric on the campaign trail. Taking into account the fallout from the economic crisis, PolitFact came up with the most crucial promises Obama has kept and broken. His vow to beef up alternative-energy investment...http://www.newser.com/story/57536/100-days-biggest-promises-kept-broken.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagWed, 29 Apr 2009 8:39:58 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/57514/its-day-100-roll-out-the-cliches.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagToday marks the 100th day of Barack Obama's presidency, an occasion acknowledged by a flood of articles assessing the meaning of a presidency after three measly months, writes Christopher Buckley in the Financial Times . The American satirist offers a breakdown of the most predictable interpretations. Refreshing change : Obama's brought a...http://www.newser.com/story/57514/its-day-100-roll-out-the-cliches.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagWed, 29 Apr 2009 7:45:43 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/57481/us-wild-about-obamas-100-days.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagToday marks President Obama's hundredth day in the job and he's more popular than his two immediate predecessors were at this point, according to an NBC/ Wall Street Journal poll. Over half of those polled said Obama is off to a good—or great—start, 61% approve of the job...http://www.newser.com/story/57481/us-wild-about-obamas-100-days.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagWed, 29 Apr 2009 4:05:44 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/56012/obama-plays-cool-hand-wins-in-pirate-crisis.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagThe daring US Navy rescue of Capt. Richard Phillips from Somali pirates yesterday earned President Obama a key credit: He didn't screw it up, Michael Shear writes in the Washington Post . Presidents Bill Clinton and Jimmy Carter both suffered for their early missteps abroad, in Haiti and Iran, respectively. "Had...http://www.newser.com/story/56012/obama-plays-cool-hand-wins-in-pirate-crisis.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagMon, 13 Apr 2009 2:42:29 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/52438/office-quickly-graying-obama.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagThe toll of doing America's top job is showing on Barack Obama's head just 44 days into his presidency, reports the New York Times . Like George Bush and Bill Clinton before him, Obama is rapidly going gray. Obama-watchers say the graying started at the close of the campaign, and they...http://www.newser.com/story/52438/office-quickly-graying-obama.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagThu, 05 Mar 2009 5:53:01 CSThttp://www.newser.com/story/51686/bush-ready-for-new-gig-speeches.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagGeorge Bush is officially ready for his new job: speech-maker. Now signed up with the Washington Speakers Bureau, Bush plans to make at least 10 speeches around the world in the next year. The first—"A Conversation With George Bush"—will be March 17 in Calgary to business leaders, reports...http://www.newser.com/story/51686/bush-ready-for-new-gig-speeches.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagTue, 24 Feb 2009 18:10:01 CST