NewsTalk 1290 News & Talk of Texoma » barack obama http://newstalk1290.com Fri, 17 May 2013 20:42:42 +0000 en-US hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.4.2 Letters Containing Ricin Sent to President, Two Senators [UPDATED] http://newstalk1290.com/letter-containing-suspicious-substance-sent-to-president/ http://newstalk1290.com/letter-containing-suspicious-substance-sent-to-president/#comments Wed, 17 Apr 2013 16:25:33 +0000 Chris Chaberski http://tsminteractive.com/?p=160228 1:10 p.m. (EST): A third letter, this one sent to Senator Joe Manchin (D.-W.V.), has been found to contain ricin.

12:45 p.m. (EST): FBI spokesman Paul Bresson has confirmed that the substance found in the letter to the president was ricin.

The Secret Service says that a letter containing a suspicious substance and addressed to President Obama was received on Tuesday at a White House mail facility. This comes just after a letter sent to Senator Roger Wicker (R.-Miss.) was found to contain the poison ricin.

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]]> http://newstalk1290.com/letter-containing-suspicious-substance-sent-to-president/feed/ 0 Mark Wilson/Getty Images Did The History Channel Make The Devil Look Like Obama? http://newstalk1290.com/history-channel-obama-devil/ http://newstalk1290.com/history-channel-obama-devil/#comments Mon, 18 Mar 2013 17:42:01 +0000 Jeremy Taylor http://thefw.com/?p=194397 The History Channel's representation of The Devil is causing controversy.

Many viewers of 'The Bible' have taken to social networks to point out similarities between the 10-part miniseries' Prince of Darkness and Pres. Obama.

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]]> http://newstalk1290.com/history-channel-obama-devil/feed/ 0 History Channel/Alex Wong, Getty Images Are They Confused Or Just Stupid? [VIDEO] http://newstalk1290.com/are-they-confused-or-just-stupid/ http://newstalk1290.com/are-they-confused-or-just-stupid/#comments Wed, 13 Mar 2013 20:34:39 +0000 Mike Hendren http://newstalk1290.com/?p=104096 Obama and those silly sequesters!

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]]> http://newstalk1290.com/are-they-confused-or-just-stupid/feed/ 0 President Obama Lays Out Ambitious Agenda in State of the Union Address http://newstalk1290.com/obama-lays-out-ambitious-agenda-in-state-of-the-union/ http://newstalk1290.com/obama-lays-out-ambitious-agenda-in-state-of-the-union/#comments Wed, 13 Feb 2013 03:58:04 +0000 Dan Alexander http://nj1015.com/?p=229793 Riding the wave of his re-election, President Barack Obama  hit upon themes of the economy, energy, climate change and gun control in his State of the Union address delivered to a joint session of Congress.

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]]> http://newstalk1290.com/obama-lays-out-ambitious-agenda-in-state-of-the-union/feed/ 0 President Barack Obama, flanked by Vice President Joe Biden and House Speaker John Boehner (R-OH), delivers his State of the Union speech (Charles Dharapak-Pool/Getty Images) Inauguration 2013 — Barack Obama Sworn In For Second Term As President [VIDEO] http://newstalk1290.com/inauguration-2013-president-barack-obama-sworn-in-for-second-term/ http://newstalk1290.com/inauguration-2013-president-barack-obama-sworn-in-for-second-term/#comments Mon, 21 Jan 2013 20:50:46 +0000 Joe Student http://tsminteractive.com/?p=154119 Barack Obama took the oath of office just before noon in Washington on Monday to begin his second term as president of the United States.

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]]> http://newstalk1290.com/inauguration-2013-president-barack-obama-sworn-in-for-second-term/feed/ 0 Justin Sullivan / Getty Images Obama Names Picks for Secretary of Defense, CIA Director http://newstalk1290.com/obama-names-picks-for-secretary-of-defense-cia-director/ http://newstalk1290.com/obama-names-picks-for-secretary-of-defense-cia-director/#comments Tue, 08 Jan 2013 12:13:14 +0000 Chris Chaberski http://tsminteractive.com/?p=153466 On Monday President Obama nominated former Senator Chuck Hagel to the post of secretary of defense and current counterterrorism adviser John Brennan as director of the Central Intelligence Agency. Both nominees may run into problems getting confirmed to their positions by the Senate.

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]]> http://newstalk1290.com/obama-names-picks-for-secretary-of-defense-cia-director/feed/ 0 Mark Wilson/Getty Images Obama Now Has a Prehistoric Lizard Named After Him http://newstalk1290.com/obama-prehistoric-lizard/ http://newstalk1290.com/obama-prehistoric-lizard/#comments Fri, 04 Jan 2013 04:10:39 +0000 Amanda Ferris http://thefw.com/?p=175604 In one of the most bizarre namesake ideas ever, president Barack Obama can now proudly tell his children that he has a prehistoric lizard named after him. The aforementioned lizard is called "The Obamadon" or scientifically speaking 'Obamadon gracilis'. We kid you not. Try saying that name five times fast!

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]]> http://newstalk1290.com/obama-prehistoric-lizard/feed/ 0 Carl Buell, Sci-News.com Obama, The Buffett Rule And Your Money: Be Afraid. Be Very Afraid. http://newstalk1290.com/obama-the-buffett-rule-and-your-money-be-afraid-be-very-afraid/ http://newstalk1290.com/obama-the-buffett-rule-and-your-money-be-afraid-be-very-afraid/#comments Tue, 27 Nov 2012 16:38:04 +0000 Mike Hendren http://newstalk1290.com/?p=86013 We cannot tax our way out of this mess, but thanks for the suggestion, Mr. Buffett.

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]]> http://newstalk1290.com/obama-the-buffett-rule-and-your-money-be-afraid-be-very-afraid/feed/ 0 Facebook Helps President Obama Pardon Two Turkeys http://newstalk1290.com/obama-turkey-pardom/ http://newstalk1290.com/obama-turkey-pardom/#comments Wed, 21 Nov 2012 21:01:33 +0000 Emerald Catron http://thefw.com/?p=167577 After a neck and neck online competition, President Obama today granted pardon to two turkeys, Cobbler and Gobbler. Cobbler, who likes eating cranberries and listening to Carly Simon, narrowly beat out Gobbler, the corn-eating turkey who loves bluegrass

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]]> http://newstalk1290.com/obama-turkey-pardom/feed/ 0 YouTube Watch President Obama's Emotional Moment While Thanking His Staff http://newstalk1290.com/president-obama-cries/ http://newstalk1290.com/president-obama-cries/#comments Sat, 10 Nov 2012 02:40:51 +0000 Emerald Catron http://thefw.com/?p=164924 Even if you weren't hoping for Obama to win reelection this week, you have to admit that he seems very grateful he did. We can tell because he started crying in front of a bunch of people.

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]]> http://newstalk1290.com/president-obama-cries/feed/ 0 YouTube President Obama Photobombed by Adorable Smooching Kids http://newstalk1290.com/president-obama-photobombed-by-adorable-smooching-kids/ http://newstalk1290.com/president-obama-photobombed-by-adorable-smooching-kids/#comments Wed, 24 Oct 2012 20:24:32 +0000 Emerald Catron http://thefw.com/?p=161479 It takes a lot to upstage the President of the United States in a photograph, but these grade school kids have done it. We're not the only ones who think so. Even the president himself (or at least his Twitter account) labeled this the "picture of the day." We're pretty sure it's not because of the kid who's trying to eat his shirt. Or the way the president isn't looking at the camera either. Can you guess why?

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]]> http://newstalk1290.com/president-obama-photobombed-by-adorable-smooching-kids/feed/ 0 @BarackObama, Twitter Horses, Bayonets and More of the Best Memes From Last Night's Debate http://newstalk1290.com/horses-bayonets-and-more-of-the-best-memes-from-last-nights-debate/ http://newstalk1290.com/horses-bayonets-and-more-of-the-best-memes-from-last-nights-debate/#comments Tue, 23 Oct 2012 14:31:13 +0000 Emerald Catron http://thefw.com/?p=160883 While it's no "binders full of women," Obama got off a pretty good zinger during last night's presidential debate when he told Romney that in addition to fewer ships, our military also has fewer horses and bayonets.

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]]> http://newstalk1290.com/horses-bayonets-and-more-of-the-best-memes-from-last-nights-debate/feed/ 0 HorsesandBayonets.Tumblr.com Major Swing In Polls Following POTUS Debate # 2 http://newstalk1290.com/major-swing-in-polls-following-potus-debate-2/ http://newstalk1290.com/major-swing-in-polls-following-potus-debate-2/#comments Wed, 17 Oct 2012 19:51:01 +0000 Mike Hendren http://newstalk1290.com/?p=77868 http://www.infowars.com/threats-to-assassinate-romney-explode-after-debate/

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]]> http://newstalk1290.com/major-swing-in-polls-following-potus-debate-2/feed/ 0 10 Ways President Obama Can Blow the Election — The Funnies http://newstalk1290.com/10-ways-president-obama-can-blow-the-election-the-funnies/ http://newstalk1290.com/10-ways-president-obama-can-blow-the-election-the-funnies/#comments Thu, 27 Sep 2012 19:56:30 +0000 Jo Pincushion http://tsminteractive.com/?p=140556 President Obama has designs on continuing to call 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue his home for the next four years, no matter what Mitt Romney throws at him. And while it may be easy to discuss what Obama needs to do in order to be re-elected, there are several things he should not do.

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]]> http://newstalk1290.com/10-ways-president-obama-can-blow-the-election-the-funnies/feed/ 0 via. Getty Images Who Would You Vote For Right Now? [POLL] http://newstalk1290.com/poll-who-would-you-vote-for-right-now/ http://newstalk1290.com/poll-who-would-you-vote-for-right-now/#comments Wed, 26 Sep 2012 15:40:10 +0000 Mike Hendren http://newstalk1290.com/?p=73460 Take our latest poll: Who would you vote for today?

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]]> http://newstalk1290.com/poll-who-would-you-vote-for-right-now/feed/ 0 Logan Mock-Bunting, Getty Images U Can't Touch This Obama/MC Hammer Mashup http://newstalk1290.com/u-cant-touch-this-obamamc-hammer-mashup/ http://newstalk1290.com/u-cant-touch-this-obamamc-hammer-mashup/#comments Fri, 21 Sep 2012 16:16:06 +0000 Emerald Catron http://thefw.com/?p=153460 Remember the "you didn't build that" debacle? It turns out if you take enough of President Obama's words out of context you can make him do a little rap song that sounds remarkably like "U Can't Touch This" by MC Hammer

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]]> http://newstalk1290.com/u-cant-touch-this-obamamc-hammer-mashup/feed/ 0 YouTube Obama Shows Sense of Humor, Invites Harold and Kumar to DNC http://newstalk1290.com/obama-harold-kumar/ http://newstalk1290.com/obama-harold-kumar/#comments Tue, 04 Sep 2012 15:35:46 +0000 Jeremy Taylor http://thefw.com/?p=148700 After Clint Eastwood‘s bizarre appearance at the Republican National Convention last week, it’s safe to say the election season has gotten weird.

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]]> http://newstalk1290.com/obama-harold-kumar/feed/ 0 Watch Clint Eastwood's RNC Speech With "Invisible Obama," Real Obama Fires Back http://newstalk1290.com/clint-eastwood-rnc-speech-barack-obama/ http://newstalk1290.com/clint-eastwood-rnc-speech-barack-obama/#comments Fri, 31 Aug 2012 13:47:26 +0000 Nick Romano http://screencrush.com/?p=45658 Thursday night at the Republican Nation Convention in Tampa, Florida, Clint Eastwood emerged on the stage and revealed himself to be the mystery guest speaker everyone’s been talking about (as if there was any surprise there).

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]]> http://newstalk1290.com/clint-eastwood-rnc-speech-barack-obama/feed/ 0 Mark Wilson/Alex Wong, Getty Images President Obama Hits Up Reddit for an 'Ask Me Anything' Session http://newstalk1290.com/president-obama-reddit-ama/ http://newstalk1290.com/president-obama-reddit-ama/#comments Wed, 29 Aug 2012 23:00:51 +0000 Nick Romano http://screencrush.com/?p=43634 Barack Obama has amped up his ability to communicate the younger generations by having a live “Ask Me Anything” session with voters on Reddit… yes, Reddit.

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]]> http://newstalk1290.com/president-obama-reddit-ama/feed/ 0 Twitter Who Will He Pick? Do You Really Care? http://newstalk1290.com/who-will-he-pick-do-you-really-care/ http://newstalk1290.com/who-will-he-pick-do-you-really-care/#comments Thu, 09 Aug 2012 18:34:44 +0000 Mike Hendren http://newstalk1290.com/?p=63895 Who will Mitt Romeny pick as his running mate? Do you care? Will it affect how you vote? Take our poll!

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