President Barack Obama congratulated John Paul Stevens on his 90th birthday Tuesday, hailing the Supreme Court justice's decades-long career for leaving "an undeniable imprint on our country's jurisprudence." Stevens joined Oliver Wendell Holmes as the only justices to celebrate their 90th birthdays on the court. Stevens marked ...

ISTANBUL (Reuters) - Former U.S. President Bill Clinton said on Monday he would have preferred to leave the White House in a coffin because he loved being commander in chief, but signaled his political life was over. "It's good that we have a (term) limit. Otherwise I would have stayed until I was carried away in a coffin. Or ...

US President Barack Obama doesn't think racism is an "overriding issue" in criticism of his polices, according to TV interviews to be broadcast Sunday as part of a media blitz pushing the White House's health care reform. "Are there people out there who don't like me because of race? I'm sure there are. That's not ...

Sure, the West Wing gets the glory. But the East Room gets the action. Indispensable, yet overshadowed by more famous rooms like the Oval Office, the roomy space at the end of the White House's first floor is more than a hub of activity. It ...

Iranian-Americans on Friday hailed President Barack Obama's message on the Persian new year as a positive step towards healing the rift with Tehran, while others insisted that the only way forward was to oust Iran's Islamic regime. "Wow ... that's really nice, fantastic," said Anik Arakel from her home in southern California, where she has lived for nearly ...

Anik Arakel let out a heartfelt sigh of happiness as she listened to US President Barack Obama wishing the Iranian people "Eid-eh Shoma Mobarak" as they celebrate Nowruz, the Persian new year. "Wow ... that's really nice, fantastic," she said from her home in California, where she has lived for nearly 30 years. "'Shoma' means 'you guys' and 'mobarak ...

Barack Obama's inauguration as the 44th US president was not just a cause of rejoicing for African-Americans. Another minority -- lefties -- had one of their own back in the White House. Obama joined a disproportionately high number of southpaw US leaders, and the well-documented intuition and creativity of left-handed people may be exactly what a nation in crisis needs right ...

In a highly unusual move, President Barack Obama retook the oath of office Wednesday after Chief Justice John Roberts led him into a stumble when he originally swore-in to become the 44th US president. Obama retook the oath in the Map Room of the White House, watched by several close political aides, one day after his inauguration at the US ...

Barack Obama took the 35-word oath of office Tuesday to become the United States' 44th president -- even if he may have been led to utter the historic words in the wrong order. Obama was sworn in by Supreme Court Chief Justice John Roberts, resting his left hand on Abraham Lincoln's Bible and raising his right hand to deliver the ...

President George W. Bush will give a farewell address to the nation Thursday night, billed by the administration as a chance to reflect on his tenure and welcome Barack Obama without fighting old battles one last time. Bush will deliver the speech, expected to run ...