President Barack Obama
Father and Son Graduate From Morehouse
ATLANTA (WAOK)-History will be made on Sunday at the 129th Morehouse College Commencement. According to a Morehouse press release, when President Barack Obama speaks, this will be the very first time a “sitting President has […]
FBI: Miss. Man Arrested, Accused In Ricin Letters
A man in Mississippi has been arrested and accused of sending letters with suspected ricin poison to President Barack Obama and other leaders.
Ga. Hopes To Avoid New Delays For Harbor Expansion
SAVANNAH, Ga. (AP) — Georgia officials say they’re taking a closer look at having state taxpayers pay a larger upfront share to begin deepening the waterway to the bustling Port of Savannah. The nation’s fourth […]
Bryant: Obama Budget Undercuts Medicaid Expansion
Top Mississippi Republicans say their opposition to Medicaid expansion is getting a boost from an unlikely source — Democratic President Barack Obama.
Gov. Nikki Haley: We Will Not Expand Medicaid On President Obama’s Watch
As more Republicans give in to President Barack Obama’s health-care overhaul, an opposition bloc remains across the South, including from governors who lead some of the nation’s poorest and unhealthiest states.
2 Ga. Men Among Those Receiving Pardons From Obama
Larry Thornton got caught in 1974 with an unregistered shotgun that had been illegally altered, while Edwin Hardy Futch Jr. was convicted of stealing in 1976.
Teacher Tasks Kids With Proving Obama’s Intent To Shift America To Socialism
Students and parents alike were taken aback by a local high school teacher’s homework assignment.
Mo Ivory: Who Needs Flowers And Candy…I Spent Valentine’s Day With President Obama!
I arrived when he told me to, they had my name at the door and I was allowed in immediately. I was told to stand and wait, so I did. First, we prayed, then we […]
President Obama Expected To Visit Learning Center In Decatur
ATLANTA (AP) — A spokeswoman for a suburban Atlanta school system says excitement is building as President Obama plans to visit an early childhood learning center there. Decatur City Schools spokeswoman Courtney Burnett says Obama […]
President Obama Returns To Atlanta
WASHINGTON (AP/WAOK) — President Barack Obama will travel to Atlanta after his State of the Union address on Tuesday. It’s a tradition for presidents to launch a post-speech tour to pitch their proposals to the […]




