By Kevin McCullough Published June 21, 2010 FOXNews.com While defending his own policies President Obama has routinely been rude and sarcastic to his predecessor, George W. Bush. Yet Obama appears to be making the resident of the previous White House look like a genius compared to his own serious missteps in office. Case in point [...]

By Robert Bluey Published June 21, 2010 FOXNews.com Five years ago, in the midst of another crisis in the Gulf of Mexico, the Bush administration waived the Jones Act, easing the way for foreign vessels to move in U.S. waters and between ports. The decision came with the administration under duress for its handling of [...]

Jun 21, 2010 CBS News Poll analysis by the CBS News Polling Unit: Sarah Dutton, Jennifer De Pinto, Fred Backus and Anthony Salvanto. Most Americans do not believe President Obama has a clear plan to deal with the oil spill in the Gulf, according to a new CBS News/New York Times poll.   Just 32 [...]

Jun 22, 2010 Orszag to Step Down Later This Year; Will Become First High-Profile Member of White House Team to Depart White House Budget Director Peter Orszag’s expected resignation would make him the first high-profile member of President Barack Obama’s team to depart the administration. A Democratic official said Monday that Orszag is expected to [...]

Top US general in Afghan war summoned to Washington to explain comments about colleagues By ANNE GEARAN and JULIE PACE AP National Security Writers WASHINGTON June 22, 2010 (AP) The top U.S. commander in Afghanistan has been summoned to Washington to explain his controversial comments about colleagues in a recent interview, Obama administration officials said [...]

By Rainer Buergin – Jun 21, 2010 Chancellor Angela Merkel’s government rebuffed U.S. calls to focus on bolstering growth over debt reduction, setting a course for conflict at the Group of 20 summit in Canada this week. “Nobody can seriously dispute that excessive public debts, not only in Europe, are one of the main causes [...]

By MICHAEL KUNZELMAN, Associated Press Writer Michael Kunzelman, Associated Press Writer – Mon Jun 21, 2:07 pm ET NEW ORLEANS – Companies that ferry people and supplies to offshore oil rigs asked a federal judge Monday to lift a six-month moratorium on new deepwater drilling projects imposed in the aftermath of the massive Gulf spill. U.S. District Judge Martin [...]

By TOM MURPHY AP Business Writer June 21, 2010 (AP) People who buy their own health insurance have been hit lately with premium hikes that far exceed increases in premiums for employer-sponsored coverage, according to a new survey from the Kaiser Family Foundation. The nonprofit foundation, which is separate from health insurer Kaiser Permanente, said [...]

By RICARDO ALONSO-ZALDIVAR, Associated Press Writer Ricardo Alonso-zaldivar, Associated Press Writer – Mon Jun 21, 7:15 pm ET WASHINGTON – President Barack Obama on Tuesday will announce new health insurance benefits for consumers, marking the first 90 days since he signed landmark legislation to expand coverage. The announcement will follow a private meeting between administration officials, several state insurance [...]

By Ernesto Londoño Washington Post Foreign Service Tuesday, June 22, 2010; 5:55 AM   KABUL — The top U.S. general in Afghanistan apologized Tuesday for a magazine article that portrays him and his staff as flippant and dismissive of top Obama administration officials involved in Afghanistan policy. The profile in Rolling Stone magazine, titled the [...]