Obama received Olympic security briefing![]() White House Press Secretary Jay Carney announced that President Obama received an Olympic Security briefing on Thursday.
Obama ad airs in Colorado; campaign cites station mistake(CNN) – A television ad from President Barack Obama's re-election campaign mistakenly aired in Colorado Springs Thursday morning, marking the first time since last Friday's deadly shooting a spot for one of the presidential candidates aired in the state. Both candidates' campaigns said on the morning of the shooting they would discontinue airing political ads in the state. A spokeswoman for Obama's campaign said Sunday the ads would remain off the air through Friday. Romney's team said the ads would not be airing "until further notice." ![]() President Obama speaks at the National Urban League convention in New Orleans Wednesday. (Photo credit: Tim Garraty, CNN) Obama takes on gun violence in Urban League speech(CNN) – Days after the Colorado movie theater massacre, President Barack Obama on Wednesday forcefully spoke out against gun violence, making perhaps some of his strongest comments yet as president on the issue. "I also believe that a lot of gun owners would agree that AK-47s belong in the hands of soldiers, not in the hands of criminals," Obama said. "That they belong on the battlefield of war, not on the streets of our cities. POTUS is back in the House![]() PRESIDENT OBAMA'S SCHEDULE: |
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