Byron York - Empty promises on health care will haunt Obama
Barack Obama is only halfway through his term, but it's not too early to ask: What is the biggest whopper he has told as president? So far, the hands-down winner is:
"No matter how we reform health care, we will keep this promise to the American people. If you like your doctor, you will be able to keep your doctor, period. If you like your health care plan, you'll be able to keep your health care plan, period. No one will take it away, no matter what."
Obama made that particular pledge in a speech to the American Medical Association in June 2009, but he said the same thing, with slight variations, dozens of times during the health care debate. And now, exactly eight months after he signed the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act into law, we're seeing just how empty the president's promise was.
Susan Ferrechio - Time running out for Obama to repeal ban on gays in military
Time is running out on Congress' lame duck session and on lawmakers' opportunity to repeal "don't ask, don't tell," the policy that bans gays from serving openly in the military.
And those who want to end the ban are directing their frustration at the Obama administration, which they said prolonged the ban by sending mixed signals about the president's intentions and by failing to push harder for Senate approval.
Julie Mason - Obama's response muddled on airport security complaints
The White House on Monday was struggling to explain contradictory statements about the airport security procedures that are generating increasing commotion as the nation heads into the heavily traveled Thanksgiving holiday.
Getting caught in a message whipsaw is nothing new for the Obama administration.
Disarray among Afghan forces makes 2014 withdrawal date unlikely
The NATO plan to withdraw from Afghanistan by 2014 will force U.S. and allied troops into overdrive as commanders struggle to prepare Afghan security forces for the task of protecting the country's elected government while reducing corruption and breaking the will of the Taliban insurgency.
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