Barack Obama News

Ties-Necktie, a retailer for men's fashion accessories as well as men's fashion blog, just published a piececomparing the fashion and style of Barack Obama/Joe Biden and Mitt Romney/Paul Ryan. After taking a closer look at their suits, ties, shirts, accessories, as well as overall clothing fit, the democratic team is declared the more fashionable winner.

Talk Show Listings For Tuesday, September 18

Cleveland Play House opens its 98th consecutive season with its new production of the smash Broadway hit Lombardi. Bob Ari, seen last season as Mark Rothko in Red, returns to CPH to play the legendary coach who defined inspiration.

President Barack Obama will visit the LATE SHOW with DAVID LETTERMAN, Tuesday, Sept. 18 (11:35 PM-12:37 AM, ET/PT) on the CBS Television Network.

Sen. Rob Portman (R-OH) discussed Gov. Mitt Romney and President Barack Obama's statements regarding the attacks in Libya and Egypt with co-hosts Charlie Rose and Norah O'Donnell live today, Sept. 13, 2012, on CBS THIS MORNING on the CBS Television Network (7:00 AM - 9:00 AM). View the interview below!

Telemundo's Jose Diaz Balart met with President Barack Obama yesterday. The following is a transcript of their conversation.

North Carolina Symphony Music Director Grant Llewellyn launches the orchestra's 2012/13 classical season with a thrilling concert program featuring a display of piano virtuosity from renowned guest soloist Gabriela Montero.

Kids might not be old enough to vote yet, but they're watching, listening and have strong opinions about the campaign issues that matter most to them. Those opinions are heard in the Nick News with Linda Ellerbee special, KIDS PICK THE PRESIDENT: THE ISSUES, premiering Monday, Sept. 17, at 8 p.m. (ET/PT) on Nickelodeon.

In its ongoing efforts to combat bullying, the hit Broadway musical WICKED will host a special event on Thursday, October 11, featuring two leaders in the worldwide campaign to bring an end to bullying: Ben Cohen, MBE, founder of The Ben Cohen StandUp Foundation, and Dan Savage, co-founder of The It Gets Better Project. Mr. Cohen and Mr. Savage will be joined by members of the WICKED company for a post-performance talk-back to discuss what can be done to help stop the prevalence of bullying.

Tune in to PBS on Thursday, September 27, 2012, at 8 p.m.* for Live From Lincoln Center's telecast of the New York Philharmonic's Opening Gala conducted by Music Director Alan Gilbert. The program will feature world famous violinist Itzhak Perlman performing personal favorites including Williams' Theme from Schindler's List and Massenet's "Meditation from Tha?s, as well as works by Sarasate, Tchaikovsky and Rimsky-Korsakov. The broadcast, which features extended artist profiles, will also include Respighi's celebrated Fountains of Rome and Pines of Rome.

Cynthia Griggs Fleming's Yes We Did? From King's Dream to Obama's Promise, now available in paperback, explores the evolution of black leadership that ultimately led to the election of the country's first African American president, tracing the civil rights movement from its beginnings to the present day.

Delta Rae have announced that they've been selected to perform at the Democratic National Convention in Charlotte, North Carolina tonight, September 6th. Calling it a 'tribute to the dynamic convention host state,' the Democratic National Convention Committee (DNCC) announced that the band will join the lineup of fellow North Carolina artist, James Taylor for festivities that will precede President Obama's nomination acceptance speech at the Bank of America Stadium.

Siblings and Broadway actors Celia Keenan-Bolger and Andrew Keenan-Bolger ask you to join the fight and help get Barack Obama get re-elected in November. Help us spread the word by sharing with your friends and co-workers.

Original Celtic Thunder vocalist Paul Byrom decided in Fall of 2010 to leave the group, in order to re-locate to the States and launch his worldwide solo career with a new solo recording. The resulting album, THIS IS THE MOMENT has been released and is available online and at all shows. Byrom's concert tour will take him to the New York area on Sept 21, 2012. He will be at B.B. Kings Blues Club and Grill.

It's Saturday, and that means it's time for BroadwayWorld's 'Saturday Intermission Pics' round-up! Today's photos feature the casts of EVITA and the JERSEY BOYS national tour taking a leaf out of Clint Eastwood's book re: President Obama, BOOK OF MORMON celebrating 600 performances in style, the NEWSIES ushering in the college football season, Maddy Trumble's first #SIP as Mary Poppins, and more!

Today, President Barack Obama announced his intent to appoint the following individuals to key Administration posts.

The Chicago Neo-Futurists get presidential in 44 Plays for 44 Presidents. The show opens Saturday, October 6 at 7:30 p.m. at The Neo-Futurarium, 5153 N. Ashland.

Academy Award-winning actor Clint Eastwood took to the podium last night at the Republican National Convention in Tampa, FL to throw his support behind recently nominated candidate Mitt Romney. During the speech, Eastwood, who served briefly as the mayor of Carmel-by-the-Sea, CA, had an awkward 'conversation' with an invisible President Barack Obama in an empty chair.

The RRazz Room, San Francisco's premier nightclub, presents the return of three time MAC award winning singer and pianist, Mark Nadler, in his critically acclaimed one-man show "Crazy 1961: The Songs and Events of 1961." The show celebrates the extraordinary year that saw the first man orbiting the earth in outer space (not to mention the first monkey!), the first performance of The Beatles, the inauguration of President Kennedy, Barbra Streisand's first TV appearance and Judy Garland's big comeback concert at Carnegie Hall.

PEN American Center has just announced the winners and runners-up of the 2012 PEN Awards, the most comprehensive literary awards program in the country. This year marks PEN's 90th anniversary. For more than 50 of those years PEN's Literary Awards program has honored many of the most outstanding voices in literature.