President Barack Obama gave his first formal television interview as president to an Arabic cable TV network, telling Al-Arabiya that when it comes to Middle East matters “all too often the United States starts by dictating.”
Obama taped the interview with the Dubai-based network Monday as his envoy to the Middle East, former Sen. George J. [...]

U.S. President Barack Obama has used his first weekly radio address since taking office to outline his plan to stimulate the battered U.S. economy.
Mr. Obama said he wants the $825 billion American Recovery & Reinvestment Plan signed into law in less than 1 month and that both parties in Congress are hard at work on [...]

Budding style stars Malia and Sasha Obama are proving to be fashion loyalists.
For the past two days, the girls have worn head-to-toe outfits from Crewcuts, the kids line from J.Crew that boasts “designer details” and couture touches on its mini-me separates.
The retailer’s Web site, www.jcrew.com, was down for about a half hour on Inauguration [...]