Visiting one of his favorite Chicago restaurants in November, Barack Obama was asked by an excited waitress if he wanted the restaurant’s special margarita made with the finest ingredients, straight up and shaken at the table.
“You know that’s the way I roll,” Obama replied jokingly.
Rick Bayless, the chef of that restaurant, Topolobampo, says Obama’s comfortable [...]

President Barack Obama put his stamp on U.S. national security and foreign policy on Thursday, moving quickly to repudiate programs of his predecessor.
The man he tapped to oversee the intelligence community promised Congress he would not allow torture or wiretapping without a warrant.
On his second full day in office, Obama planned to sign an order [...]