The military says the suspected gunman who allegedly carried out the mass shooting at Fort Hood, Texas, will face 13 charges of premeditated murder.

The declaration means hospitals could change patient rules to allow them faster
access to treatment, with government approval.

Article in the New York Times traces Michelle Obama’s history to South Carolina

President Barack Obama is on his way to Denmark to help his adopted hometown of Chicago try to land the 2016 Summer Olympic Games.

The President spoke to students at noon, but most Upstate students didn’t see it live.

All Spartanburg County Districts planned to record the speech and work it into lesson plans at their option.

The White House has posted the remarks President Obama will give to school children on Tuesday.

White House rewriting speech after conservative complaints

Representative Bob Inglis will talk about health care options in Travelers Rest Tuesday after a Monday meeting in Piedmont.

President Obama, Harvard Professor Henry Louis Gates, Jr. and Cambridge police Sgt. James Crowley plan to sit down for a beer Thursday. I say they need to save a seat at the picnic table for Norm (“Cheers”) Peterson.

The president will tour the Cleveland Clinic with Ohio Gov. Ted
Strickland.

Members of President Barack Obama’s team say they
are open to a cooperative program using taxpayer money but not
government control.

Don’t for a moment think that South Carolina’s budget problems will be solved with $350 million in federal stimulus money that has been the subject of a months long dispute.

President Barack Obama wants to see 5,000 failing schools close and reopen with new principals and teachers over the next five years.

The Associated Press has learned that the Obama administration plans to provide $5 billion to troubled auto suppliers who are linked to Detroit’s automakers.