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  You lie? No. Barack Obama doesn't lie. He's too subtle for that. He ... well, you judge. Herewith three examples within a single speech — the now-famous Obama-Wilson "you lie" address to Congress on health care — of Obama's relationship with truth. (1) "I will not sign [a plan]," he solemnly pledged, "if it adds one dime to the deficit, now or in the future. Period." -SNIP- Every Congress is sovereign. Nothing enacted today will force a future Congress or a future president to make any cuts in any spending, mandatory or not. Just look at the supposedly automatic...

You can stiff the president on a policy issue and defy him on a political one, but who can turn down an invitation to the White House? Using one of the world’s most famous private residences as bait, President Barack Obama and first lady Michelle Obama are unleashing a bipartisan charm offensive and exploiting every square inch of their new home to make friends and influence rivals. The social calendar suggests a return to the days of Camelot. Since moving into their new digs, the first couple has hosted a half-dozen gatherings — from bipartisan cocktail receptions to a public...

AUSTIN - Democratic presidential candidate Barack Obama strayed onto Republican turf in Texas, agreeing Thursday with a core GOP principle: Be conservative when it comes to federal spending. "I am a progressive, but I always tell people that if you're a progressive you should be fiscally even more conservative than the so-called conservatives," he said. "The reason is, there are a lot of needs where we need to spend money, so we can't afford to waste money on stuff that we don't need." Obama was answering a question from a self-proclaimed fiscal conservative during a town hall meeting about the...