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Commerce nominee Penny Pritzker, a businesswoman, philanthropist and Hyatt hotel heiress, is Obama's final pick to fill vacancies among Cabinet secretaries in his second term. The Commerce post has been vacant since last summer.

For former Bull Randy Brown, this was no ordinary pick-up game. The guest of honor on the court that day was the President of the United States.

This mid-century Bible from the Robinson side of the family makes its way to the president's private swearing-in ceremony. 

For the President of the United States, making decisions isn’t just part of the job — it is the job. 

With less than 100 days before the general election, August temperatures aren’t the only things on the rise. Political campaigns have grown more contentious—and expensive. President Obama shattered fundraising records when he raised more than $750 million for his 2008 campaign.

If nothing else, David Maraniss is thorough. But he and his new biography, Barack Obama: The Story, are so much more.

The Obama administration and five states have agreed to speed up approval of offshore wind farms in the Great Lakes.There are no wind turbines in the lakes at present.