Obama to host Ramadan meal

August 14, 2010 - "Obama to host Ramadan meal" By Elise Viebeck. President Obama will host an iftar — the special evening meal observed during Ramadan — on Friday night in the White House dining room. Click here

First Family heads to Gulf Coast for 27-hour vacation

August 14, 2010 - "First Family heads to Gulf Coast for 27-hour vacation" By Holly Bailey. President Obama is taking his family to Florida's Gulf Coast this weekend in what the White House is billing as a show of support for the region's struggling businesses after the BP oil spill. Click here

Students Silenced for Singing Anthem at Lincoln Memorial

August 14, 2010 - "Students Silenced for Singing Anthem at Lincoln Memorial" By P.J. Orvetti. In 1939, the Daughters of the American Revolution refused to let Marian Anderson perform before an integrated audience at Constitution Hall. The Board of Education of the then-segregated District also refused to let her perform in the auditorium of a white public high school. So Anderson turned to a symbol of freedom: the Lincoln Memorial. Click here