This afternoon President Barack Obama landed at Griffiss where he talked with Oneida County Executive Anthony Picente and Rome Mayor Joe Fusco before boarding Marine One to travel to Cooperstown and talk Tourism.
There's excitement in the air in the Village of Cooperstown as President Obama is set to visit the National Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum this afternoon.
Thursday, May 22nd, 2014
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President Obama will be in central New York today to stress how tourism can lead to good-paying jobs, and he'll be delivering his speech inside the Baseball Hall Of Fame in Cooperstown.
Monday, May 19th, 2014
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***Today’s Topics***
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- Big change for Remington Arms...
It was a sparring match between O'Reilly from FOX News and President Obama before the Super Bowl on Sunday and every hot topic was touched on.
O'Reilly at times interrupted the President and seemed argumentative; but, all of the important questions were asked: The Affordable Health Care website, Benghazi and the IRS scandal - all topics that O'Reilly pressed for direct answers...
During an interview this weekend with the Associated Press, President Obama said if he owned the Washington Redskins of the National Football League, he "would consider changing the name."
The Oneida Indian Nation, led by CEO Ray Halbritter, has been campaigning to have the Washington Redskins change their name because the word 'Redskins' is offensive to Native Americans...
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Barack Obama visits upstate New York today to begin a two-day bus tour to promote proposals for making college more affordable.