In an address to a coalition of faith leaders today, President Barack Obama reitereated his stance on the need for health-care reform, while seeking to dispel “ludicrous ideas” on the issue that have come from those who oppose his legislation.
Appearing on 40 Minutes for Health Reform, a live BlogTalkRadio special sponsored by more than 30 [...]

John Adams may have achieved immortality as America’s first vice president and second president, but according to Cokie Roberts, the Founding Father wasn’t the most sensitive of fathers - to say nothing of hubbies.
Interviewed on Sins of Omission, Cokie, whose latest book is titled Ladies of Liberty: The Women Who Shaped Our Nation, discusses what [...]

BlogTalkRadio celebrates its third anniversary this month. And what better, more fitting way to mark the occasion than with an interview with President Barack Obama?
As TechCrunch and CNN reported yesterday, the president will appear on BlogTalkRadio this Wednesday, Aug. 19, at 5 p.m. ET. He will be discussing health-care reform as part of the “40 [...]

George Soros may be the 29th richest person on the planet - with an estimated worth of $11 billion - but things weren’t always so rosy for the illustrious investor.
Interviewed on Harlem Talk Radio, the Hungarian native, whose family was forced underground to evade the Nazis during World War II - and who later worked [...]

NBC News political researcher Domenico Montanaro may want to start doing some, ah, political research.
Last week on MSNBC.com, Domenico cited a report about former Apprentice contestant Tara Dowdell having run for political office.
But as Tara tells BlogTalkRadio, nothing could be farther from the truth. Not only that, the erroneous report has since gone viral, causing [...]

Al Franken may have finally assumed power in our nation’s capital, but don’t expect fellow Minnesotan Jesse Ventura to stand and applaud.
Interviewed on The Weekly Filibuster, the one-time pro wrestler - who, as an independent candidate on the Reform Party ticket, ran for governor of Minnesota in 1998, won and served until 2003 - had [...]

Unabashed John F. Kennedy fan though she is, Helen Thomas is less than thrilled with the current incarnation of Camelot.
Interviewed on the Judy Joy Jones Show, the Godmother of White House correspondents - who has covered every Oval Office occupant since JFK - doesn’t hesitate to opine on America’s commanders-in-chief.
When host Judy Joy Jones [...]

Call him The Deficinator.
Los Angeles Mayor Antonio R. Villaraigosa may be out to succeed Arnold Schwarzenegger - but not before bailing out the City of Angels.
Interviewed Monday on BlogTalkRadio’s USMayorTime, live from from the 77th Annual Meeting of the United States Conference of Mayors, in Providence, R.I.,  Villaraigosa shared his thoughts on mounting a [...]

Jesse Jackson is anxious that the $787 billion federal stimulus package be used to help our nation regain its economic strength – rather than make us beholden to overseas labor.
Interviewed at the America’s Future Now conference in Washington, D.C., Rev. Jackson warns against escalating trade imbalances.
“We have to reinvest in America’s infrastructure and manufacturing [...]

Today is Military Spouse Appreciation Day, an annual even honoring the many contributions made by the spouses of U.S. military personnel to keep our nation’s armed forces strong.
In recognition of the occasion, First Lady Michelle Obama sat down with The Pentagon Channel yesterday at the White House for an exclusive interview simulcast on Pentagon Web [...]