'Golfer-in-chief' Obama nears 100th round of his presidency - Fresno Bee
28 May 2012, 7:04 am
WASHINGTON -- Theodore Roosevelt warned future presidents of the grave risks: "Fatal," he said. Harry Truman shunned it - "a political noose," in the words of one writer. John Kennedy strived to keep it as secret, or almost as secret ...

The imperial ex-presidency - The Boston Globe
27 May 2012, 11:04 pm
If Jimmy Carter, Bill Clinton, or either of the presidents Bush were running for office today, they’d be inveighing against the government’s wasteful spending on former presidents. But now they are the former presidents, and they can help ...

Authors: When presidents turn to ex-presidents for advice - CBS News
27 May 2012, 10:57 pm
(CBS News) Two books on the presidency depict different aspects of the challenging job of making the right decisions of the time and the impact those decisions will have on a president's legacy. On "Face the Nation," Time Magazine editors Nancy ...

presidents and Inequality - New York Times
27 May 2012, 10:57 pm
As President Obama’s endorsement of gay marriage is met with cynicism in some quarters, “King’s Forgotten Manifesto,” by David W. Blight and Allison Scharfstein (Op-Ed, May 17), highlights the Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.’s ...

Swafford: presidents committed to ACC - Roanoke Times
26 May 2012, 10:58 pm
GREENSBORO, N.C. - ACC commissioner John Swofford said this weekend that he's hearing nothing but total commitment from presidents and athletic directors at the league's schools, even from reported malcontents Florida State, Clemson and Miami. Even with ...

Norman out as presidents Cup chief? - FOXSports.com
26 May 2012, 3:34 pm
Sources close to the presidents Cup have told Golfweek that Couples will return to lead the US team in the biennial matches and Nick Price of Zimbabwe will captain the International team in 2013 at Muirfield Village Golf Club in Dublin, Ohio. The ...

Photo Gallery: Thirteen presidents Mark Memorial Day - Whitehouse.gov (press release)
24 May 2012, 6:57 pm
Memorial Day was originally called Decoration Day -- a time set aside to honor fallen soldiers of the Civil War by decorating their graves with flowers. The first Decoration Day was observed on May 30, 1868, three years after the end of the ...

Even presidents Struggle To Keep Their Dignity - NPR News
23 May 2012, 5:22 am
An artist painted South African President Jacob Zuma exposed. The president is seeking a court order to have the painting removed from a gallery. At the University of Texas, a commencement poster included a typo. It was missing the letter "L.

Canadian university presidents strike 75 deals with Brazil for research, study - Toronto Star
22 May 2012, 3:03 pm
Louise Brown Education Reporter It was an end-of-school blow-out to Brazil for folks from 30 Canadian universities who chatted up locals, bragged about their schools and pulled an all-nighter when they got stranded in a local airport. The Canadians were ...

Marinatto resignation latest proof presidents have too much say - CNN Sports Illustrated
6 May 2012, 6:57 pm
While fans can use various on-field accomplishments to measure their favorite conferences, there's really only one metric for a commissioner's success rate: whether or not he wins the trust of his conference presidents. Big East commissioner ...