President Obama acknowledged online healthcare glitches on Monday.

"Nobody is madder than me about the fact that the website is not working as well as it should, which means it's gonna get fixed," Obama said.

Americans have been having trouble logging into the website, Healthcare.gov, since October 1.

The President emphasized that healthcare reform is "more than a website' and claims that people are working 24/7 to address the issues.

"I just want to remind everybody, we did not wage a long and continuous battle just around a website," he said. "The product is good. The health insurance that is being provided is good. It's high quality, and it's affordable."

The White House says that over 19 million people have visited the healthcare website and at least 500,000 people have applied for health insurance.

President Obama celebrated Father's Day with a salute to fathers in his weekly address.

"I want to take a moment to talk about the most important job many of us will ever have, and that's being a dad," he said.

Obama spoke candidly about his relationship with his own father, Barack Obama Sr., who divorced his mother when he was three years old.

"I still wish I had a dad who not only around, but involved -- another role model to teach me what mom my did her best to instill," he said. "Values like hard work and integrity, responsibility, delayed gratification -- all the things that give a child the foundation to envision a bright future for themselves. That's why I try everyday to be for Michelle and my girls what my father was not for mother for me."

Watch the full address (below) :

President Obama delivered a moving commencement speech to Morehouse College graduates on Sunday.

Obama encouraged the 'Morehouse Men' to to use their knowledge to help others in the African American  community.

"So yes, go get that law degree. But if you do, ask yourself if the only option is to defend the rich & powerful, or if you can also find time to defend the powerless," he said. "Sure, go get your MBA, or start that business, we need Black businesses out there. But ask yourself what broader purpose your business might serve, in putting people to work, or transforming a neighborhood."

Over 500 students received their undergraduate degrees from the historically black college.

Watch Obama's speech (below) :

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Pop star Beyonce wowed audiences with her rendition of 'The Star Spangled Banner' at Obama's Inauguration on Monday.

However, views of the star's performance are now changing after speculation that the star may have lip-synced.

Kristin DuBois, a spokeswoman for the Marine Corps Band, told reporters that Beyonce did not sing live at the Inauguration.

"All music is pre-recorded for the ceremony because there are so many eventualities and conditions that day, said DuBois. "We performed live, the band. But, we received last-minute word that Beyonce was going to use the pre-recorded vocal track. Those were the instructions we were given. We don't know what the reason why."

Beyonce has not commented on her performance.

First Lady Michelle Obama celebrated her 49th birthday by joining Twitter on Thursday.

Her twitter account @FLOTUS attracted over 30k followers on its' opening day. 

Her first tweet read, 

"The @FLOTUS office is now on @twitter & will posts updates & pics. When it's her, she'll sign -mo . PS- RT to wish Mrs. Obama a #HappyBirthday. "

To follow the First Lady on Twitter, click here.

Watch a video on Michelle (below):

Colin Powell spoke against the GOP on Monday.

The former Secretary of State expressed his disappointment with the Republican's intolerance for minorities.

"When I see a former governor say, that the President is 'shuckin and jivin,' that's racial era slave term. When I see another former governor after the President's first debate where he didn't do very well, says that the President was lazy. He didn't say he was slow. He was tired. He didn't do well. He said he was lazy. Now it may not mean anything to most Americans, but to those of us who are African Americans, the second word is shiftless and there's a third word that goes along with that. The birther, the whole birther movement. Why do senior Republican leaders tolerate this kind of dicussion within the party?"

Watch Powell's full statement (below):

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President Barack Obama refused debt ceiling negotiations with Republicans on Monday.

"If the goal is to make sure that we are being responsible about our debt and our deficit - if that's the conversation we're having. I'm happy to have that conversation," Obama said during a news conference. "What I will not do is have that negotiation with a gun at the head of the American people."

Republican leaders are asking for spending cuts to accommodate the increasing debt ceiling.

House of Representative Speaker John Boehner said, "The American people do not support raising the debt ceiling without reducing government spending at the same time."

If Congress does not raise the debt ceiling in time, the United States economy will go into default from inability to pay for government obligations.

Watch Obama's news conference (below):

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President Obama enacted a new immigration policy on Friday that will halt the deportation of young immigrants.

The policy applies to people who are 30 or younger, who moved to the country before they turned 16, and lived in the U.S. for at least 5 years.

Eligible immigrants will be given the ability to apply for ,"deferred action" which will allow them to avoid deportation for 2 years.

They can also apply for work permits.

Maria Praeli, a 19 year old, said,"I can finally drive and not have to worry about the police. I can finally have a work permit and not just to make money but to pursue a career."

Watch the President's Speech on Immigration(below):



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President Barack Obama honored 13 U.S legends with the Medal of Freedom on Tuesday.

"What sets these men and women apart is the incredible impact they have had on so many people," he said. "Not in short, blinding bursts, but steadily over the course of a lifetime."

Recipients included Singer Bob Dylan, Writer Toni Morrison, and Former Secretary of State Madeline Albright.

Watch the ceremony (below):



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Mitt Romney won the GOP nomination on Tuesday after winning the Texas primary.

Romney is the first Mormon nominee to represent a major party.

He called his win, " An honor and a privilege and a great responsibility."

The GOP nominee won the 1,144 delegates needed to win the nomination by garnering over 97 delegates in Texas.

He went on to say, "And I know the road to 1,144 was long and hard, but I also know that the road to 11-06 — Nov. 6th — is also going to be hard and it's going to be worth it because we're going to take back  the White House and get America right again."

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President Barack Obama visited 'The View' on Tuesday.

During his appearance, he was given a quiz on pop culture featuring questions about reality stars and sex books.

See how he did (below):

Thursday night, President Obama teamed up with Hollywood A-lister George Clooney to bring in some major bucks for his 2012 campaign.

Jeffrey Katzenburg, the man responsible for organizing the fundraising dinner, said the event was able to raise $15 million.

"Once again the entertainment industry has stepped forward in a very big way," he said.

The dinner took place a day after the president made a historic stance on gay marriage.

The president did not speak about gay marriage directly, but he did speak on the need for equality in America.

"Are we a country that includes everybody and gives everybody a shot and treats everybody fairly and is that going to make us stronger? Are we welcoming to immigrants? Are we welcoming to people who are not like us? Does that make us stronger? So that's what at stake."

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President Barack Obama told ABC News that he supports gay marriage on Wednesday.

"I've just concluded that for me personally it is important for me to go ahead and affirm that I think same sex couples should be able to get married," he said.

His announcement comes after North Carolina voters decided to pass a constitutional ban on gay marriage.

The full interview will air on "Good Morning America" on Thursday.

Al Qaeda released a video on Sunday featuring a  70 year old American hostage.

The hostage, Warren Weinstein, was kidnapped by the terrorist group in August a few days before he was scheduled to return to the United States.

The video shows Weinstein pleading with President Obama to follow through with Al Qaeda's demands.

"If you accept the demand, I live. If you don't accept the demands, then I die," he said.

Letters from the raid that killed Bin Laden revealed that the Al-Qaeda leader wanted to kill US President Barack Obama.

Despite his frustrations with the condition of Al-Qaeda, Laden still was determined to attack the United States.

Letters reveal that he wanted to kill General David Petraeus, leader of Afghanistan military efforts, and President Barack Obama.

Laden believed that the assasination of Obama would lead to chaos by putting an 'utterly unprepared' Vice President [Joe Biden] into office.

Barack Obama traveled to Bagram, Afghanistan on Tuesday to commemorate the anniversary of Bin Laden's death.

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US President Barack Obama describes the raid that ended Bin Laden's reign over Al Qaeda the 'single most important day' of his presidency.

"The reason I was willing to make that decision of sending in our SEALs to try to capture or kill Bin Laden rather than take some other options was ultimately because I had 100 percent faith in the Navy SEALs themselves," Obama said.

Republicans have been critical of Obama, claiming that he is using the raids' anniversary to help with reelection.

Obama refused to release photos of the deceased Al Qaeda leader after his death.

"You have a picture of a dead body and you know, there's I think regardless of who it is, you always have to be somber about death. But understanding the satisfaction for the American people, what it would mean for 9/11 families, what it would mean for children of folks who died in the Twin Towers, who never got to know their parents, I think there was a deep-satisfaction for the country of that moment," he said.

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