Irish captain Robbie Keane made a special trip to the White House on Tuesday where he rubbed shoulders with U.S. president Barack Obama.

Barack Obama#39;s appearance on quot;The Viewquot; on Tuesday topped a week spent cozying up to the world of entertainment, including a dinner hosted by George Clooney that raised $15 million and a $5,000-a-plate extravaganza with Ricky Martin.

Conventional wisdom has it that President Barack Obama#39;s campaign four years ago was a political masterpiece. Yes, the Republican brand was in the toilet; the economy had cratered; his real opponent, George Bush, was a political pariah; and the country despaired for a new direction. Still, we recall the Obama campaign as a crushing force, brilliantly harnessed, riding the tide of history.

On Saturday, President Barack Obama praised the bravery of America#39;s top cops -- including Detroit police officers who were involved in a shooting in January 2011 when a lone gunman walked into a police station and opened fire.

WASHINGTON, May 17 (UPI) -- President Barack Obama told congressional leaders he would not allow a replay of last summer#39;s debt-ceiling fight that nearly put the United States in default.