Here is The Lang Report’s weekly array of news capsules on President Barack Obama as he navigates his first year in office.

Here is some of the top stories following President Obama as he navigates his first year in office

President Obama plans to appoint Maj. Gen. J. Scott Gration, a close adviser and retired general to be his special envoy to Sudan as the administration ratchets up pressure against the government in Khartoum….

In an exclusive interview with CNN International, actor George Clooney discussed the arrest warrant for Sudanese President Omar Hassan al-Bashir and reflected on his recent visit to the Darfur/Chad border, giving his take on what needs to be done about the crisis there.

Can it be? Or is this going to be another clsoe call…near miss, or the system losing out to cronyism and the good ols boy network that seems to be deeply entrenched in politics today? We can only hope HOPE…OH, YOU DON’T KNOW?

Republican National Committee chairman Michael Steele took umbrage Saturday night when CNN’s D.L. Hughley referred to radio host Rush Limbaugh as “the de facto leader of the Republican party.” VIDEO

President Barack Obama unveiled his new healthcare budget which under normal circumstances could be considered a radical start to fix a monumental problem however, all things considered the question remains…..is it enough?

Did Governor Bobby Jindal bomb in his speech in response to President Obama’s Congressional Address or was he just channeling “Kenneth the Page” from the sit-com 30 Rock?

Medical Marijuana…..isn’t it about time that we dispense with silliness, old wives’ tales and ghost stories surrounding marijuana and at the very least allow ailing Americans to ease their suffering by giving them easy access to it? Laguna Woods Village thinks so!

Nova M host Randi Rhodes has been off the air for over a week now which has everyone wondering if Randi Rhodes has been fired and it appears that no one is talking….including Randi Rhodes!