Articles filed under Barack Obama
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DHS selection suggests priority shift to securityOct 18, 2013 8:31 am - WASHINGTON — President Barack Obama’s selection of a former top Pentagon lawyer to head the Homeland Security Department suggests the agency will be stepping back from i...
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No safe bets for Obama despite toned-down agendaOct 18, 2013 8:00 am - WASHINGTON — Regrouping after a feud with Congress stalled his agenda, President Barack Obama is laying down a three-item to-do list for Congress that seems meager when ...
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Emerging Senate proposal focus in budget battleOct 12, 2013 2:15 pm - WASHINGTON — The focus of efforts to end the government shutdown and prevent a U.S. default shifted to the Senate on Saturday, where leaders were in talks aimed at resol...
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Obama takes economy message to corporate leadersSep 18, 2013 10:01 am - WASHINGTON — President Barack Obama, facing a budget showdown with Congress, is pushing his economic agenda to some of the nation’s top corporate executives while cautio...
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Congress presses for details on Obama climate planSep 18, 2013 10:01 am - WASHINGTON — Republicans are pressing the Obama administration to fully disclose its plans to tackle climate change, including cost, as environmental officials ready one...
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White House counsel leaving for private practiceSep 18, 2013 10:01 am - WASHINGTON — President Barack Obama’s White House attorney plans to leave for private practice by the end of the year. White House counsel Kathryn Ruemmler has worked f...
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Obama allies cite PR missteps in bid for Syria hitSep 12, 2013 9:32 am - WASHINGTON — Some of President Barack Obama’s top allies say the president misread a few crucial political forces when he asked Congress to support his bid to strike Syr...
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Obama pays tribute to the fallen of Sept. 11, 2001Sep 11, 2013 10:04 am - WASHINGTON — For President Barack Obama, the prospect of more U.S. military action in the Middle East hung over his observance Wednesday of the Sept. 11 attacks that occ...
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Obama conditionally backs offer on SyriaSep 11, 2013 8:34 am - WASHINGTON — President Barack Obama conditionally endorsed a Russian offer for international inspectors to seize and destroy deadly chemical weapons in Syria as efforts ...
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Survey: House shows 6 to 1 opposition to Syria attackSep 06, 2013 5:00 pm - WASHINGTON — Suggesting an uphill fight for President Barack Obama, House members staking out positions are either opposed to or leaning against his plan for a U.S. mili...