Articles filed under Barack Obama
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Obama clashes with African host over gay rightsJun 27, 2013 9:07 am - DAKAR, Senegal — President Barack Obama on Thursday praised the Supreme Court’s ruling on same-sex marriage as a “victory for American democracy” but clashed with his Af...
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Ruling showcases Obama evolution on gay marriageJun 27, 2013 9:07 am - WASHINGTON — For Barack Obama, the Supreme Court’s decisions on gay rights punctuate an evolution as president on the subject of same-sex marriage — a personal journey t...
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Obama: No wheeling or dealing to extradite SnowdenJun 27, 2013 9:07 am - DAKAR, Senegal — The United States won’t be scrambling military jets or engaging in high-level diplomatic bartering to get National Security Agency leaker Edward Snowden...
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Obama nominating Comey as FBI directorJun 21, 2013 8:41 am - WASHINGTON — President Barack Obama has chosen a former George W. Bush administration official best known for a dramatic hospital bedside standoff against a warrantless ...
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Obama to meet with privacy, civil liberties boardJun 21, 2013 8:41 am - WASHINGTON — President Barack Obama is holding his first meeting with a privacy and civil liberties board Friday as he seeks to make good on his pledge to have a public ...
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Obama commits to tough push on global warmingJun 20, 2013 9:08 am - WASHINGTON — President Barack Obama is planning a major push using executive powers to tackle the pollution blamed for global warming in an effort to make good on promis...
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Obama renews calls for nuclear reductionsJun 19, 2013 10:33 am - BERLIN — Appealing for a new citizen activism in the free world, President Barack Obama renewed his call Wednesday to reduce U.S. and Russian nuclear stockpiles and to c...
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Obama renews calls for nuclear reductionsJun 19, 2013 9:12 am - BERLIN — Appealing for a new citizen activism in the free world, President Barack Obama renewed his call Wednesday to reduce U.S. and Russian nuclear stockpiles and to c...
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Wait, there’s more: A domestic spying Q&AJun 07, 2013 3:31 pm - WASHINGTON — Wait, there’s more? Yes, this was the week that America’s intelligence secrets spilled out: Classified court orders. Top secret Power Point slides. Somethin...
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State Dep’t sought to change Libya talking pointsMay 10, 2013 7:00 pm - WASHINGTON — Political considerations influenced the talking points that U.N. Ambassador Susan Rice used five days after the deadly Sept. 11 assault in Benghazi, Libya, ...