Articles filed under Barack Obama
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Obama: U.S. still not sure who used chem weaponsApr 30, 2013 10:31 am - WASHINGTON — President Barack Obama strongly suggested Tuesday he’d consider military action against Syria if it can be confirmed that President Bashar Assad’s governmen...
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FBI: Early test shows ricin in Obama letterApr 17, 2013 10:00 am - WASHINGTON — Letters sent to President Barack Obama and a Mississippi senator that tested positive for poisonous ricin are related and both are postmarked Memphis, Tenn....
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Obama apologizes to state attorney general for commentApr 05, 2013 6:40 pm - WASHINGTON — President Barack Obama has apologized to California Attorney General Kamala Harris for causing a stir when he called her “the best-looking attorney general”...
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Rice may become national security adviserMar 09, 2013 5:56 pm - UNITED NATIONS — Susan E. Rice, the U.S. ambassador to the United Nations who lost out in a bruising bid for the job of secretary of state, may have the last laugh. Rice...
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Senate confirms Hagel as defense secretaryFeb 26, 2013 3:14 pm - WASHINGTON — A deeply divided Senate voted on Tuesday to confirm Republican Chuck Hagel to be the nation’s next defense secretary, handing President Barack Obama’s pick ...
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Obama weighs stepping in on gay marriage caseFeb 21, 2013 7:47 am - WASHINGTON — Facing heightened expectations from gay rights supporters, the Obama administration is considering urging the Supreme Court to overturn California’s ban on ...
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Obama bypasses Congress with economic pitchFeb 16, 2013 5:09 pm - WASHINGTON — Weeks before President Barack Obama’s State of the Union address, White House aides were locking down a plan for the sales pitch that would follow during th...
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Obama seeks to avoid sequester with short-term fixFeb 05, 2013 8:43 am - WASHINGTON — President Barack Obama will ask Congress to come up with tens of billions of dollars in short-term spending cuts and tax revenue to put off the automatic ac...
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White House photo shows Obama skeet shootingFeb 02, 2013 7:44 pm - WASHINGTON — Two days before President Barack Obama’s first trip outside Washington to promote his gun-control proposals, the White House tried Saturday to settle a brew...
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Obama launches push for immigration overhaulJan 29, 2013 7:49 am - WASHINGTON — Seeking swift action on immigration, President Barack Obama on Tuesday will try to rally public support behind his proposals for giving millions of illegal ...