Articles filed under Barack Obama
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Obama to seek $83.4 billion for Iraq, Afghan warsApr 08, 2009 11:00 pm - WASHINGTON -- President Barack Obama is seeking $83.4 billion for U.S. military operations in Iraq and Afghanistan, pressing for a war supplemental spending bill like th...
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Obama vows to repair rift with EuropeApr 02, 2009 11:00 pm - STRASBOURG, France -- Welcomed with thunderous cheers, President Barack Obama pledged on Friday to repair damaged relations with Europe, saying the world came together f...
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Obama arrives in London, first leg of Europe tripMar 30, 2009 11:00 pm - LONDON -- President Barack Obama has arrived in Europe, with a hefty economic and political agenda for his first journey across the Atlantic since taking office two mont...
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Obama turns to Web to bypass news mediaMar 25, 2009 11:00 pm - WASHINGTON -- Call it Round Two of the news conference, with a big Internet twist. President Barack Obama took questions from the White House press corps on Tuesday in a...
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House, Senate panels take up revised Obama budgetMar 24, 2009 11:00 pm - WASHINGTON -- Facing opposition even within his own party, President Barack Obama is heading to Capitol Hill to press hard for approval of a $3.6 trillion budget that Re...
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Obama apologizes for Special Olympics gaffeMar 19, 2009 11:00 pm - WASHINGTON -- President Barack Obama has apologized to the chairman of the Special Olympics for his late-night talk show quip equating his bowling skills to those of ath...
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Obama: Time of crisis can be 'great opportunity'Mar 07, 2009 10:00 pm - WASHINGTON -- Trying to buck up a dispirited nation, President Barack Obama on Saturday promised that prosperous days will return and cast these bleak times as nothing l...
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Obama said to be open-minded on health-care changeMar 04, 2009 10:00 pm - WASHINGTON -- A White House domestic policy adviser says President Barack Obama is open-minded about ways to overhaul the country's expensive health care system. Melody ...
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Lawmakers take first whack at Obama budget planMar 02, 2009 10:00 pm - WASHINGTON -- President Barack Obama is sending his Treasury secretary and budget director to Capitol Hill on Tuesday to defend his proposed tax increases, which are bei...
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Obama taps Sebelius for HHS secretaryFeb 27, 2009 10:00 pm - WASHINGTON -- Kansas Gov. Kathleen Sebelius is President Barack Obama's choice for secretary of health and human services, a White House source said Saturday. The source...