Articles filed under Barack Obama
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South Korea ferry disaster may cloud Obama visitApr 24, 2014 9:01 am - TOKYO - When President Barack Obama arrives in South Korea on Friday, he will be thrust anew into the role of consoler in chief in a time of crisis, a responsibility he ...
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Obama commutes sentence made longer by typoApr 15, 2014 1:01 am - WASHINGTON - President Barack Obama is commuting the sentence of an inmate who got a longer prison sentence because of a typo. Ceasar Cantu of Katy, Texas, is serving 15...
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Russia tests Obama's ability to stop its advancesApr 15, 2014 1:01 am - WASHINGTON - With the White House asserting that Russia is stoking instability in eastern Ukraine, President Barack Obama is once again faced with the complicated realit...
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Judge dismisses lawsuit over drone strikesApr 04, 2014 1:01 am - WASHINGTON - A federal judge on Friday dismissed a lawsuit against Obama administration officials for the 2011 drone-strike killings of three U.S. citizens in Yemen, inc...
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Obama hams it up for health care on Funny or DieMar 11, 2014 1:01 am - WASHINGTON - President Barack Obama is hamming it up online to promote his health care plan. Obama joked Tuesday with comedian Zach Galifianakis, including poking fun a...
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State of Union: A speech its writers love to hateJan 24, 2014 1:09 pm - WASHINGTON — When President Barack Obama stands before Congress and the nation Tuesday night, there will be little hint of the cram-it-in, squeeze-it-out, please-put-it-...
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For Obama, Congress, a last grasp at immigrationJan 07, 2014 7:43 am - WASHINGTON — His agenda tattered by last year’s confrontations and missteps, President Barack Obama begins 2014 clinging to the hope of winning a lasting legislative ach...
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Hawaii overshadowed by Chicago for Obama libraryDec 28, 2013 2:22 pm - HONOLULU — Not far from these wind-swept shores, Barack Obama was born and raised, soaking in an island sensibility that his family says he’s carried with him throughout...
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Obama puts a rosy spin on rough presidential yearDec 20, 2013 8:40 pm - WASHINGTON — Putting a rosy spin on a difficult year, President Barack Obama acknowledged frustrating “ups and downs” on Friday but exulted that the improving economy is...
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Obama visits activists fasting for immigrationNov 29, 2013 12:37 pm - WASHINGTON — President Barack Obama has visited the activists who are fasting to protest House inaction on immigration legislation. On the day after Thanksgiving Obama ...