Articles filed under Political Figures
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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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Sen. Dick Durbin visits London Middle SchoolMay 31, 2013 1:36 pm - Students at Jack London Middle School in Wheeling got the opportunity last week to share their ideas about immigration with a man who can make a difference: U.S. Sen. Di...
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Images: Tammy Duckworth at work in WashingtonMay 31, 2013 5:30 am - ...
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McCain makes surprise trip to Syria to visit rebelsMay 27, 2013 2:57 pm - WASHINGTON — Sen. John McCain, a proponent of arming Syrian rebels, quietly slipped into Syria for a meeting with anti-government fighters Monday. Spokeswoman Rachael De...
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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, ...
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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...