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Energy companies have long sought the opening of the Atlantic Coast for offshore oil and gas drilling, and the Obama administration gave them approval today. The proposed 2017-2022 offshore plan is the second time Obama has recommended this move.
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With 2.2 million Americans behind bars — the world's highest prison population per capita — 17 universities nationwide have committed to debunking mass incarceration through a series of traveling exhibits and public dialogues.
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As Micah Zenko noted in an article in 2012, November 3 that year marked the tenth anniversary of the first drone attack by the U.S. No one took notice. The same will apply to the 500th confirmed U.S. drone attack today outside of combat zones.
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Hundreds of federally-contracted government workers staged a day-long protest strike Thursday in an effort to persuade President Barack Obama to issue executive orders that would increase pay and benefits for workers on government contract.
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President Barack Obama struck a populist chord on Monday in his plea to the Federal Communications Commission to enact a strict set of rules designed to prevent corporations from prioritizing websites on the Internet.
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A group of Nobel Peace Prize winners are pushing for President Barack Obama to release a 500-page document detailing the Central Intelligence Agency’s torture of terrorist suspects after the September 11, 2001 attacks
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At a town hall-type meeting Thursday in Southern California, Pres. Barack Obama said his administration “expects” the FCC to maintain net neutrality, and to prevent Internet service providers from offering multiple tiers of service.
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Obama is to be presented with options that will allow him to finally close Guantanamo according to senior Obama administration officials. The options include using his executive power to override a Congressional ban on sending detainees to the US.
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U.S Department of Labor's Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) reported total nonfarm payroll employment increased by 248,000 in September, with the unemployment rate declining to 5.9 percent, the first time in six years the rate dropped below 6 percent mark.
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President Barack Obama was captured on Instagram saluting a U.S. Marine...while holding a cup of coffee in the same hand. The photo has now wound up on the front page of CNN and is burning up the blogosphere.
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The Pentagon on Thursday vehemently denied Kurdish reports that US forces had begun bombing Islamist militants in Iraq, as President Barack Obama said he was considering renewed military action in the war-torn nation.
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President Barack Obama has acknowledged that the United States tortured detainees during the ongoing 13-year war against terrorism.
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Kim Jong-un is shown in this parody of world leaders dancing and goofing off during a digital altered video. While North America and Russia say nothing of their leaders being mocked, North Korea wants the video removed.
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Journalist receives unexpected reply from The White House concerning VA Scandal. Says she never expected a reply to come but went out on a limb anyway, this was a topic that breached the heart of our nation. The worst that could happen was no reply."
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The latest Quinnipiac poll may be the most troubling for Democrats hoping to hang onto the Senate after midterm elections. In it, Pres. Barack Obama is considered the “worst president” since World War II.
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The United States is the only nation in the industrialized world without paid maternity leave, and President Barack Obama wants to change that.
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President Barack Obama announced on Friday that he had accepted Eric Shinseki's resignation as Secretary of Veterans Affairs. This move came after a scathing internal audit that indicated a "systemic" problem has been in the making.
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Tuesday's announcement that the United States was targeting both sides in South Sudan's ongoing conflict with sanctions has raised the question of whether the Obama administration will continue to support child soldiers in the war-torn African nation.
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On Thursday, American/Israeli relations hit the skids after the administration's grandiose mini-summit designed to jump-start Middle East peace talks went south.
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While U.S. relations with Cuba have improved slowly over the last decades, President Obama seems to be unwilling to push progress any further in the face of resistance from a well-established and organized anti-Cuba lobby.
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In a report released today the United States State department has found that the Keystone XL pipeline would not significantly contribute to greenhouse gas emissions.However,the project has yet to be fully approved by President Barack Obama.
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Obamacare will be a disaster for the American economy after citizens are forced to enroll this year, and businesses are required to provide coverage next year, according to a financial planner with 28 years of experience.
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President Barack Obama on Monday authorized a 1 percent pay raise for government workers effective Jan 1, ending a three-year pay freeze for most civilian Federal employees.
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President Barack Obama, the first black American president, has paid tribute to the late President Nelson Mandela, South Africa's first black president.
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President Barack Obama's job approval rating has nosedived according to a CBS News poll out Wednesday, dropping from 46 percent to 37 percent in a month’s time.
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How the environmentalists sang its praises. All kneel to ethanol, the corn-based green fuel destined to slow global warming.
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German Chancellor Angela Merkel phoned President Barack Obama on Wednesday to demand an "immediate and comprehensive" explanation for alleged US spying on her mobile phone communications.
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On his Facebook page over the weekend, Illinois Democratic Senator Dick Durbin alleges that a senior Republican in the House of Representatives insulted President Obama directly to his face.
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Malala Yousafzai, the Pakistani schoolgirl who survived a Taliban assassination attempt, met with US President Barack Obama in the White House on Friday and told him that drone strikes kill innocent people and are "fueling terrorism."
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President Barack Obama on Tuesday said he is more than willing to negotiate on budget issues but not until Republicans agree to re-open the federal government and eliminate the threat of default — with no strings attached.
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President Bill Clinton speaking at Democratic National Convention: "I want Barack Obama to be the next President of the United States and I proudly nominate him as the standard bearer of the Democratic Party." Media Pool
President Obama gives an emotional speech to those attending an Interfaith Vigil in Newtown CT Media Pool
The Newseum is all dressed up for the Inauguration.
On Jan. 13 a full dress Inauguration rehearsal and parade took place on Capitol Hill. Here is another angle in front of the U.S. Capitol Building.
First lady Michelle Obama delivers speech at the 2012 Democratic National Convention. Screenshot via YouTube
President Obama/Vice President Joe Biden buttons available at a souvenir shop.
Abigael age 4 said: "I'm tired of Bronco Bamma and Mitt Romney." screenshot via YouTube
Kenny's BBQ Smokehouse in Washington, DC, where Obama forgot to pay restaurant bill Google Street View
President Barack Obama at the Oval Office Pete Souza / White House
President Barack Obama at Ready to Go Rally, Richmond, VA, May 5th, 2012 Barack Obama
Down towards the center of the National Mall, stands, tents and other construction is taking place in preparations for Inauguration Day.
'One Term More': Broadway stars sing pro-Obama political parody based on Victor Hugo's 'Les Misérables' By Alain Boublil Music Ltd.
Obama's victory speech as he wins second term Media Pool
Anyone looking to view the White House as Inauguration Day approaches must do so off to the side. (Most of the visitors are off to the right of this image taking pictures)
Audience member reacting to President Barack Obama's 2012 DNC speech. Screenshot via YouTube
Officer leads K-9 to scope out the area and equipment in front of the White House
Fox News host Anna Kooiman claimed that President Obama has "has offered to pay out of his own pocket for the museum of Muslim culture." But the story came from a parody website. Screenshot via Youtube video
President Barack Obama delivers the first State of the Union address of his second term Media Pool / Screengrab
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