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This week’s White House summit hopes to develop strategies for dealing with extremists, according to officials involved in the planning of the event.
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Palo Alto -
President Barack Obama signed an executive order laying out new ways for corporations to share information on emerging online threats at a cybersecurity summit at California's Stanford University.
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President Barack Obama wants Congress to vote to authorize U.S. military force against ISIS, and may ask for it as early as Friday, February 6. Why Congress must approve this request, including the use of boots on the ground.
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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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Washington -
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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Washington -
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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Berlin -
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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President Barack Obama's presidential limo, known as "The Beast" US Secret Service
President Barack Obama at the Oval Office Pete Souza / White House
President Barack Obama looks out a window as he and First Lady Michelle Obama tour the Maison des Esclaves (House of Slaves) Museum on Gorée Island, Senegal, June 27, 2013 Pete Souza / White House
Inauguration seating set up in front of the U.S. Treasury Building
Explosions in Kabul following visit by President Barack Obama. Video screen capture
President Obama looks over at Mitt Romney during the first debate. Screenshot via YouTube
President Barack Obama at Ready to Go Rally, Richmond, VA, May 5th, 2012 Barack Obama
Preparations for next week's Inauguration Ceremony on Capitol Hill. This area, usually open to visitors, is now barricaded off as setup takes place.
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 Barack Obama addresses citizens at a town hall meeting in Santa Monica, California, October 9, 2014 White House
The White House, a week before Inauguration Day 2013
President Barack Obama threatens to use executive powers to get his 10-point immigration plan passed. Screen grab
The White House is always fenced off, but currently additional barriers are set up as the city prepares for President Obama's second Inauguration Day.
Holly Solomon, 28, was arrested on charges of domestic violence and aggravated assault charges after she allegedly ran down her 36-year-old husband in a parking lot after an argument over politics. Maricopa County Sheriff's Office
Obama's victory speech as he wins second term Media Pool
Sign from the Democratic National Convention 2012. screenshot via YouTube
Kenny's BBQ Smokehouse in Washington, DC, where Obama forgot to pay restaurant bill Google Street View
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