• California Assembly OKs highest minimum wage in nation
• S. Korea unveils first graphic cigarette warnings
• US joins with South Korea, Japan in bid to deter North Korea
• LPGA golfer Chun In-gee finally back in action
• S. Korea won’t be top seed in final World Cup qualification round
• US men’s soccer misses 2nd straight Olympics
• US back on track in qualifying with 4-0 win over Guatemala
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All posts tagged "obama"

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  US joins with South Korea, Japan in bid to deter North Korea

  WASHINGTON (AP) — The United States pledged Thursday to deepen cooperation with allies South Korea and Japan on deterring the North Korean nuclear threat, working to ramp up pressure following worrying provocations. Leaders of the three countries...

  • Posted March 31, 2016
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  Hello, Buenos Aires: The Obamas do the tango

  BUENOS AIRES, Argentina (AP) — Less than 24 hours in Buenos Aires, and Barack Obama is already doing the tango. The president and first lady Michelle Obama were attending a state dinner in the Argentine capital Wednesday...

  • Posted March 23, 2016
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  First GOP senator calls for vote on Garland court nomination

  WASHINGTON (AP) — Sen. Mark Kirk became the first Republican senator to break with party leaders and call for a vote on President Barack Obama’s Supreme Court selection, saying Friday, “It’s just man up and cast a...

  • Posted March 18, 2016
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  Obama issues executive order imposing fresh sanctions on N. Korea

  WASHINGTON (Yonhap) — U.S. President Barack Obama issued an executive imposing fresh sanctions on North Korea on Wednesday, further tightening the screws on the communist nation for its defiant nuclear and missile tests. “This Executive Order is...

  • Posted March 16, 2016
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  Obama nominates Garland to high court, challenging GOP

  WASHINGTON (AP) — President Barack Obama nominated appeals court judge Merrick Garland to the Supreme Court on Wednesday, challenging Republicans to drop their adamant refusal to even consider his choice in an election year. Obama called Garland,...

  • Posted March 16, 2016
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  It’s personal: Obama says GOP hostility to him led to Trump

  WASHINGTON (AP) — President Barack Obama blames years of knee-jerk GOP hostility toward him for fueling Donald Trump’s rise, arguing Thursday that Republicans have no one to blame but themselves. Trump’s GOP rivals headed into their final...

  • Posted March 10, 2016
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  Obama hosts dinner for new Canada sensation named Justin

  WASHINGTON (AP) — The first state dinner of President Barack Obama’s final year honors Canada and its newest sensation named Justin: Prime Minister Justin Trudeau. The nation that produced singer Justin Bieber now also claims the dashing...

  • Posted March 10, 2016
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