All posts tagged "obama"

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    Obama, Xi coordinate response to N. Korea provocations

    WASHINGTON (AP) — The White House says President Barack Obama and Chinese President Xi Jinping (shee jihn-peeng) agree that a planned ballistic missile test by North Korea would be another “provocative and destabilizing” action in violation of...

    • Posted February 5, 2016
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    Obama says Michelle Obama will not run for president

    BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) — It used to be that death and taxes were the only certain things in life, but for President Barack Obama there is a third: Michelle Obama will not run for president. With...

    • Posted January 14, 2016
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  • Obama State of Union
    Aide: Obama seeks to starve N. Korean leader of attention

    WASHINGTON (AP) — North Korean leader Kim Jong Un triggered a diplomatic earthquake with his nation’s latest nuclear test a week ago. But it didn’t register when President Barack Obama delivered his State of the Union speech....

    • Posted January 13, 2016
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  • resident Barack Obama delivers his State of the Union address before a joint session of Congress on Capitol Hill in Washington, Tuesday, Jan. 12, 2016. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci, Pool)
    No mention of N. Korea in Obama’s final State of Union address

    WASHINGTON (Yonhap) — U.S. President Barack Obama made no mention of North Korea in his final State of the Union address on Tuesday, a snub seen as intended to show that Washington remains unfazed by Pyongyang’s nuclear...

    • Posted January 13, 2016
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  • President Barack Obama delivers his State of the Union address before a joint session of Congress on Capitol Hill in Washington, Tuesday, Jan. 12, 2016. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci, Pool)
    Obama warns against giving into election year cynicism

    WASHINGTON (AP) — Eyeing the end of his presidency, Barack Obama urged Americans Tuesday night to rekindle belief in the promise of change that first carried him to the White House, declaring that the country must not...

    • Posted January 12, 2016
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  • President Barack Obama wipes away tears from his eyes as he speaks in the East Room of the White House in Washington, Tuesday, Jan. 5, 2016, about steps his administration is taking to reduce gun violence. Also on stage are stakeholders, and individuals whose lives have been impacted by the gun violence. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster)
    An emotional Obama unveils his plan to cut gun violence

    WASHINGTON (AP) — President Barack Obama, at one point wiping tears from his cheek, unveiled his plan Tuesday to tighten control and enforcement of firearms in the U.S., using his presidential powers in the absence of legal...

    • Posted January 5, 2016
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  • President Barack Obama looks at reporters during a news conference in the East Room of the White House, Wednesday, Nov. 5, 2014, in Washington. Obama is telling Americans who voted for change: "I hear you." The president said the Republican victories Tuesday in the midterm elections are a sign they want Washington "to get the job done." (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin)
    White House picks Calif. site for meeting with Asian leaders

    HONOLULU (AP) — The White House says leaders from Southeast Asia will gather in California in mid-February for their association’s first summit in the United States. President Barack Obama had announced in Malaysia last month that the...

    • Posted December 30, 2015
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