All posts tagged "obama"

  • The screen image from Facebook.com shows the Facebook page of President Barack Obama. Obama wants you to like him. And comment on him. And share his posts, too. The president now has his own personal Facebook page. "President Obama, public figure" went live Monday, Nov. 9, 2015. (Facebook.com via AP)
    President Obama launches Facebook page

    WASHINGTON (AP) — President Barack Obama wants you to like him. And comment on him. And share his posts, too. Obama launched his own personal Facebook page Monday, in a fresh attempt from the social media-savvy president...

    • Posted November 9, 2015
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  • South Korean President Park Geun-hye (R) and U.S. President Barack Obama shake hands before holding summit talks at the presidential office of Cheong Wa Dae in Seoul on April 25, 2014. (Yonhap)
    N. Korea tops agenda as Obama meets with Park Geun-hye

    WASHINGTON (AP) — President Barack Obama is welcoming the leader of South Korea to the White House in a show of unity between close allies looking to deter nuclear-armed North Korea while leaving the door open to...

    • Posted October 16, 2015
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  • President Park Geun-hye (L) is greeted by U.S. chief of protocol Peter Selfridge after arriving at Andrews Air Base in Washington on Oct. 13, 2015, to hold summit talks with U.S. President Barack Obama. During the talks on Oct. 16, Park and Obama are expected to discuss ways on how to further boost their countries' bilateral alliance and deal with North Korea's possible provocations. (Yonhap)
    Park arrives in US for talks with Obama on alliance, North Korea

    By Kim Kwang-tae WASHINGTON (Yonhap) — President Park Geun-hye arrived in Washington on Tuesday for talks with U.S. President Barack Obama on how to further boost their countries’ bilateral alliance and deal with North Korea’s possible provocations....

    • Posted October 13, 2015
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  • Chinese President Xi Jinping and President Barack Obama toast during a State Dinner, Friday, Sept. 25, 2015, in the East Room of the White House in Washington. (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik)
    China’s Xi calls state visit ‘unforgettable’

    WASHINGTON (AP) — The latest developments from the state visit that President Barack Obama is hosting for Chinese President Xi Jinping. All times local: 8:30 p.m. It’s time for the dinner toasts at Friday’s lavish state dinner...

    • Posted September 25, 2015
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  • President Barack Obama, right, and first lady Michelle Obama wait for the arrival of Chinese President Xi Jinping and his wife Peng Liyuan for a State Dinner at the White House in Washington, Friday, Sept. 25, 2015. (AP Photo/Steve Helber)
    Michelle Obama chooses Vera Wang gown for China State Dinner

    WASHINGTON (AP) — First lady Michelle Obama chose a dress by a Chinese-American designer for Friday’s White House dinner for Chinese President Xi Jinping. Mrs. Obama wore a custom-made black, off-the-shoulder mermaid gown by Vera Wang Collection...

    • Posted September 25, 2015
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  • ope Francis talks with President Barack Obama, accompanied by first lady Michelle Obama, after arriving at Andrews Air Force Base in Md., Tuesday, Sept. 22, 2015. The Pope is spending three days in Washington before heading to New York and Philadelphia. This is the Pope's first visit to the United States. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh)
    Pope Francis arrives in US, faces a polarized country

    WASHINGTON (AP) — Pope Francis arrived Tuesday on the first visit of his life to the United States, bringing his “church of the poor” to the world’s wealthiest superpower and a country polarized over issues closest to...

    • Posted September 22, 2015
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    Obama receives handwritten banner from Ban Ki-moon for birthday

    United Nations Secretary General Ban Ki-moon gifted a handwritten banner to President Barack Obama for his 54th birthday, the White House announced Thursday. Written on the banner is a four-character Chinese idiom which means “The highest virtue...

    • Posted August 7, 2015
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