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Obama makes pledge Hutchinson News Mon, 12 Dec 2011 17:13 PM PST WASHINGTON - Eager to put the long and divisive Iraq war to rest, President Barack Obama declared Mo ... Michelle Obama Sets World Record The Atlanta Post Mon, 12 Dec 2011 17:09 PM PST The 300,265 people who participated in the event shattered the previous record. Iraq has enduring partner in USA, Obama Sky News Australia Mon, 12 Dec 2011 17:06 PM PST US troops will leave Iraq this month with honour and their heads held high, US President Barack Obama says. Senate blocks Obama ambassador for El Salvador AP via Yahoo! News Mon, 12 Dec 2011 17:03 PM PST Senate Republicans on Monday blocked President Barack Obama's nominee to be ambassador to El Salvador, drawing a sharp rebuke from the White House which accused them of playing politics with the nation's interests. War nearly over, Obama says Iraq won't stand alone Channel 8 San Diego Mon, 12 Dec 2011 17:03 PM PST Eager to put the long and divisive Iraq war to rest, President Barack Obama declared Monday "those days are over" with the last American troops heading home, but he pledged the U.S. would remain committed to the fledgling government they leave behind. He and Iraq's leader somberly saluted America's war dead at Arlington National Cemetery. Obama appeals to Iran to give back downed US top-secret drone, won’t comment on intelligence Washington Post Mon, 12 Dec 2011 17:02 PM PST WASHINGTON â€" The Obama administration said Monday it has delivered a formal request to Iran for the return of a U.S. surveillance drone captured by Iranian armed forces, but is not hopeful that Iran will comply. President Barack Obama said that the U.S. wants the top-secret aircraft back. “We have asked for it back. We’ll see how the Iranians respond,” Obama said during a White House news ... Obama calls on Iran to give back downed US drone AP via Yahoo! News Mon, 12 Dec 2011 17:00 PM PST President Barack Obama is pressing his request that Iran return the U.S. surveillance drone captured by the country's armed forces. Republican Keystone, tax cut bill expect to pass on Tuesday Reuters via Yahoo! Canada News Mon, 12 Dec 2011 17:00 PM PST WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A Republican bid to force President Barack Obama to speed up approval of the Keystone XL Pipeline project looked set to pass the House of Representatives on Tuesday but will likely stall in the Democratic-controlled Senate, aides said. Republicans have linked the proposed Canada-to-Texas oil pipeline to President Barack Obama's efforts to extend a payroll tax cut for ... E. J. Dionne: Obama's 'democratic realism' Memphis Commercial Appeal Mon, 12 Dec 2011 17:00 PM PST It was gratifying to hear a despotic leader blame the United States for the rise of a democratic protest movement against his regime. State Department Says GOP Bill Could Kill Pipeline OfficialWire Mon, 12 Dec 2011 16:58 PM PST The Obama administration says a Republican bill to fast-track approval of an oil pipeline from Canada could lead to the project's demise. In a statement Monday, the State Department warned that congressional interference with the Keystone XL pipeline could backfire.

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