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Keywords News : obama - News from Yahoo !   Obama applauds Supreme Court deci... Wed, 26 Jun, 2013 10:02 AM PDT WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Barack Obama applauded a Supreme Court decision on Wednesday... Continue reading Well wishers walk in front of a wall cov... Wed, 26 Jun, 2013 08:27 AM PDT Well wishers walk in front of a wall covered with messages to the ailing former South African presid... Continue reading People demonstrate against the cost of U... Wed, 26 Jun, 2013 08:27 AM PDT Members of the Pray At The Pump movement demonstrate against the cost of US President Barack Obam... Continue reading Barack Obama speaks at Georgetown... Wed, 26 Jun, 2013 08:27 AM PDT US President Barack Obama speaks at Georgetown University in Washington on June 25, 2013. ... Continue reading Nelson Mandela waving to the media as he... Wed, 26 Jun, 2013 08:27 AM PDT Former South African president Nelson Mandela waving to the media as he arrives outside 10 Downing S... Continue reading Q&A: Is Africa finally on Obama's... Wed, 26 Jun, 2013 08:20 AM PDT Q&A: Is Africa finally on Obama's agenda? Continue reading

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Keywords News : obama - News from other sources.   Obama: Court rights a wrong; country better off Wed, 26 Jun, 2013 10:12 AM PDT President Barack Obama hailed the Supreme Court's decision to strike down the Defense of Marriage Act on Wednesday, declaring the court "has righted a wrong, and our country is better off for it." Obama decided in 2011 to stop defending the 1996 law, concluding that it was legally indefensible.I... Continue reading DOMA ruling evokes praise, dismay Wed, 26 Jun, 2013 10:11 AM PDT WASHINGTON, June 26 (UPI) -- The U.S. Supreme Court ruling striking down the federal Defense of Marriage Act drew praise from President Obama and dismay from House Speaker John Boehner. Continue reading Obama celebrates marriage equality with call to Prop 8 couples [VIDEO] Wed, 26 Jun, 2013 10:11 AM PDT By GABRIELLE LEVY, UPI.com President Obama called the plaintiffs of the Proposition 8 case while they were being interviewed on live TV. Continue reading Obama lauds Berkeley couple who fought Prop. 8 and won Wed, 26 Jun, 2013 10:10 AM PDT Kris Perry and Sandy Stier are the Berkeley women who filed a legal challenge to Prop. 8. They first tried to marry in 2004 when then-San Francisco Mayor Gavin Newsom began issuing licenses. They are the parents of four boys. Shortly after the Supreme Court released its ruling on Prop. 8 this morning, Preside... Continue reading Text of Obama's statement on Supreme Court's ruling declaring DOMA unconstitutional Wed, 26 Jun, 2013 10:10 AM PDT I applaud the Supreme Court's decision to strike down the Defense of Marriage Act. This was discrimination enshrined in law. It treated loving, committed gay and lesbian couples as a separate and lesser class of people. The Supreme Court has righted that wrong, and our country is better off for it. Continue reading University postpones conferring honorary degree on Obama Wed, 26 Jun, 2013 10:08 AM PDT Johannesburg, June 26 : The University of Johannesburg Wednesday said it will put off giving an honorary degree to US President Barrack Obama to a future date. Continue reading Obama's statement on court's gay marriage ruling Wed, 26 Jun, 2013 10:04 AM PDT Obama's statement on court's gay marriage ruling The Associated Press WASHINGTON  — President Barack Obama issued the following statement Wednesday in response to the Supreme Court's finding that the Defense of Marriage Act is unconstitutional: ___ I applaud the Supreme Court's decision to strik... Continue reading Political hurdles alter Obama's agenda Wed, 26 Jun, 2013 10:02 AM PDT         Continue reading Obama says Supreme Court in DOMA case 'righted a wrong;' 'country better off for it' Wed, 26 Jun, 2013 10:01 AM PDT WASHINGTON — President Barack Obama is applauding the Supreme court's decision to strike down the Defense of Marriage Act. Obama says the court "has righted a wrong, and our country is better off for it." Continue reading

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