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Keywords News : obama - News from Yahoo !   Obama and Syria: a trail of half-... Fri, 26 Jul, 2013 10:05 PM PDT By Matt Spetalnick and Warren Strobel WASHINGTON (Reuters) - As the Syrian civil war deepened and an... Continue reading Insight - Obama and Syria: a trail of half-steps, mixed messages Fri, 26 Jul, 2013 10:13 PM PDT By Matt Spetalnick and Warren Strobel WASHINGTON (Reuters) - As the Syrian civil war deepened and anti-government rebels struggled to unify their fractious forces, the White House early last year quietly convened an elite group of senior policymakers to advise President Barack Obama. Their unusual mand... Continue reading Snowden's father writes letter to Obama criticizing 'zeal to punish' son Fri, 26 Jul, 2013 10:05 PM PDT Wellington, July 27 (ANI): The father of fugitive US spy agency contractor Edward Snowden has sent a letter to President Barack Obama defending his son's actions as similar to acts of civil disobedience and criticized Congress for failing to rein in a sweeping surveillance program made public by his so... Continue reading POLITICIANS, HEAL THYSELVES Fri, 26 Jul, 2013 10:01 PM PDT The other afternoon President Barack Obama gave what the White House described as a "major speech." When political aides describe their boss's forthcoming perorations as "major," they almost always are speaking in hope rather than in reality. By employing the five-letter intensifier, they are saying to... Continue reading Palin: Obama 'stalling and stirri... Fri, 26 Jul, 2013 07:27 PM PDT 'Second Term Scandals - Phony?': Armed with 'redneck clipboard,' former governor Sarah Palin gives t... Continue reading

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Keywords News : obama - News from other sources.   U.S. seeks transfer of two Gitmo detainees to Algeria Fri, 26 Jul, 2013 10:06 PM PDT WASHINGTON—The Obama administration is planning to transfer two Guantanamo Bay detainees to Algeria, the first movement of terrorist suspects from the prison since the president announced a renewed push to close the contentious military-run facility in Cuba. Continue reading No Fed chair pick expected till fall Fri, 26 Jul, 2013 10:00 PM PDT The White House says President Barack Obama is not expected to name a new chairman of the Federal Reserve until the fall, lowering expectations for an imminent announcement. Continue reading Southern states gird for new fight on voter laws Fri, 26 Jul, 2013 09:58 PM PDT AUSTIN—Stricter voter identification laws, redrawn political maps fortifying Republican majorities, reducing early voting: States with GOP strongholds intensified these efforts under President Barack Obama and proclaimed victory at the Supreme Court. Continue reading President Barack Obama: It's time to strengthen middle class Fri, 26 Jul, 2013 09:49 PM PDT Wednesday, I spoke about what we need to do as a country to build a better bargain for the middle class - to make sure everyone who works hard has a chance to get ahead in the 21st century economy. Continue reading Who is US at war with? Classified Fri, 26 Jul, 2013 09:48 PM PDT In a major national security speech this spring, President Obama said again and again that the U.S. is at war with "Al Qaeda, the Taliban, and their associated forces." Continue reading Week In Politics: Obama's Economic Speaking Tour, NSA Fri, 26 Jul, 2013 09:47 PM PDT Robert Siegel talks to political commentators E.J. Dionne of The Washington Post and Brookings Institution and David Brooks of The New York Times . They discuss President Obama's economic speaking tour and the National Security Agency. Continue reading

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