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Obama invoking civil rights struggles past and present
by Nedra Pickler - March 2, 2015 - 8:43am
For President Barack Obama, it will be a week to invoke America's civil rights struggles from past to present.
Obama open to changes to military authority against IS
by Nedra Pickler - February 24, 2015 - 8:43am
The White House is calling on lawmakers to work out their divisions over an authorization to use military force against Islamic State militants and says President Barack Obama is open to changes to his initial proposal...
Obama: Time has come for Iran to decide on nuclear deal
by Nedra Pickler - February 10, 2015 - 8:03am
President Barack Obama said Monday that the time has come for Iran to decide whether to accept a nuclear deal, and he acknowledged "very real differences" with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu over the...
Obama, King Abdullah vow not to let up against Islamic State
by Nedra Pickler - February 4, 2015 - 9:10am
President Barack Obama and Jordanian King Abdullah II vowed not to let up in the fight against the Islamic State group Tuesday, as Jordanians mourned the death of a military pilot held captive by the militants....
Obama calls French shooting 'cowardly evil attacks'
by Nedra Pickler - January 8, 2015 - 9:12am
President Barack Obama called Wednesday's deadly shooting at a satirical newspaper in Paris "cowardly evil attacks" on journalists and a free press and vowed to help France pursue the terrorists who went on the...
White House: Scalise as No. 3 says a lot about Republicans
by Nedra Pickler - January 6, 2015 - 9:22am
The White House on Monday waded into a controversy over revelations that the House's No. 3 Republican spoke to a white supremacist group 12 years ago, saying who the Republicans have in leadership "says a lot about...
White House defying aide's congressional subpoena
by Nedra Pickler - July 17, 2014 - 2:49am
The White House is defying a congressional subpoena by keeping a top political aide to President Barack Obama from testifying at a hearing yesterday, setting up a potential new legal battle in this midterm election...
Obama says US should have paid maternity leave
by Nedra Pickler - June 25, 2014 - 2:12am
President Barack Obama said Monday that the United States should join the rest of the industrialized world and offer paid leave for mothers of newborns.
Obama longs to break out of White House bubble
by Nedra Pickler - June 16, 2014 - 3:18am
It's perhaps appropriate that President Barack Obama is vacationing this weekend in California, where the state flag features a roaming grizzly.
Obama says climate change deniers ignoring science
by Nedra Pickler - June 15, 2014 - 7:04am
President Barack Obama said denying climate change is like arguing the moon is made of cheese, as he issued a call to action on global warming to yesterday's graduates of the University of California, Irvine.
Biden in Ukraine to show support as tensions rise
by Nedra Pickler - April 22, 2014 - 3:25am
Vice President Joe Biden on yesterday launched a high-profile visit to demonstrate the US commitment to Ukraine and push for urgent implementation of an international agreement aimed at de-escalating tensions even...
Obama announces sanctions on Russian officials
by Nedra Pickler - March 18, 2014 - 5:14am
President Barack Obama on yesterday froze the US assets of seven Russian officials, including top advisers to President Vladimir Putin, for their support of Crimea's vote to secede from Ukraine. The sanctions are...
Long-time Obama aide to leave White House
by Nedra Pickler - March 10, 2014 - 3:51am
A top White House official who has been with President Barack Obama since he first became a senator nine years ago is resigning.
Obama seeking $300 billion for roads, railways
by Nedra Pickler - February 27, 2014 - 4:04am
President Barack Obama is asking Congress for $300 billion to update the nation's roads and railways.
Obama targets college sexual assault epidemic
by Nedra Pickler - January 23, 2014 - 10:16am
President Barack Obama shone a light Wednesday on a college sexual assault epidemic that is often shrouded in secrecy, with victims fearing stigma, police poorly trained to investigate and universities reluctant...
US may split command of spy and cyber agencies
by Nedra Pickler - November 8, 2013 - 7:02am
The White House is considering a proposal to split the work of the single military commander who now oversees both the National Security Agency and cybersecurity operations, presenting an opportunity to reshape the...
Obama golfs with Larry David on last vacation day
by Nedra Pickler - August 19, 2013 - 9:55am
President Barack Obama hit the links on his Martha's Vineyard vacation with comedian Larry David.
White House condemns violence in Egypt
by Nedra Pickler - August 15, 2013 - 7:11am
The White House on yesterday condemned the violence sweeping across Egypt, as well as the resumption of emergency law there, warning Egypt's military-backed interim government that "the world is watching."
Obama ends Africa trip by joining Bush at memorial
by Nedra Pickler - July 3, 2013 - 2:10am
DAR ES SALAAM — Democratic President Barack Obama and Republican predecessor President George W. Bush found common ground in Africa on yesterday, honoring the victims of a terrorist attack in an unprecedented...
Obama visits Oklahoma tornado victims
by Nedra Pickler - May 27, 2013 - 4:25pm
President Barack Obama visited tornado-devastated Moore, Oklahoma, consoling people staggered by the loss of life and property and promising that the government will be behind them "every step of the way."
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