All posts tagged "Obama"

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  Obama: World Leaders Must Heed People’s Economic Fears

  ATHENS, Greece – Drawing a broad lesson from the election of Donald Trump, President Barack Obama said Tuesday that world leaders need to pay attention to people’s very real fears of economic dislocation and inequality in the...

  • Posted November 15, 2016
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  Trump’s Path to Boosting Infrastructure Is Full of Potholes

  WASHINGTON — Donald Trump has vowed to rebuild the nation’s roads, bridges, airports and railways, but the path to delivering on that promise is full of potholes. When President Barack Obama tried to do it, a Republican...

  • Posted November 11, 2016
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  Obama Says He’s Heartened by Trump’s Call for Unity

  WASHINGTON — Conceding Hillary Clinton’s staggering defeat, President Barack Obama on Wednesday said he was heartened by Donald Trump’s call for unity after his stunning victory and “we are now all rooting for his success in uniting...

  • Posted November 9, 2016
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  Obama administration sends top disease specialists to Cuba

  HAVANA – The Obama administration sent some of the United States’ top infectious disease specialists to Cuba on Wednesday to open a new phase in medical cooperation after more than a half-century of isolation. Two dozen U.S....

  • Posted October 19, 2016
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  New Peak for US Health Care Spending

  The average spending figure is now $10,345 per person

  • Posted July 13, 2016
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  Obama Out: President Closes Out His Run as Comedian-in-Chief

  Concludes delivery with mic drop

  • Posted April 30, 2016
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  In Buenos Aires, Obama Hopes to Rebuild Trust

  Argentine President Mauricio Macri seen with good eyes by White House

  • Posted March 23, 2016
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  US Warns of Zika Risk in Cuba Ahead of Obama’s Trip

  CDC Adds Island to its Travel Notice

  • Posted March 19, 2016
• Cuba Gives Well-Known Dissidents Permission to Travel Abroad

  HAVANA — The Cuban government has loosened travel restrictions on some of the island’s best-known dissidents, granting them one-time permission to travel abroad ahead of President Barack Obama’s trip to the island, activists said Wednesday. Obama has...

  • Posted February 24, 2016
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• White House Considers Nevada Gov. Sandoval for Supreme Court

  WASHINGTON — Two people familiar with the process say the White House is considering Republican Gov. Brian Sandoval of Nevada as one of several potential nominees to the Supreme Court. The nomination of a Republican would be...

  • Posted February 24, 2016
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