All posts tagged "Obama"

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  Speaker: Legal Steps to Stop Obama From Closing Guantanamo

  Ryan told reporters that lawmakers have the votes to block Obama's plan in Congress.

  • Posted February 24, 2016
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  Obama Warns High Court Credibility at Stake in Nominee Fight

  WASHINGTON — President Barack Obama accused Senate Republicans on Wednesday of putting the Supreme Court’s credibility at risk if they make good on their vow not to consider or vote on his pick to replace the late...

  • Posted February 24, 2016
• García Padilla, US Democratic Governors Meet With Obama

  SAN JUAN – Gov. Alejandro García Padilla and more than 30 Democratic U.S. governors met Saturday morning with President Obama for the winter meeting of the National Governors Association (NGA). Governors from different jurisdictions in the U.S....

  • Posted February 20, 2016
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• Biden: Obama Seeking Court Nominee Who Enjoys GOP Support

  WASHINGTON – President Barack Obama is looking to nominate a Supreme Court candidate who has enjoyed past Republican support, Vice President Joe Biden said, offering some of the first indications of the president’s criteria in replacing the...

  • Posted February 18, 2016
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• Things to Know about Obama’s Summit with SE Asian Leaders

  WASHINGTON – President Barack Obama hosts Southeast Asian leaders at an unprecedented summit in California starting Monday as he looks to deepen ties with the region’s fast-growing economies. But a nation not invited – neighboring power China...

  • Posted February 13, 2016
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• Church Talks help make Cuba ‘Perfect Place for Negotiations’

  HAVANA – The heads of the Roman Catholic and Russian Orthodox churches will hold a historic meeting Friday in the threadbare international airport of an officially secular, communist-run tropical island. Odd as the location seems, Pope Francis’...

  • Posted February 11, 2016
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• Obama Cites Americans’ Release as Win for ‘Smart’ Diplomacy

  WASHINGTON – President Barack Obama on Sunday heralded the release of Americans held prisoner in Iran and the full implementation of a historic nuclear accord with the Islamic Republic, holding both up as victories for “smart” diplomacy...

  • Posted January 17, 2016
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• Analysis: Obama in Campaign form in Final State of the Union

  WASHINGTON – President Barack Obama opened his State of the Union speech saying he’d keep it short, in what must have seemed music to the ears of some in the chamber antsy to get to Iowa to...

  • Posted January 13, 2016
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  Obama Warns against Giving into Election Year Cynicism

  WASHINGTON – Eyeing the end of his presidency, Barack Obama urged Americans Tuesday night to rekindle their belief in the promise of change that first carried him to the White House, declaring that the country must not...

  • Posted January 13, 2016
• Obama Takes this Year’s State of Union to Youtube, Snapchat

  WASHINGTON – Wired up, and ready to go. President Barack Obama is trying to offset dwindling viewership of the State of the Union by pushing Tuesday’s address further into cyberspace, hoping to reach Americans increasingly glued to...

  • Posted January 11, 2016
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