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Obama lands in Ghana after meeting pope

Sat, 11 Jul 2009 00:19:18 GMT

President Barack Obama arrived in Ghana on Friday on his first trip to sub-Saharan Africa.

Al-Qaida inmate can’t get Obama books

Fri, 10 Jul 2009 00:18:27 GMT

The federal government's most secure prison has refused to allow an inmate to read two books written by President Barack Obama, saying they contain material that could harm national security.

Obama plane incident could have been disaster

Fri, 10 Jul 2009 18:37:22 GMT

Skillful piloting may have prevented a disaster for President Barack Obama and his campaign last summer, a former federal safety official said Friday.

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Fri, 10 Jul 2009 18:37:22 GMT

Obama tax pledge unrealistic

Wed, 8 Jul 2009 22:09:42 GMT

President Barack Obama promised to fix health care and trim the federal budget deficit, all without raising taxes on anyone but the wealthiest Americans. It's a promise he's already broken and will likely have to break again.

Dems edge away from health care deadline

Wed, 8 Jul 2009 22:44:50 GMT

Senate Democrats edged away Wednesday from their goal of passing ambitious health care legislation by early August amid heightening partisan controversy.

No second stimulus, Obama official says

Wed, 8 Jul 2009 18:55:41 GMT

President Barack Obama's administration is not discussing a second stimulus plan to jolt the U.S. economy out of recession, a White House budget official told Congress on Wednesday.

G-8 leaders agree on temperature cap

Thu, 9 Jul 2009 00:09:43 GMT

Leaders of the world's richest industrial countries pledged Wednesday to seek dramatic cuts in greenhouse gas emissions by 2050 to slow dangerous climate change

Newsweek: What the pope will discuss with Obama

Wed, 8 Jul 2009 14:11:18 GMT

When he meets Pope Benedict XVI at the Vatican on July 10, President Barack Obama will find himself in conversation with a man who is, at heart, a teacher. So what lessons might Professor Ratzinger be interested in proposing to President Obama?

White House among targets of cyber attack

Wed, 8 Jul 2009 17:53:40 GMT

A powerful Internet attack that overwhelmed computers at U.S. and South Korean government agencies for days was even broader than initially realized.

Mixed results for Moscow summit

Tue, 7 Jul 2009 23:21:02 GMT

President Barack Obama leaves Moscow getting the expected agreement on deep cuts in nuclear arsenals, but with few assurances of Kremlin help in solving other foreign policy issues.

Analysis: Russians take Obama to heart

Tue, 7 Jul 2009 23:12:37 GMT

After appealing to the Islamic world in speeches in Turkey and Egypt, President Barack Obama sought once more to woo another audience that has been hostile to the U.S.: the Russian public.

Sotomayor critics turn up heat

Tue, 7 Jul 2009 20:15:42 GMT

Conservatives step up their criticism of Supreme Court nominee Sonia Sotomayor, with a top Republican suggesting that she let racial bias cloud her rulings. The NRA also raises "very serious concerns."

Amnesty possible for ousted Zelaya

Tue, 7 Jul 2009 23:41:31 GMT

A Honduran Supreme Court official said Tuesday that amnesty for ousted president Manuel Zelaya is possible, adding to hints that negotiators are seeking a compromise to a standoff caused by a coup.

Next 3 months crucial to Obama's agenda

Mon, 6 Jul 2009 19:17:11 GMT

The pace of the economic recovery heading into the fall — electric smooth or diesel rough — will determine whether President Obama can prod Congress on the key features of his agenda.

Michelle Obama tours Kremlin with daughters

Mon, 6 Jul 2009 19:05:48 GMT

Russia's first lady Svetlana Medvedev took Michelle Obama and her two daughters on a low-key tour of the Kremlin just hours after they arrived in Moscow on Monday.

Obama backs Medvedev's judicial reforms

Sun, 5 Jul 2009 15:26:16 GMT

President Barack Obama said strengthening human rights and the rule of law in Russia should be a part of the much-heralded "reset" in U.S.-Russian relations, according to an interview with an embattled Russian opposition newspaper.

Biden: Israel free to set own course on Iran

Sun, 5 Jul 2009 22:27:03 GMT

Vice President Joe Biden signaled that the Obama administration would not stand in the way if Israel chose to attack Iran's nuclear facilities, even as the top U.S. military officer said any attack on Iran would be destabilizing.

Biden: ‘We misread how bad the economy was’

Sun, 5 Jul 2009 15:46:15 GMT

Vice President Joe Biden said the Obama administration "misread how bad the economy was" but stands by its stimulus package.

Obama, McCain give dueling 4th addresses

Sat, 4 Jul 2009 18:17:55 GMT

In dueling holiday addresses, President Barack Obama appealed for public support of his domestic programs and Sen. John McCain said Americans should side with Iranian election protesters.

One trip, three different agendas for Obama

Sat, 4 Jul 2009 21:11:37 GMT

President Obama is onto his next foreign mission: rebuilding relations with Russia, proving to the G-8 that the U.S. is serious about climate change, and outlining his vision for Africa.

Michelle Obama bringing glamour to Moscow

Sat, 4 Jul 2009 13:30:31 GMT

The first lady, who has wowed publics in the U.S. and Europe with her easy elegance and charm, will perhaps face a bigger challenge in winning over a Russian public that has scant respect for women who grab the limelight from their powerful husbands.

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Sat, 4 Jul 2009 13:30:31 GMT

Serious note in holiday night at White House

Sun, 5 Jul 2009 05:36:18 GMT

President Barack Obama warns "there will be difficult days ahead" in Iraq at a White House celebration of Independence Day with military families.

Obama delays release of CIA report

Thu, 2 Jul 2009 22:40:49 GMT

The Obama administration said Thursday that it needs two more months to review an internal CIA report on the agency's secret detention and interrogation program before making it public.

Obama talks Russia, Sotomayor, jobs, Jackson

Thu, 2 Jul 2009 19:02:44 GMT

Before departing for the holiday weekend, President Barack Obama sat down with The Associated Press, talking Russia (Putin "still has a lot of sway"), joblessness (he's "deeply concerned"), and Michael Jackson (he's got the late singer's songs on his iPod).

Newsweek: First lady reaches out to D.C.’s poor

Sat, 4 Jul 2009 06:12:07 GMT

Away from the cameras, Michelle Obama has made it a practice to almost every week visit some worthy non-profit.

Biden to meet with Iraq leaders

Thu, 2 Jul 2009 17:49:32 GMT

Vice President Joe Biden arrives in Iraq to visit U.S. troops and meet with Iraqi leaders, including President Jalal Talabani and Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki.

Documents reveal chaos of Gitmo’s early days

Fri, 3 Jul 2009 07:14:26 GMT

Newly released documents and memos about the first years of operation of the jail at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, portray a chaotic operation that its own commanders described as dysfunctional.