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Obama pushes more pre-K programs while education secretary tries to save current ones

YoopyaFeb 14, 20130

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Barack Obama’s ambitious plan to expand preschool programs comes as one out of every 13 students already in Head Start classrooms

State of the Union: Obama pledges to reignite economy

YoopyaFeb 13, 20130

President Barack Obama has urged Congress to back government action to revive the sluggish US economy, in his annual State of the Union speech. The

Obama ‘to announce’ 34,000 troops out of Afghanistan

YoopyaFeb 12, 20130

President Barack Obama will announce in his State of the Union speech later 34,000 US troops will leave Afghanistan over the next year, US media

Obama says Boy Scouts should allow gays as members

YoopyaFeb 4, 20130

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Barack Obama said Sunday that gays should be allowed in the Boy Scouts and women should be allowed in military combat

Obama offers compromise on birth control health coverage

YoopyaFeb 2, 20130

(Reuters) – The Obama administration on Friday sought to settle a dispute with religious leaders over whether employees at faith-affiliated universities, hospitals and other institutions

President Obama makes immigration reform push

YoopyaJan 30, 20130

President Barack Obama has said the time has come for a sweeping overhaul of the US immigration system. He made his case at a high

White House: Ruling won’t affect other Obama picks

YoopyaJan 26, 20130

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Barack Obama violated the Constitution when he bypassed the Senate last year to appoint three members of the National Labor Relations Board, a federal

Amid all the pomp (and tedium), Obama’s ‘girls’ stood out

YoopyaJan 26, 2013August 13, 20240

His second inauguration may have lacked the magic of the first, but watching Sasha and Malia grow up before our eyes lends a special poignancy.

Marine Band Backs Off Beyonce Lip-Syncing Statement

YoopyaJan 23, 2013January 23, 20130

WASHINGTON — There’s no question Beyonce’s rendition of the national anthem was a roaring success. The mystery: was it live or lip synced? On Tuesday,

Gay activists laud Obama speech, now want action

YoopyaJan 23, 20130

NEW YORK (AP) — President Barack Obama’s emphatic gay-rights advocacy in his inaugural address thrilled many activists. Yet almost immediately came the questions and exhortations