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Obama pays respects to Saudis, defends ties to kingdom

YoopyaJanuary 28, 2015July 3, 2023

by YoopyaJanuary 28, 2015July 3, 20230

RIYADH, Saudi Arabia (AP) — In a show of solidarity with Saudi Arabia, President Barack Obama led a parade of American dignitaries to the ultraconservative...

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Obama defends Saudi relationship: Sometimes we have to balance

YoopyaJanuary 28, 2015July 9, 2023

by YoopyaJanuary 28, 2015July 9, 20230

(CNN)President Barack Obama defended Tuesday the need to maintain a close alliance with Saudi Arabia, a strategic U.S. ally with a poor human rights record,...

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Obama Proposes Expansion of Program Providing Subsidies for Child Care

YoopyaJanuary 23, 2015July 3, 2023

by YoopyaJanuary 23, 2015July 3, 20230

LAWRENCE, Kan. — President Obama on Thursday unveiled plans to greatly increase federal assistance to working Americans struggling to afford child care, choosing a Democratic...

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Republicans say Obama plan to tax highest US earners to benefit middle class is not serious, a ‘non-starter’

YoopyaJanuary 20, 2015July 9, 2023

by YoopyaJanuary 20, 2015July 9, 20230

Congressional Republicans on Sunday pummeled President Obama’s plan to increase taxes on America’s highest wage earners, dismissing the proposal as not serious and a non-starter....

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LCC president, local students react to Obama’s plan for free community college

YoopyaJanuary 10, 2015July 9, 2023

by YoopyaJanuary 10, 2015July 9, 20230

If Congress grants President Obama his wish, community college students may get two free years of education. Obama unveiled his proposal, called America’s College Promise,...

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AP sources: US did not “hack back” against North Korea

YoopyaJanuary 9, 2015July 9, 2023

by YoopyaJanuary 9, 2015July 9, 20230

WASHINGTON (AP) — The U.S. government was not responsible for sustained electronic attacks that crippled North Korea’s Internet infrastructure last month, just after President Barack...

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Obama outraged over ‘senseless murders,’ he tells police

YoopyaDecember 22, 2014July 14, 2023

by YoopyaDecember 22, 2014July 14, 20230

President Obama expressed outrage over the killing of two New York police officers Sunday, calling the police commissioners of New York and Philadelphia to lend...

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US Considers Putting North Korea on Terror Sponsor List

YoopyaDecember 22, 2014July 6, 2023

by YoopyaDecember 22, 2014July 6, 20230

President Barack Obama said the United States is reviewing whether to put North Korea back onto its lists of state sponsors of terrorism following the...

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Obama Looking For ‘Proportional’ Retaliation Over Hack Of Sony Corporation, White House Says

YoopyaDecember 20, 2014July 6, 2023

by YoopyaDecember 20, 2014July 6, 20230

The White House is not sure how it will respond if it determines that the North Korean government sponsored the recent cyberattack against the Sony...

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How Pope Francis Helped Broker Cuba Deal

YoopyaDecember 18, 2014July 6, 2023

by YoopyaDecember 18, 2014July 6, 20230

President Obama thanked Pope Francis for his role in negotiating a more open policy on Cuba and the release of U.S. citizen Alan Gross from...