Foreign Policy
The Indispensable Nation's Indispensable Weapon - By James Traub
Obama can't live without drones, Pakistan can't live with 'em. So the president bowed to the Islamic street.
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USA Today
Kerry Washington joins FLOTUS to showcase arts school
Kerry Washington joins Michelle Obama to showcase a school where the arts still matter.
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Daily Mail
Those of us about to fly, we (don't) salute you! Obama skips returning military salute, walks past uniformed Marine while boarding his helicopter
Obama, the military commander-in-chief, clearly recognized the gaffe but made it worse, coming back down the boarding steps for just a handshake - not a salute
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Daily Mail
Obama challenges Naval Academy grads to help end sex assaults in the military
With a growing sexual assault epidemic staining the military, President Barack Obama urged U.S. Naval Academy graduates Friday to remember their honor depends on what they do when nobody is looking and said the crime has 'no place in the greatest military on earth.'
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Telegraph
Barack Obama calls on military to stamp out sexual assault
President Barack Obama urged the future leaders of the US military to stamp out sexual assault from their ranks, warning that the actions of a few individuals could undermine the strongest force in the world.
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Los Angeles Times
'Daily Show' hits Obama on Fox News, the right on racial profiling |
New York Times
Taking Note: G.O.P. Reaction to Obama's Counter-Terrorism Speech
President Obama wants to end the “global war on terror.” Republicans desperately want to keep it going.
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ElPais
Fuera matones de nuestro Twitter
Insultar en las redes sociales no es libertad de expresión, sino una manera de difamar de gente que se nutre, como parásitos, de la fama de los demás y no construye una sociedad más sincera, sino peor
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politico
Remainders: Memorial
Bob Dylan, who turned 72 today, would have made a great White House press secretary.
President Obama debates himself.
MAD Magazine goes after him on drones.
Downie says he's undermining journalism.
The BBC suspends its technology officer.
And Haynes Johnson dies at 81.
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politico
Report: Obama admin. fought to keep Rosen warrant secret
Yet another development today in the case of James Rosen, the Fox News reporter who was monitored by the Justice Dept. after receiving classified information from a State Department security adviser.
According to The New Yorker's Ryan Lizza, the Obama administration fought to keep the search warrant for Rosen's private e-mail account secret on the grounds that they might...
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politico
Graham, McCain positive about Nuland nomination
Sens. Lindsey Graham and John McCain signaled support Friday for Victoria Nuland's nomination to be the next assistant secretary of state for European and Eurasian affairs, a pick that could come under some scrutiny because of her role in editing talking points on last year's attack in Benghazi.
"Ambassador Victoria Nuland has a long and distinguished record of service...
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politico
Court hears 'sensitive jobs' fight
Ten judges heard arguments Friday in a fight over who decides whether employees are fit to hold jobs that the federal government has desginated as "sensitive."
The long-running legal battle that played out before the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit could have wide ramifications across the federal government for hundreds of thousands of employees whose positions...
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politico
The Sharyl Attkisson approach
From my report on CBS News investigative correspondent Sharyl Attkisson:
Sharyl Attkisson has problems.
The Obama administration won't answer the CBS News correspondent's questions because her investigations -- into Benghazi, Fast and Furious, Solyndra -- often reflect negatively on it. Some colleagues at CBS News, where she has worked for two decades and earned multiple...
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politico
Geithner taps Time's Grunwald for new book
Former Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner has tapped Michael Grunwald, the senior national correspondent for Time magazine, to help him write his forthcoming book about the financial crisis.
"In writing his book, former Secretary Geithner will collaborate with Michael Grunwald, a senior national correspondent for Time magazine," Jenni LeCompte, a spokesperson for the...
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Times of India
Obama signals easing, not end, of drone strikes on Pakistan
US President Barack Obama indicated he is easing off on the drone strikes, which have already tapered off this year, saying such attacks may not be wise.
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Reuters
President Obama again to serve as honorary Cup chairman
(Reuters) - President Barack Obama has accepted an invitation to be honorary chairman of this year's Presidents Cup, the second time he will fulfil the role at the biennial team competition, the PGA Tour said on Friday.
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UN
UN human rights expert welcomes shift in President Obamas counter-terrorism policy
An independent United Nations human rights expert has welcomed what he said was a ground-breaking speech by President Barack Obama in which the United States leader laid out principles governing the use of counter-terrorism measures such as targeted killings.
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White House
Presidential Proclamation -- National Hurricane Preparedness Week, 2013
NATIONAL HURRICANE PREPAREDNESS WEEK, 2013
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BY THE PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA
A PROCLAMATION
Last year, devastating hurricanes upended coastal communities spanning the shores of New England to the Gulf of Mexico. Scenes from Isaac and Sandy shook us to the core -- great cities plunged into darkness, homes swept away with the tide, families whose...
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White House
Remarks by the First Lady at Savoy Elementary School Visit
Savoy Elementary School
Washington, D.C.
12:11 P.M. EDT
MRS. OBAMA: Hey, everyone! Oh, my goodness. You guys look good.
I have been waiting to come visit you guys for a long, long time -- ever since I experienced the wonderful performance of the Savoy Players, who have been to the White House. And I said to myself, I have got to go to this school. I've got...
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White House
Remarks by the President at the United States Naval Academy Commencement
Navy-Marine Corps Memorial Stadium
United States Naval Academy
Annapolis, Maryland
10:29 A.M. EDT
THE PRESIDENT: Hello, Midshipmen! (Applause.) Well, thank you, Governor O’Malley, for your kind introduction and the great support that Maryland gives this Academy. To Secretary Mabus, Admiral Greenert, General Paxton -- thank you all for your incredible leadership...
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Wired
Obama Just Made Himself a Prisoner of His Own Gitmo Policy
Obama wants to close Guantanamo and capture more terrorists than he kills. But unless Obama is about to get way radical, this is kind of an either/or situation.
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Huffington Post
Press Freedom Groups Protest DOJ's Actions In Letter To Eric Holder
More than sixty organizations signed a letter to Attorney General Eric Holder on Friday, demanding a "full, transparent" explanation for the Justice Department's secret probe into journalists. The Obama administration has come under fire in recent weeks over revelations that the DOJ secretly obtained months of phone records at the Associated Press, and targeted Fox News...
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Huffington Post
How Prosecutors Fought To Keep Rosen's Warrant Secret
The Obama Administration fought to keep a search warrant for James Rosen's private e-mail account secret, arguing to a federal judge that the government might need to monitor the account for a lengthy period of time.Read More...More on Justice Department
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CNN
Obama honors girls killed in 1963 church bombing |
AP
Obama OKs honor for Birmingham bombing victims
WASHINGTON (AP) -- President Barack Obama signed legislation Friday to award Congress' highest civilian honor to four girls killed in an Alabama church bombing during the civil rights movement. He called it a tragic loss that "helped to trigger triumph and a more just and equal and fair America."...
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AP
Obama's drone rules leave unanswered questions
WASHINGTON (AP) -- President Barack Obama left plenty of ambiguity in new policy guidelines that he says will restrict how and when the U.S. can launch targeted drone strikes, leaving himself significant power over how and when the weapons can be deployed....
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Reuters
Veterans' claims put pressure on Obama even as backlog dips
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A long-growing backlog of U.S. military veterans' disability claims, which has stoked congressional anger, has dipped in recent weeks, however tentatively.
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The Nation
Pakistan says U.S. drone strikes violate sovereignty
Pakistan on Friday opposed U.S. drone strikes hours after President Barack Obama defended the use of controversial drone mission as self-defense against the militants.
Addressing the National Defense University in Washington on Thursday, President Obama defended the use of drones and said, "We are at war with an organization that right now would kill as many Americans...
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USA Today
Obama heckler got press pass
The heckler at President Obama's speech Thursday got in with a press pass
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USA Today
Obama to Navy: Sexual assaults undermine military
President Obama urged Navy graduates to confront sexual assaults within their ranks.
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politico
Obama met privately with Friedman, Ignatius, etc.
President Obama held a private meeting with top national security journalists on Thursday afternoon following his national security policy address at the National Defense University in Washington, POLITICO has learned.
Present at the meeting were Thomas Friedman, the New York Times columnist; Gerald Seib, the Wall Street Journal's Washington bureau chief; Fred Hiatt, the...
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politico
Furlough Friday: 4 agencies close - GRASSLEY: LERNER REFUSED TO RESIGN – Obama pivots from war – Tom Ridge gets a portrait – Bonner to resign – Gomez to Markey: You’re pond scum |
Human Rights Watch
US: Pledges to End ‘War,’ Close Guantanamo
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United States President Barack Obama’s new call to transfer detainees from Guantanamo and wind down the “war” with al-Qaeda could jumpstart a US counterterrorism policy more consistent with US human rights obligations.
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White House
Presidential Proclamation -- Prayer for Peace, Memorial Day, 2013
PRAYER FOR PEACE, MEMORIAL DAY, 2013
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BY THE PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA
A PROCLAMATION
Since our Nation's earliest days, America has been blessed with an unbroken chain of patriots who have served our country with honor and distinction. From Concord to the Korengal, generations of brave warriors have fought for freedom across sand and snow,...
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physorg
Drones may violate international law
(Phys.org) —As President Obama gives a speech on national security—including defending U.S. use of drones to combat terrorism—Leila Sadat, JD, international law expert and professor of law at Washington University in St. Louis, argues that such targeted killing by unmanned planes may violate international humanitarian law. Legalities aside, she also questions whether...
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siliconindia
U.S. President Barack Obama Urged To Push For Economic Reforms in India
Ahead of a crucial Indo-U.S. Strategic Dialogue in New Delhi next month, U.S. President Barack Obama has been encouraged to push for economic reforms in India and to address the concerns of the Indian companies with regard to H-1B visas.
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Mashable
Sally Ride to Receive Medal of Freedom
Sally Ride, the United States' first woman in space, will be posthumously honored with the country's highest civilian commendation and the renaming of a high-flying camera.
President Barack Obama announced on Monday that Ride will be awarded the Presidential Medal of Freedom at the White House later this year. NASA further paid tribute to the late astronaut by creating...
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The Guardian
Obama drone oversight proposal prompts concern over 'kill courts'
Human rights groups wary after president asks Congress to establish special court or board to authorise legal drone actionProposals to vet future US drone strikes risk creating "kill courts" according to human rights campaigners who say Barack Obama's promise of new legal oversight does not go far enough to end what they regard as extrajudicial executions.The president...
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New York Times
Obama Speaks to Naval Graduates About Sexual Assault Issue
President Obama urged them to follow an “inner compass” and to “do what’s right, even when it’s unpopular.”
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CNN
Sex assaults threaten military trust, Obama tells Naval graduates |
AP
Obama: Sexual assault threatens trust in military
ANNAPOLIS, Md. (AP) -- With a growing sexual assault epidemic staining the military, President Barack Obama urged U.S. Naval Academy graduates Friday to remember their honor depends on what they do when nobody is looking and said the crime has "no place in the greatest military on earth."...
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Reuters
Obama admonishes U.S. military to stamp out sexual assault
ANNAPOLIS, Maryland (Reuters) - President Barack Obama urged the future leaders of the U.S. military on Friday to stamp out sexual assault from their ranks, warning that a few individuals could undermine the strongest military in the world.
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Irish Times
Obama defends use of drone strikes as ‘legal, effective and necessary’
US president makes vigorous public defence of controversial programme
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Daily Mail
President Obama and Gov. Christie to renew their 'special friendship' next week with tour of the Jersey Shore to inspect the post-Sandy rebuilding effort
The White House says the president will tour the coastline with Gov. Christie on Tuesday to showcase recovery efforts in the aftermath of Superstorm Sandy. The pair were a picture of bipartisanship after Sandy hit last October.
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Les Echos
Barack Obama recadre la stratégie antiterroriste des Etats-Unis et restreint l'utilisation des drones
Le président américain veut restreindre et rendre plus transparente l'utilisation des drones. Il souhaite accélérer les efforts de fermeture de Guantanamo.
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New York Times
DealBook: Obama Nominates 2 Senate Aides for S.E.C. Posts
The nominees, Kara Stein and Michael Piwowar, are familiar with the Wall Street regulatory agency’s business through their work.
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Times of India
Obama seeks end to perpetual US 'war on terror'
Twelve years after the "war on terror" began, President Barack Obama wants to pull the United States back from some of the most controversial aspects of its global fight against Islamist militants.
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Handelsblatt
Dokumentation: „Guantánamo ist Symbol für ein Amerika, das die Herrschaft des Rechts verspottet“
US-Präsident Obama hat in seiner Rede eine neue Etappe im Kampf gegen den Terror ausgerufen und erneut angekündigt, Guantanamo zu schließen. Dabei stellte er sich auch kritischen Zwischenrufen. Die Rede im Wortlaut.
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siliconindia
Srikanth Srinivasan Will Serve with Distinction: Obama
Describing him as a "trailblazer" who personifies the best of America, the US President Barack Obama has said that Indian-American Srikanth Srinivasan
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Times of India
Obama says US faces real threat from radicalised individuals
Citing Wisconsin gurdwara shootout last year that killed six Sikh worshippers, the US President Barack Obama, has expressed concern over increasing instances of acts of violence inside the country by home grown terrorists.
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Times of India
Obama lifts ban on transferring Guantanamo Bay detainees to Yemen
Nearly 100 of the 166 terrorist suspects held at the prison in Cuba are from Yemen and have had nowhere to go even if they had been cleared for transfer.
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Times of India
Obama in heated exchanges with Code Pink leader
The woman who interrupted President Barack Obama's speech on counterterrorism policy on Thursday is well-known around Washington as a perennial protester on national security issues.
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The Guardian
Woolwich attack: police wait to question two suspects
Michael Adebolajo and second suspect remain too badly injured to be interviewed over death of Drummer Lee RigbyDetectives are still waiting to question two men arrested over the murder of Drummer Lee Rigby, the young soldier who was hacked to death in London on Wednesday.It emerged on Thursday that both of the men alleged to have killed Rigby had been known to the domestic...
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Huffington Post
Steve King: Ronald Reagan's Amnesty Act Decision 'Brought About Barack Obama's Election'
Rep. Steve King (R-Iowa) took a stroll down memory lane on Thursday, pointing a finger at a former president for helping Barack Obama get elected.The Hill notes that King rewinded to the Ronald Reagan administration, criticizing the former president's decision to pass the 1986 Amnesty Act. NPR noted in 2010 that the bill was designed to impose a crackdown on border security...
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Huffington Post
Guantanamo Prisoners Watch Obama Speech
By Jane Sutton MIAMI, May 23 (Reuters) - Among those tuning in to President Barack Obama's national security speech on Thursday were some prisoners at the Guantanamo Bay U.S. Naval Base, who rely on television broadcasts and newspapers for hints about their fate. "Detainees follow all coverage of Guantanamo closely, including today's speech,...
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New York Times
IHT Rendezvous: IHT Quick Read: May 24
Obama on drone strikes and Guantánamo Bay; Swiss bank scrutiny; English at French universities; olive oil rules; Myanmar and Orwell; odds at Cannes; and the soccer song.
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FOX
'CONTRADICTS REALITY':Senators Rip Obama Call to Repeal 'Use of Force' Law
OPINION: Obama Thinks We Won War On Terror and It's Time to Move OnObama Defends Drone Program, Renews Push to Close GitmoObama's Prepared Remarks for Speech on Counterterrorism Policy Pakistani Military and Incoming PM Plan to Fight US Drone Campaign
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FOX
Republicans Blast Obama Over Call To Repeal 9/11 Law on Military Force
President Obama is drawing criticism from Republican senators for urging the repeal of the 2001 law that effectively authorized the president to wage the war on terror after the 9/11 terrorist attacks. OPINION: Obama Thinks We Won War On Terror and It's Time to Move OnObama Defends Drone Program, Renews Push to Close GitmoObama's Prepared Remarks for...
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AP
Obama balances threats against Americans' rights
WASHINGTON (AP) -- Forecasting the changing nature of threats against the U.S. for years to come, President Barack Obama says "America is at a crossroads." And so, too, is his presidency's counterterrorism policy, which has long struggled to balance protecting the nation from terror attacks while upholding Americans' rights....
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AP
Some unions now angry about health care overhaul
WASHINGTON (AP) -- When President Barack Obama pushed his health care overhaul plan through Congress, he counted labor unions among his strongest supporters....
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AP
Obama sketches more targeted anti-terror plan
Out with the global war on terror. In with more narrowly targeted counterterrorism policies that persistently zero in on violent extremists at home and abroad....
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AP
What's a drone? How is US drone policy changing?
WASHINGTON (AP) -- President Barack Obama defended America's drone attacks as legal, effective and necessary in America's campaign to counter terrorism....
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AP
Obama addressing Naval Academy graduates 2nd time
WASHINGTON (AP) -- A day after laying out his counterterrorism vision, President Barack Obama is addressing future military leaders who could help carry it out in a speech to U.S. Naval Academy graduates....
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AP
Obama's drone speech welcomed in Pakistan, Yemen
ISLAMABAD (AP) -- President Barack Obama's speech on the use of drones to kill Islamic militants was well-received in two countries most affected by the strikes - Pakistan and Yemen - but criticism of the U.S. policy remains strong....
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Reuters
Obama seeks end to perpetual U.S. 'war on terror'
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Twelve years after the "war on terror" began, President Barack Obama wants to pull the United States back from some of the most controversial aspects of its global fight against Islamist militants.
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Foreign Policy
Freedom Begins at Home - By Suzanne Nossel
How can the Obama administration credibly promote freedom of speech abroad while restricting it in the United States?
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Foreign Policy
Authorize This - By Rosa Brooks
Can Obama put the
war on terror on a new legal footing?
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Times LIVE
Mother City awaits Obamas
The Obamas are coming to South Africa. But whether Barack and Michelle will stop over in Cape Town to receive the freedom of the city is not clear.
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Irish Times
Obama defends drone strikes ‘in last resort’
US president says there must be ‘near certainty’ no civilians would be harmed
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The Nation
Obama limits drone strikes
WASHINGTON - President Barack Obama on Thursday defended America’s controversial drone attacks but announced new restraints on targeted killings, saying civilian casualties haunt him and that Washington is in the process of rebuilding relations with Pakistan.
In a major speech to military and political leaders at the National Defence University, Obama announced the most...
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The Nation
King receives honour from Obama
WASHINGTON - BBC - US singer-songwriter Carole King has become the first woman to be awarded the Gershwin Prize for Popular Song.
US President Barack Obama presented King with the honour, which celebrates a lifetime achievement in popular music, at the White House in Washington.
King, 71, who is best known for penning hit songs such as Aretha Franklin’s (You Make Me...
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The Nation
4 Americans killed by drones, US confirms
WASHINGTON - The Obama administration said Wednesday US drones killed four Americans in airstrikes in Pakistan and Yemen.
The disclosure came in a letter US Attorney General Eric Holder sent to congressional leaders, The New York Times reported.
Holder said the administration deliberately targeted Anwar al-Awlaki, a radical Muslim cleric and American citizen killed in...
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The Jerusalem Post
Obama to limit drones; moves to shut Guantanamo
In foreign policy speech, Obama says solving Israeli-Palestinian conflict could help “reshape attitudes” that foster extremism.
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ARD
USA: Obama verkündet "neue Phase" im Anti-Terror-Kampf
US-Präsident Obama hat eine "neue Phase" im Kampf gegen den Terrorismus verkündet. Der Einsatz von unbemannten Drohnen soll zwar weitergehen, dafür aber strengeren Regeln unterliegen. Zudem soll das Gefangenen-Lager Guantánamo geschlossen werden.
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Rolling Stone
What Obama's Speech Means for Guantanamo
In a major speech Thursday at the National Defense University President Barack Obama described in br[...]
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Daily Mail
Attorney General Holder personally approved the seizure of Fox News reporter's emails, claims law enforcement official... as President Obama orders policy review
Eric Holder personally signed off on the controversial search warrant that identified Fox News reporter James Rosen as a 'possible co-conspirator' and authorized the seizure of his private emails, an unnamed law enforcement official has claimed.
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Daily Mail
That looks familiar, Michelle! First Lady wears Tracy Feith dress for the SEVENTH time on visit to historic slave quarters
Mrs Obama first debuted the knee-length floral flock in January 2009 at the launch of her Let's Move Childcare campaign, and has worn it six times since.
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Los Angeles Times
Obama judicial nominee wins easy confirmation |
Los Angeles Times
Obama reveals conflicted thinking on drone strikes |
Los Angeles Times
Obama puts restrictions on drone program |
Los Angeles Times
Obama orders review of guidelines on investigating reporters |
New York Times
Editorial: President Obama Vows to End the Perpetual War
For the first time, President Obama clearly stated that the current state of war is unsustainable for a democracy.
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New York Times
Obama Nominates 2 Senate Aides for S.E.C. Posts
The nominees, Kara Stein and Michael Piwowar, are familiar with the Wall Street regulatory agency’s business through their work.
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Huffington Post
Giovanna Mingarelli: Shaping the Future of Civic Engagement at the White House
I was recently invited to attend a briefing on values and leadership at the White House in Washington, D.C. It was graciously convened by President Obama's Office of Public Engagement and the D.C. Global Shapers.
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politico
Obama nominates Nuland for assistant secretary of state
President Obama on Thursday nominated Victoria Nuland, a State Department official involved in the editing of the administration's talking points on Benghazi, to be the next assistant secretary of state for European and Eurasian affairs.
Nuland, a career foreign service officer who was until recently State's top spokesperson, had long been expected to be nominated the...
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politico
Obama's Tuesday: The Jersey Shore with Chris Christie
President Barack Obama and New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie are getting back together for another tour of the Jersey Shore.
Obama will travel to New Jersey on Tuesday to inspect the Shore's recovery from Hurricane Sandy, a White House official said Thursday.
While in New Jersey, Obama will deliver remarks about "expanding economic opportunity for middle class families who...
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politico
Remainders: Drone
President Obama returns to the drone debate...
...and announces moves to curtail their use.
But the drone business is boombing.
Jeremy Scahill says he's rebranding Bush.
And a heckler interrupts the proceedings.
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Entertainment Online
President Barack Obama Gets Heckled By Anti-Drone Protester, Decides to "Cut Her Some Slack"
Today, President Barack Obama gave a speech at the National Defense University in Washington, D.C., in which he defended his use of drones ("These strikes have saved lives") and once again...
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Entertainment Online
President Barack Obama Gets Heckled By Anti-Drone Protester, Decides to "Cut Her Some Slack"
Today, President Barack Obama gave a speech at the National Defense University in Washington, D.C., in which he defended his use of drones ("These strikes have saved lives") and once again...
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White House
Fact Sheet: The President’s May 23 Speech on Counterterrorism
In a broad and comprehensive address at National Defense University, President Obama laid out the framework for U.S. counter-terrorism strategy as we wind down the war in Afghanistan. The President provided the American people with an update on how the threat of terrorism has changed substantially since September 11, 2001, as Al Qaeda’s core in Afghanistan and Pakistan...
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White House
Remarks by the President at the National Defense University
National Defense University
Fort McNair
Washington, D.C.
2:01 P.M. EDT
THE PRESIDENT: Good afternoon, everybody. Please be seated.
It is a great honor to return to the National Defense University. Here, at Fort McNair, Americans have served in uniform since 1791 -- standing guard in the earliest days of the Republic, and contemplating the future of warfare...
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DerSpiegel
Obama-Rede: Vermächtnis eines Drohnenkriegers
"Wie alle Kriege, muss auch dieser Krieg enden": Der US-Präsident spricht in einer historischen Rede von einer "neuen Phase" im Kampf gegen den Terror. Den Drohnenkrieg schränkt Barack Obama ein, Guantanamo will er schließen - und dann rechnet er noch mit einem Vorgänger ab.
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The Guardian
Boy Scouts of America vote to end ban on gay youth members
Vote at annual meeting in Texas may relieve political pressure but openly gay leaders are still bannedThe Boy Scouts of America on Thursday voted to allow gay youths in the organization, partially ending a long-standing ban on accepting homosexual members. Of the 1,400 scout leaders voting at the annual meeting in Texas, more than 60% supported the proposal. The members...
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ElPais
México, tierra de ‘startups’
Los emprendedores mueven al año 536 millones de euros, más del doble que hace seis años. El 6,3% de los jóvenes entre 18 y 24 años son dueños de empresas
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New York Times
The Caucus: Obama Defies Critics With State Dept. Choice
President Obama’s choice for assistant secretary for European and Eurasian affairs is Victoria Nuland, who was involved in editing controversial talking points about the attack last year in Benghazi, Libya.
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New York Times
Obama Spars With Activist During Terrorism Speech
A leader of a group opposed to military actions interrupted President Obama three times before she was removed.
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New York Times
Obama, Offering Support for Press Freedom, Orders Review of Leak Investigations
President Obama asked Attorney General Eric H. Holder Jr. to scrutinize Justice Department investigations and said he was “troubled” that such inquiries could hinder reporters.
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New York Times
Obama Seeks to Narrow Terror Fight
In a widely anticipated speech, President Obama on Thursday said he would impose new curbs on the use of drone strikes, and he sought to renew his effort to close the prison at Guantánamo Bay, Cuba.
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New York Times
Obama Lifts Moratorium on Transfer of Some Detainees
It was not clear whether President Obama’s aim of shuttering the prison in Guantánamo Bay, Cuba, would be achieved soon, but he began a renewed push to winnow down its population.
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AP
Milestones for Guantanamo Bay detention center
President Barack Obama on Thursday reaffirmed his 2008 campaign promise to close the military-run prison at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, where terror suspects have been held since 2002, and begin the transfer of some prisoners to other countries. A look the facility's history:...
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