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"We have the chance to show that America values the dignity of the street vendor in Tunisia more than the raw power of the dictator ... America must use all our influence to encourage reform in the region ... we need to speak honestly about the principles that we believe in, with friend and foe alike." Which prominent American spoke these words? It was neither Senator...

Israeli soldiers returned fire into Syria on Tuesday in response to shots that reportedly damaged a military vehicle in the third cross-border shooting this week in the Israeli occupied Golan Heights. There were no injuries reported. An Israeli spokesperson said, the shots "most likely were stray bullets, we don't know if it was intentional." However, soon after, the...

President Barack Obama will leave on a first African tour next month, visiting Senegal, Tanzania and South Africa, but his itinerary released on Monday bypasses Kenya, an ancestral homeland.

President Barack Obama pledged urgent government help for Oklahoma Tuesday in the wake of 'one of the most destructive' storms in the nation's history.

President Barack Obama promises to make available all necessary US government resources to Oklahoma to help in the rescue and recovery effort in the aftermath of a devastating tornado.    

Les Etats-Unis et la Birmanie ont signé mardi un accord de coopération commerciale au lendemain d'une rencontre historique entre le président américain Barack Obama et son homologue birman Thein Sein, a annoncé le ministère du Commerce extérieur américain. Cet accord "instaure une plate-forme de...

President Obama pledged Tuesday that his administration and the nation will help Oklahoma recover and rebuild after what he called "one of the most destructive tornadoes in history." Speaking from the White House, Obama told those affected by the destruction that while they "face a long road ahead," Americans will be by their side. "You will not travel that path alone....

The President Barack Obama administration went on record four years ago supporting a proposed international treaty to make books more accessible to the blind across the globe. Fast forward to today. As world leaders are readying to congregate in Morocco next month to finalize the deal first proposed by Brazil, Ecuador and Paraguay in 2009, the Obama administration is now...

President Barack Obama is set to make a statement at 10 a.m. ET on the deadly tornadoes that struck Moore, Okla., Monday. Early reports Tuesday indicate 51 people were killed in the storm, though that number may change in either direction as the day goes on. Obama called Oklahoma Gov. Mary Fallin Monday evening to offer federal support for the area hit by the storm, including...

* Pentagon control could open program to more congressional oversight * Strikes in Yemen to be run by armed forces * CIA to keep drone operations in Pakistan for now By Tabassum Zakaria and Mark Hosenball WASHINGTON, May 20 (Reuters) - President Barack Obama's administration has decided to give the Pentagon...

WASHINGTON -- President Barack Obama has declared a major disaster in Oklahoma as the state recovers from a massive tornado that ripped through the Oklahoma City suburbs Monday, killing dozens and flattening entire neighborhoods.Obama has ordered federal aid to supplement state and local recovery efforts. Individuals and business owners affected by the disaster may apply...

More details emerged Monday suggesting that the Treasury Department was involved in the IRS mulling over a public admission of its activities targeting conservative groups. The Washington Post reports that according to a Treasury Department official, there was communication between both federal government wings on three occasions to discuss how a disclosure should be handled....

Barack Obama promises help as emergency teams sift through rubble in Oklahoma suburbs where dozens feared dead.

WASHINGTON (AP) -- Two people familiar with the Senate immigration deliberations say the White House has suggested to Vermont Sen. Patrick Leahy that it would be best to put off a controversy over gay marriage until a bill goes before the full Senate....

WASHINGTON (AP) -- President Barack Obama pledged urgent government help for Oklahoma Tuesday in the wake of "one of the most destructive" storms in the nation's history....

President Barack Obama will leave on a first African tour next month, visiting Senegal, Tanzania and South Africa, but his itinerary released on Monday bypasses Kenya, an ancestral homeland.

Ein schwerer Tornado hat den US-Bundestaat Oklahoma heimgesucht. Mindestens 90 Menschen starben, darunter offenbar viele Kinder. Präsident Obama rief den Notstand für das Gebiet aus.

Ein Wirbelsturm hat einen Vorort von Oklahoma City zerstört. Retter suchen nach Überlebenden. Mehr als 20 Schulkinder werden vermisst. Obama hat den Notstand verhängt.

Obama declares a major disaster after a mile-wide tornado struck Oklahoma City, killing 91 people and trapping two dozen children inside the rubble of a primary school.    

Barack Obama has declared a major disaster in Oklahoma after a mile-wide tornado struck the outskirts of Oklahoma City, killing at least 51 people and trapping two dozen children inside the rubble of a school.    

Le président Barack Obama a assuré lundi le nouveau Premier ministre italien Enrico Letta du soutien des Etats-Unis et a pris date pour le sommet du G8 dans un mois, a indiqué la Maison Blanche après une conversation téléphonique entre les deux dirigeants. "Le président a exprimé son soutien à la...

Der Mittlere Westen sowie der Süden der USA sind am Wochenende von einer tödlichen Tornado-Serie heimgesucht worden. Der Bundesstaat Oklahoma wurde am schwersten getroffen: Wie US-Medien Dienstag früh berichteten, werden von den Behörden über 90 Todesopfer, Hunderte Verletzte und eine Zerstörung "apokalyptischen Ausmaßes" beklagt. Teile von Oklahoma City, hier vor...

What do a zombie, handcuffs, a steamroller and a legislative luge run for job-killing trade agreements all have in common? They're all apt metaphors of an expired, scandalously anti-democratic procedure called Fast Track.

INFOGRAPHIE - Au moins quarante enfants figurent parmi les victimes. Barack Obama a déclaré l'état de catastrophe majeure dans cet Etat du sud des Etats-Unis.Articles en rapportL'armée syrienne dit avoir repris la ville-clé d'al-QusayrVague sanglante d'attentats en IrakLe Hezbollah libanais s'enfonce dans la guerre en SyrieAttentat de Benghazi : l'Amérique s'interroge...

Die US-Regierung muss sich hartnäckige Nachfragen zu den jüngsten Affären gefallen lassen: So sollen hochrangige Obama-Berater bereits früher als bekannt vom Steuerskandal gewusst haben. Und Ermittler sollen neben AP-Reportern auch einen von Fox News ausgeforscht haben.     

El tornado que ha asolado Oklahoma City es uno de los más mortíferos registrados en Estados Unidos en más de 30 años

By Nate Raymond May 20 (Reuters) - A California-based Tea Party group sued the U.S. Internal Revenue Service on Monday in what marked the first lawsuit to stem from an investigation finding the agency singled-out conservative organizations. In a lawsuit filed in U.S. District Court in Cincinnati, the NorCal Tea Party Patriots accused the...

US president Barack Obama declares major disaster with at least 91 people dead and scores injured and missing.

ANNAPOLIS, Md. (AP) -- His latest legislative achievements put him in the vanguard of his party's liberal base. He's been a top fundraiser for President Barack Obama. And he's ramping up his travel to help fellow Democrats around the country....

Pressure was building on Monday for the Obama administration to fire more people linked to the U.S. Internal Revenue Service's extra scrutiny of conservative groups, possibly including another top IRS official.

Rupert Cornwell Washington is in full scandal mode, and we'd almost forgotten what it was like. A president besieged, congressional hearings, subpoenas flying, an FBI investigation, dark murmurings about "what did he know and when did he know it", and the familiar admonition that what matters is not the crime but the cover-up. On the farthest fringes, even the dread...

President Obama has big diplomatic initiatives with China and Africa in the coming weeks

What are Justin Timberlake and President Barack Obama looking at?! The pair were photographed last month (takes a while for the pics themselves to clear national security,...

3:30 P.M. EDT PRESIDENT OBAMA:  I want to welcome President Thein Sein to the United States of America and to the Oval Office. Last year, I was proud to make a historic visit to Myanmar as the first U.S. President ever to visit that country.  And now President Sein is able to return the favor by making a visit to the United States, and my understanding is that this is...

Zum ersten Mal seit fast 50 Jahren ist ein Staatschef aus Birma beim US-Präsidenten zu Besuch. Zwar lockert Washington als Zeichen der Annäherung die Sanktionen gegen Birma, doch Barack Obama hat noch viel Kritik übrig.

Former general's trip sparks human rights protests as President Obama uses controversial name Myanmar for countryFormer general Thein Sein became the first Burmese president to visit the White House in almost 50 years on Monday – a visit human rights groups protested was premature, citing alleged ethnic cleansing and civil rights abuses.Barack Obama, talking to the press...

Licenciados de EE UU denuncian a sus campus porque sus promesas laborales no se cumplieron. Algunos expertos han hablado de una burbuja universitaria. ¿Podría ocurrir en Europa?

El viaje se celebrará a un año de las presidenciales a las que con toda seguridad volverá a concurrir la mandataria de Brasil

It is not too late for the Obama administration's Atrocities Prevention Board to take the lead in thwarting mass atrocities. Everyday it fails to act is an invitation to Khartoum, Pyongyang, Damascus and their ilk to step up their assaults on human lives and dignity.

President Obama encouraged the political and economic reforms in Myanmar, but warned the country’s visiting leader, President Thein Sein, that violence against minority Muslims had to stop.    

WASHINGTON (AP) -- In another case of the Obama administration investigating classified information improperly disclosed to reporters, the government is prosecuting a State Department expert on North Korea in a probe that appears to step into uncharted territory - by declaring that a journalist is committing a crime in disclosing leaked information....

WASHINGTON (AP) -- President Barack Obama on Monday told Myanmar's president during a long-awaited White House meeting that he appreciates the Asian leader's efforts to lead the country on its sometimes difficult path to democracy and assured him of U.S. support....

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Two senior White House aides knew weeks ago that a probe of the Internal Revenue Service had found that the U.S. tax agency had inappropriately targeted conservative groups, but did not tell President Barack Obama, a White House spokesman said on Monday.

Pressure was building on Monday for the Obama administration to fire more people linked to the U.S. Internal Revenue Service's extra scrutiny of conservative groups, possibly including another top IRS official.

USA TODAY poll: Most Americans say controversies will make it harder for Obama to get things done.

Obama's chief spokesman fielded aggressive questions from reporters on Monday amid news that a second Justice Department investigation targeted a journalist, and that the White House Counsel was told about IRS abuse long before Obama said he knew

In an address to the traditionally African-American college in Atlanta, Georgia, the president spoke about racism and the duty to help black people who were not given the same opportunities.

One doesn't often have the opportunity to make a quick remark that might affect the course of U.S. policy. I got that chance in an unexpected conversation with Barack Obama in 2007.

President Obama impeccably and eloquently made the connection between the role Morehouse has played in shaping today's world and the role it will play in shaping the future.

President Obama is getting updates on the severe weather -- including tornados -- ravaging Oklahoma, a White House official said Monday. FEMA is "closely monitoring the storm," the official said, and Obama has been notified by Assistant to the President for Homeland Security and Counterterrorism Lisa Monaco and continues to receive updates as more information becomes...

President Obama will host Chinese President Xi Jinping in California next month, the White House said Monday. The two "will hold in depth discussions on a wide range of bilateral, regional and global issues," press secretary Jay Carney said in a statement. "They will review progress and challenges in U.S.-China relations over the past four years and discuss ways to enhance...

President Obama and First Lady Michelle Obama plan to travel to Africa in late June and early July, the White House said Monday. The first couple plans to visit Senegal, South Africa and Tanzania from June 26 to July 3, press secretary Jay Carney said in a statement. Obama plans to "reinforce the importance that the United States places on our deep and growing ties with...

White House press secretary Jay Carney wouldn't comment Monday on the ongoing national security leaks case involving Fox News reporter James Rosen, after a weekend news report detailing the Justice Department's surveillance of him. "I can't comment on an ongoing criminal investigation, nor should I," Carney said in response to one of several questions on the case, offering...

Lena Dunham is a graduate. The Girls star was part of the Barnard College Commencement in New York City yesterday, where she received a Barnard Medal of Distinction—and also a...

Lena Dunham is a graduate. The Girls star was part of the Barnard College Commencement in New York City yesterday, where she received a Barnard Medal of Distinction—and also a...

President Obama will meet with President Xi Jinping of the People’s Republic of China on June 7-8 in California, at Sunnylands, the Walter and Leonore Annenberg Estate.  This will be President Obama’s first meeting with Xi Jinping since he became China’s President.  President Obama and President Xi will hold in depth discussions on a wide range of bilateral, regional...

President Obama and President Sleiman spoke by phone today to discuss their shared commitment to preserving Lebanon’s stability, sovereignty, and security, particularly in relation to the ongoing conflict in Syria.  President Obama expressed his appreciation to President Sleiman and the Lebanese people for keeping Lebanon’s borders open and hosting refugees from Syria,...

Apple isn't improperly ducking U.S. taxes, but the rules need to be reformed, according to the company.

INFOGRAPHIE  - De la Turquie à l'Irak en passant par la Syrie, les convulsions qui secouent la région font le jeu des autonomistes.Articles en rapportValeria Bruni Tedeschi, la nostalgiqueComment François brise les carcans du VaticanSyrie : Paris refuse de négocier avec l'IranL'impression 3D devient accessible au grand publicLa « Silicon Valley » indienne redoute...

Officials said they were first notified on April 16 about an investigation into Internal Revenue Service scrutiny of conservative groups, but never told President Obama.    

President Obama will make a weeklong trip to Africa this summer, the longest journey of his presidency so far to the continent of his father’s family, the White House announced on Monday.    

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WASHINGTON (AP) -- In a long-awaited White House visit, President Barack Obama on Monday told Myanmar's president that he appreciates the Asian leader's efforts to lead the country in "a long and sometimes difficult, but ultimately correct, path to follow" toward democracy....

WASHINGTON (AP) -- The Obama administration said Monday it wants to see more cuts to agriculture subsidies in a massive farm bill moving through the Senate this week....

WASHINGTON (AP) -- President Barack Obama will bestow the Medal of Freedom posthumously on Sally Ride, the first American woman to fly in space....

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Barack Obama will meet with Chinese President Xi Jinping on June 7-8 in California, the White House said on Monday.

AMMAN/BEIRUT (Reuters) - Lebanese Hezbollah guerrillas have fought their biggest battle yet for Syria's beleaguered president, prompting international alarm that the civil war may spread and an urgent call for restraint from the United States.

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. President Barack Obama told his Lebanese counterpart on Monday he was concerned about Lebanese Hezbollah militants fighting in Syria to support Syrian President Bashar al-Assad, the White House said.

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Barack Obama urged the president of Myanmar on Monday to take steps to halt violence against Muslims in his country and move ahead with economic and political reforms.

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Two senior aides to President Barack Obama knew weeks ago about a watchdog report on the U.S. Internal Revenue Service targeting of conservative groups, a spokesman said on Monday, shifting the focus to the White House in a fast-moving controversy.

Thursday speech may shed light on where he stands on warrantless killings on U.S. soil    

President Obama is planning a major national security speech for Thursday

President Obama meets with the leader of Burma, also known as Myanmar.

In an address to the traditionally African-American college in Atlanta, Georgia, the president spoke about racism and the duty to help black people who were not given the same opportunities.