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Obama attends transfer of service members’ remains from downed copter
Aug 9th
President Barack Obama and top Pentagon officials including Defense Secretary Leon Panetta and Joint Chiefs of Staff Chairman Adm. Mike Mullen attended Tuesday’s dignified transfer of the remains of 38 U.S. and Afghan personnel killed on board a helicopter shot down in Afghanistan over the weekend.
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Decatur Puts Washington In One Word
Aug 7th
The morning after President Barack Obama and U.S. House Speaker John Boehner addressed the nation on the economy, Dateline:Decatur hit the streets and asked people to put Washington in one word.
House Websites Jammed After Obama Debt Speech
Jul 27th
Hugh Pickens writes “CNN reports that House switchboards have been flooded by phone calls — nearly twice the normal average — and hit with an unusual volume of constituent e-mails as voters voice their concern over the worsening debt-ceiling crisis. At least 104 of 279 congressional websites surveyed by CNN were down or had experienced slow connections on Tuesday, after President Obama’s speech Monday night. In his address to the nation, Obama called on the American people to ‘make your voice heard.’ House Speaker John Boehner’s website responded with a ‘Server Too Busy’ or ‘Bad Request (Invalid Hostname)’ message during parts of the day. His switchboard reported as many as 150-300 callers on hold, wanting to leave their thoughts for the speaker. House Chief Administrative Officer spokesman Dan Weiser said that lawmakers’ websites and phone lines began to sag with the traffic on Monday night. ‘Last night we had some website problems. … There was some websites that were hosted by outside vendors that had slowness, sluggishness, people had trouble getting in. And that was rectified early this morning.’”
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Some Democrats fuming at Obama
Jul 23rd
Some Democrats have had it — at least when it comes to reports of what’s in a $3 trillion deal being shepherded by President Obama and House Speaker John Boehner.
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Debt talks between Obama, House Speaker Boehner collapse
Jul 23rd
House Speaker John Boehner walked away from debt talks with President Barack Obama’s administration Friday, raising the stakes in the country’s ongoing effort to stave off national default.
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Senate Passes 4-Year Re-Up of Patriot Act Provisions
May 27th
Bloomberg News reports that, as expected, today “[t]he US Senate approved a four-year extension of provisions in the USA Patriot Act allowing law enforcement to track suspected terrorists with roving wiretaps. … The measure goes to the House for final passage before being sent to President Barack Obama for his signature. The surveillance powers would be extended until June 1, 2015.” The story mentions that the Patriot Act powers this approval includes would extend “to so-called ‘lone wolf’ suspects who aren’t affiliated with any terrorist group.”
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Police arrest man suspected of making death threats against Obama
May 13th
Irish police have arrested a man on suspicion of making threats to kill U.S. President Barack Obama when he visits Ireland later this month, a police spokesman said Friday.
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County GOP group censures official over Obama chimp depiction
May 6th
A California Republican group censured one of its own Thursday, saying her words and actions since sending an e-mail last month depicting President Barack Obama as a chimpanzee have been potentially offensive, damaging and insincere.
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Osama Bin Laden Dead, Hideout Surfaces on Google Maps
May 3rd
President Obama announced yesterday that Osama Bin Laden “was killed in Pakistan earlier in the day after a firefight at a compound in the city of Abbottabad in a military operation that was based on U.S. intelligence.” Just hours after the announcement, internet users have already mapped the alleged hideout of Bin Laden — Google Maps image above. If you missed President Obama’s address, continue reading to watch.
In mid-March, Obama headed five National Security Council meetings on the subject. Friday morning, he gave the final order to carry out the attack on a compound in what was described as an “affluent suburb” of Islamabad.
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U.S. Naval Academy Students Celebrate News about Bin Laden
May 2nd
The U.S. Naval Academy student body celebrates the news about Bin Laden. Many of these future officer’s joined the military as a result of 9/11. Thus, the news involving terrorism
Obama lampoons Trump, releases ‘birth video’ at annual dinner
May 2nd
President Barack Obama poked fun at everyone — from his wife to Donald Trump — during the annual White House Correspondents dinner, before ending his speech with a tribute to journalists who brave deadly conditions to get a story.
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CNN investigation: Obama born in U.S.
Apr 27th
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Apr 20th
Both the Federal Aviation Administration and the independent National Transportation Safety Board are investigating an aborted landing by a plane carrying first lady Michelle Obama because it was too close to a military plane ahead, officials announced Wednesday.
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Obama takes on risky topic of taxes
Apr 18th
After spending two years on health care, President Barack Obama is about to take up another Herculean political challenge: taxes.
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President Obama complains White House technology is ’30 years behind’
Apr 17th
Update: Microsoft thinks it has a fix, offering our BlackBerry-in-chief his choice of WP7 handsets. Might we suggest the Arrive?
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Obama to lay out his deficit strategy
Apr 13th
President Barack Obama enters politically tricky territory Wednesday when he outlines his plan for reducing long-term deficits and the national debt amid a climate of tense budget negotiations.
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Shocker! President Obama owns an iPad and computer, won’t have to borrow yours (video)
Mar 29th
Barack Obama is quite likely the most computer literate president (which isn’t saying much) these united states have ever had. So it’s really no surprise to hear that the BlackBerry wielding prez also owns an iPad and, gasp, his own computer — except, perhaps, to Univision’s Jorge Ramos. Obama’s incredulous stare and jocular response to the questions are as hilarious as they are candid in their casual delivery. See for yourselves in the video after the break.
Shocker! President Obama owns an iPad and computer, won’t have to borrow yours (video) originally appeared on Engadget on Tue, 29 Mar 2011 07:03:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
Libya "Who will Lead"
Mar 29th
So much confusion in Libya…….Some Republicans and Democrats feel President Obama did not move fast enough to properly deal with situation in Libya, and Im shure there are a hand full that feel United States should not be there at all. I don’t agree with letting innocent people die when you are able to put a stop to it, but i do agree we need more information on who are the rebels? Is it about the oil or Democracy? who will lead? what is the final goal?
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Obama facing mounting criticism over Libya
Mar 24th
Top Obama administration officials are expected to face continued criticism Thursday over their handling of the crisis in Libya, and louder calls for a clearer explanation of U.S. policy in the war-torn North African nation.
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Republicans attack unions to hurt Democrats: analysts (AFP)
Feb 21st
AFP – Republican attempts to disband public workers unions in Wisconsin and other key states are part of a broad strategy to undermine US President Barak Obama and his Democrats at the ballot box, analysts said.
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Intel to spend $5 billion on new 14nm fab in Arizona, create 4,000 new jobs this year
Feb 21st
When Paul Otellini isn’t too busy talking about being jilted by Nokia, he spends his time hosting presidents and splashing billions of dollars on new manufacturing facilities. Intel’s CEO is wrapping his tumultuous week on a high note, having welcomed Barack Obama to Chipzilla’s Oregon facility and treated the president to the happy news that Intel will invest $5 billion back into the US economy by building its most advanced fab yet — which will introduce an impossibly small 14nm production process — in Arizona, to begin operation in 2013. Construction starts in the middle of this year and is expected to create “thousands” of jobs, both temporary and permanent. Aside from that, Otellini has disclosed Intel’s intention to create 4,000 new jobs in the US, mostly in R&D and product development. Music to Obama’s ears, we’re sure.
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Can World Governments Veto Your Domain Name?
Feb 10th
AugstWest writes “There’s been talk recently of the Obama administration wanting the right to shoot down possible TLDs, but it looks like things may be going even a step further — According to this article by Laura Stotler, ‘the NTIA is asking for the power to object to any proposed Internet address for any reason.’ What happens if, say, the government of Germany decides they don’t like your domain name? ICANN’s had its share of bureaucratic nightmares, what happens when world governments also have a say?”
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President Obama to appear at Facebook HQ for Town Hall meeting
Apr 5th
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Looks like President Obama and Facebook founder Mark Zuckerberg just can’t get enough of each other. Just two months after his tech industry schmooze fest, the White House has announced the Commander in Chief’s plans to hold a live streaming Town Hall meeting from Facebook HQ with Zuckerberg and COO Sheryl Sandberg. The event is set for 1:45PM PST April 20th, and already has 3,400 attendees lined up. Users are encouraged to submit their questions about innovation and the economy via the event’s Facebook page, and the comments are already rolling in. Somehow, though, we don’t think this is the sort question he’s likely to answer: “Dear President Obama, could we please be friends?” Sorry, Carolina.
President Obama to appear at Facebook HQ for Town Hall meeting originally appeared on Engadget on Tue, 05 Apr 2011 18:19:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
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