Politics - Barack Obama

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  • US says senior Al-Qaeda figure killed in drone strike

    AFP – Fri Dec 11, 10:32 pm ET  
    A US "Predator" drone seen in Afghanistan. A senior... AFP/File

    WASHINGTON (AFP) - A senior Al-Qaeda figure was killed in a drone strike in northwest Pakistan, a US official told AFP, as President Barack Obama urged Islamabad to step up the fight against militants. Full Story »

  • Illinois prison in focus for Guantanamo detainees

    Reuters – Fri Dec 11, 8:35 pm ET  

    WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The Obama administration has focused on an Illinois prison as it searches for a facility to house terrorism suspects now at Guantanamo Bay, but has not made a final decision, Illinois officials said on Friday. Full Story »

  • US health care tab to keep growing under overhaul

    AP – Fri Dec 11, 8:31 pm ET  
    From left, Sen. Christopher Dodd., D-Conn., Sen. Tom Harkin,... AP

    WASHINGTON - Democrats trying to push President Barack Obama's health care overhaul plan through the Senate got a sober warning Friday that costs will keep going up and proposed Medicare savings may harm the program. Full Story »

  • Obama wants stimulus projects to hire more minorities, women

    McClatchy Newspapers – Fri Dec 11, 7:03 pm ET  

    WASHINGTON — Amid mounting criticism that minorities, women and low-income workers are missing out on business opportunities and jobs under the stimulus bill, the Obama administration is urging the nation's governors to work harder to ensure that these groups participate fully in state transportation projects that receive federal funding. Full Story »

  • Pakistan must help US more against Al-Qaeda: Obama

    AFP – Fri Dec 11, 6:41 pm ET  
    A Pakistani soldier stands beside a damaged Taliban militant... AFP

    WASHINGTON (AFP) - Pakistan must cooperate more fully with the United States to help wipe out Al-Qaeda, US President Barack Obama said in excerpts of a weekend interview. Full Story »

  • House approves sweeping financial reforms

    Reuters – Fri Dec 11, 6:21 pm ET  

    WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The House of Representatives approved the biggest changes in financial regulation since the Great Depression on Friday, marking a win for the Obama administration and top Democrats in Congress. Full Story »

  • Obama wishes Jews happy Hanukkah

    AFP – Fri Dec 11, 5:24 pm ET  
    US President Barack Obama (R) and First Lady Michelle Obama walk... AFP

    WASHINGTON (AFP) - US President Barack Obama on Friday offered his "warmest wishes" to Jews around the world at the start of Hanukkah. Full Story »

  • Obama dog Bo has own Christmas stocking

    AP – Fri Dec 11, 4:41 pm ET  
    In this Dec. 3, 2009, photo released by the White House, President... AP

    WASHINGTON - Bo, the White House dog, has his very own Christmas stocking. Full Story »

  • Major makeover of Wall Street regs passes House

    AP – Fri Dec 11, 6:43 pm ET  
    House Financial Services Committee Chairman Rep. Barney Frank,... AP

    WASHINGTON - The House passed the most ambitious restructuring of federal financial regulations since the New Deal on Friday, aiming to head off any replay of last year's Wall Street failures that plunged the nation deep into recession. Full Story »

  • White House says Republicans "rooting against" recovery

    Reuters – Fri Dec 11, 3:39 pm ET  
    President Barack Obama greets workers during a shift change at... Reuters

    WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The White House accused senior Republicans on Friday of "rooting against" recovery and a top congressional critic charged President Barack Obama was pursuing a "job-killing" agenda in a fresh round of political bickering over the economy. Full Story »

  • Obama's Inexperience Could Affect Key Decisions

    U.S. News & World Report – Fri Dec 11, 3:01 pm ET  

    Youth has always been a double-edged sword for America's presidents. It tends to inject the White House with fresh ideas and energy, but it can also lead to impetuousness and a disregard for the tried and true. To fully examine the effect of youth on the presidency, U.S. News Chief White House Correspondent Kenneth T. Walsh takes an in-depth look at the five youngest presidents in U.S. history. This is the final installment of the series. See the full series here. Full Story »

  • Republicans press Obama on stalled trade deals

    AFP – Fri Dec 11, 2:53 pm ET  
    US House Minority Leader John Boehner speaks during a news conference... AFP/Getty Images/File

    WASHINGTON (AFP) - A group of US President Barack Obama's sharpest congressional critics urged him in a letter released Friday to revive stalled free trade pacts with Colombia, Panama, and South Korea in early 2010. Full Story »

  • Pay czar grants waivers after government lobbying

    AP – Fri Dec 11, 5:50 pm ET  
    FILE - In this Oct. 27, 2009 file photo, Special Master for Executive... AP

    WASHINGTON - The Treasury Department has told four bailed-out companies that they can't pay some top earners more than $500,000 cash per year. But it's told the official who made that decision that the rule shouldn't always apply. Full Story »

  • US House passes historic financial sector overhaul

    AFP – Fri Dec 11, 2:40 pm ET  
    US President Barack Obama (R) seen here alongside Speaker of... AFP/File

    WASHINGTON (AFP) - The US House of Representatives on Friday approved the most sweeping regulatory overhaul of the financial sector since the Great Depression of the 1930s, a key goal of President Barack Obama. Full Story »

  • Obama says Afghanistan not US 'protectorate'

    AP – Fri Dec 11, 2:33 pm ET  
    President Barack Obama and first lady Michelle Obama return to... AP

    WASHINGTON - President Barack Obama says he needed to set a deadline to start withdrawing U.S. forces so the Afghans wouldn't assume their country would be "a permanent protectorate" of the United States. Full Story »

  • Obama wishes Jews worldwide a Happy Hanukkah

    AP – Fri Dec 11, 2:21 pm ET  

    WASHINGTON - President Barack Obama says Hanukkah's lessons should inspire everyone to be thankful for what they have. Full Story »

  • Nobel award in hand, Obama faces hard work at home

    AP – Fri Dec 11, 1:39 pm ET  
    President Barack Obama and first lady Michelle Obama wave as... AP

    WASHINGTON - With a Nobel Peace Prize in hand, President Barack Obama returned to the grind of governing, refocusing on his top domestic priority as the Senate moves toward a pivotal moment on legislation to remake the nation's health care system. Full Story »

  • Republicans urge Obama launch free trade pact push

    Reuters – Fri Dec 11, 12:43 pm ET  
    A container ship moves through the Panama Canal on its way to... Reuters

    WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Republican U.S. congressional leaders urged President Barack Obama to work with them to win approval of long-stalled free trade pacts with Colombia, Panama and South Korea as early as possible in 2010. Full Story »

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