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Obama’s red line on Syria – can he win the case for action?
“My credibility is not on the line. The international community’s credibility is on the line.” As President Obama and western leaders debate action against Syria – how far are their hands tied?
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Syria crisis: Obama says ‘my credibility is not on the line’
Barack Obama says his approach to military intervention in Syria is not under scrutiny – it is the credibility of the US congress and international community that is on the line.
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Syria cartoons: how Assad’s soldiers mock Barack Obama
Barack Obama’s struggles to get support for military intervention in Syria have not gone unnoticed by Bashar al-Assad’s soldiers – who have been circulating cartoons mocking the US president.
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Obama ‘should have done his homework’
Senior Republican congressman Mike Turner says US President Barack Obama has neither congressional nor public, support for military intervention in Syria, and “should have done his homework”.
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Syria attack is not Iraq or Afghanistan, says Obama
President Barack Obama says he is confident that congress will vote in favour of military action and that the US will “degrade” President Bashar al-Assad’s capabilities.
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Obama: Congress must approve Syria strike
The US president will wait for Congress to debate and vote on the issue before launching military action against the Assad regime.
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Barack Obama: US considering ‘limited’ action in Syria
US President Barack Obama says his country is considering “narrow action” in Syria, as Secretary of State John Kerry outlines the case for US military intervention.
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Obama under pressure for debate in Congress
President Obama is coming under increasing pressure to recall Congress to debate military action. Americans are following the discussion in parliament here, Jonathan Miller reports from Washington.
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Missouri says sorry over Obama rodeo clown
Racism – or just clowning around? Missouri State Fair says sorry after a clown in an Obama mask was paraded before baying crowds, and calls the behaviour “unacceptable”.
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Obama: US relations with Egypt ‘cannot continue as usual’
President Obama breaks off from vacation to speak on the Egypt crisis – declaring America’s traditional co-operation “cannot continue while civilians are being killed in the streets”.
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Barack Obama: US ‘reassessing’ Russia relationship
Barack Obama says the US is “reassessing” its relationship with Russia because of a number of “emerging differences”, including the temporary asylum of NSA whistleblower Edward Snowden.
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Obama: Trayvon Martin could have been me
In a surprise speech at the White House, Barack Obama makes the most personal comments on race of his presidency, saying that Trayvon Martin “could have been me”.
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Arizona firefighter deaths ‘heartbreaking’ says Obama
US President Barack Obama describes the deaths of 19 members of an elite firefighting force, killed as they battled wildfires in Arizona, as ‘heartbreaking’.
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Barack Obama implies Europe spies on US
Following claims the US spied on EU offices in Washington, Barack Obama implies European countries also spy on the US, saying “that’s how intelligence services work”.
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Obama pays tribute to Mandela’s struggle
President Obama and his family have paid tribute to Nelson Mandela by visiting the prison on Robben Island where he was held for 20 of his 27 years in jail.
