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Obama meets Dalai Lama, despite Chinese warnings
US President Barack Obama meets the exiled Tibetan spiritual leader the Dalai Lama – but in doing so, says Beijing, he has risked “seriously damaging ties” with China.
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‘I won’t stand still’: Obama’s State of the Union address
President Barack Obama wants action. And if congress is not going to help him, he will do it by himself, writes Mikayla Bouchard.
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‘Without legislation’: Obama vows to bypass congress
Barack Obama, in his State of the Union speech, says he will bypass congress to help families. “So wherever and whenever I can take steps without legislation… that’s what I’m going to do,” he says.
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State of the Union: Obama’s middle class promise
The economy has never been better – but his approval ratings have never been lower. As Barack Obama prepares for his State of the Union address tonight, what can he hope to achieve?
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Obama to curb NSA spying on phone data
President Barack Obama says he will put a stop to the US intelligence agency’s mass storage of Americans’ phone records, and orders an end to indiscriminate spying on friendly foreign allies.
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Mandela remembered as a ‘giant of history’ by Obama
Barack Obama praises Nelson Mandela as “the last great liberator of the 20th century”, and Jacob Zuma is booed, at the former South African president’s memorial service in Johannesburg.
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Barack Obama: ‘Mandela took history in his hands’
Barack Obama pays tribute to Nelson Mandela: “A man who took history in his hands – may God bless his memory and keep him in peace. He no longer belongs to us; he belongs to the ages.”
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The hunger games: Obama pardons Popcorn the turkey
President Barack Obama compares turkey’s vying for pardon to the “Hunger Games” as he crowns “Popcorn” as the National Thanksgiving Turkey.
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Obama’s credibility on the line over healthcare fiasco
It was the flagship achievement of his presidency: now amid the disaster of his health care rollout – President Obama is fighting to restore some credibility – as his ratings drop through the floor.
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Obama considers review of NSA spying on allies
Barack Obama says he wants to “review” the NSA’s spying operations, after the chair of the Senate intelligence committee said she was “totally opposed” to US spying on foreign allies.
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Done deal: Obama signs legislation to end shutdown
As Barack Obama signs legislation to end a US government shutdown and raise the debt ceiling, he warns congress: “we’ve got to get out of the habit of governing by crisis.”
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Obama: ‘America is fed up with Washington’
President Barack Obama chastises his fellow politicians for their brinkmanship over public spending, which nearly cost the United States its economic reputation – but says the nation will bounce back.
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Obama: Republicans holding gun to US people
Republicans are holding a gun to the head of the American people, says President Barack Obama, speaking at a sandwich shop near the White House where he expressed his anger at the ongoing situation.
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Obama blames Republican speaker for ongoing shutdown
President Obama, blames Republican speaker John Boehner for failing to allow a vote in the House of Representatives that would end the current federal shutdown.
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US shutdown: Obama ‘will not negotiate with extremists’
Barack Obama tells Republicans he will not negotiate with an “extremist wing” of US congress to end the political stalemate, as the shutdown of federal government enters its third day.