Barack Obama
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Drone strikes: Obama endorses more oversight
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President Obama defended America's controversial drone attacks as legal, effective and a necessary linchpin in an evolving U.S. counterterrorism policy. But he says the targeted strikes are no "cure-all" and that he is haunted by the civilians unintentionally killed.
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Drone strikes killed American citizens in Yemen, Pakistan
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On the eve of a major national security speech by President Obama, his administration acknowledged for the first time Wednesday that four American citizens have been killed in drone strikes in Pakistan and Yemen since 2009.
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Oklahoma tornado: Barack Obama declares major disaster after storm
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President Barack Obama says he is instructing his disaster response team to get tornado victims in Oklahoma everything they need "right away."
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President Barack Obama weekly address video
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In his weekly radio and Internet address, Obama says the U.S. should focus on attracting good jobs, educating workers and ensuring workers get paid a decent living.
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Obama vows sustained effort on military sex abuse
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President Barack Obama said Thursday the nation's military leaders told him they are "ashamed" of their failure to end sexual abuse in the armed services.
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Obama on IRS, Benghazi and AP investigation
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President Obama pledged to work with Congress to ensure the IRS doesn't abuse its power.
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Daniel Werfel to be appointed acting IRS commissioner
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President Barack Obama will appoint senior White House budget officer Daniel Werfel to be acting commissioner of the Internal Revenue Service, a White House official says.
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READ: White House releases Benghazi e-mails
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The White House on Wednesday released 99 pages of emails focusing on Benghazi.
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Obama forces out acting IRS commissioner
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Trying to regain control amid controversies, President Obama released a trove of documents related to the Benghazi attack and forced out the top IRS official following revelations that the agency targeted conservative political groups.
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IRS chief Steven Miller says agency lacked sensitivity in screenings
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In his first public comment on the case, IRS acting chief Steven Miller said there was "a shortcut taken in our processes" for determining which groups needed special screening.
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Obama rejects IRS targeting, defends Libya effort
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President Obama and British Prime Minister David Cameron said they were committed to working together to keep pressure on Syria's President Bashar Assad and assist the opposition in a protracted civil war. Cameron said, "There is no more urgent international task."
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Inside Washington May 12, 2013
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This week on Inside Washington: Compelling testimony on Benghazi—a search for the truth or political theater?
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Obama to visit Baltimore May 17
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President Barack Obama will visit Baltimore as part of a series of quick trips around the country to emphasize his economic proposals.
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Casa de Maryland rallies at White House, urges president to stop deporting parents
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With Mother's Day coming and immigration reform being debated on Capitol Hill, members of Casa de Maryland rallied outside the White House Thursday to urge President Barack Obama to stop deporting parents and separating families across international lines.
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Assad regime likely used chemical weapons, White House says
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White House spokesman Jay Carney says there is certainly evidence that chemical weapons have been used. But Carney says the U.S. is highly skeptical of claims that rebels put them in play.
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Inside Washington May 5, 2013
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This week on Inside Washington: President Obama’s first hundred days. Does he still have “the juice?”
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Readying new Syria push, US feels out Russia again
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This renewed effort starts with Secretary of State John Kerry's trip to Moscow this coming week for talks with leaders in Russia, the Syrian government's most powerful international friend.
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President Obama foresees no US ground troops in Syria
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"I do not foresee a scenario in which boots on the ground in Syria, American boots on the ground, would not only be good for America but also would be good for Syria," President Obama said at a news conference in Costa Rica.
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