Barack Obama
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John Legend, Mumford & Sons state dinner appearance set for Wendesday
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Two favorite musical artists of some of the most powerful heads of state in the world, John Legend and Mumford & Sons, will entertain President Obama, Prime Minister David Cameron and guests at Wednesday's White House state dinner.
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Obama, Panetta call Karzai, try to contain damage from Afghan shooting
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U.S. officials were scrambling Sunday to contain the damage caused when an American soldier in Afghanistan wandered off base and allegedly gunned down 16 villagers, including nine children.
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Rick Santorum: Obama, Romney share distrust of America
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A day before Kansas Republicans weigh in on the party's presidential contest, Santorum looked to shore up support in this Midwestern state that seemed ready to give the former Pennsylvania senator yet another win and further challenge Romney's front-runner status.
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2012 G8 Summit moves to Camp David as Thurmont prepares
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Thurmont, the cozy mountain town of 6,000 that boasts the Camp David presidential retreat as a nearby neighbor, will have to prepare quickly after the White House announced it's moving the G8 summit there.
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Barack Obama to hold first news conference of 2012
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President Obama is making his presence known on this Super Tuesday by holding his first news conference of the year.
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President Obama's AIPAC speech: Obama prefers diplomacy to force on Iran
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Despite cautioning that there's "too much loose talk of war" with Iran over their plans to continue developing nuclear weapons, President Barack Obama said Sunday that he will not hesitate to do whatever it takes to defend America and its interests.
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With Limbaugh's help, Obama recasts birth control debate on his terms
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With his policies and his defense of the Georgetown law student Rush Limbaugh verbally attacked, President Barack Obama has cast the contraception controversy raging in America as an issue of women's rights, not religious freedom.
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President Barack Obama calls Sandra Fluke
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President Barack Obama called the Georgetown law student at the center of the Rush Limbaugh birth control debate.
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Barack Obama demands Congress end oil, gas subsidies
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The president said GOP charges that his policies are driving up gas prices won't pass "a political bull-detector" test and pointed to a chart that showed decreasing U.S. dependence on foreign oil.
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Delighted Obama raises cash with NBA legends
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Reveling in his sporting element, President Obama raised money from current and former NBA greats and an intimate group of supporters drawn to this weekend's All-Star game in nearby Orlando.
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D.C. school voucher funding left out of 2013 federal budget
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President Barack Obama's budget proposal includes no new funding for a private school voucher program for D.C. students - something the administration moved to do in 2009 - but the GOP will likely fight it.
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President Barack Obama's 2013 budget aims to cut $4 trillion over next decade
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President Barack Obama is sending Congress a new budget that seeks to achieve $4 trillion in deficit reduction over the next decade through cuts in government spending and higher taxes on the wealthy.
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President Obama on birth control: Should he compromise? (Poll)
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Just weeks after saying that religious institutions should have to cover contraception for their employees, the White House is saying that compromise might be coming. Should the president backtrack? Take our poll.
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President Obama raising money from gay, lesbian donors
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President Barack Obama tells gay and lesbian supporters--who paid $35,800 each to see him speak Thursday night--that there's more work to do to ensure fairness for all.
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Barack Obama pushes for veterans jobs programs
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"Let's get more cops on the beat, let's get more rangers in the parks, let's get more firefighters on call, and in the process, we're going to put more veterans back to work," Obama said Friday
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Barack Obama tours Washington Auto Show
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Obama says the U.S. auto industry is back, and GM's success shows what's possible for American manufacturing.
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Some locals disappointed by Obama's speech
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Based on his impressions of the President's speech, D.C. voter Rob Santucci says he's disappointed the president didn't do more to take a tough stand against the Republicans.
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State of the Union: President Obama hits key policy points during speech
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"I intend to fight obstruction with action," President Barack Obama told a packed chamber and tens of millions of Americans watching during his third State of the Union address on Tuesday night.
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