Obama Administration
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Obama works against human rights abuses in Iran, Syria
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U.S. President Barack Obama on Monday announced further efforts to protect against human rights abuses by the Syrian and Iranian governments.
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Secret Service scandal involved at least 20 women
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A prostitution scandal involving the Secret Service has grown in scope, with the news that U.S. agents and military personnel had been with at least 20 women in hotel rooms before President Barack Obama arrived at a summit in Colombia.
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GSA spending scandal details revealed in congressional hearing
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The main figure in a General Services Administration spending scandal took trips to Hawaii, Napa Valley and South Pacific islands, all after the agency's inspector general warned top officials about the excesses.
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U.S. can't afford to give tax cuts to the weathy, Obama says
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President Barack Obama says the nation can't afford to keep giving tax cuts to the wealthiest, "who don't need them and didn't even ask for them."
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President's tax returns: Obama made $789,674 in 2011
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President Barack Obama and his family paid more than $160,000 in federal taxes last year on earnings of $789,674, the White House said Friday.
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Michelle Obama bolsters programs for military families
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On Wednesday, First Lady Michelle Obama marked her "joining forces" campaign's one-year anniversary by taking stock of what's been done and challenging Americans to do even more.
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President Obama stresses economic importance of women
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President Barack Obama on Friday stressed that women should not be overlooked as a driving force of the economy.
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STOCK Act signed into law by President Obama
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President Barack Obama signed legislation Wednesday barring members of Congress, the president and thousands of federal workers from profiting from nonpublic information learned on the job, calling it an embodiment of the fundamental American value of fair play.
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GOP budget plan is 'trojan horse,' Obama says
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In an election-year pitch to middle-class voters, President Barack Obama is denouncing a House Republican budget plan as a "Trojan horse," warning that it represents "an attempt to impose a radical vision on our country" that would hurt the pocketbooks of working families.
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White House Easter Egg Roll character performers announced
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Get excited, kids! It’s Easter Egg Roll time! The White House on Monday announced the characters that will be in costume for their annual egg roll.
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Obama tackles high gas prices during summit
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President Barack Obama is convening a summit with leaders from Mexico and Canada on Monday that aims to boost a fragile recovery and grapple with thorny energy issues against a backdrop of painfully high gas prices.
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Senate turns back Democratic bill to repeal oil company subsidies
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As gas prices rise above $4 per gallon in the D.C. area, President Obama asked Congress to end $4 billion in tax subsidies to oil companies. But Thursday, the Senate turned back a Democratic bill to repeal the tax breaks.
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Security Summit works to cut global nuclear weapons
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Nearly 60 world leaders who gathered Tuesday in Seoul for a nuclear security summit agreed to work on securing and accounting for all nuclear material by 2014.
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Obama warns Iran, North Korea that they are more isolated
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President Barack Obama is warning North Korea and Iran that their options are few and their friends fewer as those nations refuse to back down from actions the world sees as menacing.
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Dartmouth College President to head the World Bank
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President Barack Obama nominated Dartmouth College President Jim Yong Kim to head the World Bank--a surprise pick for the international financial institution's top job.
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Obama defends energy policies, pushes oil pipeline
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President Barack Obama is fending off criticism of his energy policies, pointing to plans to fast-track an oil pipeline that emerged after he delayed the larger Keystone XL project earlier this year.
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Iran, U.S. does not need to be divided, Obama says
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President Barack Obama is telling the Iranian people that there is no reason for the United States and Iran to be divided.
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Obama raises $45 million for re-election in February
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President Barack Obama raised $45 million for his re-election bid in February, bringing his total to about $300 million for this election cycle, his campaign said Monday.
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