President Barack Obama
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Obama: Time has come to wind down Afghan war
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President Obama's first White House news conference of the year touched on foreign policy and domestic politics.
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Iran trumps Palestinians as top U.S.-Israel issue
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The United States, Israel and much of the world are trying to figure out how to deal with Iran and its nuclear program.
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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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President Obama criticizes Republicans over gas price controversy
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President Barack Obama on Thursday assailed Republicans for what he described as a flawed and dishonest strategy for reducing gas prices.
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Obama signs payroll tax cut extension into law
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President Barack Obama signed the payroll tax cut extension into law Wednesday.
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WATCH: President Obama sings the blues (video)
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Some of the biggest names in music are impressed by President Obama’s singing skills. That’s after the commander in chief broke out in song at the White House’s Blues concert Tuesday night.
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Obama to submit his budget to Congress on Monday
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President Barack Obama is pressing for investments in infrastructure while relying on familiar tax increases on the wealthy and corporations to claim progress on the federal deficit in his upcoming budget.
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White House hinting compromise on birth control
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On the campaign trail, GOP presidential hopefuls Mitt Romney and Newt Gingrich heaped new criticism on the president, with Romney accusing Obama of an "assault on religion" and Gingrich calling the rule an "attack on the Catholic Church."
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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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Obama pushes lower rates on mortgage refinances
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U.S. President Barack Obama on Wednesday called on Congress to make it easier for millions of homeowners to refinance their mortgages at lower interest rates.
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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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Obama pokes fun during dinner for capital elites
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President Barack Obama told some jokes and poked a little fun at himself as he addressed the Alfalfa Club dinner, an exclusive annual black-tie get-together of some of the capital's movers and shakers.
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Pat Shearer's Obama photo prompts probe by FBI
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The Secret Service says it's investigating a Peoria, Ariz., police sergeant who posted a photo on Facebook that shows a bullet-riddled T-shirt with the image of President Barack Obama.
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Obama seeks government reforms in Congress
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President Barack Obama is pressing his case for changes in how the Senate does business, hoping to ease the partisan gridlock, and he wants to bar lawmakers from profiting from their service.
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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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President Obama: American dream in peril, fast action needed
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Declaring the American dream under siege, President Barack Obama called Tuesday night for a flurry of help for a hurting middle class and higher taxes on millionaires, delivering a State of the Union address packed with re-election themes.
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Jobs, energy, values top issues in Obama address
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Highlights of President Barack Obama's State of the Union address.
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President Obama's State of the Union speech
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Follow along with President Obama in his State of the Union speech here.
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