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Amid tensions, Obama, Putin put on a happy face

YoopyaSeptember 5, 2013April 13, 2024

by YoopyaSeptember 5, 2013April 13, 202405

ST. PETERSBURG, Russia (AP) — President Barack Obama and his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin shook hands, smiled and made small talk about the scenery on...

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Syria overshadows economy as G20 leaders meet

YoopyaSeptember 5, 2013April 14, 2024

by YoopyaSeptember 5, 2013April 14, 202404

ST. PETERSBURG, Russia (AP) — The threat of missiles over the Mediterranean is weighing on world leaders meeting on the shores of the Baltic this...

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Obama’s plan for higher education aims to rate universities, reduce student debt

YoopyaAugust 30, 2013April 21, 2024

by YoopyaAugust 30, 2013April 21, 202407

President Barack Obama is proposing a challenge to American universities: Stop tuition hikes and raise graduation rates, or face major cuts to federal funding. Obama...

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Obama makes case for punishing Syria, but possible delays loom

YoopyaAugust 29, 2013May 1, 2024

by YoopyaAugust 29, 2013May 1, 202405

(Reuters) – President Barack Obama made the case on Wednesday for a limited military strike againstSyria in response to last week’s chemical weapons attack even as he faced...

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Demands to alter Obamacare persist even as launch nears

YoopyaAugust 24, 2013May 1, 2024

by YoopyaAugust 24, 2013May 1, 2024011

(Reuters) – As the clock ticks down to the launch of President Barack Obama’s healthcare reform, hundreds of businesses, unions and advocacy groups are still pushing to...

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Dolphins football legends reap White House praise 40 years late

YoopyaAugust 21, 2013May 15, 2024

by YoopyaAugust 21, 2013May 15, 202402

(Reuters) – They clambered gingerly up the riser behind President Barack Obama in the East Room of the White House, white-haired, bespectacled, their coach in a motorized...

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In rebuke, Obama cancels Moscow summit with Putin

YoopyaAugust 7, 2013May 26, 2024

by YoopyaAugust 7, 2013May 26, 202401

LOS ANGELES (AP) — In a rare diplomatic rebuke, President Barack Obama on Wednesday canceled his Moscow summit with Russian President Vladimir Putin. The decision...

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Obama draws contrasts between House, Senate GOP

YoopyaJuly 31, 2013July 4, 2024

by YoopyaJuly 31, 2013July 4, 202400

WASHINGTON (AP) — There’s a new cadence to President Barack Obama’s musings about Congress: Why can’t House Republicans be more like their mates in the...

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Obama proposes ‘grand bargain’ for jobs

YoopyaJuly 30, 2013May 15, 2024

by YoopyaJuly 30, 2013May 15, 202402

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Barack Obama is extending a new proposal to Republicans that he hopes will break the political gridlock on budget negotiations, offering...

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Obama nominates former first daughter Caroline Kennedy as US ambassador to Japan

YoopyaJuly 25, 2013August 1, 2024

by YoopyaJuly 25, 2013August 1, 202403

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Barack Obama announced Wednesday that he is nominating former first daughter Caroline Kennedy as U.S. ambassador to Japan, offering the most...