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Obama urges unity against 'raging storms'
Barack Hussein Obama claimed his place as America's first black president, summoning a dispirited nation to unite in hope against the "gathering clouds and raging storms" of war and economic woe.
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Obama's first day: Pay freeze, lobbying rules
In his first public acts in office, President Barack Obama on Wednesday placed new limits on White House lobbyists and, in a nod to the economic turmoil, froze the salaries of senior aides.
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Obama says U.S. 'will not torture'
President Barack Obama says the United States "will not torture" as it detains terrorism suspects and works to keep the country safe.
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Obama orders CIA prisons, Gitmo shut
President Barack Obama on Thursday moved quickly to undo Bush terror policies, ordering the CIA to close down secret prisons and the Pentagon to close down the Guantanamo prison within a year.
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President Barack Obama on Friday struck down the Bush administration's ban on giving federal money to international groups that perform abortions or provide abortion information.
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Obama reaches out to Muslim world on TV
President Barack Obama gave his first formal TV interview as president to an Arabic TV network, saying that when it comes to the Middle East "all too often the United States starts by dictating."
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Obama touts equal-pay bill at signing ceremony
President Barack Obama is singing the praises of newly passed legislation making it easier for workers to sue for discrimination on the job.
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Obama: 'I screwed up' in Daschle withdrawal
“I screwed up,” President Barack Obama tells NBC’s Brian Williams after his nominee to be secretary of health and human services, Tom Daschle, withdrew his name from consideration.
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Obama: 'Day of reckoning has arrived'
Bluntly declaring that the “day of reckoning has arrived,” President Barack Obama said Tuesday night that “we will rebuild, we will recover and the United States of America will emerge stronger than...
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Obama reverses Bush-era stem cell policy
President Barack Obama cleared the way for an increase in federal dollars for stem cell research and promised no scientific data will be "distorted or concealed to serve a political agenda."
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President Barack Obama has ordered a review of his predecessor's signing statements which often told officials how to implement laws.
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Obama signs massive, 'imperfect' spending bill
Calling it an "imperfect" bill, President Barack Obama signed a $410 billion spending package Wednesday that includes billions in earmarks like those he promised to curb in last year's campaign.
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Obama 'stunned' by millions in AIG bonuses
President Barack Obama said Thursday that he was “stunned” to hear about bonuses that were paid to employees of troubled insurer AIG, promising on NBC’s “Tonight Show” that he would do everything he...
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Obama sorry for Special Olympics gaffe
President Barack Obama has apologized to the chairman of the Special Olympics for his late-night talk show quip equating his bowling skills to those of athletes with disabilities.
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Obama online: President holds virtual town hall
In an echo of his campaign, President Barack Obama tackled questions on education, jobs, autos — even whether legalizing marijuana could jolt the economy — at a first-of-its-kind Internet-era town hall...
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Obama: G-20 summit a 'turning point'
President Barack Obama hailed agreements at the emergency meeting of world powers Thursday as a "turning point in our pursuit of global economic recovery."
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Obama tells Turkey: U.S. ‘not at war with Islam’
Barack Obama, making his first visit to a Muslim nation as president, declared Monday the United States "is not and will never be at war with Islam."
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Obama seeks $83 billion for Iraq, Afghan wars
President Barack Obama is seeking $83.4 billion for U.S. military operations in Iraq and Afghanistan, pressing for a war supplemental spending bill like the ones he repeatedly voted against when he was...
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Obama: Stimulus projects 'ahead of schedule'
President Barack Obama said Monday the $787 billion economic stimulus plan is beginning to take hold and that work is coming in "ahead of schedule and under budget."
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