Archive for 2009
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Welcome to Obama Watch
Welcome to Obama Watch, the blog that keeps an eye on President Obama. Because ... He watches over us, but who watches him? This "tagline", of course, is a play on the well-known phrase from the Watchmen comic book series, and slogan of the rec
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CIA probes Afghan base security after bomber kills 7
WASHINGTON/KABUL (Reuters) - The CIA vowed on Thursday to avenge the deaths of seven officers in a suicide bombing in Afghanistan and to investigate security breaches that allowed the second deadliest attack in agency history.
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Bombs kill more than 30 in Iraq
RAMADI, Iraq (Reuters) - Twin suicide bombs killed at least 27 and wounded more than 100 in Iraq's Sunni Arab heartland on Wednesday and a roadside bomb killed seven pilgrims returning from a major Shi'ite Muslim religious festival.
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Yemen’s al Qaeda affiliate seen among most active
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Al Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula has transformed itself from a regional threat into what U.S. spy agencies see as the network's most active affiliate outside Pakistan and Afghanistan with global ambitions, American officials s
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Legislative Limbo Strands Many of Obama’s Nominees
Of about 200 Obama nominations pending, some 75 have made it through committee but are being held up in the Senate, officials said.
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Obama ends benefits for Guinea, Madagascar, Niger
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Barack Obama said on Wednesday he has terminated trade benefits for Guinea, Madagascar and Niger, three African countries where democratic progress is threatened by political turmoil.
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Senate health bill clears final hurdle
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Senate Democrats cleared the last 60-vote hurdle on President Barack Obama's healthcare overhaul on Wednesday, virtually ensuring final passage of its version of the biggest health policy changes in four decades.
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WRAPUP 3-U.S. Senate health bill clears final hurdle
(For full coverage of U.S. healthcare reform, click [ID:nN20512341])
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Obama says disappointment at Copenhagen justified
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Barack Obama said on Wednesday that disappointment over the outcome of the Copenhagen climate change summit was justified, hardening a widespread verdict that the conference had been a failure.
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12/22 political update: delivering health reform for the holidays
With the Senate poised to vote on health reform any day now, OFA National Political Director Addisu Demissie sat down to give an update on where were at and whats next. Learn more: my.barackobama.com...
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Obama Tries to Rally Smaller Lenders
The White House said that it will try to cut restrictions so that community bankers can help businesses seize on opportunities for growth.
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Ann Nixon Cooper, Named in Obama’s Victory Speech, Dies at 107
Ms. Cooper was recalled by President Obama in his electio night speech as someone who had witnessed “the heartbreak and the hope” of the past century.
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