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Obama, Republicans clash at heated health summit
2:20 PM on 02/25/2010
WASHINGTON (AP) - With tempers flaring, President Obama and congressional Republicans clashed in an extraordinary live-on-TV summit...
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Obama prepares for his speech on boosting economy
8:58 AM on 12/08/2009
WASHINGTON (AP) - President Barack Obama is promoting help for highways and small businesses, bridges and energy-efficient homes in a broad pitch to get Americans back to work...
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President Obama delivers first UN address
12:30 PM on 09/23/2009
VIDEO -- President Obama today addressed the U.N. General assembly in New York where he took on world issues from the war on terrorism to global climate change. In his presidential debut, Mr. Obama...
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Obama calls for recovery and reform of financial sector
2:38 PM on 09/14/2009
VIDEO - A year after Lehman Brothers collapsed, starting the tsunami that crashed over the U.S. economy, President Obama is pushing for tougher financial regulation -- and he's doing it from Wall Street...
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Obama puts health care back on track
6:30 AM on 09/11/2009
OPINION - Single-handedly shifting the debate, President Obama has once again silenced doubters and brought the focus back on the real issue - an inadequate system that is failing the nation.
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Obama accepts Congressman's apology for outburst
1:12 PM on 09/10/2009
VIDEO - President Barack Obama says he accepts Republican Rep. Joe Wilson's apology for shouting "You lie!" at the president during his speech to Congress Wednesday.
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Outburst was low blow in an already lowbrow debate
12:46 PM on 09/10/2009
OPINION - Although Joe Wilson has since apologized, his heckling of the president has raised eyebrows. His appear to be indicative of a wider, more troubling trend...
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Lawmakers denounce 'You lie' outburst at Obama
9:45 AM on 09/10/2009
VIDEO - Democrats and Republicans alike are denouncing Rep. Joe Wilson for shouting "You lie" at President Barack Obama during his speech to Congress
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Obama to Congress: 'The time for games has passed'
8:58 AM on 09/10/2009
VIDEO- WASHINGTON (AP) -- President Barack Obama urged Congress to enact sweeping health care legislation Wednesday night, declaring the "time for bickering is over" and...
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It's clutch time and Obama needs to be like Mike
9:24 AM on 09/09/2009
OPINION - As President Obama prepares to put on a full-court press for health care reform in a speech to Congress tonight, he needs only to look back at one performance from "His Airness" to gain inspiration.
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Obama talks to students about growing up with divorced parents
9:08 AM on 09/09/2009
VIDEO -- Tuesday, President Obama responded to a question about growing up with divorced parents from a child whose parents have divorced as well. The president said the experienced would ultimately make them...
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Michael Vick warns students about the dangers of peer pressure
3:02 PM on 09/08/2009
VIDEO -- The Philadelphia Eagles quarterback addressed a rapt audience of 200 freshmen on their first day at Nueva Esperanza Academy, a North Philadelphia charter school...
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Welcome to the age of "No Child Left Un-Politicized"
2:30 PM on 09/08/2009
OPINION - Forget President Bush's "No Child Left Behind," this is the age of "No Child Left Un-Politicized.
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Obama challenges students to take pride in their education
1:25 PM on 09/08/2009
VIDEO -- In a pep talk that kept clear of politics, President Barack Obama on Tuesday challenged the nation's students to take pride and ownership in their education...
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We need more than bootstrapping to improve education
8:55 AM on 09/08/2009
OPINION -- Real danger lies in the lack of emphasis education has received in Obama's administration and what our young people may be learning about education's value in our current economy.
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Obama to address schools amidst controversy
8:31 AM on 09/08/2009
VIDEO -- Take responsibility for your education. Go to class and listen. Don't let failures define you. That's the advice President Barack Obama will give schoolchildren Tuesday
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Obama talks recovery plan in ailing Midwest
4:33 PM on 08/05/2009
VIDEO - Promising new jobs and money, President Barack Obama on Wednesday told a hurting Midwestern region that its recovery will be like the rest of the U.S.: tough but certain...
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Obama: Your destiny is in your hands
9:27 AM on 07/17/2009
President Barack Obama paid homage to the NAACP as a pioneering civil rights group, saying that civil rights leaders from decades past paved the way for his election as the first black U.S. leader, but telling them their work remains unfinished...
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Comedian-in-Chief
8:24 AM on 06/22/2009
President Barack Obama got a chance to take out his bag of jokes again Friday, this time at the expense of national journalists. The president was the keynote speaker at the radio and TV correspondents' dinner in Washington, D.C. The dinner is more of a roast, where speakers tell jokes...
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Middle East reacts to Obama's "New Beginning" speech
9:28 AM on 06/04/2009
CAIRO - President Barack Obama delivered a major speech to the Muslim world today (Thursday) from Cairo, Egypt. The speech focused on several topics and in it the president called for a new beginning between the United States and Muslims. President Obama did not issue any new policies towards the...
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Lesbian sgt. discharged after police outed her to Air Force
OMAHA, Nebraska (AP) - Jene Newsome played by the rules as an Air Force sergeant: She never told anyone in the military she was a lesbian...
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