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Obama Names New NASA Leadership
By Scott Wilson President Obama yesterday nominated a former Marine aviator and space shuttle astronaut...
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| May 23, 2009; 12:57 PM ET |
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Obama Honors the Military in Radio Address
By Scott Wilson President Obama used his weekly radio address today to urge Americans to...
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| May 23, 2009; 6:00 AM ET |
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POTUS Events: Annapolis Bound
President Obama is presented with an honorary law degree at Notre Dame University, May 17,...
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| May 22, 2009; 7:21 AM ET |
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National Security Showdown
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| May 21, 2009; 5:10 PM ET |
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Biden to Visit Beirut
By Glenn Kessler The White House announced this afternoon that Vice President Biden will visit...
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| May 21, 2009; 4:33 PM ET |
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In 'Dallas Principles,' Gay Group Calls Obama to Action
A diverse group of gay activists, bloggers, Democratic Party organizers and fundraisers from across the country came has issued a manifesto calling on President Obama to move more rapidly on gay rights issues.
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| May 21, 2009; 3:48 PM ET |
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Who's Really Keeping America Safe?
By Garance Franke-Ruta Reactions to the dueling speeches by President Obama and former vice president...
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| May 21, 2009; 12:40 PM ET |
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Cheney Defends Use of Harsh Interrogation Methods in Speech to AEI
Former vice president Dick Cheney today addressed the American Enterprise Institute, of which he is...
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| May 21, 2009; 11:51 AM ET |
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Obama vs Cheney: A (Polling) Mismatch from the Start
By Chris Cillizza The dueling speeches by President Obama and former vice president Dick Cheney...
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| May 21, 2009; 11:00 AM ET |
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Audience Awaiting Cheney Listens to Obama
By Michael D. Shear More than 250 people packed into the 12-floor conference center at...
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| May 21, 2009; 10:37 AM ET |
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Obama on National Security and American Values: 'We Are Cleaning Up Something That Is - Quite Simply - a Mess'
President Obama today spoke on "Protecting Our Security and Our Values" at the National Archives Museum.
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| May 21, 2009; 10:34 AM ET |
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POTUS Events: Addressing National Security
President Obama talks on the phone with astronauts aboard the Space Shuttle Atlantis from the...
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| May 21, 2009; 7:51 AM ET |
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Powell Rebuffs Limbaugh, Who 'Resigns' as GOP Party Head
Colin Powell came out swinging this week in the ongoing scuffle with former vice president Dick Cheney and radio talk show host Rush Limbaugh.
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| May 20, 2009; 6:11 PM ET |
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Obama Approves Nuclear Energy Program for UAE
The White House said today that President Obama has approved an agreement to help build a nuclear-energy program in the United Arab Emirates, setting up a congressional review of the controversial accord.
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| May 20, 2009; 5:57 PM ET |
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Obama Signs Measures to Help with Troubled Mortgages
President Obama today enacted two measures that provide incentives for lenders and loan servicers to make troubled mortgages more affordable. The legislation also streamlines Hope for Homeowners, a government program to refinance "underwater" loans that so far has helped few distressed borrowers.
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| May 20, 2009; 5:27 PM ET |
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Official: Iranian Missile Test Could 'Strengthen' U.S. Coalition
The top White House non-proliferation official says Iran's latest missile test is worrying -- but that there could be a silver lining.
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| May 20, 2009; 3:44 PM ET |
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Life in Pictures: The Playful President
President Barack Obama "meets" with speechwriter Cody Keenan, who dressed as a pirate for an...
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| May 20, 2009; 3:21 PM ET |
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DSCC Cashing In On Obama
The DSCC plans a June 18 fundraising dinner with guest star Barack Obama.
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| May 20, 2009; 2:43 PM ET |
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Obama Attends First Recovery Advisory Board Meeting
President Obama declared today that there is "some return to normalcy" in parts of the financial markets, as he attended the first meeting of his Economic Recovery Advisory Board.
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| May 20, 2009; 1:05 PM ET |
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Obama Starts to Meet with Court Contenders
President Obama has started to meet with Supreme Court candidates and has already sat down with Judge Diane P. Wood of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the 7th Circuit.
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| May 20, 2009; 12:34 PM ET |
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DNC Puts Cheney Front and Center in New Web Video
By Garance Franke-Ruta As far as a attack ads go, saying that a political...
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| May 20, 2009; 12:14 PM ET |
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POTUS Events: Evaluating the Economy
President Obama gestures in the Oval Office, May 19, 2009. (AP Photo/Gerald Herbert) By Sarah...
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| May 20, 2009; 7:15 AM ET |
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GOP Compares Pelosi to Bond Villain
By Garance Franke-Ruta In a little-noticed Web video posted on YouTube yesterday, the Republican...
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| May 19, 2009; 7:38 PM ET |
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Senior Foreign Policy Figures Endorse Obama Vision for Nuclear-Free World
President Obama held an Oval Office meeting today with four of the nation's foreign policy wise men, who endorsed his administration's vision for a world free of nuclear weapons.
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| May 19, 2009; 4:50 PM ET |
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Steele Predicts a GOP Comeback
Declaring "the honeymoon is over," Republican National Committee chairman Michael Steele called for Republicans to start attacking President Obama directly and stop focusing on lesser known figures such as House Speaker Nancy Pelosi.
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| May 19, 2009; 1:03 PM ET |
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Crossed Wires About VP Hide-Out
By Roxanne Roberts and Amy Argetsinger Pssstt! Did you hear about Dick Cheney's fortress hideaway...
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| May 19, 2009; 10:42 AM ET |
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POTUS Events: Auto Industry Checkup
President Obama, as he walked to the oval office yesterday for a meeting with Israeli...
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| May 19, 2009; 8:17 AM ET |
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Granholm to Visit the White House
By Michael A. Fletcher Michigan Gov. Jennifer Granholm (D) will visit the White House tomorrow,...
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| May 18, 2009; 6:18 PM ET |
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Obama Administration to Announce New Vehicle Emissions Standards
By Steven Mufson Monday, May 18, 2009; 4:02 PM The Obama administration is set to...
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| May 18, 2009; 4:22 PM ET |
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Court Watch: Granholm, Roberts and Some History
By Garance Franke-Ruta As the battle for influence over the selection of a nominee to...
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| May 18, 2009; 1:28 PM ET |
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Conservatives Take Fight Against Potential Court Nominees to the Web
Conservative groups launched a pre-emptive assault today on their three perceived front-runners for President Obama's Supreme Court nomination, attacking them as activists who are pushing a liberal agenda for the court.
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| May 18, 2009; 1:22 PM ET |
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SNL Does Cheney: 'On TV More Than That Sham-Wow Guy'
Will Ferrell returned as George W. Bush as Darrell Hammond played Dick Cheney in...
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| May 18, 2009; 11:20 AM ET |
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POTUS Events: Meeting with Netanyahu
Then-candidate Barack Obama stands with an Israeli citizen, center, and Defense Minister Ehud Barack in...
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| May 18, 2009; 7:08 AM ET |
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Amid Protests, Obama Calls for 'Open Hearts, Open Minds' at Notre Dame
President Obama called for "open hearts, open minds, fair-minded words" as he accepted an honorary degree from the University of Notre Dame amid angry protests over his support for abortion rights.
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| May 17, 2009; 3:21 PM ET |
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