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Obama on 'Today' talks Afghanistan, health care, 'tea party' skeptics

President Obama said he believes the "tea party" movement is built around a "core group" of people who question whether he is a U.S. citizen and believe he is a socialist.

By Web Politics Editor | March 30, 2010; 8:12 AM ET | Permalink | Comments (82)
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Napolitano rules out terrorism in IRS plane crash

A suicide plane crash that killed the pilot and an Internal Revenue Services worker at an office building in Austin, Tex., Feb. 18 was not a case of domestic terrorism, Homeland Security Secretary Janet Napolitano said Tuesday in a radio interview.

By Post Editor | March 9, 2010; 1:25 PM ET | Permalink | Comments (7)
Categories: 44 The Obama Presidency , Security
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Obama orders creation of declassification center

President Obama created by executive order Tuesday a National Declassification Center to oversee efforts to make once-secret government documents public.

By Michael D. Shear | December 29, 2009; 6:37 PM ET | Permalink | Comments (21)
Categories: 44 The Obama Presidency , Security
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Gates finally sees sun, and troops, in Iraq

By Glenn Kessler KIRKUK, Iraq -- Under a brilliant sunny sky Friday, Defense Secretary...

By By Glenn Kessler | December 11, 2009; 11:18 AM ET | Permalink | Comments (3)
Categories: 44 The Obama Presidency , Cabinet , National Security , Security
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With Eye on Industry, Ag Secretary Stops Calling Outbreak 'Swine Flu'

"This really isn't swine flu. It's H1N1 virus," Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack said at an afternoon news briefing.

By Web Politics Editor | April 28, 2009; 5:11 PM ET | Permalink | Comments (2)
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Air Force One Foul-up Lands Caldera on Thin Ice

Asked repeatedly today by reporters whether Louis Caldera, the official who made the decision, would lose his job, Gibbs pointedly did not express confidence in him.

By Web Politics Editor | April 28, 2009; 2:46 PM ET | Permalink | Comments (16)
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Obama Relocated When Plane Strayed, Web Politics Editor , April 24, 2009

Obama, Seeking a Stronger NATO, Meets With Its Secretary General, Web Politics Editor , March 25, 2009

Obama Considering Guard Troops on Texas-Mexico Border, Post Editor , March 12, 2009

Candidate Reaction: Bombing in Islamabad, Web Politics Editor , September 20, 2008

Woodward: McCain Privately Pessimistic About Iraq in 2007, Web Politics Editor , September 13, 2008

McCain and Obama Visit Ground Zero, Web Politics Editor , September 11, 2008

McCain Says Dems Would Weaken America, Post Editor , September 9, 2007

Obama Again Stirs Up Rivals
With Statement on Use of Nukes, Bill Hamilton , August 2, 2007

Republicans' Velvet Glove
Approach to Terror, Post Editor , August 2, 2007

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