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Obama to Gadhafi: Stop the Attacks or Face Military Action
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House to Consider Bill to Defund National Public Radio
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Japanese Nuclear Power Plant Rocked by Second Explosion in Quake's Aftermath
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Published: 10/1/10

Rahm's Out and Rouse Is In: Reactions

By Carl Franzen - AOL News

(Oct. 1) -- It's Rahm time. In a move that surprised no one, President Barack Obama announced today that the White House chief of staff for the past two years, Rahm Emanuel, would be stepping down, effective immediately, to pursue his longtime dream of running for mayor of Chicago. The parting of ways was "bittersweet," as the president put it in a midmorning press conference, flanked by a visibly emotional Emanuel. "It's fair to say that we could not have accomplished what we've accomplished without Rahm's leadership," Obama said "From preventing a second Depression to passing ...

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Published: 09/21/10

Obama Awards Posthumous Medal of Honor to Pa. Man

By not in system - AOL News

WASHINGTON (Sept. 21) -- President Barack Obama on Tuesday awarded the Medal of Honor to an Air Force chief master sergeant who died saving three fellow airmen in Laos, his heroism kept under wraps for more than 40 years because the Vietnam-era mission was secret. "Today your nation finally acknowledges and fully honors your father's bravery," Obama said told the three sons of Richard L. "Dick' Etchberger at an awards ceremony in the East Room of the White House. USAF / AP Chief Master Sgt. Richard L. Etchberger, a native of Hamburg, Pa., is shown in a 1968 photo. "Even though it's been 42 ...

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Published: 06/24/10

Obama and Medvedev Strengthen Ties Over a Burger

By not in system - AOL News

WASHINGTON (June 24) - President Barack Obama declared Thursday that he and Russian President Dmitry Medvedev have "succeeded in resetting" the relationship between the former Cold War adversaries that had dipped to a dangerous low in recent years. Obama directly acknowledged differences in some areas, such as Moscow's tensions with neighboring Georgia, but said "we addressed those differences candidly." And he announced that the U.S. and Russia had agreed to expand cooperation on intelligence and the counterterror fight and worked on strengthening economic ties between the nations. Obama ...

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Published: 12/24/09

Obama White House Decorations: Traditional, With a Few Twists

By Emily Miller - Politics Daily

The 50,000 guests at White House parties and tours in December saw the Obama family's holiday decorations were traditional but with a few unique touches. First Lady Michelle Obama said the 2009 theme for the decorations is "Reflect, Rejoice and Renew." "Christmas and the New Year has always been a time to reflect on our many blessings, to rejoice in the pleasure of spending time with our family and our friends, and to renew our commitment to one another and to the causes that we believe in," Mrs. Obama said. "And I wanted to continue that part of the tradition during our first holiday season ...

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