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Obama turns to foreign policy with Asia trip

Source: Mail.com, Nov 17 2012, 4:02am CST

WASHINGTON (AP) — In his first trip abroad since the summer heat of the re-election campaign, President Barack Obama will seek to reinforce American influence in Southeast Asia in spite of the large shadow cast by China. He will become ...

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Bad days on the Romney campaign

Source: The Hill  |   May 22 2013, 5:14pm CDT

A former official who served as a staff writer out of the campaign’s Boston office, Schoenfeld vows to “subordinate discretion and friendship” to provide insight into the campaign’s central failings. The 66-page account bills itself as th ...

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Helping China end its cybercrime spree

Source: Christian Science Monitor  |   May 22 2013, 4:21pm CDT

In their first official summit, President Obama and Chinese President Xi Jinping will meet next month in California and talk informally for two days, trying to hash out their differences. If the latest White House co ...

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26 weeks ago


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"Guided by our new defense strategy, our defense spending program will continue to support our key priorities, including our presence and missions in Asia."


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New Larry Elder for 05/23/2013

Source: Creators Syndicate  |   May 22 2013, 3:22pm CDT

How does President Barack Obama, a man of such keen intelligence, with such promise to "change" America, find himself in so much serious trouble? From the IRS targeting conservatives to the continued confusion over what happene ...

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Time to come clean, Mr. President

Source: The Washington Post  |   May 22 2013, 2:58pm CDT

The White House tried the line that the current spate of scandals aren’t scandals. The administration tried the excuse that it is all a GOP witch hunt. Hillary Clinton on Benghazi tried, “What difference does it make?” The president has repeatedly insist ...

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Key US senator set to let Myanmar sanctions lapse

Source: China Post  |   May 22 2013, 2:22pm CDT

WASHINGTON--In a significant move, Senate minority leader Mitch McConnell said Tuesday he plans to let key sanctions legislation against Myanmar lapse because of the country's progress toward democracy. McConnell made the announcement after me ...

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5 Points President Obama Should Make in Thursday’s National Security Speech

Source: Humanitarian News  |   May 22 2013, 2:21pm CDT

This Thursday at 1:30p.m. eastern, President Obama will deliver a widely anticipated speech at National Defense University that is expected to address closing Guantanamo, drones and US counterterrorism poli ...

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Four Years And 123 Days Into Obama's Presidency, Guantanamo Still Open

Source: KUOW  |   May 22 2013, 1:59pm CDT

President Obama will discuss his administration’s foreign policy practices tomorrow at the National Defense University. One purpose of the speech is to announce his plans for the Guantanamo Bay detention center, which he has promised to close ...

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Three Questions Obama Needs to Answer in Tomorrow's Speech

Source: The American Prospect  |   May 22 2013, 1:13pm CDT

The most disturbing aspect of the extrajudicial killings that have been used frequently by the Obama administration as an antiterrorism tactic is the lack of transparency and due process. On a traditional batt ...

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Culture Teaches Us We Cannot Even Have a Conversation

Source: Patheos Blogs  |   May 22 2013, 1:10pm CDT

I read an article earlier this week that some people and policy makers are very upset that President Obama is welcoming Myanmar president, Thein Sein (pictured above), to the White House for a visit and some diplomatic ...

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