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3 hrs ago | Boston Herald

Obama OKs honor for Birmingham bombing victims

President Barack Obama signed legislation Friday to award Congress' highest civilian honor to four girls killed in an Alabama church bombing during the civil rights movement.

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Related Topix: US Politics, US News, Representative Terri Sewell, Republican, US House of Representatives, Democrat, Spencer Bachus, Alabama, Opinion

3 hrs ago | Boston Herald

After vote on gay youth, Scouts face more turmoil

The Boy Scouts of America will get no reprieve from controversy after a contentious vote to accept openly gay boys as Scouts.

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Related Topix: Gay/Lesbian, Southern Baptist, Religion, US Politics, US News, Opinion

7 hrs ago | 98.5 The FOX

Obama Doesn't Return Marine's Salute, Shakes Hand Instead - Is This a Protocol Misstep?

CBS News' White House correspondent Mark Knoller tweeted this morning that President Barack Obama did not return a salute to a Marine before boarding Marine One on the South Lawn: Under gray skies and intermittent drizzle, President Obama boarded Marine One at 9:30 a.m. EDT in an open press event.

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Related Topix: US Politics, US News

8 hrs ago | KOLD-TV Tucson

Obama: Sexual assault threatens trust in military

With a growing sexual assault epidemic staining the military, President Barack Obama urged U.S. Naval Academy graduates Friday to remember their honor depends on what they do when nobody is looking and said the crime has "no place in the greatest military on earth." The commander in chief congratulated the 1,047 midshipmen graduating at the ... (more)

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Related Topix: Naval Academy, MD, US Politics, US News, United States Naval Academy, US Military, US Marine Corps, United States Military Academy

9 hrs ago | KTVN Reno

US: Czech slaying suspect killed relatives

A day after laying out his counterterrorism vision, President Barack Obama is addressing future military leaders who could help carry it out in a speech to U.S. Naval Academy graduates.

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Related Topix: Prison, US Politics, US News, Chris Christie, US Governors

10 hrs ago | CNN

Naval Academy will hear from Obama as sex assault cases rise

Future military officers will hear President Barack Obama address the mounting outrage over sexual abuse cases in the armed forces during his commencement address at the U.S. Naval Academy Friday.

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Related Topix: Naval Academy, MD, US Politics, US News, United States Naval Academy, US Military, Fort Jackson, US Army

12 hrs ago | News Observer

Some unions now angry about health care overhaul

In this July 28, 2004, file photo, Harold Schaitberger, president of the International Association of Firefighters, addresses the delegates to the Democratic National Convention, in Boston.

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Related Topix: 2012 Presidential Election, US Politics, US News

12 hrs ago | Lincoln Daily News

Obama's speech welcomed in Pakistan, Yemen

President Barack Obama's speech on the use of drones and the fate of Guantanamo prisoners was largely welcomed Friday in two key countries affected by the policies -- Pakistan and Yemen.

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Related Topix: World News, Pakistan, Asia, US Politics, US News, US Military Prisons, Cuba, Guantanamo Bay Detention Camp, Prison

17 hrs ago | Boston.com

Milestones for Guantanamo Bay detention center

President Barack Obama on Thursday reaffirmed his 2008 campaign promise to close the military-run prison at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, where terror suspects have been held since 2002, and begin the transfer of some prisoners to other countries.

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Related Topix: Guantanamo Bay, US Military Prisons, US News, Camp Delta, Guantanamo Bay Detention Camp, Prison, US Politics

Thu May 23, 2013

WKRC-TV Cincinnati

George Clinton asks Obama for record industry investigation

Funk legend George Clinton has asked U.S. President Barack Obama to order a federal probe into music copyright laws after alleging he has been cheated out of millions of dollars.

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Related Topix: Black Entertainment, Funk, George Clinton, US Politics, US News, Parliament, Entertainment

CBS News

Obama to tour Jersey Shore with Gov. Christie

Gov. Chris Christie, R-N.J., greets President Obama upon arriving in Atlantic City, N.J., on October 31, 2012 to visit areas hardest hit by the unprecedented cyclone Sandy.

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Related Topix: US Governors, Chris Christie, Atlantic City, NJ, US Politics, US News

Albany Times Union

Obama: Policy in leaks investigations under review

President Barack Obama said Thursday that the Justice Department will review the policy under which it obtains journalists' records in investigations of the leak of government secrets.

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Related Topix: US Politics, Eric Holder

Seattle Times

Senate confirms Obama nominee to key appeals court

After five years of trying, President Barack Obama has placed his first nominee on a key appeals court in Washington.

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Related Topix: US Politics, US News, District of Columbia Circuit Court of Appeals, Senator Jerry Moran, US Senate, Republican, US House of Representatives, Jerry Moran

KTIV-TV Sioux City

Obama condemns 'appalling attack' on UK soldier

President Barack Obama says his administration is willing to consider accepting increased oversight of lethal drone strikes outside of war zones like Afghanistan.

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Related Topix: Europe, World News, United Kingdom, US Politics, US News, Prison

WTAE-TV Pittsburgh

Source: Pritzker to be grilled about off-shore assets

Remember that Obama campaign ad featuring Mitt Romney singing "America the Beautiful" to scenes of Caribbean islands where the GOP nominee had invested some of his considerable wealth? So do Republican senators who plan to question Commerce Secretary nominee Penny Pritzker about her own off-shore assets at a confirmation hearing today, a ... (more)

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Related Topix: US Politics, US News, Mitt Romney

Seattle Times

Pakistan arrested American who was killed by drone

An American citizen killed in a U.S. drone strike in Pakistan in 2011 was arrested by Pakistani authorities three years earlier but escaped after being released on bail, officials said Thursday.

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Related Topix: US Politics, US News, Terrorism, US Military, US Marine Corps

WCTI

Obama speech to focus on drones, Gitmo

From the targeted killing of Americans overseas to the future of the military prison at Guantanamo Bay, President Barack Obama will lay out the framework and legal rationale for his administration's counterterrorism policy in a widely anticipated speech on Thursday.

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Related Topix: Prison, US Military Prisons, Guantanamo Bay Detention Camp, US News, Camp Delta, US Politics

WRIC-TV Richmond

Boy Scouts To Vote On Gay Members

The Boy Scouts of America's national leadership will vote Thursday whether to allow openly gay Scouts in its ranks, a critical and emotionally charged moment for one of the nation's oldest youth organizations and its millions of members.

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Related Topix: Gay/Lesbian, Grapevine, TX, US Politics, US News

WTHR-TV Indianapolis

Between economy and trouble, Obama approval steady

Nine-year-old Sydney Angle was "everywhere at once" when she was out on the softball field.

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Wed May 22, 2013

Seattle Times

Obama threatens veto of House student loan plan

President Barack Obama on Wednesday threatened to veto legislation by House Republicans that would avert a doubling of student loan interest rates on July 1 but allow them to vary with the markets going forward.

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Related Topix: US News, US Politics, Republican, US House of Representatives, John Kline