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Obama urges U.S. military to stamp out sexual assault
ANNAPOLIS, Maryland (Reuters) – President Barack Obama urged the future leaders of the U.S. military on Friday to stamp out sexual assault from their ranks, warning that a few individuals could undermine the strongest military in the world.
Veterans’ claims put pressure on Obama even as backlog dips
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – A long-growing backlog of U.S. military veterans’ disability claims, which has stoked congressional anger, has dipped in recent weeks, however tentatively.
Obama seeks end to perpetual U.S. ‘war on terror’
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Twelve years after the “war on terror” began, President Barack Obama wants to pull the United States back from some of the most controversial aspects of its global fight against Islamist militants.
Obama seeks end to perpetual U.S. ‘war on terror’
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Twelve years after the “war on terror” began, President Barack Obama wants to pull the United States back from some of the most controversial aspects of its global fight against Islamist militants.
Obama in heated exchanges with Code Pink anti-war protester
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The woman who interrupted President Barack Obama’s speech on counterterrorism policy on Thursday is well-known around Washington as a perennial protester on national security issues.
Sorry, Chuck Grassley. Obama isn’t ‘packing the court.’
D.C. Circuit Court of Appeals nominee Sri Srinivasan won unanimous approval Thursday by the Senate. But before he did, his nomination led to one of the more amusing moments on C-SPAN in recent memory. Sen. Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa) used a … Continue reading
Obama to discuss al Qaeda, drones, Guantanamo Bay in Thursday speech
ATLANTA (Reuters) – President Barack Obama, under fire for security lapses at a U.S. mission in Libya, will in a speech on Thursday lay out his wide-ranging counter-terrorism policy, from the controversial use of drones to efforts to close the … Continue reading
Obama seeks to cut Afghan war spending by 10 percent
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – President Barack Obama on Friday trimmed his funding request for the war in Afghanistan and other overseas operations by 10 percent, reflecting his plans to wind down the U.S. presence in that country.
Analysis: Obama climate agenda faces Supreme Court reckoning
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – With a barrage of legal briefs, a coalition of business groups and Republican-leaning states are taking their fight against Obama administration climate change regulations to the U.S. Supreme Court.
Lawmakers accuse Obama administration of abusing free speech rights
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. lawmakers accused the Obama administration on Wednesday of trampling on free speech rights and evading questions about the Justice Department’s secret seizure of Associated Press telephone records.
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