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Suicide bomber kills Turkish guard at U.S. embassy in Ankara
Associated PressIn the second deadly assault on a U.S. diplomatic post in five months, a suicide bomber struck the American Embassy in Ankara on Friday, killing a Turkish security guard in what the White House described as a terrorist attack. Washington immediately...Tags: Government, Barack Obama, Benghazi, Recep Tayyip Erdogan, Islam
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Senate panel approves Kerry's nomination as Secretary of State
The Associated PressThe Senate Foreign Relations Committee on Tuesday swiftly and unanimously approved President Barack Obama’s choice of Sen. John Kerry to succeed Hillary Rodham Clinton as secretary of state. By voice vote, the panel approved the nomination of the...Tags: Democratic Party, U.S. Senate Committee on Foreign Relations, Barack Obama, Benghazi, Carl Levin
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White House, senators starting push on immigration
The White House and a bipartisan group of senators will launch an effort next week to jump-start negotiations to overhaul the immigration system, an issue that has languished in Washington for years. President Obama will begin his second-term immigration...
Tags: Labor Legislation, Mike Lee, Justice and Rights, U.S. Congress, National Security
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Obama unveils $500 million gun violence package
Associated PressBraced for a fight, President Barack Obama on Wednesday unveiled the most sweeping proposals for curbing gun violence in two decades, pressing a reluctant Congress to pass universal background checks and bans on military-style assault weapons and high-...Tags: Barack Obama, Georgetown University, Video Games, Gaming, Science and Technology
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Letters to the Editor - Jan. 16
Europe has shown us our future To the editor: The presidential election and the hoopla of winning has deteriorated into the expectation of payback. Leaders in Detroit want their share of the spoils (federal funds). This was made clear by a city...Tags: Government, Public Officials, Democratic Party, Barack Obama, Europe
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Time to act, Obama declares, taking oath second time
The Associated PressTurning the page on years of war and recession, President Barack Obama summoned a divided nation Monday to act with “passion and dedication” to broaden equality and prosperity at home, nurture democracy around the world and combat global...Tags: Global Change, Government, Government Health Care, Minority Groups, Barack Obama
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House votes to defuse debt limit crisis
Associated PressRetreating with a purpose, Republicans sped legislation through the House on Wednesday to avert the imminent threat of a government default but pointing the way to a springtime budget struggle with President Barack Obama over Medicare, farm subsidies...Tags: Government Health Care, Barack Obama, Health Insurance, Tom Reed, U.S. Congress
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Obama weighing executive action on guns
Facing powerful opposition to sweeping gun regulations, President Barack Obama is weighing 19 steps he could take through executive action alone, congressional officials said. But the scope of such measures is limited. The steps could include ordering...
Tags: Justice System, Barack Obama, Personal Weapon Control, Shootings, Assault
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Some gun owners at Second Amendment rally say Manchin 'sold us out'
matthewu@herald-mail.comPeople crowded the sidewalk and spilled into West King Street across from U.S. Sen. Joe Manchin’s office in Martinsburg on Saturday for a Second Amendment rally and protest. “I think he’s sold us out,” Keith Morgan, president of...Tags: U.S. House of Representatives, Personal Weapon Control, Barack Obama, Assault, Sandy Hook Elementary School
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Biden, NRA clash over new gun control proposals
Despite fresh opposition from the National Rifle Association, the Obama administration is assembling proposals to curb gun violence that would include a ban on sales of assault weapons, limits on high-capacity ammunition magazines and universal background...
Tags: Motion Picture Association of America, Gaming Industry, Justice System, Personal Weapon Control, Barack Obama
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Obama weighing executive action on gun control, expects tough fight ahead
The Associated PressFacing powerful opposition to sweeping gun regulations, President Barack Obama is weighing 19 steps that could be taken through executive action alone, congressional officials said. Those steps could include ordering stricter action against people who...Tags: Justice System, Personal Weapon Control, Barack Obama, Assault, U.S. Congress
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Obama, Afghan leader agree to speed military transition
Associated PressPresident Barack Obama and Afghan President Hamid Karzai said Friday they have agreed to speed up slightly the schedule for moving Afghanistan's security forces into the lead across the country, with U.S. troops shifting fully to a support role. The...Tags: Armed Conflicts, Barack Obama, Afghanistan, Martin Dempsey, Hamid Karzai
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