Leon T. Hadar: Obama's Mideast Policy: An Unpromising Drive towards a Cost-Effective Pax Americana

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Published Sept. 1, 2010 at 1:55 p.m.

President Barack Obama is continuing to reorient U.S. foreign policy in general, and in the Middle East in particular, along the lines of the ...

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President Obama, Independents, Iraq and Development

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Published Aug. 31, 2010 at 8:14 p.m.

Personally, I just have a simple “thank you” to our President Obama upon the policy decision to withdraw, or at least draw down, from Iraq ... Some may see this as an election promise, some may see it as a moral issue.I see it as a developmental issue — for the independent movement.When independents put [ ... ] ...

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President Obama Lays the Foundation for a New Export Control System To Strengthen National Security and the Competitiveness of Key U.S. Manufacturing and Technology Sectors

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Published Aug. 30, 2010 at 10:17 a.m.

Tomorrow, President Obama will announce a major step forward in the Administration’s efforts to fundamentally reform the export control system and will outline the foundation of our new export control system. These changes – in what we control, how we control it, how we enforce those controls and how we manage our controls – will help strengthen our national security by focusing our efforts on controlling the most critical products and technologies and by enhancing the competitiveness of

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Weekly Address: President Obama: As the Combat Mission in Iraq Ends, We Must Pay Tribute to Those Who Have Served

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Published Aug. 28, 2010 at 5:00 a.m.

WASHINGTON – In this week’s address, President Obama pledged to uphold the sacred trust the nation has with its troops and veterans as the combat mission in Iraq comes to an end.  The administration is building a 21st century VA, making it easier for veterans with PTSD to receive the benefits they need, funding and implementing a Post-9/11 GI Bill, and devoting new resources to job training and placement to help those veterans looking for work in a tough economy.  The President also

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Harnessing the Power of Information to Improve Health

Published June 4, 2010 at 11:22 a.m.
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On Wednesday, we launched a vital new HHS Open Government effort: The Community Health Data Initiative (CHDI).  Joined by almost 700 people in person and online, the Initiative was publicly launched by HHS Secretary Kathleen Sebelius along with Deputy Secretary Bill Corr, Institute of Medicine President Harvey Fineberg, and White House CTO Aneesh Chopra at a forum held at the National Academy of Sciences.   ... The Community Health Data Initiative is an incredibly exciting new public-private

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Press Briefing by Press Secretary Robert Gibbs and National Incident Commander Admiral Thad Allen

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Published June 7, 2010 at 11:58 a.m.

James S. Brady Press Briefing Room ... 10:10 A.M. EDT ... MR. GIBBS: Good morning, everyone. We are joined this morning by -- with Thad Allen, our national incident commander dealing with the oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico. He is also here for a meeting with Cabinet agencies that are dealing with this crisis, as well -- that begins in a little less than an hour. So let me turn it over to him to walk through the stages of our response. And we will both take your questions ... Sir ... ADMIRAL

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Rand Paul: Ban Federal Contractors From Lobbying

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Published June 9, 2010 at 4:54 p.m.

For all the blaring headlines that Rand Paul (R-Ky.) has attracted for his remarks on the Civil Rights Act and his views on government interference in private enterprise, there is a strand of his libertarianism that -- on occasion -- can be alluring to progressives ... Mainly this is when the discussion turns to foreign policy matters and the Kentucky GOP candidate's skepticism with the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan and his opposition to the Patriot Act ... Occasionally, however, Paul's domestic

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White House Endorses Unlimited Liability Cap For Oil Spillers

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Published June 9, 2010 at 3:13 p.m.

Democrats in Congress and officials in the White House are making yet another major push to pass legislation to make the liability for oil companies involved in damaging spills unlimited ... On Monday evening, the White House confirmed that it favors the most recent piece of legislation that would drop any numerical ceiling to the amount of money an oil company like BP would have to pay for economic damages caused by a spill. Currently, the cap is $75 million ... "The president supports removing

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Senate Won't Pass Urgent Jobs Bill Until Next Week

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Published June 9, 2010 at 3:09 p.m.

The Senate will not approve a bill to reauthorize several expired domestic aid programs, including extended jobless benefits for the long-term unemployed, until sometime next week ... "We fully expect to have the 60 votes to be able to pass this bill by early next week," said Sen. Chuck Schumer (D-N.Y.) at a press conference Tuesday ... In the meantime, at least 323,400 people who've been out of work for longer than six months will prematurely lose access to the extended unemployment benefits

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Remarks by Vice President Joe Biden to University Students in Nairobi, Kenya

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Published June 9, 2010 at 8:00 a.m.

Kenyatta International Conference Center ... Nairobi, Kenya ... 10:58 A.M. (local) ... VICE PRESIDENT BIDEN:  Hello, my name is Joe Biden.  I work for Barack Obama.  (Laughter and applause.) ... Now, I know no one in Kenya is familiar with Barack Obama, but I can tell you although for years as a United States senator, I had -- I was on a committee called the Foreign Relations Committee, the chairman, and did a lot of work relating to Africa, I hear about Kenya all the time from Barack

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