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Palin on 9/11 Defendants: 'Hang 'Em High'

On her Facebook page, former Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin criticizes the decision of President Obama and Attorney General Eric Holder to prosecute some of the 9/11 conspirators. In a Friday post titled "Obama Administration's Atrocious Decision," Palin writes: "Horrible decision,...

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'America's First Pacific President' Reaffirms U.S.-Japan Alliance

ABC News' Yunji de Nies, Karen Travers, Jake Tapper and Sunlen Miller report from Tokyo: Calling himself "America's first Pacific president," President Barack Obama reaffirmed the alliance between the United States and Japan as one based on "equality and mutual...

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FLOTUS: Health Care A Women's Issue

First Lady Michelle Obama today made the case for health care reform as an issue with special significance for women.

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A US-Japan Working Group on Marines At Okinawa That Seems to Be In the Eye of the Beholder

Early this week in Singapore, Japanese Foreign Minister Katsuya Okada and Secretary of State Hillary Clinton reached an agreement on creating a bilateral working group to resolve issues surrounding the 2006 agreement reached between the US and Japan on the US moving a military base on Okinawa, but many Japanese think it does not go far enough.

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Obama Adviser Splits with President on Gay Marriage

ABC News’ Teddy Davis reports: Melody Barnes, the head of President Obama’s Domestic Policy Council, told students at Boston College Law School on Nov. 9 that she disagrees with her boss on the issue of same-sex marriage. “I really appreciate...

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Afghanistan On His Mind, President Obama Begins Tour of Pacific Rim

TOKYO -- The president is in Japan, but it's Afghanistan that's on his mind.

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Greg Craig Submits Letter of Resignation, Offering No Reason for Leaving

As has been anticipated, widely reported and denied for months, White House Counsel Greg Craig today submitted his letter of resignation.

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After Months of Denials, Greg Craig Out As White House Counsel

As has been rumored for months, White House counsel Greg Craig will announce his resignation today, effective at the end of the year, senior administration officials tell ABC News. Craig will be replaced by attorney Bob Bauer, who has served...

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The Presidential Planner Abroad (While You Were Sleeping)

ABC News' Sunlen Miller reports: President Obama landed Friday afternoon in Tokyo and has a busy agenda after an overnight flight. Mr. Obama and Prime Minister Hatoyama of Japan will hold a bilateral meeting and an expanded bilateral meeting at...

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