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Get Out Your Grass Skirts, Obama Says: APEC Goes Hawaiian in 2011

From Jake Tapper and Sunlen Miller SINGAPORE -- Speaking at the Asia-Pacific Economic (APEC) summit today in Singapore, President Obama will announce that in 2011 he will host the annual forum in Hawaii in 2011. “When America hosts APEC in...

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Reality Check on Climate Summit: No Final Agreement Expected in Copenhagen

From Sunlen Miller SINGAPORE - President Obama attended an unscheduled and last minute meeting on climate change this morning in Singapore, in which the 19 APEC leaders agreed that the upcoming international Copenhagen summit in December would be “the first...

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The APEC Style

The images you see from Singapore of President Obama and other world leaders clad in long-sleeved linen shirts is a tradition of the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation summit that dates back to 1993, when attendees at the APEC conference in Seattle...

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The Presidential Planner Abroad

ABC News' Sunlen Miller reports: SINGAPORE -- This morning President Obama wakes up in Singapore after arriving late last night. The president will start his morning with a breakfast meeting on climate change with APEC leaders in advance of December’s...

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Prison Complex 150 Miles from Chicago the Leading Contender for Gitmo Detainees

A prison complex 150 miles from Chicago has emerged as the leading contender to house detainees currently being held at Guantanamo Bay, senior administration officials tell ABC News. Officials from the Pentagon and the Federal Bureau of Prisons will soon...

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The President's Most Important Meeting at APEC Is Not With An Asian Country Nor Does It Deal With the Economy

The most important meeting President Obama will have in Singapore at the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation forum won't be with an Asian country, nor will it deal with economic issues. The most important meeting the President will hold will be Sunday...

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Obama Calls for Further Review of Missed Warning Signs & Motives of Fort Hood Shooter

From Asia, President Obama devotes his weekly address to the domestic tragedy at Fort Hood, calling for a complete investigation so that the “full story” of the gunman’s motives and possible missed “warning signs” in the system is told.

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Obama Calls for Further Review of Missed Warning Signs & Motives of Fort Hood Shooter

From Asia, President Obama devotes his weekly address to the domestic tragedy at Fort Hood, calling for a complete investigation so that the “full story” of the gunman’s motives and possible missed “warning signs” in the system is told. “That...

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VP Biden Helps Serve Food to Homeless in Washington – “Sometimes you forget that this is real”

ABC News’ Karen Travers reports: Vice President Biden made a surprise visit to a homeless shelter in Washington DC on Friday to help serve lunch to dozens of homeless men. Biden dropped by the Father McKenna Center, a homeless shelter...

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