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President Obama Gives Interview (of Sorts) to Dissident Cuban Blogger

President Obama recently granted an interview to Cuban blogger Yoani Sánchez, which was posted at her website Generation Y. Sánchez, 34, was named one of TIME's 100 most influential people by blogging critically about the Cuban government; she emails entries...

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November 20, 2009 in Obama, Barack | Permalink | User Comments (14)

Obama Administration Cracks Down on Government Waste

ABC News' Matthew Jaffe reports: The Obama administration Tuesday vowed to crack down on government waste after announcing that last year the government made almost $100 billion in improper payments to individuals, organizations, and contractors. Every year, federal agencies make...

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November 18, 2009 in Obama, Barack | Permalink | User Comments (264)

Obama at Great Wall: It Gives You a Perspective

At his last stop in China, President Obama braved a bone chilling wind to climb three steep segments of the Badaling section of the Great Wall Of China, which he called "spectacular." "It gives you a perspective on a lot...

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November 18, 2009 in Obama, Barack | Permalink | User Comments (60)

The Chinese Obama

ABC News' Jake Tapper, Sunlen Miller, Karen Travers and Nadine Shubailat report: BEIJING -- Before President Obama met with Chinese President and Paramount Leader Hu Jintao after arriving in Beijing, he squeezed in a brief family reunion of sorts with...

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November 18, 2009 in Obama, Barack | Permalink | User Comments (47)

Today's Qs for O's WH - 11/17/2009

TAPPER: When the President is talking with President Hu about human rights, what is he asking for? What does he want to see? What is he encouraging the Chinese to do?

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November 17, 2009 in Current Affairs, Obama, Barack, Today's Qs for Obama's WH, Travel, White House Press Briefing | Permalink | User Comments (121)

President Obama Plays Tourist in Beijing

The president meets with Chinese President Hu Jintao and visits the Forbidden City, the world’s largest surviving palace complex. Watch our GMA report: -- jpt

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November 17, 2009 in Obama, Barack | Permalink | User Comments (24)

Heading to Oslo in Weeks, President Obama Faces Tough Days on the Diplomatic Front

BEIJING, CHINA -- In less than a month, President Obama will step onto a stage in Oslo, Norway, to accept the Nobel Peace Prize. If Mr. Obama hoped that his week-long four-country visit to Asia, his first as president, would...

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November 17, 2009 in Obama, Barack | Permalink | User Comments (41)

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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November 14, 2009 in Obama, Barack | Permalink | User Comments (63)

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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November 13, 2009 in Obama, Barack | Permalink | User Comments (190)

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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November 13, 2009 in Afghanistan, Current Affairs, Obama, Barack, Travel, White House | Permalink | User Comments (66)