Reuters – The Obama administration asked intelligence agencies for additional assessments of the risks of transferring five senior Taliban detainees to a third country as part of efforts to broker peace with Afghan militants, U.S. spy chiefs told Congress on Tuesday.
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U.S. assessing risks of Taliban transfer: Petraeus
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Reuters – President Barack Obama unveiled a defense strategy on Thursday that would expand the U.S. military presence in Asia but shrink the overall size of the force as the Pentagon seeks to slash spending by nearly half a trillion dollars after a decade of war.
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New Pentagon strategy stresses Asia, cyber, drones
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AP – President Barack Obama says there is no reason for the government to shut down over Congress’ struggle on how to extend a payroll tax cut.
Reuters – President Barack Obama on Friday pledged an aggressive push to pass an extension to the payroll tax cut for U.S. workers, saying lawmakers must not leave for their holiday break without taking action on it.
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Obama promises big push on payroll tax cut
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Reuters – President Barack Obama vowed on Thursday to bolster U.S. efforts to fight AIDS, setting a new goal of providing treatment to 6 million people worldwide, up from the earlier goal of 4 million.
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Obama sets new U.S. goal on fighting AIDS
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Reuters – President Barack Obama announced new executive action to help veterans on Monday, marking the latest step in a White House “can’t wait” campaign designed to show him acting on jobs while Congress stalls.
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Obama ups pressure on Congress over veterans job aid
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Reuters – Virginia’s state Senate elections next week are shaping up as an early signal for President Barack Obama ahead of national elections next year.
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Virginia state Senate election may be signal for Obama
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AP – U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton is encouraging Afghanistan’s wary leadership to keep up Taliban reconciliation efforts and boosting counterterrorism cooperation with Pakistan as the Obama administration presses ahead with troop withdrawal plans.
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Clinton in Kabul to push Afghan reconciliation
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Reuters – With support from the South Korean president, President Barack Obama sought on Friday to reassure U.S. auto workers that a new trade pact between the two countries would not cost Americans jobs.
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In Michigan, Obama defends auto bailout and touts trade
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Reuters – The killing of Anwar al-Awlaki in Yemen on Friday by a U.S. drone strike is the culmination of two years of extensive U.S. efforts to track down the American-born member of al Qaeda and put him out of action.
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Drone strike ends long hunt for U.S.-born Awlaki
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