Reuters – President Barack Obama signed into law on Friday the last legislation written by former U.S. Representative Gabrielle Giffords, who was severely wounded in a Tucson shooting rampage last year, and the U.S. Navy piled on the honors by naming a ship for her.
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Obama signs Giffords’ final bill into law
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AP – The Obama administration bluntly warned the world against gay and lesbian discrimination Tuesday, declaring the U.S. will use foreign assistance as well as diplomacy to back its insistence that gay rights are fully equal to other basic human rights.
AP – Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney is calling on President Barack Obama’s attorney general to resign because of the flawed law enforcement initiative aimed at dismantling major arms trafficking networks on the Southwest border.
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Romney says Attorney General Holder should quit
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AP – Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney is calling on President Barack Obama’s attorney general to resign because of the flawed law enforcement initiative aimed at dismantling major arms trafficking networks on the Southwest border.
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Romney says Attorney General Holder should quit
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AP – President Barack Obama dashed into politically important New Hampshire Tuesday, seeking to steal the spotlight from Republican presidential candidates and challenging GOP lawmakers back in Washington to stand by their anti-tax pledges on one big measure.
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Obama in NH: I’m tax -cutter, GOP should go along
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AP – The Obama administration is setting up an Internet-based embassy to reach out to Iranians hoping to broaden their understanding of the United States, while at the same time studying new sanctions to raise the pressure on Iran’s government over its disputed nuclear program and alleged ties to terrorism.
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US reaches out to Iranians, warns Iran government
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Reuters – President Barack Obama launched an onslaught against banks on Thursday over rising fees and efforts to block financial reform, tapping into public anger to garner support for his 2012 re-election campaign.
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Obama chides banks, taps anger over Wall Street
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AP – Remember when Barack Obama first ran for president and people were really into him?
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Obama grapples with memories of 2008 hope, change
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AP – Capping a campaign trip for his economic plan and his re-election, President Barack Obama on Tuesday tried to keep pressure on Congress to consider his nearly $450 billion jobs bill, saying it had been two weeks since he sent the bill to Capitol Hill “and now I want it back.”
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Obama to Congress: Return my jobs bill, passed
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AP – Capping a campaign trip for his economic plan and his re-election, President Barack Obama on Tuesday tried to keep pressure on Congress to consider his nearly $450 billion jobs bill, saying it had been two weeks since he sent the bill to Capitol Hill “and now I want it back.”
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Obama to Congress: Return my jobs bill, passed
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