• Trump accuses Obama of 'inflammatory' roadblocks in White House transition

    Trump accuses Obama of 'inflammatory' roadblocks in White House transition

    Dec 28, 2016 04:56 PM EDT

    ... realDonaldTrump/status/814114980983427073 Trump and his team have until now been largely complimentary of the way Obama and his people have handled the transition. The president-elect's complaints about the treatment of Israel came a few hours before John Kerry was to make his final speech about Mideast peace ...

  • How will Narendra Modi usher in India's new 'age of achievement'?

    How will Narendra Modi usher in India's new 'age of achievement'?

    Sep 28, 2014 10:26 PM EDT

    ... ALISON STEWART: During a speech attended by thousands today at Madison Square Garden in New York, the new Indian prime minister Narendra Modi predicted that India is entering a new age of achievement. He meets with president Obama tomorrow. For more about the man and his plans, we’re ...

  • Immigration is still really dead this time

    Immigration is still really dead this time

    Jul 01, 2014 01:07 PM EDT

    ... blamed President Obama for the crisis, charging that his “executive orders have led directly” to it. Today, Secretary John Kerry is in Panama for the inauguration of Panama’s president-elect. His trip there is directly related to the unaccompanied minors crisis, as Mr. Obama said Monday. “I've sent ...

  • Lost in interpretation

    Lost in interpretation

    Dec 17, 2013 04:40 PM EDT

    ... youtube.com/watch?v=6KQiQUaJqNQ] Watch Independent Television News report on Jantjie to see some of the signs he made during speeches by South African President Jacob Zuma and U.S. President Barack Obama. Video by ITN Unlike Parker, who has been praised for the effectiveness of her interpretations, Jantjie ...

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    Obama: Washington Took Its Eye off the Economic Ball

    Jul 24, 2013 06:03 PM EDT

    President Obama will use a series of back-to-back speeches over two days to sell the public on his vision of a thriving economy. He gave the first of those speeches Wednesday at Knox College in Galesburg, Ill. GALESBURG, Ill. -- President Barack Obama said Wednesday that Washington has "taken ...

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    Sequester Stalemate Leads to Salty Talk, Little Dialogue

    Feb 27, 2013 01:43 PM EDT

    ... on anything." And that could be the extent of productive communication in this debate. As Politico reports, the sides aren't talking with each other. President Obama and Boehner haven't spoken since Thursday, and Reid and Boehner haven't discussed a thing since the inauguration on Jan. 21, Jake ...

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    Obama to Focus on Economy in State of the Union Address

    Feb 12, 2013 02:24 PM EDT

    President Obama will deliver his fourth State of the Union address Tuesday evening. Photo by Jim Watson/AFP/Getty Images. President Obama will deliver his fourth State of the Union address Tuesday evening, laying out the policy pieces to fill in the sweeping vision he put forward at his second inauguration a little more than three weeks...

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    Obama Weighs Use of Executive Authority, Set for State of the Union

    Feb 11, 2013 02:10 PM EDT

    President Obama is set to deliver his State of the Union address Tuesday night. Photo by Brendan Smialowski/AFP/Getty Images. President Obama is prepared to exert executive authority on a host of issues, from strengthening protections for gays, to toughening regulations as part of an energy platform and to helping homeowners with refinancing mortgages. The Washington...

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    Rubio Leads Charge to Sway Conservatives on Immigration

    Jan 29, 2013 02:00 PM EDT

    Sens. John McCain, R-Ariz., Charles Schumer, D-N.Y., Marco Rubio, R-Fla., Robert Menendez, D-N.J., and Richard Durbin, D-Ill., at a press conference on their immigration proposal. Photo by Alex Wong/Getty Images. The dynamics of the push to pass true immigration reform through Congress have all the makings of a political melodrama. Much of the reporting out...

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    Battle Over Gun Legislation Heats Up

    Jan 24, 2013 02:11 PM EDT

    One Million Moms for Gun Control, a group formed after the mass shooting in Newtown, Conn., marches across the Brooklyn Bridge on Monday. Photo by Spencer Platt/Getty Images. Not even a week into President Obama's second term, the battle over guns is beginning to heat up. On Thursday, Sen. Dianne Feinstein, D-Calif., will introduce a...