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Once Reluctant to Speak Out, an Energized Obama Now Calls Out His Successor

November 3, 2018

by Peter Baker | The New York Times

Former President Barack Obama’s voice has a way of lifting into a high-pitched tone of astonishment when he talks about his successor, almost as if he still cannot believe that the Executive Mansion he occupied for eight years is now the home of President Trump.

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‘Potential explosive devices’ sent to Barack Obama and Hillary Clinton intercepted by Secret Service

October 24, 2018

by Devlin Barrett, Cleve R. Wootson Jr., Mark Berman | The Washington Post

The Secret Service said Wednesday that it had intercepted packages containing “potential explosive devices” addressed to former first lady Hillary Clinton in New York and former president Barack Obama in Washington.

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Trump Claims Credit for the Economy. Not So Fast, Says Obama

September 10, 2018

by Peter Baker | The New York Times

The economy is doing quite well, thank you very much, and the president would naturally like to take credit. Both of them. Barely a day passes without President Trump boasting about the growing economy, claiming with a mix of hyperbole and fact that it is “booming like never before.” But former President Barack Obama finds all the Trumpian chest-thumping more than a little grating, given that the “booming” started on his watch.

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Former President Barack Obama criticizes President Trump

September 7, 2018

“What happened to the Republican Party?”

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Former President Barack Obama is adding his voice to the Alabama Senate race, imploring voters to go to the polls Tuesday to reject the candidacy of Roy Moore as part of an aggressive effort by Democrats to try and counter President Donald Trump's full-th

December 11, 2017

by Jeff Zeleny | CNN

Former President Barack Obama is adding his voice to the Alabama Senate race, imploring voters to go to the polls Tuesday to reject the candidacy of Roy Moore as part of an aggressive effort by Democrats to try and counter President Donald Trump's full-throated endorsement of the controversial Republican candidate.

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After Late Help for Elephants, a Question: Why?

November 21, 2017

by Peter Baker, Emily Cochrane | The New York Times

Maybe it was the memory of a long-ago childhood visit to the zoo. Maybe it was a sense of loyalty to the symbol of his political party.

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U.S. bungled $70 billion mission to train Afghan forces: report

September 22, 2017

by Nancy Youssef | The Wall Street Journal

The U.S. has invested 16 years and more than $70 billion to train Afghan security forces, but the effort has been undermined by poor planning, training and oversight, a government watchdog said in a report Thursday.

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Obama defends health care law amid last-ditch effort to repeal and replace

September 21, 2017

by Nancy Cordes | CBS News

The Graham-Cassidy health care bill would keep Obamacare's taxes in place, but turn most of the revenues over to the states to come up with their own health care systems. Former President Obama argued Wednesday that some states might allow insurers to once again charge more for pre-existing conditions.

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How Immigration Hardliners Are Forcing Trump's Hand on DACA

September 1, 2017

by Molly Ball | The Atlantic

Five years ago, President Obama ordered that young illegal immigrants be protected from deportation, a program known as DACA. As a candidate, Donald Trump promised to rescind that protection. He could have done it on his first day in office—but he didn’t, and still hasn’t, for reasons no one quite understands.