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Barack Obama cuts short Hawaii holiday to reach deal to avoid fiscal cliff

President Barack Obama has cut short his holidays in Hawaii and is flying to Washington to try to reach a…

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President Barack Obama and First Lady Michelle Obama visit Marine base in Hawaii to wish troops a merry Christmas

President Barack Obama and First Lady Michelle Obama wished the troops a merry Christmas with a visit to a U.S.…

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Barack Obama and his family head to Hawaii for Christmas

After a busy day during which he attended a funeral, nominated his new Secretary of State and stared over the…

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John Kerry to be nominated as US secretary of state

President Barack Obama is to nominate John Kerry to be his next secretary of state, US media report. John Kerry…

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Republicans cancel vote on John Boehner’s fiscal cliff “Plan B”

Republicans have cancelled a tax vote in the US Congress, less than two weeks before a deadline for budget reform.…

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Barack Obama named as TIME magazine’s Person of the Year 2012 for the second time in four years

US President Barack Obama has been named TIME magazine's Person of the Year for 2012, allowing him the honor for…

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Barack Obama caught in the web of Spider-Man in never seen before picture

President Obama appears in never seen before pictures as being caught unaware as he walks out of the Oval Office…

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Sandy Hook shooting: Barack Obama backs assault weapons ban

President Barack Obama wants to reinstate an assault weapons ban in the wake of the mass killings in Newtown, Connecticut,…

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Sandy Hook victims funerals to be held in Newtown

The first funerals are to be held for victims of Friday's shootings at Sandy Hook Elementary School in the US…

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Sandy Hook shooting: Barack Obama speaking at inter-faith vigil in Newtown

Speaking at an inter-faith vigil in Newtown, President Barack Obama has said the US must do more to protect its…

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Connecticut shooting: Democrats Dan Malloy and Dianne Feinstein urge wider gun control

Senior US Democrats Dan Malloy and Dianne Feinstein have called for stricter gun control following Sandy Hook Elementary School shootings…

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Barack Obama to join families of Sandy Hook shooting victims at vigil in Newtown

President Barack Obama is scheduled to travel to Newtown, Connecticut tonight to meet the families of victims killed in Friday's…

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Connecticut shooting: Barack Obama signals he will push for gun control after Sandy Hook School massacre

President Barack Obama today signaled he would push for tight gun control in the wake of the massacre of 26…

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Susan Rice ends bid to succeed Hillary Clinton as US secretary of state

White House has announced that UN Ambassador Susan Rice has withdrawn her name for consideration to succeed Hillary Clinton as…

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Barack Obama formally recognizes Syria opposition coalition

President Barack Obama has announced that the US now formally recognize Syria's main opposition coalition as "the legitimate representative" of…

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Barack Obama weekly address: he won’t back down on taxes as Republicans in the House block cuts for middle-class

Republicans in the US House of Representatives are blocking a bill that would prevent a tax increase on the first…

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White House releases picture of Barack Obama taking Mitt Romney’s concession call

The White House has released a photograph showing the moment President Barack Obama learned he had won re-election against his…

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Psy, Gangnam Style singer, apologizes for taking part in anti-US protests

South Korean rapper Psy, whose song Gangnam Style became an internet sensation, has apologized for taking part in anti-US protests…

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National Christmas Tree Lighting 2012: Barack Obama joined by his family to the annual tree-lighting ceremony

President Barack Obama and his family have flipped the switch for the 90th annual lighting of the National Christmas Tree,…

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NATO warns Syria on chemical weapons

Anders Fogh Rasmussen, NATO Secretary General, has underlined President Barack Obama's warning to the Syrian government not to use chemical…

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Barack Obama warns Bashar al-Assad over chemical weapons usage in Syria

Barack Obama has warned Syrian President Bashar al-Assad he will face "consequences" if he uses chemical weapons against his people.…

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Kennedy Center Honors 2012: Barack Obama honors seven of the most influential artists in US

President Barack Obama and First Lady Michelle Obama were in fine form during Sunday night’s Kennedy Center Honors, laughing and…

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Timothy Geithner and John Boehner in fiscal cliff talks stalemate

Timothy Geithner, the US treasury Secretary, has said there will be no deal to avert a "fiscal cliff" unless Republicans…

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Mitt Romney spotted in McDonald’s restaurant ahead of White House lunch with Barack Obama

Mitt Romney was spotted picking up a snack in a McDonald's restaurant just ahead of a lunch in the White…

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Barack Obama and Mitt Romney discussed America’s leadership in the world at White House lunch

Barack Obama has met defeated Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney for a private lunch at the White House. Barack Obama…

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