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'It gets me mad' - Obama acts alone on gun control

Tears streaking his cheeks, President Barack Obama launched a final-year push to tighten sales of firearms in the US, using his presidential powers in the absence of legal changes that Congress has refused to pass
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Obama acts alone on guns: 'It gets me mad'

WASHINGTON (AP) — Tears streaking his cheeks, President Barack Obama launched a final-year push Tuesday to tighten sales of firearms in the U.S., using his presidential powers in the absence of tougher gun restrictions that Congress has refused to pass.
DAILY INTER-LAKE | UPDATED 8 YEARS, 10 MONTHS AGO

Obama rejects Keystone pipeline

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Barack Obama rejected an application to build the Keystone XL pipeline Friday after 7 years of federal review, declaring the proposed project wouldn't serve U.S. national interests and would have undercut America's global leadership on climate change.
DAILY INTER-LAKE | UPDATED 9 YEARS AGO

Obama vetoes $612 billion defense bill in rebuke to GOP

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Biden declines to run for president in 2016

WASHINGTON (AP) — Vice President Joe Biden said Wednesday he will not run for president in 2016.
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Convincing himself he's ready to run

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White House renames Mount McKinley as Denali on eve of trip

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Serious consideration

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Starting from scratch?

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U.S. tightens rules for fracking disclosure

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Obama designates historic monuments

CHICAGO - Designating the country's newest national monuments, President Barack Obama said Thursday that protecting places of natural beauty and historic significance is a truly American ideal.
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US mulls putting North Korea on terrorism sponsor list

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Obama signs student loan deal, says job isn't done

WASHINGTON - President Barack Obama signed into law Friday a measure restoring lower interest rates for student loans, pledging the hard-fought compromise would be just the first step in a broader, concerted fight to rein in the costs of a college education.
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Obama, lawmakers square off over NSA

WASHINGTON - The Obama administration squared off with skeptical lawmakers Tuesday over efforts to terminate the government's authority to collect phone records of millions of Americans, a proposition that exposed sharp divisions among members of Congress.
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Obama, GOP: differing views on immigration

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