Wednesday, January 22, 2025

The tumultuous summer

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'Uncomfortable truths'

CHARLESTON, S.C. - After a string of triumphs, President Barack Obama's eulogy for those killed in a South Carolina church massacre was supposed to bring an extraordinary week to a somber close.
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A major change in hostage policy

WASHINGTON - President Barack Obama conceded Wednesday that the U.S. government had let down the families of Americans held hostage by terrorists and promised they would not face criminal prosecution for paying ransoms to their loved ones' captors.
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Democrats' wise man backs Hillary in 2016

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Obama: Tax the wealthy

WASHINGTON - Refusing to bend to the new Republican Congress, President Barack Obama unveiled Tuesday night an ambitious State of the Union agenda steeped in Democratic priorities, including tax increases on the wealthy, education and child care help for the middle class and a torrent of veto threats for the …
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Who's on my side?

WASHINGTON - President Barack Obama is finding himself with few friends in Washington, D.C.
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Veterans Affairs leader resigns

WASHINGTON - Beset by growing evidence of patient delays and cover-ups, embattled Veterans Affairs Secretary Eric Shinseki resigned from President Barack Obama's Cabinet Friday, taking the blame for what he decried as a "lack of integrity" in the sprawling health care system for the nation's military veterans.
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