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As drought worsens, Obama calls for new farm bill
WASHINGTON — US President Barack Obama urged members of Congress Saturday to pass a farm bill that would help the agricultural sector cope with the most severe drought that has struck the United States in half a century. “They need to pass a farm bill that not only helps farmers…
Obama whips up wind power attack on Romney
PUEBLO, Colorado — US President Barack Obama tried to put his Republican foe Mitt Romney on the defensive Thursday, accusing him of wanting to end tax credits for the wind energy industry and put at risk 37,000 jobs. On the second day of a swing through battleground Colorado, Obama narrowed…
Obama: Romney would take women’s health care back to the 1950s
DENVER, Colorado — US President Barack Obama reopened a culture war battle over contraception Wednesday, saying Mitt Romney’s Republicans would take women’s preventive health care back to the 1950s. In a direct pitch for the votes of women, who could be crucial in November’s election, Obama flew to Colorado to…
Obama slams Romney as ‘Robin Hood in reverse’
STAMFORD, Connecticut — US President Barack Obama joked Monday that his election foe Mitt Romney’s tax plans would rob from the middle class to help the rich — “like Robin Hood in reverse.” Obama intensified his attacks on the Republican’s tax reform plans at a fundraising event in Connecticut, on…
U.S. imposes new sanctions on Iran oil sector
WASHINGTON — US President Barack Obama on Tuesday imposed new economic sanctions on Iran’s oil export sector and on a pair of Chinese and Iraqi banks accused of doing business with Tehran. In a statement released by the White House, Obama said the new measures underlined the United States’ determination…
Obama to meet Aurora shooting victims, families
US President Barack Obama will visit Colorado on Sunday to meet victims of the Batman theater massacre, a day after police entered the gunman’s apartment which had been rigged with booby traps. The visit also comes after authorities revealed the names of the 12 people who died in Friday’s shootings…
Obama delay ‘unacceptable’: Syrian opposition
WASHINGTON — US President Barack Obama must not wait until his re-election bid is resolved to take action to stop the slaughter of thousands in Syria, the head of the main Syrian opposition group said Sunday. “We would like to say to President Obama that waiting for election day to…
Obama reflects on lack of ‘unity’ in first term
WASHINGTON — US President Barack Obama has said he regrets not fostering “a sense of unity and purpose and optimism” early in his term, according to excerpts of a television interview released Thursday. “The mistake of my first term — couple of years — was thinking that this job was…
Obama calls for rebuilding U.S. economy
US President Barack Obama said Saturday the United States needed to do more than just reclaim jobs lost to the recession, as he called for rebuilding the economy to make it secure for future generations. “Our mission isn’t just to put people back to work – it’s to rebuild an…
Cafe owner dies hours after serving Obama breakfast
AKRON, Ohio — An Ohio woman collapsed and died hours after serving US President Barack Obama breakfast at her restaurant on Friday. Josephine Ann Harris, the 70-year-old owner of the “Ann’s Place” diner in Akron, complained of fatigue and a tingling feeling after Obama left the premises and was rushed…
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