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WASHINGTON (AFP) – A high-stakes golf match teed off Saturday outside Washington -- not the nearby US Open, but a first-ever round between President Barack Obama and his most powerful Republican critic.

WASHINGTON – President Barack Obama Tuesday warned autocratic US allies they cannot crush the Middle East's youthful "hunger" for change and offered "moral support" to Iranian protesters defying a crackdown.

The White House called on Egypt's government to be "responsive" to its people's aspirations, after thousands took to the streets of Cairo in protests modeled on Tunisia's uprising.

As Congress prepares to take up the DREAM Act, US Secretary of Education Arne Duncan on Monday said passing the measure is an urgent priority for America that "cannot afford to wait" until next year.

[rebelmouse-image 24745935 original_size="300x300" expand=1]Why does The Daily Show's Jon Stewart pick on CNN so much?

US spill chief Thad Allen failed Thursday to reassure desperate fishermen about their Gulf of Mexico oil clean-up jobs, while BP began the legal wrangling in a massive civil trial.