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Barack Obama Wire

Comprehensive News Feed for Barack Obama.

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  1. Ex-Sheriff Johnny Mack Brown would have loved to stay as U.S. marshalRead the original story

    4 min ago | The Greenville News

    When President Barack Obama announced the nomination of the Williamsburg County sheriff as South Carolina's new U.S. marshal, he effectively signaled the end of a 42-year career in law enforcement for Greenville's Johnny Mack Brown.

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    Related Topix: US Politics, John Spratt, US News, US House of Representatives, Democrat, Greenville, SC, Greenville County, SC

  2. Iran accuses West of fomenting violent protestsRead the original story

    5 min ago | KESQ-TV Palm Desert

    ... the government and reformist activists since June's disputed presidential election. On Monday, President Barack Obama praised "the courage and the conviction of the Iranian people" while condemning Iran's Islamic government for attacking ...

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    Related Topix: US Politics, US News, 2008 Presidential Election

  3. Pro-government rallies reported across IranRead the original story

    5 min ago | Reuters

    ... Sunday in Tehran and the central city of Isfahan. Police said 300 people had been arrested in Tehran. President Barack Obama strongly condemned on Monday what he said was the "iron fist of brutality" used to quell the protests and demanded the ...

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    Related Topix: Iran, World News, Middle East, US Politics, US News, 2008 Presidential Election

  4. Iran arrests sister of Nobel laureate; accuses West of fomenting deadly clashesRead the original story

    6 min ago | 680News

    ... France, Germany and the U.S. have criticized Iran's violent response to the protests. On Monday, President Barack Obama praised "the courage and the conviction of the Iranian people" while condemning Iran's Islamic government for attacking ...

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    Related Topix: US Politics, US News, 2008 Presidential Election

  5. US considers 'narrow' Iran sanctionsRead the original story

    8 min ago | The Age

    ... have been arrested across Iran since Sunday, the pro-opposition Gooya news website reported. US President Barack Obama condemned the violence against protesters and called for the release of those ''unjustly detained''. ''For months, the Iranian ...

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    Related Topix: US Politics, US News, 2008 Presidential Election

  6. Egypt and Israel discuss peace pushRead the original story

    1 hr ago | Al Jazeera

    ... to the positions of the Israelis and the Palestinians," he said. 'New initiative' The US administration of Barack Obama, the US president, is said to be drafting letters of guarantee for Israel and the Palestinians to serve as a basis for the ...

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    Related Topix: Israel, World News, Middle East, Africa, Egypt, Palestinian Territories, Gaza Strip, Gaza Strip, Gaza, Gaza Strip

  7. Nobel laureate's sister held in Iran crackdownRead the original story

    9 min ago | The Age

    ... -- was shot dead in the demonstration. Mousavi's brother-in-law was again arrested on Sunday. US President Barack Obama demanded on Monday that Iran free those protesters it had detained and told the opposition that history was on its side. "The ...

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    Related Topix: Activism, US Politics, US News, 2008 Presidential Election

  8. Iran blames Britain for protestsRead the original story

    11 min ago | IcUxbridge

    ... between the government and reformist activists since June's disputed presidential election. President Barack Obama praised "the courage and the conviction of the Iranian people" while condemning Iran's Islamic government for attacking demonstrators ...

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    Related Topix: US Politics, US News, 2008 Presidential Election

  9. More like me, warns bomb suspectRead the original story

    11 min ago | Melton Today

    ... responsibility for the failed attempt to bring down Northwest Airlines Flight 253 over Detroit as US president Barack Obama pledged to hunt down the plotters. Meanwhile, photographs apparently showing the underpants filled with explosives worn by ...

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    Related Topix: Terrorism, Transportation, Airlines, Northwest Airlines, US Politics, US News

  10. The Most Boring Man in the World?Read the original story w/Photo

    11 min ago | Lincoln Tribune

    By Rich Lowry Barack Obama's vibe used to be a cross between JFK and Beatlemania.

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  11. More terrorists 'ready to attack'Read the original story

    11 min ago | IcEaling

    ... responsibility for the failed attempt to bring down Northwest Airlines Flight 253 over Detroit as US president Barack Obama pledged to hunt down the plotters. The US State Department said counter-terror agencies were warned that Nigerian Umar Farouk ...

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    Related Topix: Terrorism, US Politics, US News

  12. Horse-traders are the winnersRead the original story

    12 min ago | Lowell Sun

    The health-care debate is far from over in Washington, where House and Senate leaders must now reconcile vastly different bills into one tidy package for President Barack Obama to sign into law.

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    Related Topix: US Politics, US News, 2008 Presidential Election, Senator Ben Nelson, US Senate, Democrat, Nebraska, Opinion

  13. Distracted drivingRead the original story

    16 min ago | Omaha World-Herald

    ... prod states to forbid texting while driving. The topic got a high-profile hearing this fall, and President Barack Obama, after convening a "summit" to dramatize the problem, ordered federal employees to set an example. A The AAA auto club has begun ...

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    Related Topix: Cell Phones, Electronics, Wireless, Emerging Technology, US Politics, US News

  14. Iran Accuses West Of Instigating ProtestsRead the original story

    17 min ago | The Huffington Post

    ... France, Germany and the U.S. have criticized Iran's violent response to the protests. On Monday, President Barack Obama praised "the courage and the conviction of the Iranian people" while condemning Iran's Islamic government for attacking ...

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    Related Topix: US Politics, US News, 2008 Presidential Election

  15. Best of the Decade: BooksRead the original story

    18 min ago | Omaha World-Herald

    ... introduced economic theory and data sets in new ways that managed to educate many. 6. "The Audacity of Hope" by Barack Obama This is the book that introduced many to the then-senator, now president. It also fueled Obama's presidential run, as it was ...

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    Related Topix: Harry Potter, Books, The Secret Life of Bees

  16. Al-Qaida group claimed responsibility for assaultRead the original story

    19 min ago | Valley Morning Star

    President Barack Obama said Monday he has ordered a review of the nation's watchlist system and of its air safety regulations following a Christmas Day attack on a U.S. airliner.

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    Related Topix: US Politics, US News, Terrorism, Transportation, Airlines, Northwest Airlines

  17. Revealed: 'Jet Bomber's Explosives In Pants'Read the original story

    26 min ago | LBC 97.3

    ... carried by "shoe bomber" Richard Reid in 2001 and enough to blow a hole in the side of an aircraft. Meanwhile, Barack Obama broke off from his Christmas holiday to vow to track down anyone involved in the Christmas Day plot after al Qaeda in the ...

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    Related Topix: Terrorism

  18. Lessons from John GaltRead the original story

    30 min ago | Freerepublic.com

    ... and Chavez-partnered with the world's most visible and misguided progressives-Al Gore , Gordon Brown, Barack Obama-in an orgy of depravity. (Excerpt) Read more at biggovernment.com ... TOPICS: Business/Economy ; Society KEYWORDS: This sentence sums ...

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  19. Doyle McManus: Obama falls short of own ambitionsRead the original story

    33 min ago | Monterey County Herald

    Barack Obama arrived at the White House with a daunting to-do list. He promised to save the economy, redesign the health care system, reregulate the financial industry, retool energy policy, slow global warming, reform education, write a new immigration law and serve as midwife to bipartisan cooperation.

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    Related Topix: US Politics, US News, 2008 Presidential Election, Immigration Reform, US Military Prisons, Guantanamo Bay Detention Camp, Prison, Opinion

  20. Letters: Eerie echoes of VietnamRead the original story

    34 min ago | Monterey County Herald

    Isat in an auditorium at West Point in 1968 to hear an address by Gen. William Westmoreland that seems eerily similar to that of President Barack Obama's on Dec.

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    Related Topix: US Politics, US News, 2008 Presidential Election, Ho Chi Minh, Vietnam, World News, Vietnam, Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam, Asia, Afghanistan, Terrorism, Opinion