All posts tagged "obama"

  • President Barack Obama signs a presidential memorandum aiming to clamp down on the private companies that service federal student debt, Tuesday, March 10, 2015, in the Oval Office of the White House in Washington. (AP Photo/ Evan Vucci)
    Obama administration ‘quietly working to open secret talks’ with N. Korea: report

    WASHINGTON, March 12 (Yonhap) — A U.S. newspaper blog has claimed that the administration of U.S. President Barack Obama is “quietly working to open secret talks” with North Korea to eventually normalize relations with the communist regime....

    • Posted March 13, 2015
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    A Pipe dream Obama vetoes controversial Keystone XL Bil

    After much anticipation, President Obama has vetoed the Keystone XL Pipeline Bill-to the surprise of very few. The bill itself has been the focal point for both conservationists and oil magnates, a de facto battleground manifested by...

    • Posted March 2, 2015
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  • President Barack Obama delivers his State of the Union address to a joint session of Congress on Capitol Hill on Tuesday, Jan. 20, 2015, in Washington. (AP Photo/Mandel Ngan, Pool)
    Obama: Internet, not military options, will bring down North Korea

    WASHINGTON (Yonhap) — U.S. President Barack Obama said he believes North Korea will ultimately collapse, but a military solution is not the answer to handling the communist nation armed with nuclear technologies and missiles. Obama made the...

    • Posted January 26, 2015
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  • President Barack Obama speaks at Pellissippi State Community College, Friday, Jan. 9, 2015, in Knoxville, Tenn., about new initiatives to help more Americans go to college and get the skills they need to succeed. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster)
    Obama proposes free community colleges for all

    KNOXVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — President Barack Obama on Friday proposed to bring the cost of two years of community college “down to zero” for all Americans, an ambitious nationwide plan based on a popular Tennessee program signed...

    • Posted January 9, 2015
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  • President Barack Obama waves to the crowd after giving a speech Thursday, Jan. 8, 2015, at Central High School in Phoenix.  (AP Photo/Ross D. Franklin)
    Obama proposes free community college program

    WASHINGTON (AP) — The White House on Thursday announced a proposal that President Barack Obama said would make community college “free for everybody who is willing to work for it.” But administration officials provided no details about...

    • Posted January 8, 2015
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    Obama: US considering re-listing N. Korea as state terrorism sponsor

    WASHINGTON (Yonhap) — The United States is considering re-listing North Korea as a state sponsor of terrorism for its alleged cyber-attack on Sony Pictures, President Barack Obama said in an interview broadcast Sunday. The U.S. is studying...

    • Posted December 21, 2014
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    Obama says North Korea hacked Sony, vows response

    WASHINGTON (AP) – President Barack Obama declared Friday that Sony “made a mistake” in shelving a satirical film about a plot to assassinate North Korea’s leader, and he pledged the U.S. would respond “in a place and manner...

    • Posted December 19, 2014
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