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Two Months Out Of Office, Barack Obama Is Having A Post-Presidency Like No Other
The first cocktail party at Barack Obama's new office last month was certainly more casual than any he had hosted in recent years. The wine bore a random assortment of labels, as if assembled potluck-style. The self-serve appetizers were set out in the narrow hallway. The host, tieless, eschewed formal remarks, as a few dozen of his old administrat...
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China and US to Further Advance Their Military Relationship
The Chief of General Staff of the Chinese People's Liberation Army, General Fang Fenghui met US Deputy Secretary of State Tony Blinken today in Beijing, pledging to jointly advance the new type of military relationship between both countries.
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Top US General Advises UN to Improve Peacekeeping
America's top general flew to New York on Tuesday to advise the United Nations on how to improve its peacekeeping operations.
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Barack Obama's Top Aide Takes Blame for US Absence in Paris March
US President Barack Obama's chief of staff on Tuesday took responsibility for not sending a top US official to a Paris unity march after deadly Islamic militant attacks in the French capital earlier this month.
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Obama Names Ebola 'Czar' to Oversee Health Security
President Barack Obama is naming Ron Klain, a former chief of staff to Vice President Joe Biden and a trusted adviser at the Obama White House, as the point man on the US government's response to the Ebola crisis.
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Chicago police search for suspects in shooting that hurt 13
Chicago police are searching for suspected gang members who opened fire with an assault weapon at a park late on Thursday, wounding 13 people including a 3-year-old boy, in an attack that highlighted Mayor Rahm Emanuel's struggle to stem street crime.
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Attack on Syria will leave Israel in flames: Iran
Any military action against Syria will have consequences beyond the region and leave Israel in flames, Iran's army chief of staff General Hassan Firouzabadi said in remarks reported today.
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US Senate approves Jack Lew as new Treasury chief
The U.S. Senate on Wednesday confirmed Jack Lew as President Barack Obama's new Treasury secretary, putting the former White House chief of staff in the middle of a bitter political fight over the government's budget.
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Obama won't back Mullen's claim on Pakistan
US President Barack Obama is declining to endorse strong criticism of Pakistan levelled by the outgoing chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, while saying Pakistan must do more to deal with insurgents.
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Daley to become next White House Chief of Staff
William M. Daley will become the next White House chief of staff, Obama administration officials said Thursday. A senior executive with JPMorgan Chase and a former commerce secretary in the Clinton administration, Mr. Daley will bring an outsider's voice and decades of business experience to the West Wing.President Obama is expected to make the per...
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Two Months Out Of Office, Barack Obama Is Having A Post-Presidency Like No Other
The first cocktail party at Barack Obama's new office last month was certainly more casual than any he had hosted in recent years. The wine bore a random assortment of labels, as if assembled potluck-style. The self-serve appetizers were set out in the narrow hallway. The host, tieless, eschewed formal remarks, as a few dozen of his old administrat...
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China and US to Further Advance Their Military Relationship
The Chief of General Staff of the Chinese People's Liberation Army, General Fang Fenghui met US Deputy Secretary of State Tony Blinken today in Beijing, pledging to jointly advance the new type of military relationship between both countries.
-
Top US General Advises UN to Improve Peacekeeping
America's top general flew to New York on Tuesday to advise the United Nations on how to improve its peacekeeping operations.
-
Barack Obama's Top Aide Takes Blame for US Absence in Paris March
US President Barack Obama's chief of staff on Tuesday took responsibility for not sending a top US official to a Paris unity march after deadly Islamic militant attacks in the French capital earlier this month.
-
Obama Names Ebola 'Czar' to Oversee Health Security
President Barack Obama is naming Ron Klain, a former chief of staff to Vice President Joe Biden and a trusted adviser at the Obama White House, as the point man on the US government's response to the Ebola crisis.
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Chicago police search for suspects in shooting that hurt 13
Chicago police are searching for suspected gang members who opened fire with an assault weapon at a park late on Thursday, wounding 13 people including a 3-year-old boy, in an attack that highlighted Mayor Rahm Emanuel's struggle to stem street crime.
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Attack on Syria will leave Israel in flames: Iran
Any military action against Syria will have consequences beyond the region and leave Israel in flames, Iran's army chief of staff General Hassan Firouzabadi said in remarks reported today.
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US Senate approves Jack Lew as new Treasury chief
The U.S. Senate on Wednesday confirmed Jack Lew as President Barack Obama's new Treasury secretary, putting the former White House chief of staff in the middle of a bitter political fight over the government's budget.
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Obama won't back Mullen's claim on Pakistan
US President Barack Obama is declining to endorse strong criticism of Pakistan levelled by the outgoing chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, while saying Pakistan must do more to deal with insurgents.
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Daley to become next White House Chief of Staff
William M. Daley will become the next White House chief of staff, Obama administration officials said Thursday. A senior executive with JPMorgan Chase and a former commerce secretary in the Clinton administration, Mr. Daley will bring an outsider's voice and decades of business experience to the West Wing.President Obama is expected to make the per...
