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Keep your enemies closer…
President Obama Q&A session with House GOP

Keep your enemies closer…

President Obama Q&A session with House GOP



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January 29, 2010, 6:33pm

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Was it racist or does it speak to the larger issue of hegemony and white privilege?
Reid apologizes for racial remarks about Obama during campaign

Was it racist or does it speak to the larger issue of hegemony and white privilege?

Reid apologizes for racial remarks about Obama during campaign



January 11, 2010, 3:09pm

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Monopoly…

Comcast-NBCBehemoth: What Will Obama Do About Media Consolidation?

Monopoly…

Comcast-NBCBehemoth: What Will Obama Do About Media Consolidation?



December 10, 2009, 2:13pm

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Ecuadoran President Rafael Correa on Global Capitalism, Why He Won’t Renew the US Base in Manta, Chevron in the Amazon, Obama’s War in Afghanistan, and More



June 29, 2009, 10:01am

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Do we think Bibi is gonna budge?

Israeli PM meets Obama

Binyamin Netanyahu, Israel’s prime minister, is meeting  Barack Obama, the US president, in Washington, for talks that could set the stage for any future developments on the Israeli-Palestinian conflict.US administration officials said Obama would press Netanyahu to endorse an independent Palestinian state during Monday’s talks at the White House.

Do we think Bibi is gonna budge?

Israeli PM meets Obama

Binyamin Netanyahu, Israel’s prime minister, is meeting  Barack Obama, the US president, in Washington, for talks that could set the stage for any future developments on the Israeli-Palestinian conflict.

US administration officials said Obama would press Netanyahu to endorse an independent Palestinian state during Monday’s talks at the White House.



May 18, 2009, 10:59am

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WTF?

Obama wants Fed to be finance supercop



he Federal Reserve could become the supercop for “too big to fail” companies capable of causing another financial meltdown under a proposal being seriously considered by the White House.
The Obama administration told industry officials on Friday that it was leaning toward making such a recommendation, according to officials who attended a private one-hour meeting between President Barack Obama’s economic advisers and representatives from about a dozen banks, hedge funds and other financial groups.

WTF?

Obama wants Fed to be finance supercop

he Federal Reserve could become the supercop for “too big to fail” companies capable of causing another financial meltdown under a proposal being seriously considered by the White House.

The Obama administration told industry officials on Friday that it was leaning toward making such a recommendation, according to officials who attended a private one-hour meeting between President Barack Obama’s economic advisers and representatives from about a dozen banks, hedge funds and other financial groups.



May 12, 2009, 12:23pm

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Where are we really at now?

Obama is same as Bush, says al-Qaida chief

“America came to us with a new face, with which it is trying to fool us,”Osama bin Laden’s deputy said in a video message posted on a Jihadi website. “He is calling for change, but he aims to change us so that we abandon our religion and rights.

Where are we really at now?

Obama is same as Bush, says al-Qaida chief

“America came to us with a new face, with which it is trying to fool us,”Osama bin Laden’s deputy said in a video message posted on a Jihadi website. “He is calling for change, but he aims to change us so that we abandon our religion and rights.



April 20, 2009, 3:25pm

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What is it with Islam vs Christianity?

Obama: ‘US not at war with Islam’



During his first visit to a Muslim nation, Barack Obama, the US president, has said the US “is not and will never be at war with Islam”.In an address to the Turkish parliament in Ankara on Monday, he called for a greater partnership with the Muslim world.
Obama described Turkey as an important US ally in the fight against terrorism, the war in Afghanistan and the Middle East peace process.

What is it with Islam vs Christianity?

Obama: ‘US not at war with Islam’

During his first visit to a Muslim nation, Barack Obama, the US president, has said the US “is not and will never be at war with Islam”.

In an address to the Turkish parliament in Ankara on Monday, he called for a greater partnership with the Muslim world.

Obama described Turkey as an important US ally in the fight against terrorism, the war in Afghanistan and the Middle East peace process.



April 06, 2009, 1:09pm

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Seymour Hersh has always been a very thoughtful and insightful cat.  This video is worth checking.

(via Democracy Now! | Seymour Hersh on “Syria Calling: The Obama Administration’s Chance to Engage in a Middle East Peace”)



March 31, 2009, 12:09pm

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It’s a start…
Obama offers olive branch to Iran in new video

In a significant departure from the tone of the previous administration, President Barack Obama welcomed “new beginnings” with Iran in a surprise video message marking Nowruz, the Iranian new year.

It’s a start…

Obama offers olive branch to Iran in new video

In a significant departure from the tone of the previous administration, President Barack Obama welcomed “new beginnings” with Iran in a surprise video message marking Nowruz, the Iranian new year.



March 20, 2009, 5:03pm

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Say Word…
Obama’s Council on Women and Girls

President Obama has just signed an executive order establishing the “White House Council on Women and Girls.” The purpose of the new group “is to ensure that American women and girls are treated fairly in all matters of public policy,” he said at the signing. “Our progress in these areas is an important measure of whether we are truly fulfilling the promise of our democracy for all our people.” He defined those areas as economic security, a balance between work and family, violence against women and women’s health.

Say Word…

Obama’s Council on Women and Girls

President Obama has just signed an executive order establishing the “White House Council on Women and Girls.” The purpose of the new group “is to ensure that American women and girls are treated fairly in all matters of public policy,” he said at the signing. “Our progress in these areas is an important measure of whether we are truly fulfilling the promise of our democracy for all our people.” He defined those areas as economic security, a balance between work and family, violence against women and women’s health.



March 11, 2009, 5:01pm

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Should he?
Obama floats talking with Taliban - CNN.com

(CNN) — President Obama says the United States is open to reaching out to some moderate voices in the Taliban, but critics say that’s not the right approach.

Should he?

Obama floats talking with Taliban - CNN.com

(CNN) — President Obama says the United States is open to reaching out to some moderate voices in the Taliban, but critics say that’s not the right approach.



March 09, 2009, 2:02pm

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 Video: Barack Obama thanks Stevie Wonder for ‘soundtrack of my youth’ | 				Music | 				guardian.co.uk

Video: Barack Obama thanks Stevie Wonder for ‘soundtrack of my youth’ | Music | guardian.co.uk



February 26, 2009, 4:27pm

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The Afghan trap

(via The Real News Network)

As Obama sends 17,000 troops to Afghanistan, we look back to the roots of the conflict. Ray McGovern says that the USSR was “mousetrapped” into invading Afghanistan by the CIA under both the Carter and Reagan administrations. He adds that the CIA policies of that day are “largely responsible” for the existence of today’s armed fundamentalist groups.



February 22, 2009, 12:46pm

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Uighur (via Barack Obama’s Uighur Problem | Rights and Liberties | AlterNet)

First, the good news. Adel Abdul Hakim, one of five Uighurs (Muslims from China’s oppressed Xinjiang province), who was released from Guantánamo in May 2006, has had his asylum claim accepted by the Swedish government.

Uighur (via Barack Obama’s Uighur Problem | Rights and Liberties | AlterNet)

First, the good news. Adel Abdul Hakim, one of five Uighurs (Muslims from China’s oppressed Xinjiang province), who was released from Guantánamo in May 2006, has had his asylum claim accepted by the Swedish government.



February 20, 2009, 11:33am