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For election favor, Obama looks to Merkel, again

May 23, 2019 at 3:58 p.m.

BERLIN/WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Last time Barack Obama wanted Angela Merkel's help getting elected, she rebuffed a seemingly modest request from the junior senator from Illinois to hold a presidential campaign...

Senator Reid makes new offer on student loans

August 23, 2021 at 8:58 a.m.

WASHINGTON/LAS VEGAS (Reuters) - Senate Democratic leader Harry Reid on Thursday offered a new way to avert by the end of this month a doubling of the 3.4 percent interest...

Senator Reid makes new offer on student loans

May 23, 2019 at 3:58 p.m.

WASHINGTON/LAS VEGAS (Reuters) - Senate Democratic leader Harry Reid on Thursday offered a new way to avert by the end of this month a doubling of the 3.4 percent interest...

Obama stands firm against extending tax cuts for rich

December 24, 2018 at 6:16 a.m.

SAN FRANCISCO/WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Barack Obama's Democrats traded shots with Republicans on Wednesday about how best to avoid a year-end "fiscal cliff," as the administration insisted on the need...

Obama presses Europe for shift to growth focus

August 23, 2021 at 7:04 a.m.

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. President Barack Obama pressed Europe on Friday to shift toward a more pro-growth policy and away from austerity to tackle a crisis that threatens to push...

Obama, Hollande agree on much – but not Afghanistan

August 23, 2021 at 7:04 a.m.

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - New French President Francois Hollande told President Barack Obama on Friday that he will stick by his pledge to withdraw France's troops from Afghanistan at year's end,...

Obama presses Europe for shift to growth focus

December 24, 2018 at 3:53 a.m.

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. President Barack Obama pressed Europe on Friday to shift toward a more pro-growth policy and away from austerity to tackle a crisis that threatens to push...

Obama, Hollande agree on much – but not Afghanistan

December 24, 2018 at 3:53 a.m.

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - New French President Francois Hollande told President Barack Obama on Friday that he will stick by his pledge to withdraw France's troops from Afghanistan at year's end,...

Obama swoops into Afghanistan on bin Laden death anniversary

August 23, 2021 at 5:34 a.m.

BAGRAM AIRBASE, Afghanistan (Reuters) - President Barack Obama marked the anniversary of Osama bin Laden's death with a speedy trip to Afghanistan, signing a strategic pact with Kabul on Wednesday...

Obama swoops into Afghanistan on bin Laden death anniversary

December 24, 2018 at 2:03 a.m.

BAGRAM AIRBASE, Afghanistan (Reuters) - President Barack Obama marked the anniversary of Osama bin Laden's death with a speedy trip to Afghanistan, signing a strategic pact with Kabul on Wednesday...

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