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U.S. leaders honor civil rights activist Rosa Parks with statue

August 24, 2021 at 12:03 a.m.

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - American leaders unveiled a statue of Rosa Parks on Wednesday, briefly setting aside political differences to honor the civil rights heroine, who became the first black woman...

Obama will meet with congressional leaders on Friday

May 23, 2019 at 4:05 p.m.

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Barack Obama will meet with top congressional leaders on Friday to discuss the deep, automatic U.S. government spending cuts slated to go into effect that day,...

Analysis: Obama spending cuts strategy focused on waiting game

August 23, 2021 at 11:55 p.m.

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The White House, while advancing an aggressive public relations campaign to highlight the damaging effects of $85 billion in automatic spending cuts, is largely resigned to the...

Analysis: Obama spending cuts strategy focused on waiting game

May 23, 2019 at 4:05 p.m.

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The White House, while advancing an aggressive public relations campaign to highlight the damaging effects of $85 billion in automatic spending cuts, is largely resigned to the...

Abe: Japan acting calmly in island dispute with China

August 23, 2021 at 11:49 p.m.

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe on Friday said he told President Barack Obama in a meeting that Japan would act calmly in its row with China over...

Abe: Japan acting calmly in island dispute with China

August 22, 2019 at 9:02 a.m.

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe on Friday said he told President Barack Obama in a meeting that Japan would act calmly in its row with China over...

Obama touts preschool initiatives in State of the Union tour

August 23, 2021 at 11:16 p.m.

DECATUR, Georgia (Reuters) - President Barack Obama turned his State of the Union roadshow to the topic of education on Thursday with a trip to Georgia, where he touted proposals...

Obama touts preschool initiatives in State of the Union tour

August 22, 2019 at 8:50 a.m.

DECATUR, Georgia (Reuters) - President Barack Obama turned his State of the Union roadshow to the topic of education on Thursday with a trip to Georgia, where he touted proposals...

Legacy, political calendar frame Obama’s State of the Union address

August 23, 2021 at 10:57 p.m.

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Barack Obama will give his State of the Union address on Tuesday with one eye on the political calendar as time ticks down on his bid...

With help from a centenarian, Obama calls for voting reforms

August 23, 2021 at 11:11 p.m.

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Barack Obama got help from a 102-year-old woman on Tuesday in his quest to make voting easier across the United States. The president, whose ad-libbed comment...

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