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Rights groups press Obama aides on Myanmar, Cambodia

August 22, 2019 at 6:52 a.m.

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - International human rights activists met senior White House officials on Tuesday to press President Barack Obama to take a tough line with leaders in Myanmar and Cambodia...

Analysis: For Obama, scandal complicates moves on Cabinet, national security

August 22, 2019 at 6:52 a.m.

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A week after winning a second term, President Barack Obama faces a widening scandal within his national security team that complicates plans to reshape his Cabinet and...

Abbas tells Obama he’ll seek Palestinian UN upgrade, defying U.S.

August 23, 2021 at 5:22 p.m.

RAMALLAH, West Bank/WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas told President Barack Obama on Sunday he was intent on pressing ahead with a Palestinian bid for United Nations recognition as...

Abbas tells Obama he’ll seek Palestinian UN upgrade, defying U.S.

August 22, 2019 at 6:49 a.m.

RAMALLAH, West Bank/WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas told President Barack Obama on Sunday he was intent on pressing ahead with a Palestinian bid for United Nations recognition as...

Obama to make landmark visit to Myanmar this month

August 23, 2021 at 5:25 p.m.

WASHINGTON/YANGON (Reuters) - President Barack Obama will visit Myanmar this month and meet both its president and its iconic opposition leader, marking a new milestone in U.S. efforts to promote...

Obama to make landmark visit to Myanmar this month

August 22, 2019 at 6:49 a.m.

WASHINGTON/YANGON (Reuters) - President Barack Obama will visit Myanmar this month and meet both its president and its iconic opposition leader, marking a new milestone in U.S. efforts to promote...

Second term secure, will Biden set sights on presidency?

August 23, 2021 at 5:05 p.m.

(Note language in paragraph 20) WASHINGTON (Reuters) - When Barack Obama enlisted Joe Biden as his running mate in 2008, even some of his own campaign aides were skeptical of...

Second term secure, will Biden set sights on presidency?

December 25, 2018 at 1:24 a.m.

(Note language in paragraph 20) WASHINGTON (Reuters) - When Barack Obama enlisted Joe Biden as his running mate in 2008, even some of his own campaign aides were skeptical of...

Obama urges resolve, patience in face of hurricane

December 24, 2018 at 12:16 p.m.

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Barack Obama on Monday urged East Coast residents in the path of Hurricane Sandy to heed evacuation orders and assured them the government was ready to...

Hurricane forces Obama to balance governing, campaigning

August 23, 2021 at 4:34 p.m.

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Barack Obama faced the delicate task on Sunday of balancing his response to a potentially huge natural disaster with his own tough re-election effort as Hurricane...

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