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Obama to discuss al Qaeda, drones, Guantanamo Bay in Thursday speech

May 23, 2019 at 4:11 p.m.

ATLANTA (Reuters) - President Barack Obama, under fire for security lapses at a U.S. mission in Libya, will in a speech on Thursday lay out his wide-ranging counter-terrorism policy, from...

Idea that American held by Venezuela is a spy ‘ridiculous:’ Obama

August 24, 2021 at 9:02 a.m.

SAN JOSE (Reuters) - The Venezuelan government's suggestion that an American citizen it has detained is a spy is "ridiculous," U.S. President Barack Obama said in a television interview recorded...

Obama comfortable with FDA decision to let 15-year-olds buy morning-after pill

August 24, 2021 at 8:58 a.m.

MEXICO CITY (Reuters) - President Barack Obama said on Thursday he is comfortable with a U.S. government agency's decision to allow over-the-counter purchases of a morning-after pill for anyone 15...

Obama blesses Mexican security plan, eyes deeper business ties

May 23, 2019 at 4:10 p.m.

MEXICO CITY (Reuters) - U.S. President Barack Obama gave his blessing on Thursday to a new security arrangement with Mexican leader Enrique Pena Nieto, in which Mexico will make reducing...

In Obama’s jargon, getting to yes requires a ‘permission structure’

August 24, 2021 at 8:51 a.m.

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - It sounds like something teenagers need before borrowing their parents' car, but "permission structure" is actually a phrase being tossed around by President Barack Obama to describe...

In Obama’s jargon, getting to yes requires a ‘permission structure’

May 23, 2019 at 4:10 p.m.

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - It sounds like something teenagers need before borrowing their parents' car, but "permission structure" is actually a phrase being tossed around by President Barack Obama to describe...

Obama won’t rush to act against Syria over chemical arms

May 23, 2019 at 4:10 p.m.

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Barack Obama signaled on Tuesday he is no rush to respond quickly to Syria's apparent use of chemical weapons, taking a cautious approach to the country's...

Obama stresses Syria chemical weapons worries in call with Putin

August 24, 2021 at 8:47 a.m.

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Barack Obama took U.S. concerns about Syrian chemical weapons to Russian President Vladimir Putin on Monday, reaching out to one of the Syrian government's staunchest allies....

Obama honors firefighters killed in Texas fertilizer plant blast

August 24, 2021 at 8:30 a.m.

WACO, Texas (Reuters) - President Barack Obama, standing before a line of flag-draped coffins, consoled family and friends on Thursday at a memorial service for firefighters killed in a massive...

Obama, former presidents rally around George W. Bush as library opens

August 24, 2021 at 8:31 a.m.

DALLAS (Reuters) - George W. Bush basked in warm praise from President Barack Obama and three fellow former U.S. presidents on Thursday as Bush's library was dedicated in a ceremony...

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