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United states former President Barack Obama on Tuesday endorsed his former vice president, Joe Biden, as the 2020 Democratic presidential nominee. In a nearly-12 minute video endorsement, Obama emphasized Biden’s policy experience, including his work during previous health care crises. “Joe helped me manage H1N1 and prevent the Ebola epidemic from becoming the type of […]
The CIA is set to carry out secret drone strikes against al-Qaeda and Islamic State (IS) militants from a newly expanded air base in the Sahara, The New York Times reports. Barack Obama had sought to put the military in charge of drone attacks towards the latter part of his presidency following a backlash over […]
Barack Obama urged Americans to defend democracy in a speech to the Economic Club of Chicago in which he appeared to use the rise of Adolf Hitler as a warning against the rise of bigotry and nativism under President Donald Trump. Although he did not refer to Mr Trump by name, it brought accusations that […]
Former President Barack Obama lamented the lack of US leadership in the fight against climate change during a visit to Paris on Saturday, in a veiled rebuke of his Republican successor’s decision to pull out of the Paris climate accord. Speaking at an invitation-only event organised by a network of communications professionals known as the […]
Barack Obama’s blood pressure probably leapt a bit when a video of his daughter kissing a young man at college popped up in the US. But if reports are confirmed, at least the former US president will find comfort in the fact that the young suitor concerned is of impeccable character as a former head […]
WASHINGTON — Almost one year after the election of President Trump, many liberals are still longing for his predecessor, Barack Obama. And Obama has crafted a letter that he’s sending to people who express their worries to him about the current political climate, assuring them “I hear your concerns, and I want you to know […]
Former president Barack Obama will return to his hometown of Chicago Monday for an event closely aligned with his work history before the White House. He’ll speak to young leaders about community organizing and civic engagement at the University of Chicago. Obama first came to Chicago as a community organizer in 1985. He also taught […]
WASHINGTON — President Barack Obama held a White House meeting Saturday with the Dalai Lama, a fellow Nobel Peace laureate, hours after China called on the U.S. to rescind an invitation that could sour relations with Beijing. The Tibetan spiritual leader has been in Washington for an 11-day Buddhist ritual. Thousands of expatriate Tibetans joined […]
WASHINGTON — President Barack Obama formally acknowledged on Friday that he would support a plan to means-test Medicare as a part of a deal to raise the nation’s debt ceiling. “I have said that means-testing on Medicare, meaning people like myself — I’m going to be turning 50 in a week, so I’m starting to […]
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