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Obama says lost auto jobs are gone - Reuters border=

Obama says lost auto jobs are gone - Reuters

Reuters
WASHINGTON, July 14 (Reuters) - President Barack Obama took a dose of reality to Michigan on Tuesday, saying that thousands of jobs lost to the auto industry's downturn are not coming back and it is time to prepare for new industries …
Detroit Free Press
The Detroit News
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Obama Says Jobless Rate Likely to Tick Up for Several Months - Wall Street Journal border=

Obama Says Jobless Rate Likely to Tick Up for Several Months - Wall Street Journal

Wall Street Journal
WASHINGTON — President Barack Obama warned Tuesday that the US jobless rate, already at its highest level in more than a quarter century, is likely to worsen for several months. "My expectation is that we will probably continue to …
Reuters
Bloomberg
Voice of America
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Palin slams Obama on energy plan - Boston Globe border=

Palin slams Obama on energy plan - Boston Globe

Boston Globe
In her post-governor life, Sarah Palin apparently wants to be serious policy analyst, as well as GOP heavyweight, mother, etc. In an op-ed piece in today's Washington Post, she critiques the energy plan that President Obama and Democratic allies in …
U.S. News & World Report
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Newsweek
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Obama heads to Moscow for "reset" summit - Reuters border=

Obama heads to Moscow for "reset" summit - Reuters

Reuters
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Barack Obama heads to Moscow on Sunday promising a far-reaching effort to "reset" US-Russia relations that hit a post-Cold War low under the Bush administration. Obama is expected to clinch summit …
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FOXNews
BBC News
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Barack Obama: Putin has one foot in the past - guardian.co.uk border=

Barack Obama: Putin has one foot in the past - guardian.co.uk

guardian.co.uk
Barack Obama has chided Vladimir Putin, the Russian prime minister, for "cold war approaches" to relations with the US, saying Putin had "one foot in the old ways of doing business and one foot in the new", just days before the two men meet in Moscow. …
Voice of America
The Associated Press
Times Online
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Obama: Court leaves room for affirmative action - The Associated Press border=

Obama: Court leaves room for affirmative action - The Associated Press

The Associated Press
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Barack Obama said Thursday the Supreme Court is "moving the ball" to limit affirmative action, but he stressed that its ruling in favor of white firefighters still allows employers and educators to take race into account in …
CNN
Washington Post
Bizjournals.com
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Obama: Job figures sobering, but show recession is slowing - CNN

CNN
WASHINGTON (CNN) — President Obama on Thursday called the nation's latest unemployment figures sobering, but said the economic recession is slowing. President Obama talks about job creation during remarks about the economy Thursday. …
The New American
Chicago Tribune
The Associated Press
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Obama urges passage of "historic" climate change bill - Reuters border=

Obama urges passage of "historic" climate change bill - Reuters

Reuters
By Richard Cowan WASHINGTON, June 23 (Reuters) - President Barack Obama on Tuesday urged Congress to pass "historic legislation" to fight global warming, prompting his fellow Democrats in the House of Representatives to aim for a vote on Friday on the …
The Associated Press
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GOP calls Obama timid as he seeks footing on Iran - The Associated Press border=

GOP calls Obama timid as he seeks footing on Iran - The Associated Press

The Associated Press
WASHINGTON (AP) - In his first major test of international leadership, President Barack Obama is struggling for the right response to Iran's postelection upheaval as political opponents at home accuse him of inaction.
Reuters
Times Online
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US 'fully prepared' for any NKorea launch: Obama - AFP border=

US 'fully prepared' for any NKorea launch: Obama - AFP

AFP
WASHINGTON (AFP) - The United States is "fully prepared for any contingencies" with North Korea, including a potential missile launch toward US territory, President Barack Obama said in an interview to be aired Monday.
RT
Radio Australia
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