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Obama Shares Stories of the Fallen

President Obama used his Saturday weekly address to tell the stories of some of the American soldiers killed in Afghanistan. Transcript as Follows: “Hi, everybody.  This weekend is Memorial Day—a time to pay tribute to all our men and women

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Obama: I Have Been Called ‘The First Jewish President’

Friday in Washington, D.C. at the Jewish American Heritage Celebration, President Barack Obama told the audience The Atlantic’s Jeffrey Goldberg once called him the “first Jewish president.” Obama said,  “Most of all, I want to thank the entire congregation of Adas

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Governor Brown Signs Multinational Climate Change Pact

On Tuesday, California Governor Jerry Brown signed onto a pact between 12 regions in seven countries, including four U.S. states, binding each to reduce greenhouse gas emissions drastically. The goal of the cuts is to keep the rise in global average surface temperatures below 2º Celsius. However, recent revisions by the Inter-Governmental Panel on Climate Change suggest global temperatures are projected to rise by less than 1º C over 30 years–and perhaps by less than 0.5º C.

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Obama: Society Must Deal Honestly with Issues of Race

Monday at the Salvation Army Ray and Joan Kroc Corps Community Center in Camden, NJ, President Barack Obama commented on community policing and said we as a society must deal honestly with issues of race. “One of the things I also want to

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Nader: Community Organizer Obama Refuses to Meet with Volunteer Groups

Monday on the syndicated program “Democracy Now!” consumer advocate and author Ralph Nader said despite several attempts, former community organizer President Barack Obama is refusing to meet with volunteer,  non-profit organizations. Nader described his unanswered letters to the White House

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Krauthammer: Obama’s ‘Arrogance Knows No Limits’

Columnist Charles Krauthammer argued that President Obama’s criticism of the media and Fox News shows that “his arrogance knows no limits” on Wednesday’s “Special Report” on the Fox News Channel. Krauthammer said, “Well, he’s letting us know that his arrogance

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Warren to Obama: Be as Transparent as Bush 43 on Trade

Wednesday on PBS “NewsHour,” Sen. Elizabeth Warren (D-MA) urged President Barack Obama to make his Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) trade deal public and said that President George W. Bush made the details of his trade negotiations public. “What worries me here is about

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Gutfeld: Obama’s FNC Criticism ‘A Badge of Honor’

Fox News Channel host Greg Gutfeld took pride in President Obama’s criticism of the network on Wednesday’s broadcast of “The Five.” Gutfeld introduced Obama’s criticism with, “President Obama took a stand against evil yesterday, lashing out at ISIS, pernicious gang

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Sherrod Brown Declines Opportunity to Apologize to Obama

Tuesday, Sen. Sherrod Brown (D-OH) said President Barack Obama was “disrespectful” toward Sen. Elizabeth Warren (D-MA) when he called her by her first name while criticizing her for opposing his fast track trade legislation. Wednesday on MSNBC’s “Morning Joe,” White House

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NBC’s Jansing: Dems Trade Block ‘Clearly Stinging Defeat’ for Obama

Wednesday on MSNBC’s “NewsNation,” NBC senior White House correspondent Chris Jansing discussed Senate Democrats on Tuesday  filibustering a President Barack Obama-supported fast-track trade legislation and said it was “clearly a stinging defeat” “Obviously this was a test of his clout

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Obama: We Have to Change How Fox News Reports on Poverty

Tuesday at Georgetown University President Barack Obama discussed poverty at the Catholic-Evangelical Leadership Summit and argued Fox News intentionally divides the country by  highlighting poor people who make even him mad by asking for free “Obamaphones.” Obama argued if we are going to end poverty,