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US 'border militia training to assassinate Obama' - FBI
BBC - Wed Apr 24, 2019
The suspected leader of a New Mexico militia group allegedly boasted of plans to assassinate former President Barack Obama, the FBI has said. More»

Pipe bombs are sent to the Clintons, Obamas and CNN, others
Daily Mail - Tue Oct 23, 2018
Pipe bombs targeting the top liberal elite and Trump's biggest political foes have been discovered across the US with law enforcement suspecting a serial bomber is behind the rash of homemade explosives sent in the mail. More»

Justice Department to Reverse Obama's Hands-Off Policy on Marijuana
Democracy Now - Sun Feb 26, 2017
The Trump administration said Thursday it will enforce federal laws barring the use of marijuana, reversing an Obama administration policy that gave wide latitude to states to determine their own pot laws. More»

Trump White House abruptly halts Obamacare ads
Politico - Thu Jan 26, 2017
The Trump administration has pulled the plug on all Obamacare outreach and advertising in the crucial final days of the 2017 enrollment season, according to sources at Health and Human Services and on Capitol Hill. More»

Baba Vanga - Blind Bulgarian clairvoyant who predicted 9/11 warned Barack Obama will be the 'last US president'
Daily Mail - Wed Nov 9, 2016
The blind psychic who predicted 9/11 and the rise of Islamic State has also forecast that Barack Obama would be the 'last US president'. More»

Obama Announces Complete Drawdown of U.S. Troops From Iraq by Year's End
ABC News - Thu Oct 20, 2011
President Obama will announce today that the United States is pulling all its troop from Iraq by the end of the year. More»

Obama signs historic $938 billion overhaul
Associated Press - Mon Mar 22, 2010
WASHINGTON - A beaming President Barack Obama on Tuesday signed a historic $938 billion health care overhaul that guarantees coverage for 32 million uninsured Americans and will touch nearly every citizen's life, presiding over the biggest shift in US domestic policy since the 1960s and capping a divisive, yearlong debate that could define the November elections. More»

E-mail compares first lady Michelle Obama to Tarzan's Cheeta
Associated Press - Sat Mar 6, 2010
NASHVILLE, Tennessee - The CEO of Tennessee's hospitality association is apologizing for sending an e-mail to a group of public figures that compares first lady Michelle Obama to a chimpanzee. More»

Obama tells banks: 'We want our money back'
Associated Press - Wed Jan 13, 2010
WASHINGTON - President Barack Obama told banks Thursday they should pay a new tax to recoup the cost of bailing out foundering firms at the height of the financial crisis. More»

Bush Feared Successor Might Revoke Telco Spy Immunity
Wired - Thu Nov 12, 2009
The George W Bush administration expressed concern future administrations might not use the legal amnesty it wanted to give the nation's telecommunication companies that were being sued for assisting the president's warrantless, electronic wiretapping program, according to internal documents released Thursday. More»

Obama declares swine flu a national emergency
Associated Press - Fri Oct 23, 2009
WASHINGTON - President Barack Obama declared the swine flu outbreak a national emergency and empowered his health secretary to suspend federal requirements and speed treatment for thousands of infected people. More»

White House targets Fox as it goes after press critics
AFP - Mon Oct 12, 2009
WASHINGTON - The White House has gone on the offensive against its critics in the press, singling out Fox News and going so far as to accuse the News Corp-owned network of waging a "war against Barack Obama". More»

Man who threatened President Obama pleads guilty
WLBT-TV - Fri Aug 28, 2009
JACKSON, MS - A man who made internet threats in January to assassinate then President-Elect Barack Obama pleaded guilty Friday before US District Judge Henry Wingate. More»

Crow Chief Receives Medal of Freedom
Associated Press - Wed Aug 12, 2009
WASHINGTON - A 95-year-old Crow Indian who went into battle wearing war paint under his World War II uniform has been awarded the nation's highest civilian honor. More»

Man Charged In Threats Against Obama Says He's Messiah
WAPT-TV - Mon Jul 27, 2009
JACKSON, Mississippi - A man who is accused of posting online threats to assassinate President Barack Obama says he's competent to stand trial. More»

Obama: Schools with infections may need to close
Associated Press - Tue Apr 28, 2009
WASHINGTON - President Barack Obama suggested Wednesday that school closings may be necessary, in an escalating global health emergency that claimed the first death in the United States and swept Germany onto the roster of afflicted nations. More»

Fox sticking with schedule instead of Obama
Associated Press - Sun Apr 26, 2009
NEW YORK - The Fox network is sticking with its regular schedule over President Barack Obama this week. More»

Obama releases secret Bush anti-terror memos
Associated Press - Sun Mar 1, 2009
WASHINGTON - The Obama administration threw open the curtain on years of Bush-era secrets Monday, revealing anti-terror memos that claimed exceptional search-and-seizure powers and divulging that the CIA destroyed nearly 100 videotapes of interrogations and other treatment of terror suspects. More»

Obama signs stimulus bill, readies homeowner plan
Associated Press - Mon Feb 16, 2009
Racing to reverse the country's economic spiral, President Barack Obama signed the mammoth stimulus package into law Tuesday and readied a new $50 billion foreclosure rescue for legions of Americans who are in danger of losing their homes. More»

Obama reviewing ban on photos of military coffins
Associated Press - Mon Feb 9, 2009
President Barack Obama said Monday he is considering whether to overturn a Pentagon policy that bans the media from taking pictures of the flag-draped coffins of US troops returning from the battlefield. More»

Steven Joseph Christopher Denied Bond
Associated Press - Tue Jan 20, 2009
JACKSON, Mississippi - A federal judge denied bond for Steven Joseph Christopher on Thursday in connection with charges of threatening to assassinate President Barack Obama. More»

Obama administration moves to suspend Gitmo trials
Associated Press - Tue Jan 20, 2009
GUANTANAMO BAY NAVAL BASE, Cuba - Military judges will consider Wednesday whether to halt the Guantanamo war crimes trials after President Barack Obama ordered prosecutors to request a 120-day suspension during a review of the system used to try suspected terrorists. More»

Obama freezes salaries of some White House aides
Associated Press - Tue Jan 20, 2009
WASHINGTON - President Barack Obama's first public act in office Wednesday was to institute new limits on lobbyists in his White House and to freeze the salaries of high-paid aides, in a nod to the country's economic turmoil. More»

Text of President Barack Obama's inaugural address
Associated Press - Mon Jan 19, 2009
Text of President Barack Obama's inaugural address on Tuesday, as prepared for delivery and released by the Presidential Inaugural Committee. More»

Obama takes office, saying choose 'hope over fear'
Associated Press - Mon Jan 19, 2009
WASHINGTON - Stepping into history, Barack Hussein Obama grasped the reins of power as America's first black president on Tuesday, saying the nation must choose "hope over fear, unity of purpose over conflict and discord" to overcome the worst economic crisis since the Great Depression. More»

'Suspicious' Fire Forces Obama Supporter To Cancel D.C. Trip
Atlanta Journal-Constitution - Mon Jan 19, 2009
CUMMING, Georgia - A Forsyth County woman has canceled plans to attend the inauguration of President Barack Obama and returned from Washington to check on a fire that destroyed her home. More»

"Stevie" Arrested for Threatening President-Elect Obama
Associated Press - Thu Jan 15, 2009
JACKSON, Mississippi - A Wisconsin man was arrested Friday in Mississippi after authorities said he threatened on the Internet to kill President-elect Barack Obama. More»

Obama Triumphs, Will Be First Black US President
Associated Press - Mon Nov 3, 2008
WASHINGTON - Barack Obama was elected the nation's first black president Tuesday night in a historic triumph that overcame racial barriers as old as America itself. More»

Republicans in 'Oxford plot' to smear Barack Obama
Times UK - Fri Oct 31, 2008
The Republicans have made a last-minute attempt to prevent Barack Obama's ascent to the White House by trying to recruit an Oxford academic to "prove" that his autobiography was ghostwritten by a former terrorist. More»

GOP mailing depicts Obama's face on food stamp
The Press-Enterprise - Fri Oct 17, 2008
The latest newsletter by an Inland Republican women's group depicts Democratic presidential candidate Barack Obama surrounded by a watermelon, ribs and a bucket of fried chicken, prompting outrage in political circles. More»

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