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Obama to award Medal of Honor to Army captain who kept suicide bombers from detonating as planned in Afghanistan

15/10/15 00:40

A retired Army captain from Maryland is receiving the nation's highest military honor for disrupting suicide bombers in Afghanistan. President Barack Obama intends to award the Medal of Honor to Capt. Florent A. 'Flo' Groberg at the White House on November 12. The Army credits the 32-year-old French native with keeping suicide bombers from detonating as planned in August 2012, saving most of those on patrol in Asadabad, Kunar Province, Afghanistan. Bomb blasts still killed four Americans and wounded others. Groberg will be the 10th living recipient to receive the Medal of Honor for actions in Afghanistan. ...read

'He was one of the most kind and gracious people I've known': President Obama mourns the tragic loss of his former aide after he died of cancer aged just 32

14/10/15 23:26

Brandon Lepow battled a rare type of leukemia since September 2013 and passed away Monday night, leaving behind his wife, Theresa. The President offered his condolences.

Obama to send up to 300 American troops to Cameroon in battle against Boko Haram

14/10/15 20:44

Obama on Wednesday told Congress he is sending up to 300 U.S. personnel to Cameroon, the White House said, part of a stepped-up effort by Washington to counter the violent group.

White House: Hillary ISN'T in the clear - when president said servergate wasn't a national security risk, that might change

14/10/15 20:24

'The President was making an observation about what we know so far,' said White House Press Secretary Josh Earnest.

Obama on the Christian right: 'folks who take religion the most seriously sometimes are also those who are suspicious'

14/10/15 17:17

President Obama took a slight but significant swipe at the Christian right in an unusual interview published Monday, in which he said the faith is often twisted into an 'us versus them' mindset

President Obama will be channel surfing tonight - White House says he'll likely catch the Democratic debate...and baseball playoffs too!

14/10/15 04:21

Press Secretary Josh Earnest said today he 'wouldn't be surprised' if President Barack Obama caught a portion of tonight's Democratic debate in Las Vegas - the first face off for his party.

Pro-Biden super PAC runs $250,000 ad on CNN ahead of first Democratic primary debate... One week after pulling first Biden ad that focused on car accident that killed his wife and baby daughter

13/10/15 21:19

Draft Biden says it has spending $250,000 to air the advertisement on CNN ahead of the first Democratic primary debate on Tuesday night, and again on Wednesday.

The ultimate wedding crasher: Obama drops in on San Diego golf course wedding and has the bride in tears of joy

13/10/15 17:48

Brian and Stephanie Tobe were preparing for their big day at Torrey Pines Golf Course, in San Diego, when they got news that Barack Obama was playing a few rounds.

Obama isn't the only one taking aim on the golf course: Secret Service snipers keep an eye on the president as he plays a round in San Diego

13/10/15 02:08

Snipers were out in force as Obama played with friends at The Crosby Club in Rancho Santa Fe. They were joined by California Highway Patrol and the FBI on his final day of a trip along the West Coast.

Obama says Trump won't succeed him and believes that 'yes' he could win a THIRD term if he were allowed to run again

12/10/15 19:13

Of Trump, Obama said he is 'the classic reality TV character and...it's not surprising that he's gotten a lot of attention.' But he said, 'I don't think he'll end up being president of the United States.'

Obama loses his cool as he is challenged again and again on 'embarrassment' of Syria

12/10/15 18:47

President Barack Obama gave a spirited defense of his strategies in Syria in a '60 Minutes' interviewed broadcast Sunday night that because unusually contentious.

U.S. Military cargo planes drop 50 tons of ammunition to Syrian rebel groups

12/10/15 18:09

Military cargo planes released batches of small arms and hand grenades over Ras Al-Ayn, near the Turkish border, over night.

'Yeezys for the Peezy': Kim Kardashian shares snap of gift as Kanye West backs President Obama at Democratic fundraiser... but he's still planning his own run for 2020

11/10/15 18:26

The President of the United States got a boost from Kanye West Saturday after teasing him about his White House ambitions.

'Kanye is thinking about running for speaker': Obama gives 'Peezy' his tips on making it to the White House in 2020 as he parties with him and Kim... and can't help a dig at Republican expense

11/10/15 06:17

President Obama was talking about Kanye's political ambitions at a Democratic National Committee fundraising event in San Francisco, where the singer performed today.

The most tasteless Halloween display EVER: ISIS-themed diorama featuring a hanging US soldier, Jordanian pilot who was burned alive and a terrorist in an Obama mask sparks outrage in New Jersey

10/10/15 12:30

This front yard in Butler, New Jersey, is using Halloween to take a stand against the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS) and it's upsetting the community.

Obama met with mixed reception as he touches down in Oregon to meet with families and surviving victims of Roseburg college shooting

10/10/15 11:39

Many locals were angry with Obama for calling for tighter gun restrictions in the wake of the shooting rampage at Umpqua Community College that left eight students and a teacher dead.

White House advisor Valerie Jarrett reveals Obama always goes home at 6.30pm for family dinner as she discusses her life as a single mother

10/10/15 04:27

Jarrett revealed that Obama 'believes in working families' and lets employees work from home when they need to and supporting his many employees with young families.

Obama plans go-it-alone strategy to dodge Congress and expand background checks to curb renegade gun violence

10/10/15 00:55

President Barack Obama is plotting a renegade strategy to curb mass shootings, like this month's killings in Oregon, by using executive authority to expand background checks.

Senior officials say President Obama will violate federal law by implementing key provision of Iran nuclear deal

09/10/15 20:23

A sanctions relief clause included in the agreement would allow foreign subsidiaries of US companies to engage in commerce with Iran to the tune of tens of billions of dollars.

Obama claims Putin's war in Syria is sign of weakness - as US abandons training rebels to fight Assad and ISIS

09/10/15 17:58

President Barack Obama says Russian leader Vladimir Putin's recent foray into the civil strife in Syria is a sign of weakness, not strength, and will only cripple Russia's economy.

Obama to party with Jamie Foxx for $10K-a-ticket fundraiser hosted by the DNC in Southern California

09/10/15 06:16

President Barack Obama is reportedly hosting yet another big ticketed star-studded event in Southern California on Saturday, that will include entertainment from singer and actor Jamie Foxx.

Obama tears into 'bigotry' in presidential race in speech to Hispanics: 'Leadership is not fanning the flames of intolerance and then acting all surprised when a fire breaks out'

09/10/15 04:44

President Obama delivered a sharp condemnation of the 'anti-immigrant' rhetoric he says has 'infected' national politics, telling a Hispanic audience Thursday night it amounts to bigotry.

Now Rupert Murdoch apologizes for suggesting Obama is not 'a real black president' and calls both the president and Ben Carson 'charming'

08/10/15 15:45

'Apologies! No offence meant,' he wrote on Twitter. 'Personally [I] find both men charming.' The Fox News Channel CEO had suggested Carson could 'properly address the racial divide.'

President Obama apologizes to Doctors Without Borders for US air strike on Afghan hospital that killed at least 22 people

08/10/15 00:36

Obama's apology on Wednesday came four days after the facility in the northern city of Kunduz came under fire from what was later determined to be a U.S. aircraft.

White House says Roseburg residents have 'nothing to fear' - Obama won't use his visit to their town to push for gun control

08/10/15 00:24

Members of the community have complained that Obama, who said last week on the day of the tragedy that he would begin politicizing gun violence, is stopping through so soon.

'We will cut your filthy head': Child ISIS jihadi taunts 'Dog of Rome' Obama to submit to the 'Caliphate' or die in direct video threat

07/10/15 17:54

The boy, who is filmed holding a rocket launcher, tells US President Barack Obama he is 'dreaming' if he thinks American soldiers will enter the large swathes of land the terror group controls.

U.S. government has deported its fewest migrants in a DECADE with total deportations down 42 percent since 2012

07/10/15 10:42

The Obama administration deported fewer immigrants over the past 12 months than at any time since 2006.

'The President is not welcome here': Roseburg local newspaper chief leads calls against Obama's visit to meet the victims of the UCC shooting

07/10/15 00:07

David Jaques, the publisher of conservative newspaper the Roseburg Beacon, claims that Obama is only visiting the town as a 'grandstand for political purposes' and that it is 'inappropriate'.

Top US commander in Afghanistan says US airstrike on hospital was a mistake

06/10/15 23:10

General John F. Campbell also told a Senate committee that he thinks President Barack Obama should revise the current plan to reduce the U.S. force in Afghanistan at the end of 2016.

White House looking for executive actions the president could take on gun violence - which it says is still a 'high priority' for Obama

06/10/15 07:52

Obama said Friday his team was taking another look at the laws that are currently on the books to 'scrub what kind of authorities' he has 'to enforce the laws that we have in place.'

President Obama brings hugs and words of tribute to the families of 87 fallen firefighters - says firefighting occupies 'a special place in our imaginations'

05/10/15 15:00

President Obama honored 87 fallen firefighters today in a ceremony where he reminded the audience of loved ones that everyone wanted to fight fires as a kid, despite the job's many dangers.

'Twenty-three years and still going strong!' President Obama celebrates 23rd wedding anniversary with sweet social media tribute to wife Michelle

05/10/15 08:34

President Barack Obama and First Lady Michelle Obama celebrated their 23rd wedding anniversary on Saturday - but while the President tweeted his celebrations it was radio silence from Michelle.

Patients burned in their beds as doctors died on their own operating tables: Horrific details emerge in first-person account from Doctors Without Borders nurse who was in the Afghanistan hospital hit by apparent US air strike

04/10/15 23:57

'We tried to take a look into one of the burning buildings. I cannot describe what was inside,' Lajos Zoltan Jecs said in a first-person account posted on the Médecins Sans Frontières website.

Obama offers his 'deepest condolences' for airstrike on Doctors Without Borders hospital in Afghanistan that left 19 dead as UN raises the possibility of a war crimes investigation

04/10/15 12:18

President Barack Obama has pledged a full investigation into an apparent US air strike on an Afghan hospital that killed 19 people on Saturday.

Obama pushes back against Jeb Bush 'stuff happens' statement with new call for gun control 'that might prevent even a handful of these tragic deaths' (even though Jeb wasn't talking about the Oregon gun massacre at all)

04/10/15 05:04

A reporter read an out-of-context portion of Jeb's words to Obama during a Friday press conference, and Obama pounced on his completely unrelated remarks.

Obama warns Putin that he's 'all in' in Syria's bloody civil war as president says Russian leader believes moderate anti-Assad rebels and ISIS murderers are 'all terrorists'

03/10/15 14:59

President Barack Obama said he was told this week by Russian leader Vladimir Putin that ISIL forces in Syria are no different from those trying to oust Bashar al-Assad.

'Our thoughts and prayers are not enough': Obama calls for tougher gun laws in his FIFTEENTH speech as a President mourning a mass shooting

02/10/15 13:18

President Barack Obama has called for tougher gun laws in the wake of the mass shooting at Umpqua Community College in Roseburg, Oregon, on Thursday.

How much does Obama dislike Putin compared to Netanyahu or the Pope? White House official gets squirmy when asked - 'Umm...'

01/10/15 11:39

Obama and Putin aren't on the warmest of terms - on Monday the U.S. president gave his Russian counterpart an ice cold glare during a luncheon. Putin had earlier blamed the U.S. for the rise of ISIS.

'He's a strong man': Boston Red Sox coach shared weights with Obama in a New York hotel gym - but says the president made them seem easy

30/09/15 13:35

Torey Lovullo, right, met Obama, left, in the gym at the Lotte New York Palace Hotel, and said he was impressively well-equipped with a towel, weights belt, protein shake, and a circuit routine to follow.

House Republicans use Democratic procedural trick to repeal Obamacare AGAIN and send bill to president's desk

30/09/15 01:54

Congressional Republicans are mounting another attempt to repeal the controversial Obamacare law - but this time by using an obscure tactic that may get it to President Obama's desk.

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