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National Journal Obama Skewers GOP Presidential Candidates' 'Outrageous Attacks'
Wonders out loud if it was all a ploy to get Donald Trump "out of the headlines."
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National Journal The Obama Administration Tried to Woo Congressional Skeptics on Iran. The Results Won't Shock You.
Lawmakers had classified briefings on the Iran deal Wednesday. And that only made some of them more restless.
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White House Says It's In Final Stages of Drafting Plan to Close Gitmo
Press secretary Josh Earnest also told reporters Wednesday that if a major defense bill included a provision to prevent closing the Guantanamo Bay prison, President Obama would veto it.
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What The Daily Show Has Done for President Obama
Jon Stewart's audience was the president's base.
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Future Right Summit
An unconventional summit on the future of the Right.
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Inside Obama's Historic Prison Visit
The president Thursday saw a little bit of himself in some of the inmates at Oklahoma's El Reno federal prison.
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Obama Lays Out Plan to Overhaul Criminal "Injustice System"
"Any system that allows us to turn a blind eye to hopelessness and despair—that is not a justice system, that is an injustice system," the president said Tuesday.
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Obama's Heavy Sales Pitch on Iran Nuclear Deal
President to Congress: Don't try and stop me.
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Obama Plugs Retirement Savings Programs
The Labor Department will allow states to create their own retirement savings plans.
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Obama Commutes Sentences of 46 Prisoners
All of the prisoners were charged with nonviolent drug offenses.
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Obama to Be First Sitting President to Visit Federal Prison
He will meet with law enforcement officials and inmates, and conduct an interview with Vice for a documentary on the criminal justice system.
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White House Blasts Republicans For Racial Insensitivity
Press secretary Josh Earnest ticked off how House Republicans and Donald Trump are "out of step" with most Americans on race.
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The White House Isn't in a Hurry on Iran
Thursday is a major congressional deadline, but the White House doesn't seem to be panicking.
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National Journal Obama, Emboldened, Addresses Race as Never Before
In a eulogy for one of the Charleston shooting victims, the president spoke in unapologetically progressive tones on race, racism, gun violence, and inequality.
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National Journal Obama: Same-Sex Marriage Ruling Is a 'Victory for America'
"There are days like this when that slow, steady effort is rewarded with justice that arrives like a thunderbolt," Obama said Friday.
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National Journal Barack Obama's Best Day Ever
"This is as good as it gets for the president of the United States."
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National Journal Obama to Families of American Hostages: 'We Will Stand By You'
The president announced Wednesday that the government will no longer threaten prosecution for families who try to pay ransom to hostage-takers.
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National Journal White House Isn't Pressuring Companies to Stop Selling Confederate Flag Merchandise
But press secretary Josh Earnest said Tuesday the president welcomes the decisions from Wal-Mart and eBay to do that.
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National Journal The Frustration That Drove Obama to Talk Frankly About Race
He can't do anything other than talk.
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National Journal Obama Gets Real in Candid Podcast Interview
The president used the n-word to make a point about racism in the hour-long interview.
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