NAIROBI NATIONAL PARK, Kenya (AP) — On the outskirts of a sprawling reserve of Kenyan grasslands where endangered animals roam wild, U.S. Secretary of State Rex Tillerson lavished praise on an American-funded forensics lab that tracks down elephant-poachers for prosecution, and urged aggressive action in Africa on conservation. Yet earlier this month, the Trump administration […]
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Obama Speaks Out on Trump Immigrants Order
WASHINGTON (AP) — Former President Barack Obama praised protesters who amassed across the country in opposition to President Donald Trump’s immigration orders, breaking his silence on political issues for the first time since leaving office. FILE – In this Jan. 18, 2017 file photo, President Barack Obama speaks during his final presidential news conference, in […]
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Obama vs Trump: Dispute Erupts over Who Would Have Won
HONOLULU (AP) — In an alternate universe in which President Barack Obama ran for a third term against Donald Trump, who would have won? No surprise: The president and the president-elect disagree. President Barack Obama meets with President-elect Donald Trump in the Oval Office of the White House in Washington, Thursday, Nov. 10, 2016. (AP […]
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From Obama, a Final Christmas Tribute to the Troops He’s Led
KANEOHE BAY, Hawaii (AP) — For eight years, Barack Obama has led a military fighting in multiple theaters overseas, becoming the only president in U.S. history to serve full two terms with the nation at war. On Sunday, he sought to pay tribute to the men and women who sacrificed along the way in battles […]
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Trump Switches: Calling Obama the IS Founder was Merely Sarcasm
ERIE, Pa. (AP) — It’s the media’s fault. That’s out of context. Never said it in the first place. Donald Trump’s claim Friday that he was merely being “sarcastic” in accusing President Barack Obama of establishing a terrorist group was his latest attempt to blame others for the uproar over what he says. It’s an […]
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Obama Shortens Terms for 214 Prisoners; 67 had Life Sentence
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Barack Obama on Wednesday cut short the sentences of 214 federal inmates, including 67 life sentences, in what the White House called the largest batch of commutations on a single day in more than a century. In this Aug. 1, 20`6 file photo, President Barack Obama speaks in Atlanta. President Barack Obama on Wednesday, Aug. 3, […]
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Fence-Jumper Makes it into the White House
A Secret Service police officer holds a weapon as he stands near an entrance to the White House complex during an evacuation minutes after President Barack Obama departed Washington for Camp David aboard Marine One on Friday, Sept. 19, 2014. A Secret Service agent at the scene says someone jumped the fence surrounding the White […]
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‘The Bear is Loose’ _ Obama Goes Out and About
WASHINGTON (AP) — “The bear is loose!” Those were President Barack Obama’s words as he ditched his motorcade and left the White House on foot, favoring the fresh air in a walk toward the Interior Department. Tourists near the White House never expected to see the president in person on a steamy spring afternoon. One […]
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Obama Marks 50th Anniversary of Civil Rights Act
AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — Reflecting on the unique power of the office he holds, President Barack Obama on Thursday honored Lyndon B. Johnson as leader who seized the presidency’s opportunity to shape the “currents of history” and fulfill America’s founding promises of equality. “I have lived out the promise of LBJ’s efforts,” Obama said, marking […]
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Obama Nurtures his Faith Away from the Spotlight
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Barack Obama is not an overtly religious man. He and his family rarely attend church, and he almost never elaborates in public about his own relationship to his Christian faith. But away from the public eye, advisers say, the president has carefully nurtured a sense of spirituality that has served as […]