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Obama to Visit South Africa

Townsquare News Network — Mon, 20 May 2013 20:38:38 +0000

President Barack Obama will visit three African nations this summer. The White House says the president and first lady Michelle Obama will leave on June 26, stopping in Senegal, South Africa and Tanzania. Obama will meet with government figures as well as leaders from the business, civil society and youth communities. The administration says the [...]

Obama Picks Budget Official to Run Troubled IRS

Townsquare News Network — Thu, 16 May 2013 23:24:00 +0000

President Barack Obama picked a senior White House budget official to become the acting head of the Internal Revenue Service on Thursday, the same day another top official announced plans to leave the agency amid the controversy over agents targeting tea party groups.

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Obama Consoles Families, Survivors of Texas Blast [VIDEO]

Townsquare News Network — Fri, 26 Apr 2013 00:12:58 +0000

President Barack Obama consoled a rural Texas community rocked by a deadly fertilizer plant explosion, telling mourners Thursday they are not alone in their grief and they will have the nation's support to rebuild from the devastation.

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Obama Apologizes To Calif. AG For Comment On Looks

Townsquare News Network — Fri, 05 Apr 2013 21:19:43 +0000

President Barack Obama has apologized to California Attorney General Kamala Harris for causing a stir when he called her "the best-looking attorney general" at a Democratic fundraiser they attended together this week.

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Glassboro High School Student Invites President Obama to Speak at Graduation Ceremony

Steve Trevelise — Mon, 18 Feb 2013 21:00:03 +0000

You gotta give Leon Purvis from Glassboro props for aiming high. The Glassboro High School senior who once asked Justin Beiber to the prom via YouTube as a ‘bro” and Olympic Gold medalist Gabby Douglas to the senior prom. Now Purvis is setting his sights on another American icon.

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NJ Biz Owners On Tonight's State Of The Union

Kevin McArdle — Tue, 12 Feb 2013 18:31:02 +0000

President Barack Obama is expected to focus the lion’s share of his prime-time State of the Union Address to a joint session of Congress tonight on the economy and job creation.

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Obama, Karzai Agree to Speed Military Transition [VIDEO]

Townsquare News Network — Fri, 11 Jan 2013 20:59:15 +0000

President Barack Obama and Afghan President Hamid Karzai said Friday they have agreed to speed up slightly the schedule for moving Afghanistan's security forces into the lead across the country, with U.S. troops shifting fully to a support role. The leaders also said Obama agreed to place battlefield detainees under the control of the Afghan government.

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Obama: Fiscal Talks Were 'Constructive' [VIDEO]

Townsquare News Network — Fri, 28 Dec 2012 23:14:01 +0000

President Barack Obama says "the hour for immediate action is here" on a deal to avert the fiscal cliff.

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Obama Nominating John Kerry for Secretary of State

Townsquare News Network — Fri, 21 Dec 2012 15:47:25 +0000

President Barack Obama on Friday will nominate Sen. John Kerry as his next secretary of state, a senior administration official said, making the first move in a sweeping overhaul of his national security team heading into a second term.

New Jersey 101.5 » President Barack Obama

Obama to Visit South Africa

Obama Picks Budget Official to Run Troubled IRS

Obama Consoles Families, Survivors of Texas Blast [VIDEO]

Obama Apologizes To Calif. AG For Comment On Looks

Glassboro High School Student Invites President Obama to Speak at Graduation Ceremony

NJ Biz Owners On Tonight's State Of The Union

Obama, Karzai Agree to Speed Military Transition [VIDEO]

Obama: Fiscal Talks Were 'Constructive' [VIDEO]

Obama Nominating John Kerry for Secretary of State

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