Barack Obama
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Wall Street keen for a fellow traveler at Treasury
EghtesadOnline: With President-elect Donald Trump promising to spend as much as half a trillion dollars on infrastructure and slash taxes – initiatives that could add dramatically to the U.S.…
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Obama says would support Trump moves to improve U.S. healthcare
EghtesadOnline: President Barack Obama said on Thursday he would support any move by President-elect Donald Trump to improve healthcare for Amercicans.
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US President Obama reaffirms Iran's commitment to JCPOA
EghtesadOnline: American President Barack Obama confirmed Iran's commitment to the content of the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA).
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Obama promises to veto bill that would block aircraft exports to Iran
EghtesadOnline: President Barack Obama's administration said on Monday he would veto legislation seeking to block financial transactions related to the export of passenger aircraft to Iran, saying…
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Obama Predicts Trump Won’t Scrap Iran Nuclear Deal as President
EghtesadOnline: President Barack Obama said he doubts President-elect Donald Trump will scrap a deal with Iran to curtail the country’s nuclear weapons aspirations because the agreement is working.
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Obama to reassure U.S. allies about Trump's commitment to NATO
EghtesadOnline: President Barack Obama said on Monday he would reassure U.S. allies during his trip overseas this week that Republican President-elect Donald Trump plans to maintain core U.S.…
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Obama officials work against time to wrap banking rules
EghtesadOnline: U.S. officials are striving to put finishing touches on a slew of banking rules before President Barack Obama leaves office and hands regulatory power to Donald Trump who has…
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U.S. protesters march against Trump presidency for fifth day
EghtesadOnline: Demonstrators in major U.S. cities took to the streets on Sunday for a fifth straight day to protest President-elect Donald Trump, whose campaign manager said President Barack…
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Trade. North Korea. Iran. The dangers awaiting Trump.
EghtesadOnline: Barack Obama met with Donald Trump at the Oval Office on Thursday following his spectacular election upset on November 8. While the president-elect promptly promised to “put America’s…
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Trump Now Wants to Keep Popular Obamacare Provisions, Scrap Rest
EghtesadOnline: President-elect Donald Trump reversed himself on completely eliminating the Affordable Care Act, President Barack Obama’s signature health law, saying instead he would keep two…
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Obama administration suspends Pacific trade deal vote effort
EghtesadOnline: U.S. President Barack Obama's administration has suspended its efforts to win congressional approval for his Asian free-trade deal before President-elect Donald Trump takes office,…
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These are the three big areas the Republican president-elect may attack first.
How Trump Can Unravel Obama’s Climate Change Legacy
EghtesadOnline: The makeup of the U.S. Senate defined President Barack Obama’s limited ability to enact energy and environmental policies. The same may be true, though to a lesser extent, for…
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U.S. spy agencies to begin top secret Trump briefings within days
EghtesadOnline: U.S. intelligence agencies will soon begin giving President-elect Donald Trump the same top secret national security briefings they give President Barack Obama, current and former…
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Final reckoning approaches for Obama's high court nominee
EghtesadOnline: Several intriguing scenarios could unfold after Tuesday's U.S. election to break the deadlock over filling a Supreme Court vacancy that has provoked a bitter nine-month standoff…
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Fate of Obama legacy initiatives in hands of courts, successor
EghtesadOnline: When President Barack Obama leaves office on Jan. 20 after eight years, several of his major initiatives will still hang in the legal balance, meaning the U.S. courts and his…
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What the next president can learn from the recent approach to fighting the Islamic State.
The War for Mosul Could Mend Obama's Troubled Iraq Legacy
EghtesadOnline: The battle to liberate Mosul is grinding into its third week, with Iraqi troops on the eastern outskirts of the city, and the stakes could not be higher on all sides.
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Moody's Analytics election model predicts Clinton win
EghtesadOnline: Low gas prices and President Barack Obama's high approval ratings are key factors that favor Democrat Hillary Clinton winning the White House in next week's election, according…
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Obama shortens prison sentences for 98 convicts: White House
EghtesadOnline: U.S. President Barack Obama shortened the prison sentences for 98 convicts serving time for drug-related offenses in his latest round of commutations, including for 42 people…
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Obama rallies Obamacare troops at 'critical time' for program
EghtesadOnline: President Barack Obama on Thursday urged more than 25,000 volunteers and advocates who dialed in to a White House conference call to pull out the stops to boost the number of…
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Obama trolls Trump over 'mean tweet' on late night TV
EghtesadOnline: President Barack Obama on Monday trolled Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump - known for his prolific use of Twitter to settle scores - making Trump the punch line…
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Obama turns focus to U.S. Congress as he campaigns for Clinton
EghtesadOnline: President Barack Obama on Sunday campaigned in the battleground state of Nevada for Hillary Clinton, the Democratic candidate he wants to succeed him in the White House - but…
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Myanmar's Suu Kyi in pitch to foreign investors after Obama lifts sanctions
EghtesadOnline: Myanmar leader Aung San Suu Kyi on Saturday made a pitch to foreign investors, promising a clearer legal framework and opportunities in untapped economic sectors, two weeks after…
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Obama Expects ‘Difficult Fight’ for Islamic State-Held Mosul
EghtesadOnline: An offensive by Kurdish and Iraqi fighters to retake Mosul from Islamic State will be a “difficult fight” but will ultimately end in a victory for the Iraqi government, President…
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Congressional Republicans want to talk Tehran, not Trump
EghtesadOnline: Republican U.S. congressional candidates worried that Donald Trump's struggling White House bid will damage them too have seized on one of President Barack Obama's signature foreign…
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Rocky politics, slow growth loom as Obama, Italy's Renzi meet
EghtesadOnline: U.S. President Barack Obama welcomed Italian Prime Minister Matteo Renzi to the White House on Tuesday, using the pomp of the formal state visit to highlight the link between…
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Obama tells Trump to 'stop whining' over rigged election claims
EghtesadOnline: U.S. President Barack Obama lacerated Donald Trump on Tuesday over his repeated assertions that the Nov. 8 election is rigged against him, telling the Republican presidential…
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For U.S. and Obama, Mosul campaign is calculated risk
EghtesadOnline: Iraq and the United States have launched a crucial battle to liberate the city of Mosul without determining how its volatile region will be governed once Islamic State militants…
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Obama’s Persuasive Power Put to Test as Clinton Seeks Turnout
EghtesadOnline: Hillary Clinton is counting on Barack Obama to win her the White House, as the one Democrat who can draw reluctant young voters, African Americans and Hispanics to the polls.
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Obama casts early vote for 2016 election during Chicago trip
EghtesadOnline: President Barack Obama on Friday cast his ballot for the Nov. 8 election during a trip to his hometown of Chicago.
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Obama announces lifting of U.S. sanctions on Myanmar
EghtesadOnline: President Barack Obama formally announced the lifting of U.S. sanctions on Myanmar on Friday by terminating an emergency order that deemed the policies of the former military…