AP – President Barack Obama apologized Thursday for the burning of copies of the Muslim holy book at a U.S. military base this week, as violent protests raging nationwide led a man dressed in an Afghan army uniform to kill two U.S. troops. Read the rest of this entry »
AP – Michelle Obama is urging people to give to charities for the holiday season as she brought more than 800 gifts Friday from White House staff to donate to the U.S. Marine Corps Toys for Tots campaign. Read the rest of this entry »
AP – President Barack Obama on Friday declared an end to the Iraq war, one of the longest and most divisive conflicts in U.S. history, announcing that all American troops would be withdrawn from the country by year’s end. Read the rest of this entry »
AP – President Barack Obama is spending time with wounded service members at Walter Reed National Military Medical Center. Read the rest of this entry »
Reuters – President Barack Obama on Tuesday hailed the end of the policy banning gays from serving openly in the U.S. armed forces, as the Pentagon vowed “zero tolerance” for harassment of homosexuals in the military. Read the rest of this entry »
Reuters – President Barack Obama on Friday proposed $120 million in new tax credits for businesses that hire U.S. veterans returning from Iraq and Afghanistan at a time of stubbornly high unemployment at home. Read the rest of this entry »
AFP – President Barack Obama has chosen as his new deputy defense secretary Ashton Carter, a top Pentagon official who dealt with North Korea and the denuclearization of former Soviet republics. Read the rest of this entry »
AFP – President Barack Obama has chosen as his new deputy defense secretary Ashton Carter, a top Pentagon official who dealt with North Korea and the denuclearization of former Soviet republics. Read the rest of this entry »
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