BARACK OBAMA

Obama Vows No Safe Haven for al Qaeda

U.S. President Barack Obama speaks at a school in Washington
President Barack Obama on Friday hailed the killing of American-born militant Anwar al-Awlaki as a tribute to years of counterterrorism cooperation with Yemen and proof that al Qaeda and its allies will find no safe haven anywhere in the world.

Obama Says 33,000 Troops to Be Pulled Out of Afghanistan

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In a letter sent to Congress last Friday, President Barack Obama announced that the United States intends to withdraw 33,000 troops from Afghanistan next year. Obama claimed his administration has reversed the Taliban's momentum in the Central Asian country and that there has been improvement in the training of Afghan security forces.
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U.S. President Barack Obama

Obama Reelection Campaign Underway

Obama's reelection campaign is well underway. The President is firing on all cylinders in an attempt to win the bid for the White House again in 2012.
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Analysts Assess Impact of Defense Cuts on US Jobs

Defense Secretary Leon Panetta has warned that a potential $1 trillion cut to the Pentagon budget could raise U.S. unemployment by 1 percentage point but analysts differ on how many jobs could be lost and what that actually means for the economy.
Governor of Baja California Guadalupe Osuna Millan (L) addresses the audience next to Governor of New Mexico Susana Martinez (C) and Governor of Sonora Guillermo Padres Elias at the annual conference of regional leaders from both sides of the border in So

U.S.-Mexico Border Governors Sign Crime-Fighting Pact

Governors along the U.S.-Mexico border agreed on Thursday to examine how to create shared databases where they can swap DNA and other biometric information on criminals in an effort to curb the flow of guns and drugs between the two countries.
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Michelle Obama Shops at Target, What did She buy?

The first lady could not shop at Target without creating a buzz and a company of Secret Service. Thursday afternoon, Michelle Obama made a trip to Target store at Potomac Yard Shopping Center in Alexandria, Virginia.
Anwar al-Awlaki

Key al-Qaeda Leader Killed in Yemen

A high-ranking member of al-Qaeda and a radical Islamic cleric, Anwar al-Awlaki, was targeted and killed in Khashef town of Yemen's Jawf province, a statement from the country's foreign press office said.

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