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President Obama stories: 2158 news summaries

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 Obama to Close Gitmo, 
 Try Detainees 

But plan could be controversial

Nov 10, 08 8:05 AM CST
(AP) - President-elect Obama's advisers are quietly crafting a proposal to ship dozens, if not hundreds, of imprisoned terrorism suspects to the US to face criminal trials. The plan would make good on his promise to close the Guantanamo Bay prison but could require creation of a controversial new system of justice.... More »

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Barack Obama • Guantanamo Bay • terror trial • detainees • President Obama

Obama-Bush Meet: This Could Get Awkward

The last time the two met, Dubya sanitized his hands afterward

Nov 10, 08 1:48 AM CST
(Newser) - It’s possible that no greater distance has ever divided the numbers 43 and 44. An excerpt from Barack Obama’s 2006 book, The Audacity of Hope, reveals just how awkward today’s meeting between president and president-elect might be, reports Fox News. After shaking Obama’s hand at... More »

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opinion

 World Policy Can Wait
a While, Obama

For a while, inaction may be the best course

Nov 9, 08 7:30 PM CST
(Newser) - From Iran to Venezuela, President-elect Obama's best foreign policy option is to lie low for now, John Barry writes in Newsweek. Sudden forays into tricky hotspots—think Bay of Pigs, or President Bush's North Korea missteps—can prove costly, and most of the world's problems need a breather anyway. In... More »

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Iraq • Afghanistan • Iran • Barack Obama • Israel • North Korea • US foreign policy • foreign policy • President Obama

 Black Kids 
 Think Big 
 Thanks to 
 Obama 

New York's black children dream of becoming president

Nov 9, 08 3:41 PM CST
(Newser) - Barack Obama made more than history when he won the election this week: He also inspired black school kids to believe they could do the same, the New York Daily News reports. "It means people can be anything they want," says 9-year-old Elijah Timmons, who sees himself... More »

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Barack Obama • race • New York • children • African-Americans • President Obama

TALK SHOW ROUNDUP

 Emanuel: 
 Tax Cut 
 Will Go 
 Ahead 

Obama opposes tying a free trade deal to stimulus package

Nov 9, 08 1:50 PM CST
(Newser) - White House Chief of Staff-designate Rahm Emanuel told This Week that Barack Obama will move ahead with his plan to cut middle-class taxes despite rumors to the contrary, Politico reports. Other highlights from the Sunday talk shows:
  • Emanuel also told This Week that Obama opposes tacking a Colombia free
... More »

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Barack Obama • Rahm Emanuel • talk show • Jim Clyburn • Valerie Jarrett • Eric Cantor • John Podesta • President Obama

OPINION

 Forget Politics—Let's Eat! 

What Obama's preferences say about him

Nov 9, 08 11:45 AM CST
(Newser) - Only time will tell what kind of president Barack Obama turns out to be. But looking at what he likes to eat might give us some clues, food journalist Todd Kliman writes for NPR's Monkey See blog. So what do we know so far? Obama took heat for talking up... More »

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food • Barack Obama • Chicago • Michelle Obama • wine • restaurant • President Obama

OPINION

 A Thinker 
 in Charge, 
 for a Change 

Obama veers from longstanding American anti-intellectualism

Nov 9, 08 10:31 AM CST
(Newser) - Since Adlai Stevenson, America has recoiled from intellectuals in power—but maybe Barack Obama, “an open, out-of-the-closet, practicing intellectual,” can change that, writes Nicholas Kristof in the New York Times. “Smart and educated leadership is no panacea,” Kristof notes, “but we’ve seen recently that... More »

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Barack Obama • George W. Bush • President Obama • intellectual

OPINION

 Kennedy: Fix Health Care Now 

Don't let economic crisis blind us to broken system

Nov 9, 08 9:16 AM CST
(Newser) - The economy may be gasping, but that doesn’t give us a prescription to neglect health care, Ted Kennedy writes. “We must forge ahead with this urgent priority. The system is broken,” he writes in a Washington Post op-ed. The liberal lion points to recent signs that reform... More »

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health care • health care costs • Ted Kennedy • health care reform • economy • President Obama

ANALYSIS

Team Obama Weighs
Priorites Amid Obstacles

Economy could put other promises on back burner

Nov 9, 08 7:47 AM CST
(Newser) - Between the economic crisis and a host of campaign promises, Barack Obama faces major challenges—and his team is taking time now to sort through priorities for his presidency, the New York Times reports. The president-elect's top priority is the economy, he repeated yesterday in a radio address to the... More »

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climate change • education • health care • Iraq war • economy • energy independence • financial crisis • President Obama

OPINION

 Hey, World: 
 Cheering Obama 
 Isn't Enough 

'Don't just show us the love, show us the money, the troops,' writes Freidman

Nov 9, 08 6:25 AM CST
(Newser) - The world is rejoicing at the election of Barack Obama, and that's great. But Obama has a tough road ahead—so let’s see if the global community can put its money and troops where its mouth is, writes Thomas Friedman in the New York Times. Rather than just smiling... More »

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(Newser) - People the world over are investing their hopes in Barack Obama's warm, intelligent persona, but the president-elect is destined to disappoint, Matthew Parris writes in the London Times. Like any pop star or religious icon, he represents more myth than reality. The turning point will come when "Yes... More »

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Barack Obama • United States • Election 2008 • internationalist • President Obama • Matthew Parris • world opinion • hope

OPINION




 Vote 
 Greyhound 
 for First 
 Pooch 

Loyal, cuddly and in need of a political push

Nov 8, 08 3:51 PM CST
(Newser) - So the Obamas are looking for a hypoallergenic rescue dog? Well, Jezebel has just the breed for them: Greyhound. Today known mostly as racing dogs, Greyhounds have a proud history. They were protected by law in the Middle Ages, they appear in Chaucer, Shakespeare and the Simpsons, and are the... More »

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pets • Barack Obama • animal cruelty • dog • President Obama • Greyhound • Greyhound racing

OPINION

 Can Obama Be the New FDR? 

Nation needs Roosevelt's action, inspiration

Nov 8, 08 1:08 PM CST
(Newser) - Barack Obama’s call yesterday to “act swiftly” to address the economic crisis clearly echoed Franklin Roosevelt’s inaugural address during the Depression: “action, and action now.” But while Obama's “crisp competence” was welcome, he wasn't particularly inspirational, and, Joe Nocera writes in the New York ... More »

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Barack Obama • FDR • Franklin D. Roosevelt • inspiration • economy • financial crisis • President Obama

Obama's Youth Mandate
Far Greater Than JFK's

His lead with under-30s is biggest in 'modern American history'

Nov 8, 08 9:42 AM CST
(Newser) - Barack Obama enters office with the biggest youth mandate in modern political history, Politico reports. He outpolled John McCain by 34 points—66% to 32%—among voters younger than 30. That's four times the margin that led John F. Kennedy to say, “The torch has been passed to a... More »

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Barack Obama • Obama 2008 • youth • mandates • Election 2008 • President Obama

DC Anticipates 1.5M for Historic Inauguration

More than 1.5 million expected for historic event

Nov 8, 08 6:35 AM CST
(Newser) - Hotel rooms will be as scarce as McCain-Palin T-shirts in Washington on Inauguration Day, the Wall Street Journal reports, as a record-breaking tide of Obama supporters—especially black Americans—makes a pilgrimage to witness the historic moment. More than 1.5 million people are expected to flood the city for... More »

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Barack Obama • Washington DC • inauguration • Barack Obama supporters • President Obama • Inauguration Day

 Obama Kicks Off 
 Transition Fundraising 

President-elect seeks private funds to bankroll transition team

Nov 8, 08 6:00 AM CST
(Newser) - Barack Obama's campaign fundraising is over but his victory fundraising has only just begun, Politico reports. The president-elect is seeking cash from private donors to supplement the $6.3 million of public money his team will get to fund the transition. The practice has been common since the Reagan presidency... More »

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Barack Obama • transition • Obama administration • fundraising • President Obama

 What Now, Jon?

Jokes about Obama may not fly with left-leaning host, audience of The Daily Show

Nov 8, 08 2:35 AM CST
(Newser) - Yes, satirists and late-night comics seem to have trouble finding Obama jokes, but they'll survive, writes Dan Kois in New York magazine. What worries Kois is that his beloved Daily Show may not be so fortunate. Jon Stewart and crew simply may not have it in their hearts to take... More »

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Barack Obama • satire • Jon Stewart • The Daily Show • President Obama

Obama Sorry
for Reagan 'Seance' Joke

President-elect calls Nancy over 'careless and offhanded' quip

Nov 7, 08 7:33 PM CST
(AP) - President-elect Obama called Nancy Reagan today to apologize for joking that she held seances in the White House, the AP reports. At a news conference in Chicago, Obama said he had spoken with all the living presidents as he prepares to take office in January. Then he smiled and said,... More »

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Barack Obama • Nancy Reagan • President Obama

  Strap In, 'Rahmbo': 
  Bush's Ex-Chief 

Andy Card explains how to survive in the White House

Nov 7, 08 7:00 PM CST
(Newser) - Rahm Emanuel will have to delegate and be decisive, President Bush's first chief of staff tells Newsweek. But there's more: Serving as President Obama's go-to guy will be "a 24/7 job" that requires sensitivity to "the psychology, emotions and needs of the president beyond policy."... More »

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White House • Andrew Card • Rahm Emanuel • The West Wing • President Obama • chief of staff

Promised First Dog May Be
'a Mutt, Like Me': Obama

With daughter's allergies, choice of pooch will be 'a major issue,' president-elect grins

Nov 7, 08 4:05 PM CST
(Newser) - Of all the pressing questions looming before the Obama administration, one is dominating discourse at water coolers, around dinner tables, and even on the president-elect's website: What kind of dog are Malia and Sasha getting? The president-elect's first press conference today quickly turned to the family pet, which he laughingly... More »

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Barack Obama • allergy • dog • Malia Obama • Sasha Obama • President Obama • pet allergies

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