AUBURN — President Barack Obama’s planned campaign visit to Maine in support of gubernatorial candidate U.S. Rep. Mike Michaud will restrict air traffic around Maine for five hours Thursday afternoon. The president is scheduled to speak at a rally at the Portland Exposition Center. The Federal Aviation Administration issued an order Wednesday restricting flights for […]
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What you need to know about Obama’s ISIS strategy
On Wednesday evening, President Barack Obama outlined a strategy to protect U.S. interests from Islamic State threats. That strategy involves four points: Air strikes against ISIS in Iraq and Syria. (The United States is already attacking Iraqi targets by air.) Deploy more troops to train and support Iraqi forces Work with an international coalition to […]
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Fact Check: Obama’s military plan not so simple
WASHINGTON — It’s not as clear as President Barack Obama made it sound Wednesday night that he has the authority to go after Islamic State militants in the manner he plans, with sustained airstrikes and associated military actions designed to neutralize the foe. What is clear, though, is that he’s going ahead with it anyway. […]
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Maine delegation wants more information, debate on ISIS action
After President Barack Obama made his case to the American people that the United States needs to take strong military actions against the Islamic State, he faced a divided Congress. Maine’s Congressional delegations released statements that agreed with the president that the Islamic State is a dangerous terrorist organization. They also want a chance to […]
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Obama announces air strikes in Syria against ISIS
WASHINGTON — Opening a new military front in the Middle East, President Barack Obama authorized U.S. airstrikes inside Syria for the first time Wednesday night, along with expanded strikes in Iraq as part of “a steady, relentless effort” to root out Islamic State extremists and their spreading reign of terror. “We will hunt down terrorists […]
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Ferguson violence: Obama decries use of excessive force
EDGARTOWN, Mass. — President Barack Obama on Thursday appealed for “peace and calm” on the streets of a St. Louis suburb besieged by violent clashes between police and crowds protesting the shooting death of an unarmed teenager. “I know emotions are raw right now in Ferguson and there are certainly passionate differences about what has happened,” […]
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N. Bourgoin: Revelations about Obama
There is a lot that can be learned from Barack Obama’s books, “Dreams of My Father” and “The Audacity of Hope.” He informs the public that his father was a Marxist and that he hated America, plus many more interesting revelations. Obama’s short senatorial tenure was deplorable, either not attending sessions or often voting “present” […]
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C. Swanton: Have to blame Obama
This is in response to a letter from Norman Smith (July 12). He blamed George W. Bush, Dick Cheney and Colin Powell for the U.S. war with Iraq. But unlike President Obama, who bypasses Congress regularly, President Bush asked Congress for the authority for action in Iraq. He received almost unanimous approval from the House […]
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Obama says Russian backed rebels in Ukraine shot down airliner
WASHINGTON — The United States began building a case Friday that would pin the blame for the downing of the passenger jet over Ukraine on separatist forces supported by Russia. President Barack Obama said one American was among the nearly 300 killed in an disaster that could dramatically escalate the crisis in Ukraine. Obama said […]
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Obama to send as many as 300 military advisers to Iraq
WASHINGTON — Holding back from more robust options, President Barack Obama on Thursday said he was dispatching up to 300 military advisers to Iraq to help quell the rising insurgency in the crumbling state. He called on Iraqi leaders to govern with a more “inclusive agenda” to ensure the country does not descend into civil […]