SAN JOSE, Costa Rica — President Barack Obama, concluding a three-day visit to Mexico and Costa Rica, is cheering Mexican economic advances and pressing other Central American leaders to deal with poverty and security while reaching out to a politically powerful Latino audience back home. Boosted by reassuring jobs numbers, Obama is calling for greater […]
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Obama jokes about radical 2nd term changes
WASHINGTON — President Barack Obama joked Saturday about his plans for a radical second-term evolution from a “strapping young Muslim Socialist” to retiree golfer, all with a new hairstyle like first lady Michelle’s. Obama used this year’s annual White House Correspondents’ Association dinner to poke fun at himself and some of his political adversaries, asking […]
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Obama: Boston capture closes out a ‘tough week’
WASHINGTON — President Barak Obama pledged to seek answers for the victims of the Boston Marathon explosions about the motives and the planning behind the deadly blasts, even as he acknowledged that the capture of a second suspect brought to a close a trying five days for his presidency and for the nation. “All in […]
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In Boston Attack, a Reminder of Difficulty in Foiling Terrorist Plots
After nearly a dozen years of foiled plots, the United States on Monday suffered the first large-scale bombing since the attacks of Sept. 11, 2001, opened an era of heightened security affecting nearly every aspect of American life. The disruption of those plots underscores the enormous strides that the American national security apparatus has taken, […]
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Gun rights group endorses background-check bill
WASHINGTON — In anticipation of Senate votes this week on a proposed expansion of criminal background checks for firearms sales, one gun rights organization broke with the powerful National Rifle Association on Sunday to urge support for a compromise drafted by Sens. Joe Manchin, D-W.Va., and Patrick Toomey, R-Pa. The endorsement by the Citizens Committee […]
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Obama says he’s ‘determined as ever’ for gun bill
HARTFORD, Conn. — With time running out on the chance to pass gun control legislation, President Barack Obama on Monday warned Congress not to use delaying tactics against tighter regulations and told families of the Sandy Hook Elementary School shooting victims that he’s “determined as ever” to honor their children with tougher laws. Obama’s gun […]
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‘Will she or won’t she’ question following Clinton
NEW YORK — Young supporters hold signs outside Hillary Rodham Clinton’s speeches urging her to run for president. Audiences listen with rapt attention as she discusses the plight of women and girls in developing countries. Even a long-expected book deal announcement generates lots of chatter. Not long since Clinton stepped down as President Barack Obama’s […]
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Congress stalls as memory of Newtown fades
Three months ago, just after 27 deaths in Newtown, Conn., we predicted there would be great sound and fury about gun control followed by little or no action. “As we have done before,” we wrote four days after the tragedy, “people will go back to their lives and Congress will go back to wringing its […]
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Obama: “Shame on us if we forget Newtown”
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Barack Obama pressed Congress on Thursday not to forget the heartbreak of the Newtown elementary school massacre and “get squishy” on tightened gun laws, though some lawmakers in his own Democratic Party remain a tough sell on an approaching Senate vote to expand purchasers’ background checks. “Shame on us if we’ve […]
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Obama ends Mideast trip with tour of ancient Petra
PETRA, Jordan — President Barack Obama set aside the Middle East’s tricky politics Saturday to marvel at the beauty of one of the region’s most stunning sites, the fabled ancient city of Petra. “This is pretty spectacular,” he said, craning his neck to gaze up at the rock faces after emerging from a narrow pathway […]