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US: Obama signs bill extending privacy protections

US President Barack Obama has signed legislation that would extend some US privacy protections. It would take in citizens of allied countries and

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Watch: 106-year-old woman dances with Barack and Michelle Obama!

106-year-old Virginia McLaurin was so excited when she met US president Barack Obama and his wife Michelle that she busted out some dance moves with

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Stanley Cup champs Chicago Blackhawks honoured at White House

The Chicago Blackhawks were honoured at the White House this week in celebration of the team’s 2015 Stanley Cup triumph. The Blackhawks beat the

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President Obama heads to Havana for historic visit

US President Barack Obama has confirmed he’s to make a historic visit to Cuba next month. It’ll be the first sitting American presidential trip to

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US President Barack Obama 'to visit Cuba in coming weeks' - sources

US President Barack Obama is to pay a historic visit to Cuba "in the coming weeks" marking the conclusion of his efforts to restore relations following half a century of tensions between Washington an

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Obama poo-poos Trump's presidential ambitions

US President Barack Obama believes the Republican frontrunner in the race for the White House will lose out on the presidency.

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Judge's death sparks battle for US Supreme Court

Control of the US Supreme Court has taken centre stage in the country’s presidential campaign with the death of one of its most conservative judges

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Death of Antonin Scalia gives Obama chance to leave mark on Supreme Court

Tributes and less gracious comments have been pouring in following the death of US Supreme Court Judge Antonin Scalia, who has died aged 79 after

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US: Obama's climate change ambitions up in smoke?

The US Supreme Court has ruled that Obama’s Clean Power Plan to cut carbon emissions cannot go ahead until all legal challenges are heard. The court

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NBA champions meet President Obama

Last season’s NBA champions The Golden State Warriors followed up their win over the Washington Wizards with a visit to the White House on Thursday

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Obama slams anti-Islam rhetoric during first visit to US mosque

US President Barack Obama denounced attacks on Islam during his first visit to a US mosque since taking office. His comments in Catonsville

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USA: Clinton expresses 'outrage' at Flint water contamination scandal

A water pollution scandal in the US has risen to the surface of this year’s presidential campaign. Lead-contaminated drinking water was piped to

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Obama hails Iran nuclear deal, prisoner swap and 'strong American diplomacy'

President Obama on Sunday hailed the implementation of the nuclear deal with Iran and the release of US prisoners, saying: “These things are a

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Obama's foreign policy appeal in Congress combines force with diplomacy

President Obama has told the US Congress that American foreign policy must prepare beyond the priority of defeating ISIL and al Qaeda.

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Obama and Juncker's State of the Union: a tale of two styles

The State of the Union speech has been a regular feature in the US political calendar since George Washington addressed Congress in 1790. The

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Obama’s last State of the Union speech

These were the scenes in the US Congress, ahead of President Barack Obama’s final State of The Union address.

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Obama urges optimism and swipes at Trump in his final State of the Union

President Barack Obama called on Americans to take an optimistic attitude toward the country’s future in his final State of the Union address. Obama

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Democrats reflect as Republicans criticise Obama's final State of the Union

The US has been digesting the seventh and final State of the Union Address by President Barack Obama.

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State of the Union 2016: full text

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Vintage Obama delivers rousing final State of the Union address

US President Barack Obama has defended his record on climate change, the economy and healthcare and made an appeal for more consensus politics in the