Barack Obama

WASHINGTON (AP) - President Barack Obama will attend a memorial service Tuesday honoring victims of the Ford Hood shootings, an attack he described as "all the more heartbreaking and all the more despicable" because it occurred on the...

In this article: Fort Hood, White House, Texas, Robert Andrews, Asia, and Tokyo

WASHINGTON -- President Barack Obama urged lawmakers to pass a proposed health care overhaul during a rare visit to Capitol Hill on Saturday and later told them: "Now is the time to finish the job." Making pitches to lawmakers in person...

In this article: Robert Andrews, Nancy Pelosi, Washington, U.S. House, and Fort Hood, Texas

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Barack Obama urged Democrats in the U.S. House of Representatives to pass a broad healthcare reform bill on Saturday as they prepared for a close vote on the biggest changes in health policy in four...

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WASHINGTON (AP) - President Barack Obama said Saturday that the training designed to keep U.S. forces safe abroad prevented further deaths and ended the rampage at Fort Hood. He praised those who serve or have served in uniform and...

In this article: Fort Hood, Washington, U.S., Rose Garden, The White House, and Asia

MANILA, Philippines (AP) - President Barack Obama will meet leaders of Southeast Asian nations, including Myanmar, in a high-level affirmation of Washington's new policy of engaging the military-ruled country despite its dismal human rights...

In this article: Asean, Burma, APEC, Washington, Manila, U.S., Thein Sein, and Aung San Suu Kyi

Flags and crosses are laid out in respect at a church in Killeen, Texas US President Barack Obama has praised the heroism of soldiers and civilians in their response to the deadly attack at a US army base in Texas. In his weekly address,...

In this article: Fort Hood, US, Suicide, Anxiety, and Pentagon

WASHINGTON -- President Barack Obama said Friday the entire nation is grieving for those slain at Fort Hood, and he urged people not to jump to conclusions while law enforcement officers investigate the shootings. Obama met Friday morning...

In this article: Robert Gibbs, Fort Hood, White House, Texas Army, Robert Mueller, FBI, Rose Garden, and Asia

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. President Barack Obama on Friday listed a range of fresh options being considered by the White House to spur growth after "sobering" news that unemployment spiked to a 26 1/2-year peak last month. Obama, who...

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President Obama on Thursday told what he called the largest gathering of Native American tribal leaders that "you will not be forgotten by this White House," pledging to work with them to address their community's chronic problems with...

In this article: Washington, Waste, Interior Department, and White House

By Scott Wilson President Obama told what he called the largest gathering of Native American tribal leaders Thursday that "you will not be forgotten by this White House," pledging to work with them to address the community's chronic...

In this article: Washington, Waste, Department of the Interior, and White House