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# Obama

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Donald Trump says Hillary Clinton was "schlonged" by Barack Obama in their 2008 race
Yes, it means the same thing over there as it does here.
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Dec 22nd 2015, 3:24 PM
Concerns for Irish citizens as US visa waiver may be abolished
An immigration expert has warned that entering the US could become a lot more difficult.
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Dec 11th 2015, 6:01 AM
Russian supermarket apologises for product showing Barack Obama as a monkey
A souvenir calendar chopping board featured a photo of the US president, as the youngest in a family of chimpanzees.
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Dec 10th 2015, 9:47 PM
Bombs and thousands of bullets found at California shooting suspects' house
Twelve pipe bombs were found in the suspects’ home.
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Dec 3rd 2015, 6:37 PM
A game changer? Here's what's actually happening at the Paris climate conference
COP21 is seen as the last best chance for the world to stop an environmental disaster.
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Nov 30th 2015, 7:37 PM
US politicians just voted to make it almost impossible for refugees fleeing ISIS to come to America
“We might as well take down the Statue of Liberty,” said one disgusted Democrat.
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Nov 19th 2015, 8:24 PM
9 things we learned from Barack Obama's interview with GQ
The US President says he’s quit smoking
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Nov 18th 2015, 3:32 PM
Nearly half of US states want to shut their doors to Syrian refugees
Obama has criticised “shameful” calls to screen the refugees based on their religion.
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Nov 17th 2015, 7:34 AM
Explainer: Who are Islamic State?
What are the roots of the militant group, and why are people talking about its ‘new phase’?
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Nov 16th 2015, 11:02 PM
"France is at war" - Francois Hollande
Hollande and Barack Obama have both given addresses in short order this afternoon.
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Nov 16th 2015, 4:18 PM
Aung San Suu Kyi's party storms to victory despite 'dirty tricks and crackdowns'
The landslide win comes five years to the day since Suu Kyi was released from house arrest by the military.
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Nov 13th 2015, 9:43 AM
Obama just became the first US President to appear on the cover of an LGBT magazine
And the world is CELEBRATING.
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Nov 11th 2015, 9:54 AM
Obama just became the first US President to appear on the cover of an LGBT magazine
And the world is CELEBRATING.
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Nov 11th 2015, 8:49 AM
Barack Obama has joined Facebook with a video of him walking in his back garden
But you can’t poke him.
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Nov 9th 2015, 6:34 PM
This toddler's Popemobile costume had President Obama cracking up
Simply the best.
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Oct 31st 2015, 10:07 AM
Explainer: What in the name of Putin is Russia up to in Syria?
The Russian President doesn’t want to get bogged down in an un-winnable civil war.
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Oct 18th 2015, 9:00 PM
This week’s vital property news: Rents have hit an all-time high and the housing crisis is worsening
Everything you need to know in one quick guided tour.
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Oct 15th 2015, 4:08 PM
Barack Obama crashed this couple's wedding and hugged the bride
Ah, bless.
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Oct 14th 2015, 8:15 AM
No one wants to buy the Obamas' former holiday home
The mansion’s multi-million dollar price tag has already been chopped.
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Oct 10th 2015, 5:30 PM
Rupert Murdoch under fire over tweet about 'real black President'
It’s been suggested the media mogul may need a Twitter editor (at the very least).
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Oct 8th 2015, 5:13 PM
Obama promises investigation into US hospital airstrike that saw "patients burn to death in their beds"
12 Médecins Sans Frontiéres (MSF) staff members were killed in the attack.
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Oct 4th 2015, 7:58 AM
Three people killed in separate US shooting
The shooter died from a self-inflicted gunshot wound.
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Oct 2nd 2015, 9:26 AM
They may not get on ... but these two will be working together to fight Islamic State
“I believe that President Obama heard what President Putin had to say,” Russia’s top diplomat said, after their meeting.
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Sep 29th 2015, 1:59 PM
Obama slams Russia and Iran for supporting 'child-killing tyrant' Assad
The US president is due to meet Putin for the first time in over two years later today.
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Sep 28th 2015, 4:40 PM
Trump says 'We're going to be looking at that', when questioned about 'getting rid' of Muslims
The Republican Presidential candidate also failed to correct the questioner who said Obama was Muslim.
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Sep 18th 2015, 9:15 AM
Barack Obama left a lovely comment on this heartwarming Humans of New York photo
It’s a story involving a man, his son, and a load of apricots.
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Sep 3rd 2015, 8:55 PM
Has Obama been drinking his own urine in a bid to highlight climate change?
The US President is taking part in Bear Grylls’ show in a bid to bring the issue to a wider audience.
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Sep 3rd 2015, 6:55 AM
We're not taking the drinkable p**s: Barack Obama is doing a survival show with Bear Grylls
It’s all in the name of climate change.
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Aug 31st 2015, 4:10 PM
Donald Trump on women, Obama and celebrity dating (yes, really)
Republicans says the darndest things.
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Aug 15th 2015, 8:45 AM
Republicans are lining up to pour scorn on Barack Obama's climate change plan
Obama says it’s the “biggest, most important step we’ve ever taken” to fight climate change.
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Aug 3rd 2015, 3:50 PM
Talk of guns in cinemas and Holocaust ovens, in the desperate battle to unseat Trump
Desperate to make the cut ahead of the first GOP debate, one low ranking contender has been smashing up his mobile phone on Youtube.
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Jul 27th 2015, 8:45 PM
People in Kenya are naming their kids Air Force One in honour of Obama's visit
Why not just Barack?
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Jul 25th 2015, 2:49 PM
Barack Obama has been greeted by his family in Kenya
The US President has said that he will be speaking out about gay rights during his trip.
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Jul 24th 2015, 9:27 PM
WATCH: Obama sings 'Amazing Grace' at funeral for Charleston church leader
He said the Charleston shooter was “blinded by hatred.”
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Jun 26th 2015, 9:02 PM
Barack Obama used the n-word while discussing racism
The US President was speaking on a comedian’s podcast.
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Jun 22nd 2015, 3:48 PM
Israeli minister's wife apologises for 'stupid' tweet about Obama
The talk-show host tweeted a joke comparing the US President to a cup of weak, black coffee.
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Jun 22nd 2015, 10:25 AM
The US spends €8 million PER DAY fighting Islamic State
The militant group has made a number of gains in recent months.
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Jun 12th 2015, 2:55 PM
Obama approves extra 450 military to take-on ISIS, gets instantly hammered by Republicans
Obama has approved the deployment of 450 more US military trainers to Iraq.
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Jun 11th 2015, 8:13 AM
Sorry, Obama - George W Bush is more popular than you
Most Americans also rate Bill Clinton highly.
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Jun 4th 2015, 1:04 PM
The NSA can't listen to people's phone calls - for now
Intelligence officials have warned the development could jeopardise Americans’ safety.
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Jun 1st 2015, 8:55 AM
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