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# Obama

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A man has offered Barack Obama 50 cows for his daughter
The White House hasn’t responded.
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May 31st 2015, 8:30 AM
'We are saddened beyond words': Joe Biden's son has died aged 46
Beau Biden, Delaware Attorney General, had been privately battling brain cancer.
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May 31st 2015, 4:16 AM
WATCH: Presidential candidate Rand Paul's new ad is the most American thing ever
Fire-breathing American eagle? Check. “Royal Rumble” voice-over? Check.
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May 29th 2015, 8:50 PM
Guantánamo lawyers banned from bringing detainees fast food and treats
One lawyer called the move “Petty and nasty.”
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May 27th 2015, 8:56 PM
This toddler threw a fit in front of President Obama
We’re sure she had her reasons.
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May 21st 2015, 8:43 PM
Barack Obama FINALLY gets his own Twitter account - and he's pretty excited
Now he and Enda can swap messages more freely.
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May 18th 2015, 5:52 PM
Did Obama tell a huge number of lies about the killing of Osama bin Laden?
A potentially explosive exposé by Seymour Hersh has been slammed by the White House. Get up to speed on the controversy, here…
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May 14th 2015, 11:58 AM
Watch a 12-year-old student shut a rambling Barack Obama down
“I think you’ve sort of covered everything about that question.”
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Apr 30th 2015, 9:29 PM
Obama 'profoundly regrets' drone strike that killed US and Italian hostages
“On behalf of the United States government, I offer our deepest apologies to the families.”
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Apr 23rd 2015, 8:38 PM
She's running!: Hillary Clinton will (finally) make it official this weekend
The former First Lady and Secretary of State is to run again for the White House.
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Apr 10th 2015, 10:55 PM
Did you see Obama being the most embarrassing dad ever?
Can’t bring him anywhere.
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Apr 10th 2015, 11:48 AM
Pope Francis is heading to the White House
It’ll be the pontiff’s first visit to Washington.
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Mar 26th 2015, 5:53 PM
Obama denied Enda Kenny's handshake and it will give you extreme secondhand embarrassment
Ground, please. Do us a solid and swallow us up.
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Mar 18th 2015, 8:56 AM
The Secret Service want to build a mock-up of the White House
It said it would help them train better for security breaches.
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Mar 17th 2015, 5:43 PM
Michelle Obama danced to Uptown Funk with Ellen - and it was amazing
Saturday night and she in the spot, don’t believe me? Just watch.
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Mar 17th 2015, 11:53 AM
Obama will get a LOAD of Irish food today, but no Tayto
It’ll all probably be destroyed though…
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Mar 17th 2015, 11:18 AM
"I'm not saying I'm any funnier. I'm saying weed is now legal" - Obama plays joker-in-chief
The US President was speaking at the glitzy Gridiron Club banquet.
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Mar 15th 2015, 12:30 PM
Barack Obama reads mean tweets about himself*
*But they weren’t that mean.
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Mar 13th 2015, 8:10 AM
Obama read out all these mean tweets about himself
Thanks Obama.
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Mar 13th 2015, 8:00 AM
Hillary's deleted emails were about Chelsea's wedding and yoga, apparently
Meanwhile, Bill has said he doesn’t actually use email…
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Mar 11th 2015, 7:17 PM
Enda Kenny is going to perform at a music festival in Texas*
*No word on whether or not he’ll actually sing.
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Feb 26th 2015, 1:00 PM
US at War: "The terrorists do not speak for a billion Muslims"
Barack Obama has been criticised domestically for not describing the attacks in Denmark and France as the work of “Islamic radicals”.
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Feb 19th 2015, 11:45 AM
Fox TV affiliate apologises for accidentally identifying Obama as a rape suspect
Oof.
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Feb 17th 2015, 2:45 PM
Obama uses selfie stick in the soundest presidential carry on ever
Thanks Obama.
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Feb 12th 2015, 5:14 PM
Indian prime minister wears suit with his own name written all over it
That’s not a suit, THIS is a suit.
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Jan 26th 2015, 8:49 PM
Ireland to pay respects at King Abdullah condolence service
Ambassador Tony Cotter is representing the Department of Foreign Affairs.
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Jan 24th 2015, 4:10 PM
6 things The West Wing taught us about The State of the Union
Bartlet for America.
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Jan 21st 2015, 9:52 AM
Barack Obama's State of the Union address last night was unexpectedly feisty
The President’s speech was an attempt to sell a story of a national economy emerging from the “shadow of crisis”.
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Jan 21st 2015, 6:42 AM
Obama apologises to couple after they're forced to relocate their wedding
The president’s golf game is more important than a marriage. This we have learned.
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Dec 31st 2014, 10:16 AM
Watch Barack Obama wonderfully shut down toy gender stereotypes
So lovely.
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Dec 24th 2014, 3:45 PM
Sony is now going to release The Interview to "the largest possible audience"
Only 200-300 cinemas are, however, expected to show the film.
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Dec 23rd 2014, 9:20 PM
US to review North Korea terror status after Sony hack
President Barack Obama said the hacking incident was not an act of war.
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Dec 21st 2014, 7:40 PM
North Korea: 'We had nothing to do with the Sony attack'
Pyongyang warned the US of “grave consequences” if the proposal for the joint investigation was rejected.
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Dec 20th 2014, 7:50 PM
Who helped get the US and Cuba talking again? The Pope, apparently
It was the best birthday present he could get.
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Dec 18th 2014, 7:16 AM
US avoids West Wing-style shutdown as House passes $1.1 trillion spending bill
The late night vote followed a long day of arm-twisting by the White House as dozens of Democrats revolted over parts of the bill.
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Dec 12th 2014, 7:17 AM
"I would still be in that black hole" - Guantanamo inmates taste freedom after a decade
Uruguay has agreed to take six former prisoners.
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Dec 8th 2014, 9:54 PM
US journalist and South African teacher killed in Yemen during rescue operation
His sister made a plea for his safe return just this morning.
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Dec 6th 2014, 7:57 PM
Aide resigns after telling Obama daughters to "dress like you deserve respect"
Elizabeth Lauten was communications director to a Republican congressman
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Dec 1st 2014, 10:20 PM
'You need a humour bypass': Here are the winners and losers from the political week
In a week that saw a new Garda Commissioner, a big fat ‘no’ from the ECB and some serious eye-rolling.
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Nov 29th 2014, 7:15 PM
Here's what the Obamas are having for Thanksgiving dinner
“We go all out on pies. We don’t play with pie.”
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Nov 27th 2014, 8:24 PM
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