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  • Obama takes arms against a sea of scandal

    Obama takes arms against a sea of scandal

    WASHINGTON, May 16, 2013 (AFP) - President Barack Obama launched a multipronged counterattack Wednesday at Republicans who had painted a trio of alleged scandals as flagrant evidence of abuses of power and cover-ups.

    May 16, 2013
  • US, Britain press Russia on Syria

    US, Britain press Russia on Syria

    WASHINGTON, May 14, 2013 (AFP) - The United States and Britain stepped up pressure on Russia over Syria on Monday, but President Barack Obama warned old suspicions could trample new "common ground" on the crisis.

    May 14, 2013
  • Kerry pursues Syria, Mideast plans in Rome

    Kerry pursues Syria, Mideast plans in Rome

    ROME, May 9, 2013 (AFP) - US Secretary of State John Kerry on Wednesday doggedly pursued his hopes of both ending the war in Syria and bringing Israel and the Palestinians back to negotiations on the third day of a whirlwind tour.

    May 09, 2013
  • N. Korea taunts Park over humiliating visit

    N. Korea taunts Park over humiliating visit

    SEOUL, May 9, 2013 (AFP) - North Korea on Thursday taunted South Korean President Park Geun-Hye over what it called her humiliating US summit trip, saying she had been like a "bride dumped by her husband" on their wedding day.

    May 09, 2013
  • Venezuela's Maduro blasts 'devil' Obama

    Venezuela's Maduro blasts 'devil' Obama

    CARACAS, May 5, 2013 (AFP) - Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro took a swipe at Barack Obama on Saturday, calling him the "grand chief of devils" after the US president declined to recognize his contested re-election.

    May 05, 2013
  • S. Korea leader seeks unity, prestige, in US

    S. Korea leader seeks unity, prestige, in US

    WASHINGTON, May 4, 2013 (AFP) - South Korea's new leader visits Washington next week on a mission to present a united front to a bellicose North Korea and also to safeguard her country's increasingly outsized role in the world.

    May 04, 2013
  • US authorities charge man in ricin probe

    US authorities charge man in ricin probe

    WASHINGTON, April 28, 2013 (AFP) - A 41-year-old martial arts instructor was charged with sending ricin-laced letters to President Barack Obama and other public officials following his arrest Saturday.

    April 28, 2013
  • Obama warns, but urges prudence on Syria arms

    Obama warns, but urges prudence on Syria arms

    WASHINGTON, April 27, 2013 (AFP) - US President Barack Obama issued a new warning to Syria Friday that using chemical weapons would be a "game changer" as he faced rising pressure at home and abroad to intervene in the civil war.

    April 27, 2013
  • Charges dropped against US ricin suspect

    Charges dropped against US ricin suspect

    WASHINGTON, April 24, 2013 (AFP) - A US man accused of sending a poison-laced letter to the White House was released from jail with his charges dismissed Tuesday as officials searched the home of a rival.

    April 24, 2013
  • Suspect arrested over Obama ricin letter

    Suspect arrested over Obama ricin letter

    WASHINGTON, April 18, 2013 (AFP) - A letter addressed to President Barack Obama tested positive for ricin, and authorities arrested a suspect, stoking alarm in Washington on Wednesday after an earlier scare over poisoned mail.

    April 18, 2013
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