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Friday, 09 September 2016 00:00

Obama administration orders ND pipeline construction to stop

Obama administration orders ND pipeline construction to stop

The Obama administration said it would not authorize construction on a critical stretch of the Dakota Access pipeline, handing a significant victory to the Indian tribe fighting the project the same day the group lost a court battle.

Published in Zero Climate Emissions
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Friday, 09 September 2016 00:00

Obama’s huge Saudi 9/11 dilemma

President Obama with King Salman of Saudi Arabia, Riyadh, 27 January 2015

President Obama is facing a dilemma over legislation allowing the families of 9/11 victims to sue Saudi Arabia in U.S. courts.

The House rallied behind the legislation on Friday, passing it by unanimous voice vote. The Senate had already passed the same legislation unanimously.

Published in Peace and Diplomacy
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Thursday, 01 January 2015 00:00

Is Push for Corporate-Friendly Trade Deal Top 2015 Priority for White House?

U.S. Trade Representative Michael Froman and President Barack Obama.

Critics say TPP represents an anti-democratic set of policies that have more to do with consolidating corporate power across international borders than boosting so-called "free trade"

Published in Stop the Job and Democracy Killing Free Trade Agreements
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Monday, 08 December 2014 00:00

VA Struggles to Help Homeless Vets

VA Struggles to Help Homeless Vets

President Obama has created a number of initiatives to end homelessness among veterans in the United States. And while many of those programs have helped get thousands of veterans off the streets, others have fallen short.

Published in End Homelessness Now
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Friday, 05 December 2014 00:00

Obama Ready to Defy Base in Order to Advance Trans-Pacific Partnership

"In a recent Pew poll, a mere 17 percent of the U.S. public thought that trade has boosted U.S. wages, while 45 percent, across the political spectrum, saw trade as contributing to falling wages for U.S. workers."

In a speech before CEOs of major U.S. corporations, Obama indicates he's ready to go head-to-head with Democrats, labor unions, and environmentalists on trade deals

Published in Stop the Job and Democracy Killing Free Trade Agreements
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Friday, 07 November 2014 00:00

Obama seeks $6 billion from Congress to fight Ebola in Africa, United States

Sylvia Burwell, left, secretary of Health and Human Services, listens as President Obama speaks to about the government’s Ebola response, next to Tom Frieden, director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

The Obama administration has asked Congress for more than $6 billion in emergency funding to fight the Ebola epidemic in West Africa and secure the United States against further spread of the deadly virus.

Published in Ebola Crisis
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