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  1. 31. news | 17 Apr 2013

    Letter to Obama laced with ricin

    By AFP

    » WASHINGTON - A letter addressed to US President Barack Obama tested positive for ricin, spreading alarm in a drama over poisoned mail Wednesday in Washington - which was already on edge after the Boston bombings.

  2. 32. news | 15 May 2013

    Obama condemns 'intolerable' tax agency scandal

    By AFP

    » US President Barack Obama condemned "intolerable" behavior by tax agency staff after a watchdog investigation found they unfairly targeted conservative groups opposed to his administration.

  3. 33. news | 03 May 2013

    Obama concludes Latin America trip with trade focus

    By AFP

    » US President Barack Obama turned the spotlight on economic ties with Latin America on Saturday, as he concluded a three-day trip to a region roiled by drug violence.

  4. 34. news | 27 Apr 2013

    Obama warns Syria on chemical weapons

    By AFP

    » US President Barack Obama has warned Syria that using chemical weapons would be a "game changer," as he faces rising pressure at home and abroad to intervene in the country's bloody civil war.

  5. 35. news | 23 Mar 2013

    Obama ends Middle East trip in 'spectacular' Petra

    By AFP

    » US President Barack Obama strolled among the ancient Jordanian ruins at Petra on Saturday, before heading home after a four-day Middle East tour dominated by his embrace of Israel.

  6. 36. learning | 15 Dec 2012

    Connecticut shooting: President Obama reacts

    Reacting to a tragedy

    By Terry Fredrickson

    » Watch and listen to US President Barack Obama, himself a father of two young girls, give an emotional reaction to Connecticut school shooting in which 20 small children were killed. (Transcript included.)

  7. 37. news | 30 Apr 2013

    Syria blast kills 13 as Obama urges caution

    By AFP

    » A bombing in the heart of Damascus killed at least 13 people Tuesday as US President Barack Obama warned against rushing to act on allegations Syria's regime used chemical weapons on its own people.

  8. 38. news | 22 Mar 2013

    Obama warns Syria could become enclave for extremism

    By AFP

    » President Barack Obama flew into Jordan warning Syria could end up as an enclave of extremism, and pledged $200 million in fresh aid to help his host deal with the refugee crisis swamping its border.

  9. 39. news | 16 Apr 2013

    Obama to host South Korean president on May 7

    By AFP

    » US President Barack Obama will hold his first White House talks with South Korean counterpart Park Geun-Hye on May 7, in a show of solidarity at a time of dangerous tensions on the Korean peninsula.

  10. 40. news | 04 May 2013

    Obama does 'not foresee' US troops in Syria

    By AFP

    » President Barack Obama came close to ruling out deploying US troops to Syria, saying he did not foresee a scenario in which that would be beneficial to the United States or Syria.

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