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Obama addressing Naval Academy graduates 2nd time

Fri, 24 May 2013 12:54:55 GMT

WASHINGTON (AP) — A day after laying out his counterterrorism vision, President Barack Obama is addressing future military leaders who could help carry it out in a speech to U.S. Naval Academy graduates.

Text of President Obama speech on terrorism

Fri, 24 May 2013 08:09:20 GMT

Text of President Barack Obama's speech on the fight against terrorism at the National Defense University, as provided by the White House:

Obama's drone policy at a glance

Fri, 24 May 2013 08:06:52 GMT

President Barack Obama defended the United States' use of drone attacks as an important part of the U.S. counterterrorism policy on Thursday but signed new presidential policy guidelines to spell out for Congress and the public the standards that the U.S. will use before carrying out drone attacks.

Counting US drone strikes in Pakistan, Yemen

Fri, 24 May 2013 08:05:59 GMT

President Barack Obama said Thursday that he will engage Congress in exploring a number of options for increased oversight of lethal drone strikes outside of war zones like Afghanistan.

What's a drone? How is US drone policy changing?

Fri, 24 May 2013 07:58:21 GMT

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Barack Obama defended America's drone attacks as legal, effective and necessary in America's campaign to counter terrorism.

Obama sketches more targeted anti-terror plan

Fri, 24 May 2013 07:55:46 GMT

Out with the global war on terror. In with more narrowly targeted counterterrorism policies that persistently zero in on violent extremists at home and abroad.

Markey, Menino to make campaign announcement

Fri, 24 May 2013 07:47:47 GMT

BOSTON (AP) — U.S. Rep. Ed Markey's campaign says Markey and Boston Mayor Thomas Menino are making a major announcement in the special U.S. Senate election.

Obama balances threats against Americans' rights

Fri, 24 May 2013 07:41:16 GMT

WASHINGTON (AP) — Forecasting the changing nature of threats against the U.S. for years to come, President Barack Obama says "America is at a crossroads." And so, too, is his presidency's counterterrorism policy, which has long struggled to balance protecting the nation from terror attacks while upholding Americans' rights.

Sen. Cowan to address BC Law School commencement

Fri, 24 May 2013 07:01:59 GMT

BOSTON (AP) — Massachusetts U.S. Sen. William "Mo" Cowan will be delivering the commencement address at Boston College Law School.

Markey misses votes in Washington

Fri, 24 May 2013 04:49:25 GMT

In a CIRCUSLIKE OUTING, WEINER HITS THE CAMPAIGN TRAIL

Fri, 24 May 2013 00:58:52 GMT

NEW YORK — He was the wisecracking know-it-all, asking a voter originally from Wyoming if his neighbors “have running water and indoor plumbing there yet.”

Obama to tour Jersey Shore with Gov. Christie

Fri, 24 May 2013 00:51:17 GMT

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Barack Obama plans to give the Jersey Shore a boost with a post-Memorial Day visit to showcase recovery efforts in the aftermath of Superstorm Sandy.

Obama sees narrower terror threat, defends drones

Thu, 23 May 2013 23:20:43 GMT

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Barack Obama sought Thursday to advance the U.S. beyond the unrelenting war effort of the past dozen years, defining a narrower terror threat from smaller networks and homegrown extremists rather than the grandiose plots of Osama bin Laden's al-Qaida.

Mass. Senate candidate Markey to release returns

Thu, 23 May 2013 22:20:15 GMT

BOSTON (AP) — Democratic U.S. Senate hopeful Edward Markey agreed Thursday to release his tax returns dating back to 2005, one more year than was previously released by his opponent Gabriel Gomez, in a day of campaigning in which money from outside groups was at issue as well.

Markey, Gomez agree to 2nd Mass. US Senate debate

Thu, 23 May 2013 22:15:43 GMT

BOSTON (AP) — Democrat Edward Markey and Republican Gabriel Gomez have agreed to another televised debate in their race for the state's special U.S. Senate election.

Protester shouts at Obama during speech

Thu, 23 May 2013 21:48:23 GMT

President Barack Obama was interrupted three times by a woman who shouted about drones and detainees in Cuba as he delivered a speech on national security.

Obama increases fed share of Sandy relief for NY

Thu, 23 May 2013 21:36:21 GMT

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Barack Obama is providing more Hurricane Sandy disaster relief to New York, increasing the share of public assistance that the government will pay from 75 percent to 90 percent of the cost.

Obama's drone policy at a glance

Thu, 23 May 2013 21:35:28 GMT

Obama: Policy in leaks investigations under review

Thu, 23 May 2013 21:00:25 GMT

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Barack Obama said Thursday that the Justice Department will review the policy under which it obtains journalists' records in investigations of the leak of government secrets.

Obama sketches more targeted anti-terror plan

Thu, 23 May 2013 20:26:23 GMT

Out with the "global war on terror." In with more narrowly targeted counterterrorism policies that persistently zero in on violent extremists at home and abroad.

Counting US drone strikes in Pakistan, Yemen

Thu, 23 May 2013 20:08:43 GMT

President Barack Obama said Thursday that he will engage Congress in exploring a number of options for increased oversight of lethal drone strikes outside of war zones like Afghanistan.

Text of President Obama speech on terrorism

Thu, 23 May 2013 19:41:23 GMT

Text of President Barack Obama's speech on the fight against terrorism at the National Defense University, as provided by the White House:

Counting US drone strikes in Pakistan, Yemen

Thu, 23 May 2013 19:38:32 GMT

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Barack Obama said Thursday that he will engage Congress in exploring a number of options for increased oversight of lethal drone strikes outside of war zones like Afghanistan.

Anti-war protester shouts at Obama during speech

Thu, 23 May 2013 19:34:49 GMT

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Barack Obama was interrupted three times by a woman who shouted about drones and detainees in Cuba as he delivered a speech on national security.

Obama defends drone strikes but says no cure-all

Thu, 23 May 2013 19:01:05 GMT

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Barack Obama on Thursday defended America's controversial drone attacks as legal, effective and a necessary linchpin in an evolving U.S. counterterrorism policy. But he acknowledged the targeted strikes are no "cure-all" and said he is haunted by the civilians unintentionally killed.