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Author: Kevin Freking

  • Obama flies to Israel for Shimon Peres memorial service

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    Kevin Freking

    Both were Nobel Prize laureates who labored for peace in the Middle East but failed to achieve it. Now, their joint efforts are at an end as President Barack Obama prepares to pay a final tribute to Shimon Peres in Jerusalem. Obama boarded Air Force One on Thursday afternoon to fly to Israel to join…

  • At Tribal Nations Conference, Obama says US making progress on Native American issues

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    Kevin Freking

    The U.S. has made significant progress improving conditions for Native Americans but has more work to do, President Barack Obama said Monday at the White House Tribal Nations Conference. Obama cited the approval of clean energy projects, investments in high-speed Internet access and protection of sacred lands through national monument designations as examples of how…

  • Obama visits flood-damaged Louisiana in show of support 

    Obama visits flood-damaged Louisiana in show of support 

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    Kevin Freking

    Standing amid piles of waterlogged debris, President Barack Obama on Tuesday promised a sustained national effort to rebuild flood-ravaged southern Louisiana “even after the TV cameras leave” on a visit aimed in part at stemming campaign-season criticism that he’s been slow to respond to the disaster. As he toured a battered neighborhood and spoke to…

  • Obama’s environmental legacy: Some 24 national monuments 

    Obama’s environmental legacy: Some 24 national monuments 

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    Kevin Freking

    The race is on to win President Barack Obama’s attention as he puts some final touches on his environmental legacy. Conservation groups, American Indian tribes and federal lawmakers are urging his administration to preserve millions of acres as national monuments. Such a designation often prevents new drilling and mining on public lands, or the construction…

  • Hacker posts personal info of House Democrats and staff 

    Hacker posts personal info of House Democrats and staff 

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    Kevin Freking

    After receiving a deluge of obscene voicemails and text messages, House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi informed her fellow Democrats on Saturday of “an electronic Watergate break-in” and warned them not to allow family members to answer their phones or read incoming texts. The breach targeted the Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee and other Democratic Party entities,…

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