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Secretary of Health and Human Services Sebelius celebrated the tenth anniversary of National Adoption Day at the Department of Health and Human Services today.
Congress
Bud Day
In his new book The Audacity to Win, Obama for America campaign manager David Plouffe recalls that Sen. John McCain's selection of Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin as his running mate was a fundraising boon -- for the Obama campaign.
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David Plouffe
On Tuesday President Obama brought up various human rights cases with Chinese President and Paramount Leader Hu Jintao, a senior administration official tells ABC News. One of those cases was that of Xue Feng, a US citizen born in China...
World
Barack Obama
China
President Obama recently granted an interview to Cuban blogger Yoani Sánchez, which was posted at her website Generation Y. Sánchez, 34, was named one of TIME's 100 most influential people by blogging critically about the Cuban government; she emails entries...
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Barack Obama
Cuba
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SEOUL, South Korea -- On his way back
home, President Obama stopped at Osan Air Base in
South Korea, greeting roughly 1,500 Airmen, Soldiers, Sailors and Marines, many in camouflage, in an airport hanger. Before a crowd of troops holding...
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"You Guys Make a Pretty Good Photo Op," President Obama ...
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Jake Tapper and Clarissa Ward report: Fi...
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Did the Chinese Government Crack Down on an Obama Interview?
Jake Tapper and Sunlen Miller report: KOREAN DMZ -- Before we left South Korea, we paid a visit to the Demilitarized Zone, or DMZ, between North and South Korea, the world's most heavily fortified border. The DMZ is approximately 2.5...
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South Korea
U.S. Army
ABC News’ Karen Travers reports: SEOUL – President Obama wrapped up his weeklong Asia trip with remarks to 1500 U.S. troops at Osan Air Base in Seoul. “I couldn't come to the Republic of Korea without coming to see you...
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Barack Obama
South Korea
ABC News’ Jake Tapper and Yunji de Nies report: President Obama has spent a week in Asia, with high level meetings across four countries. But critics argue all that time and jet fuel has not been well-spent. The President leaves...
World
David Axelrod
At a joint press availability with South Korean President Lee Myung-Bak Thursday morning, President Obama announced that Stephen Bosworth, the special envoy to North Korea, will be headed to that rogue regime for direct talks with the government on December...
World
North Korea
Barack Obama
Lee Myung-bak
United States
As we covered earlier this week, at a time when the nation's unemployment rate has soared to levels not seen in decades and GM is cutting thousands of U.S. jobs, the company's CEO is considering spending millions from its U.S....
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Bailout Plan
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Mary Cheney, former Vice President Dick Cheney’s lesbian daughter, had her second child this morning at Sibley Hospital in Washington, DC.
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President Obama wraps up his week-long tour of Asia on Thursday, spending the day in Seoul, South Korea before returning to the White House in the evening.
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South Korea
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Washington, D.C
"It's never been an easy path; I can only imagine how challenging it has been and continues to be. I know that some of you have faced skepticism, ridicule, some of you had to contend not just with the challenge of doing your jobs but with others perception that you weren't up to the job strictly ...
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ABC News' Matthew Jaffe reports: The Obama administration Tuesday vowed to crack down on government waste after announcing that last year the government made almost $100 billion in improper payments to individuals, organizations, and contractors. Every year, federal agencies make...
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Barack Obama
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At his last stop in China, President Obama
braved a bone chilling wind to climb three steep
segmnts of the Badaling section of the Great Wall Of China, which he called "spectacular." "It gives you a perspective on a lot...
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Obama at Great Wall: It Gives You a Perspective
ABC News' Jake Tapper, Sunlen Miller and Karen Travers report: BEIJING -- Before President Obama met with Chinese President and Paramount Leader Hu Jintao after arriving in Beijing, he squeezed in a brief family reunion of sorts with his half...
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Barack Obama
From Sunlen Miller: During his second day in Beijing President Obama will first continue formal meetings and sit down one-on-one with the President and Premier Wen Jiabao of China. The two leaders will then have a working lunch. In the...
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Premier Wen Jiabao
On day five of a week-long tour of Asia, President Obama today played tourist-in-chief, and visited The Forbidden City in Beijing, the world’s largest palace complex.
