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Gay Rights Disputes May Taint Obama Africa Tour

President Barack Obama’s trip to Africa next month may result in a stark juxtaposition between the growing power of the gay rights movement in the U.S. and the criminalization of homosexuality throughout the African continent.

2013/05/31

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Police: Notes to Obama, NYC Mayor Had Gun Threats

A suspicious letter mailed to the White House was similar to two threatening, poison-laced letters on the gun law debate sent to New York Mayor Michael Bloomberg, one of the nation’s most potent gun-control advocates, officials said Thursday.

2013/05/30

President Barack Obama. (Photo credit: Zbigniew Bzdak-Pool/Getty Images)

Obama: ‘I Could Not Be More Anxious’ To Have Pelosi Back As Speaker

Returning to the town that launched his political career, President Barack Obama gave a boost Wednesday to Democrats chasing control of the House, telling donors he’s still seeking compromise with Republicans — but if that fails, it’s up to Democrats to finish the job.

2013/05/30

Obama Joining Nancy Pelosi And Rahm Emanuel For Dem Fundraiser In Chicago

President Barack Obama is flying home to Chicago to give a boost to Democrats hoping to take back the House in 2014.

2013/05/29

File photo of Osama bin Laden. (credit: AFP/Getty Images)

Former Bin Laden Bodyguard Claims Terror Leader Blew Himself Up During Raid

A former bodyguard for Osama bin Laden is claiming the terror leader blew himself up during the U.S. special forces raid on his Abbotabad compound in Pakistan.

2013/05/29

Obama isn't claiming final victory over extremists who still seek to kill Americans and other Westerners. Instead, he's steering the United States away from what he calls an equally frightening threat: a country in a state of perpetual war. (SAUL LOEB/AFP/Getty Images)

Obama Sees Terror Threat Reduced To Pre-9/11 Level

Some call it wishful thinking, but President Barack Obama has all but declared an end to the global war on terror.

2013/05/25

President Barack Obama congratulates a graduate during the US Naval Academy graduation ceremony at the Navy-Marine Corps Memorial Stadium on May 24, 2013 in Annapolis, Md. (credit: MANDEL NGAN/AFP/Getty Images)

Obama To Naval Graduates: ‘We Need Your Honor’

With a growing sexual assault epidemic staining the military, President Barack Obama urged U.S. Naval Academy graduates Friday to remember their honor depends on what they do when nobody is looking and said the crime has “no place in the greatest military on earth.”

2013/05/24

President Barack Obama greets a Marine after forgetting to salute him while boarding Marine One on the South Lawn of the White House on May 24, 2013 in Washington, D.C. (credit: BRENDAN SMIALOWSKI/AFP/Getty Images)

Obama Forgets To Return Salute Of US Marine

President Barack Obama made a blunder before setting foot aboard Marine One Friday morning.

2013/05/24

President Barack Obama speaks about his administration's drone and counterterrorism policies, as well as the military prison at Guantanamo Bay, at the National Defense University in Washington, D.C., on May 23, 2013. (credit: SAUL LOEB/AFP/Getty Images)

Obama: Not ‘Constitutional For The Government To Target Or Kill Any US Citizen’ With A Drone Without Due Process

President Obama revealed clearer guidelines for drone strikes during a counterterrorism policy speech Thursday.

2013/05/23

President Barack Obama speaks at the southern site of the Keystone XL pipeline on March 22, 2012 in Cushing, Okla. (credit: Tom Pennington/Getty Images)

House Passes GOP Bill To Bypass President To Speed Approval Of Keystone XL Oil Pipeline

House Republicans pushed through a bill Wednesday to bypass the president to speed approval of the Keystone XL oil pipeline from Canada to Texas. Democrats criticized the legislation as a blatant attempt to allow a foreign company to avoid environmental review.

2013/05/23