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Obama defends drone strikes but says no cure-all

President Barack Obama on Thursday defended America's controversial drone attacks as legal, effective and a necessary linchpin in an evolving U.S.

Obama offers help for Oklahoma tornado victims

President Barack Obama pledged urgent government help for Oklahoma Tuesday in the wake of "one of the most destructive" storms in the nation's history.

Obama's approval rating holding steady

Despite the front-page controversies of the past few weeks, President Barack Obama's approval rating is holding strong — at least for now.

Obama calls on Congress to fund embassy security

President Barack Obama is trying to turn the tables on Republicans who have criticized his administration's response to last year's deadly attack in Benghazi,

Ousted IRS chief regrets treatment of tea party

The ousted head of the Internal Revenue Service apologized to Congress on Friday for his agency's tougher treatment of tea party and other conservative groups

Obama confronts a trio of controversies

Trying to steer clear of Republican criticism of the administration's response to the terror attacks that killed four Americans last year in Benghazi, Libya,

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