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Kenya Dig It? President Obama Talks Africa, Chastises Politics in Late Father's Homeland

In anticipation of his Friday trip to Ghana, his first visit as president to sub-Saharan Africa, President Obama gave an interview to AllAfrica.com in which he criticized his late father's home country, Kenya, and explained why he's visiting Ghana on...

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US-Russian Arms Negotiators "Under the Gun," Might Temporarily Bypass Senate Ratification for Treaty

MOSCOW -- With the clock running out on a new US-Russian arms treaty before the previous Strategic Arms Reduction Treaty, or START, expires on December 5, a senior White House official said Sunday said that the difficulty of the task...

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Asked What He Doesn’t Like About Himself, President Obama Cites His Golf Game

MOSCOW -- In his first interview with Russian media, President Obama was asked, "what don't you like about yourself?" The president responded, "I have been playing golf lately, and I don't like my golf swing." Laughing, the president continued, "you...

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