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When In Rome...? Actually, not so much

The snapshot of President Obama caught in a moment of less than lofty analysis may not be what it seems.

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President Obama Shakes Hands with Qadaffi

At the dinner hosted by the Italian President Giorgio Napolitano, President Obama this evening shook hands with Libyan dictator Moammar Qadaffi, here representing African nations.

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More Qs for O's WH - 7/9/2009

TAPPER: I was wondering, Froman talked about yesterday of the efforts that are being made to bring the developing nations onboard in time for Copenhagen in December. Can you talk a little bit about what those efforts will entail? And...

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President Obama Urges Major Economies Forum Nations to Act on Climate Change

President Obama today pledged a strong U.S. role in global efforts to curb climate change and called upon his fellow attendees of the Major Economies Forum on Climate Change to work in the coming months to come up with commitments to lessen greenhouse gases.

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Today's Qs for O's WH - 7/9/2009

I don’t have the transcript of my precise questions, but I asked White House press secretary Robert Gibbs and Denis McDonough, deputy National Security Adviser for Strategic Communications, two basic inquiries. The first was: how does the US intend, in...

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Whom Should the White House Invite to Its 2010 Nuclear Non-proliferation Summit?

As President Obama pledged earlier this year during a speech in Prague, the White House took the opportunity of the G-8 summit to announce that he will host a global nuclear security summit in Washington, DC, in March 2010 to discuss and develop a common nonproliferation agenda.

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Is the Stimulus Working?

The president today will chair the Major Economies Forum to discuss the state of the global economy from Europe to Indonesia. But back home a rising chorus is wondering if the economic plan for the U.S. is working... and if...

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First Ladies Visit Quake Zone

Michelle Obama tours the earthquake zone in Italy with other G-8 spouses.

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Hoopster-In-Chief Plays "Horse" In Italy

Italian organizers built President Obama a special half-court basketball court at the police complex in L'Aquila where heads of state attending the G8 Summit are currently staying. President Obama used the court for a game of "horse" with aides David...

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President Obama to Brazil's Lula: 'Next Time We Won't Give Up a 2-to-0 Lead'

L'AQUILA, ITALY -- Brazilian President Brazil's President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva, nicknamed "Lula," took some time during his meeting with President Obama Thursday morning to razz him about his country's defeat of the U.S. in last months Confederation Cup...

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