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New French leader faces Obama, G-8, likely NATO anger over plan for early … – Washington Post
AFPNew French leader faces Obama, G-8, likely NATO anger over plan for early …
Washington Post
WASHINGTON — For President Barack Obama's relationship with France, it's out with “Sarkozy the American” and in with Francois Hollande the Socialist. Freshly inaugurated, French President Hollande visits the White House on Friday and plans to announce …
Afghanistan, economy top the agenda as Obama hosts world leadersABC News
Summits Will Test Global ResponseWall Street Journal
Obama, world leaders start summitsTucson Citizen
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Posted on 18 May 2012 | 7:35 am
Romney Rejects Wright-Based Attack as He Decries Obama Tactics – Bloomberg
Telegraph.co.ukRomney Rejects Wright-Based Attack as He Decries Obama Tactics
Bloomberg
A Republican strategist's plan to air racially tinged ads against President Barack Obama drew rebukes from Mitt Romney and other Republicans while sparking a fresh debate over what — if anything — is off-limits in the presidential race.
Early political spats suggest nothing off-limitsSan Jose Mercury News
Romney denounces proposal for a racially tinged attack against ObamaDetroit Free Press
Super PAC plan denounced as 'divisive' by Obama spokesmanABC News
Christian Science Monitor
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Posted on 18 May 2012 | 4:21 am
Obama, Hollande Meet for First Time Before G-8 – BusinessWeek
The GuardianObama, Hollande Meet for First Time Before G-8
BusinessWeek
By Margaret Talev and Helene Fouquet on May 17, 2012 President Barack Obama meets today with France's new Socialist president and self-described “normal” guy in a test for US-French relations as Obama tries to shape European economic and military …
Barack Obama and François Hollande: new style, same substanceThe Guardian
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Posted on 18 May 2012 | 2:14 am
Rahm blasts plan to attack Obama by Super PAC linked to Rickettses – Chicago Sun-Times
GothamistRahm blasts plan to attack Obama by Super PAC linked to Rickettses
Chicago Sun-Times
A “livid” Mayor Rahm Emanuel is refusing to speak with the owners of the Chicago Cubs after their father was linked to a $10 million plan to launch an ad campaign attacking President Barack Obama by airing the racially charged sermons of Obama's former …
DNAinfo's Billionaire Founder Really Wants To Crush "Barack Hussein Obama"Gothamist
The family Ricketts, Obama, and the CubsChicago Reader
Barack Obama Target Of Massive Attack Ads Put Together By Son Of Chicago Cubs …SB Nation (blog)
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Posted on 18 May 2012 | 1:00 am
President Obama Remembers Donna Summer: "Her Voice Was Unforgettable" – E! Online
E! OnlinePresident Obama Remembers Donna Summer: "Her Voice Was Unforgettable"
E! Online
"Michelle and I were saddened to hear about the passing of Donna Summer," President Barack Obama said in a statement today regarding the disco legend's death from cancer at 63. "A five-time Grammy Award winner, Donna truly was the 'Queen of Disco.
Obama 'saddened' by Donna Summer's deathABC News
President Obama Releases Statement on Passing of Donna SummerBroadway World
Obama pays tribute to Donna SummerNew Zealand Herald
RTE.ie -The Seattle Times
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Posted on 18 May 2012 | 12:43 am
Leader of Obama’s former church defends president on gay marriage – OregonLive.com
Washington TimesLeader of Obama's former church defends president on gay marriage
OregonLive.com
CHICAGO _ The leader of President Barack Obama's former church in Chicago has come out against statements by other African-American clergy who condemned the president's endorsement last week of same-sex marriage. The Rev. Otis Moss III, the senior …
Marriage, gay marriage and moralityPolitico
Poll: Most Americans support gay marriagemsnbc.com
PRUDEN: Creepy-crawlies for the evolved ObamaWashington Times
Amsterdam News -Oklahoma Daily
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Posted on 17 May 2012 | 10:39 pm
Profiles of Obama’s 2 nominees to the Federal Reserve board – Washington Post
NOLA.comProfiles of Obama's 2 nominees to the Federal Reserve board
Washington Post
Profiles of President Barack Obama's two nominees to the seven-member Federal Reserve Board who were confirmed by the Senate on Thursday. JEREMY STEIN Born: Oct. 17, 1960 Education: Graduated from Princeton in 1983 and earned a PhD in economics from …
Senate confirms 2 Federal Reserve board nominees
The Associated Press
Senate confirms two Fed nomineesPolitico
US Senate Confirms Two Nominees To Fed BoardWall Street Journal
NOLA.com -MarketWatch
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Posted on 17 May 2012 | 10:21 pm
Obama Lunch With Boehner Ends With Standoff Over Budget – BusinessWeek
CBS NewsObama Lunch With Boehner Ends With Standoff Over Budget
BusinessWeek
By James Rowley and Kathleen Hunter on May 17, 2012 The lunch meeting between President Barack Obama and House Speaker John Boehner had the trappings of collegiality as they munched on hoagie sandwiches and potato chips from a local deli.
Divisions persist in Congress as President Obama holds meeting on economyBoston Herald
Obama calls for help for small businessesAiken Standard
Obama calls on Congress to help small businesses
The Associated Press
Politico -ABC News
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Posted on 17 May 2012 | 8:34 pm
Obama’s home-turf summits will test his leverage – Fox News
Malaysia StarObama's home-turf summits will test his leverage
Fox News
WASHINGTON – President Barack Obama will find his diplomatic clout tested at twin summits on his own turf beginning Friday. The big global problems are the economic mess in Europe and finding scarce money to boost a postwar Afghanistan — and in both …
Obama, world leaders kick off four days of summits FridayChicago Sun-Times
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Posted on 17 May 2012 | 7:55 pm
Obama gives widow Vietnam vet’s Medal of Honor – Detroit Free Press
U.S. News & World ReportObama gives widow Vietnam vet's Medal of Honor
Detroit Free Press
Andrew Russell/Tribune-Review via Associated Press President Barack Obama presents the Medal of Honor to Sabo-Brown on Wednesday during a ceremony at the White House. / Alex Wong/Getty Images "He is finally receiving tribute for his sacrifices and …
Obama pushes 'to-do list' for Congress; awards Medal of HonorWashington Post
Four Decades After Dying In Cambodia, Soldier Receives Medal Of HonorNPR (blog)
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Posted on 17 May 2012 | 6:04 am
Obama News – Yahoo!News
Obama puts international spotlight on Camp David
Isolated and heavily guarded, the mountaintop retreat is known simply as Camp David, but its wooded grounds have been a place of triumph and failure, refuge and relief.
Posted on 18 May 2012 | 7:47 am
The Note’s Must-Reads for Friday May 18, 2012
The Note’s Must-Reads are a round-up of today’s political headlines and stories from ABC News and the top U.S. newspapers. Posted Monday through Friday right here at www.abcnews.com Compiled by ABC News’ Carrie Halperin and Amanda VanAllen MITT ROMNEY ABC News’ Matt Negrin: “Mitt Romney Defends…
Posted on 18 May 2012 | 7:40 am
Early political spats suggest nothing off-limits
The early border skirmishes of Campaign 2012 are reviving questions about one candidate’s former pastor and shining a spotlight on the other’s high school hijinks. Can a fresh round of questions about President Barack Obama’s birth certificate be far behind?
Posted on 18 May 2012 | 7:37 am
French leader faces likely NATO ire on Afghanistan
For President Barack Obama’s relationship with France, it’s out with “Sarkozy the American” and in with Francois Hollande the Socialist.
Posted on 18 May 2012 | 7:34 am
Disco Queen Donna Summer dies at 63
the Queen of Disco.
Posted on 18 May 2012 | 7:34 am
Nurses’ pre-NATO rally expected to draw thousands
Thousands of anti-NATO demonstrators are expected to converge at a downtown plaza Friday for a rally that promises to be a prelude to a much larger march Sunday, when world leaders begin two days of talks. Meanwhile, many office buildings will be shuttered after workers were told to stay home amid warnings about heightened security, snarled transportation and the possibility of unruly protests.
Posted on 18 May 2012 | 7:07 am
Quotations of the day
Analyst Brian Blau of the Gartner technology research group, providing an understated take on Facebook’s IPO, which has dominated media coverage in the weeks leading up to a stock sale valuing the company at $104 billion.
Posted on 18 May 2012 | 7:02 am
Global leaders seek to corral Europe crisis
The leaders of eight of the world’s biggest economies meet this weekend outside Washington, seeking to keep Europe’s debt crisis from spiraling out of control and jeopardizing fledgling recoveries in the U.S. and elsewhere.
Posted on 18 May 2012 | 6:27 am
US lawmakers want to halt aid to nations hosting Sudan’s Bashir
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – A U.S. House of Representatives committee voted on Thursday to cut off economic aid to any country that hosts Sudanese President Omar al-Bashir, who is wanted by the International Criminal Court on charges of genocide and other crimes. The provision is not yet law, and could change as foreign aid legislation moves through Congress this year. It was approved by the House Appropriations Committee as part of that legislation, which would slash spending on the U.S. State Department and foreign assistance by some 9 percent. …
Posted on 18 May 2012 | 6:23 am
US mulls ‘terrorist’ designation for Nigerian militants
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The Justice Department is pressing the State Department to designate Boko Haram, a Nigerian militant group alleged to be responsible for hundreds of deaths, as a “foreign terrorist organization,” according to a document obtained by Reuters. Lisa Monaco, head of the Justice Department’s national security division, sent a letter in January to State Department counter-terrorism chief Daniel Benjamin requesting that Boko Haram, also know as the “Nigerian Taliban,” be put on the list. …
Posted on 18 May 2012 | 6:20 am
