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CIA bomber was al-Qaeda triple agent
| Jan.5 |
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Obama admits intelligence failures |
| Jan.19 |
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Republicans win key US Senate election Republican Scott Brown has won the race for the Senate seat in the state of Massachusetts left vacant by Edward Kennedy's death
| Jan.21 |
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Obama pushes new bank regulation
| Jan.27 |
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Obama delivers his first State of the Union
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| Feb.1 |
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Obama unveils 2011 budget plans |
| Feb.6 |
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Snowstorm paralyses DC and eastern US |
| Feb.18 |
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Dalai Lama-Obama meeting angers China |
| Feb.24 |
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Lawmakers grilled Toyota's president Toyota's president, Akio Toyoda, acknowledged that the company had made mistakes and apologized for the recent lapses in quality control
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| Mar.4 |
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Congress panel accuses Turks of genocide
| Mar.9 |
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Biden condemns new Israel housing units |
| Mar.12 |
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Clinton: Israeli action an 'insult' |
| Mar.19 |
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Obama hails 'historic' healthcare vote |
| Mar.21 |
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U.S. House passes health care vote 
The House passed the Senate's health care reform bill and a package of measures meant to reconcile differences with the Senate bill
The compromise bill drafted by top Democrats will cost $940 billion over the next 10 years, cuts the deficit by $138 billion during that period. It would reduce the deficit by another $1.2 trillion in the following decade
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| Mar.23 |
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Obama, Netanyahu meet amid strain |
| Mar.24 |
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'No breakthrough' in US-Israeli talks
| Mar.26 |
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U.S., Russia OK nuclear cuts President Obama: The United States and Russia have reached 'the most comprehensive arms control agreement in nearly two decades'
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| Apr.2 |
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U.S. official: Iran to ship arms to Taliban |
| Apr.6 |
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Obama limits US nuclear arms use |
| Apr.12 |
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Ukraine to remove uranium stockpile
| Apr.13 |
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Obama: 'Real progress' at nuclear summit
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| May.9 |
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'Pakistan Taliban' behind bomb plot |
| May.10 |
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Oil firms 'set for Senate clash' |
| May.12 |
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Deepwater Horizon preventer 'faulty'
| May.14 |
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Obama: No more cosying up to oil industry |
| May.17 |
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Obama to set up oil spill panel |
| May.20 |
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Senate approves reforms of Wall Street
| May.21 |
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US oil spill commission takes shape |
| May.24 |
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US toughens talk over Gulf spill
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Feds tell BP to cut use of oil dispersants |
| May.30 |
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Oil leak 'worst US environment disaster'
Map of White House USA White House energy adviser Carol Browner: The Gulf of Mexico oil spill is the worst environmental disaster the US has faced | |
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| Jun.1 |
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Obama, Turkish PM speak on raid |
| Jun.6 |
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Too soon to be 'pleased' with BP progress |
| Jun.12 |
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US urges quicker BP oil strategy |
| Jun.14 |
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Obama: Oil spill 'will shape how US thinks' |
| Jun.15 |
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US oil firms 'not ready' for leak |
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Obama in national address on oil
US President has made his first national address from the Oval Office to outline his response to the Gulf of Mexico oil spill
| Jun.16 |
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BP to fund $20bn oil spill payout |
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US Congress set to grill BP chief Tony Hayward is set to face a grilling, a day after the oil firm agreed a $20bn compensation fund for victims of the Gulf of Mexico oil spil...
| Jun.17 |
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Congress tells BP ignored oil well dangers |
| Jun.19 |
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BP CEO Hayward criticised for yacht trip |
| Jun.21 |
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US money 'reaches Taliban' |
| Jun.22 |
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Obama 'angry' over McChrystal claims
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US Gulf oil drilling ban overturned |
| Jun.23 |
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Obama fires US Afghan commander
Gen Stanley McChrystal, has been dismissed by President Obama after critical comments about senior US officials in a magazine
| Jun.24 |
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Obama and Medvedev hail 're-set' ties
Russian President and his US counterpart have marked a warming in relations between the two countries on Mr Medvedev's first visit to America
| Jun.27 |
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Afghan war 'hard and slow' - CIA |
| Jun.28 |
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Feds charge 10 with spying for Russia After Medvedev visit, the Justice Department arrested on charges of being Russian agents involved in a long-term mission in the country. They were part of an operation where agents posed as ord... | |
| Jun.29 |
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Petraeus: Afghan fighting may worsen |
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| Jul.3 |
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Biden arrives in Iraq for July 4 |
| Jul.6 |
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Obama and Netanyahu urge Mid-East talk
| Jul.8 |
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US and Russia agree on 'spy exchange' |
| Jul.13 |
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Iran nuclear scientist free to leave US
The US insists that Shahram Amiri who has turned up in the country is there voluntarily and is free to leave
| Jul.15 |
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US financial reform passed by Senate
| Jul.18 |
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Clinton in Pakistan to bolster relations
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US seeks BP well cap release plan |
| Jul.19 |
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Cameron agrees Lockerbie meeting |
| Jul.20 |
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Lockerbie bomber release 'not BP's fault'
| Jul.21 |
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Obama signs financial reform law
| Jul.26 |
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'Weeks to assess' Afghan war leak |
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Disagreement over Iraq death toll |
| Aug.2 |
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Obama confirms pullout from Iraq |
| Aug.9 |
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Gates seeks cuts in US military |
| Aug.13 |
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Obama backs 'Ground Zero mosque' |
| Aug.15 |
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Petraeus hedges over Afghan exit |
| Aug.19 |
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US pledges Pakistan full support |
| Aug.20 |
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Palestinians, Israel agree to resume talks Secretary of State Hillary Clinton: The talks, involving other regional and international players, are intended to resolve all 'final status' issues
| Aug.24 |
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General warns on Afghan deadline |
| Aug.27 |
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US recovery 'slower than expected' Federal Reserve chairman Ben Bernanke has laid out four 'unconventional' policy options to boost the US economy
| Aug.28 |
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Anger as US conservatives rally |
| Aug.31 |
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Obama 'awed' by US Iraq sacrifice |
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Obama holds high-stakes Mideast talks
Ahead of direct talks between Israel and the Palestinians President Barack Obama said that he was cautiously hopeful
| Sep.2 |
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Middle East talks 'constructive'
| Sep.3 |
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Settlements remain obstacle in peace talks
| Sep.6 |
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Obama to unveil $50bn building plan
| Sep.8 |
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Clinton: Mexico drug crime like insurgency |
| Sep.10 |
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Obama pleads for Koran row calm
| Sep.11 |
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9/11 anniversary marked amid row
Map of Ground Zero USA The U.S. is marking 9 years since terrorist attack on 9/11 amid controversy over plans for an Islamic centre near Ground Zero and a threat to burn the Koran
| Sep.13 |
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US to push $60bn Saudi arms sale |
| Sep.17 |
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Nuclear scientist tried to pass info |
| Sep.21 |
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Bid to repeal US gay ban falters |
| Sep.24 |
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Obama condemns Ahmadinejad speech
| Sep.29 |
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Senators want facts on bomber's release |
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U.S. adds more sanctions against Iran
| Sep.30 |
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'US bill on yuan would hurt both countries' |
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US may give Europe travel warning The government is considering warning its citizens to be vigilant while travelling in Europe because of the threat of an al-Qaeda attack
| Oct.6 |
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Dollar falls to 15-year low against yen |
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Oil spill probe raps White House |
| Oct.7 |
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Pentagon blasted over contractors |
| Oct.8 |
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Obama adviser Jones 'resigning' |
| Oct.18 |
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China firms 'evade Iran embargo' |
| Oct.19 |
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CIA bomber 'not properly vetted' |
| Oct.25 |
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Iran's cash to Kabul worries US
| Oct.29 |
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US economic growth rate quickens
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Packages had 'explosive material' 
Packages found in at least two locations abroad that were bound for Jewish organizations in the U.S. 'apparently contain explosive material
The packages, found in the UK and Dubai on two overnight cargo planes from Yemen, were destined for Jewish places of worship in Chicago
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China assures US over rare earths |
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| Nov.2 |
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Republicans build up Senate seats |
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Republicans win House, Dems keep Senate 
US Republicans have ridden a wave of economic discontent to capture the House but President Obama's party has kept the Senate. GOP has picked up nine governorships from Democrats. Republicans took six Senate seats from... | |
| Nov.3 |
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Republicans to fight Obama agenda |
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Fed pumps $600bn into US economy
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Obama says US voters 'frustrated' |
| Nov.9 |
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Gulf oil spill firms 'complacent' |
| Nov.13 |
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US offers Israel settlement plan
| Nov.18 |
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Obama says arms treaty must pass |
| Nov.23 |
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N Korea a serious threat - Obama |
| Nov.24 |
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DeLay guilty of money laundering |
| Nov.26 |
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US warns allies on possible leaks
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| Dec.5 |
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Wikileaks: Saudis 'militants' chief funders' |
| Dec.6 |
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Deal reached on Bush era tax cuts Barack Obama has announced a bipartisan agreement has been reached to extend soon-to-expire Bush era tax cuts to all Americans
| Dec.7 |
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US drops settlement freeze demand |
| Dec.11 |
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US envoy Holbrooke in 'critical condition' |
| Dec.13 |
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U.S. diplomat Holbrooke dies Richard C. Holbrooke spearheaded the end of the Bosnian war and served as the Obama administration's point man in the Afghan-Pakistan zone
| Dec.15 |
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U.S. to sue BP over Gulf of Mexico oil spill
The federal government joined the dozens of lawsuits against BP and several other companies over the massive oil spill, seeking unlimited pe...
| Dec.16 |
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Obama says Afghan effort on track |
| Dec.18 |
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US soldier gay ban set for repeal |
| Dec.21 |
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Senator: Bomber's release not justified |
| Dec.22 |
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Obama signs law ending military gay ban US President Barack Obama has signed a landmark law allowing gay people serving in the military to be open about their sexuality
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Obama hails nuclear treaty vote The US president has welcomed the US Senate's ratification of a much-delayed nuclear arms treaty with Russia
| Dec.23 |
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US attacks 'sacred war' threats |
| Dec.27 |
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US attacks Russia tycoon verdict |