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Obama makes surprise call to US radio phone-in show - BBC News

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New York Daily News	Obama makes surprise call to US radio phone-in show BBC News US President Barack Obama has made a surprise call to a radio show featuring outgoing Virginia Governor Tim Kaine. Disguised initially as "Barry from DC", President Barack Obama calls live radio phone-in as "Barry from DC"Mirror.co.uk 'It's Barry from DC here'The Sun NewsPoliticsPresident Obama Punk'd pal outgoing Virginia Gov. Tim Kaine on New York Daily News In Entertainment (blog) -Politics Daily (blog) -FOXNews
BBC News	Obama's smart pick for cyber czar: Howard Schmidt Christian Science Monitor The president's cyber czar has the right credentials for this important job, but he'll need Obama's visible backing to do it. By the Monitor's Editorial President Obama hires US's first cybersecurity tsarTelegraph.co.uk President Barack Obama identifies five priority areas for the new SC Magazine UK Obama selects US cybersecurity coordinatorITWorld Canada FierceTelecom -Nextgov -guardian.co.uk
ABC News	On Health Care Promises, I Agree With Obama: "We ARE Tired" (VIDEO) Huffington Post (blog) There's a lot of righteous - and rightful - outrage that President Obama is now blatantly lying about his campaign promise to give every American a choice After dealing with US healthcare, no wonder Barack Obama needs a doctorTelegraph.co.uk After Senate Healthcare Vote, Obama Heads to HawaiiU.S. News & World Report Obama Says History Will Be Made On Health CareNPR (blog) Politico -The Swamp (blog) -Portfolio.com (blog)
Kansas City Star	Inside Obama's small banker meeting Politico President Obama, flanked by Senior White House Adviser Valerie Jarrett, makes a statement in the Roosevelt Room, Community Bankers Meet With ObamaWall Street Journal Obama has another photo op with bankersThe Daily Deal Obama Encourages Small Banks to Lend to Small BizWebCPA The Business Journal -Financial-Planning.com -American Banking News
New York Times (blog)	Not a fan of Santa: Bo Obama's barks upstage Michelle, Malia and Sasha at Los Angeles Times (blog) Stealing the spotlight from First Lady Michelle Obama and daughters Malia and Sasha is no easy prospect -- unless you're arguably the world's most beloved Obama's shot-in-the-armThe Sun Michelle Obama and daughters visit children's hospitalChicago Tribune Michelle Obama Has Christmas Red OnNew York Magazine The Associated Press -AFP -Examiner.com
MiamiHerald.com	Key and Obama together for Christmas? Stuff.co.nz CHRISTMAS IN HAWAII: President Obama and Mr Key are both heading to the islands for the festive season. Barack Obama's Top Ten Foreign Policy FolliesTelegraph.co.uk (blog) Obama Outlines 1st Year AccomplishmentsVoice of America Review of the Year 2009: Obama's AmericaIndependent Huffington Post (blog) -Rediff -Washington Post
Telegraph.co.uk	President Obama, don't waste your time on Russian-American nuke talks. - Fred Slate 23, 2009, at 5:59 PM ET President Barack Obama and Russian President Dmitry Medvedev As the United States and Russia near completion of a new strategic arms US: Arms talks with Russia to drag into 2010The Associated Press 2010 to be key year in fight against nuclear armsReuters The world without nuclear weaponsPakistan Daily Mail Huffington Post (blog) -Christian Science Monitor -The Gazette (Montreal)
MiamiHerald.com	Guantanamo prison may have to stay open until 2011 The Associated Press WASHINGTON — President Barack Obama's commitment to close the US detention center at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, by next month may be delayed until 2011 because Report: Obama Now Aims to Close Guantanamo by 2011truthout NY Times: Closure of Guantanamo Prison Will Take Longer Than ExpectedVoice of America Long wait for terror detainees to be movedThe Age Bloomberg -Minneapolis Star Tribune -JURIST
Reuters	Woman arrested for threatening to kill Michelle Obama Telegraph.co.uk Agents arrested her in Hawaii after she said she knew specific details of where President Barack Obama and his wife will be staying during a visit there Woman who had threatened Michelle Obama has been arrestedThaindian.com Woman arrested over Michelle Obama death threatNEWS.com.au Woman in federal custody after threatening First Lady Michelle ObamaExaminer.com MyStateline.com -The Frisky -ShortNews.com
Malaysia Star	Obama: climate change disappointment justified The Associated Press WASHINGTON — President Barack Obama says the public is justified in its disappointment with the outcome of the United Nations climate change summit. Obama: 'People Are Justified in Being Disappointed About Copenhagen'Newsweek (blog) Transcript: Obama Talks With PBS' Jim LehrerTPM LiveWire (blog) Barack Obama interview News Hour Jim LehrerExaminer.com NewsHour -The Hill (blog) -Washington Post all 97 news articles »

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After dealing with US healthcare, no wonder Barack Obama needs a doctor - Telegraph.co.uk

Dec 23, 2009 in Uncategorized

Times Online	After dealing with US healthcare, no wonder Barack Obama needs a doctor Telegraph.co.uk Though victory is near, the Left is angry with Barack Obama over health care. "A parody of leadership," blasted Robert Samuelson in the Washington Post. Obama seeks unity over health care billSydney Morning Herald Obama: No vacation until Senate passes health billThe Associated Press If Obama Was a Liberal We'd Have a Better BillHuffington Post (blog) The Press Association -The Market Oracle -Financial Times
guardian.co.uk	Obama, family heading to Hawaii on Christmas Eve AFP WASHINGTON — US President Barack Obama will head to Hawaii with his family on Christmas Eve, the White House said, after lawmakers moved up a key vote on Obama's shot-in-the-armThe Sun No peeking: Obama getting Christmas 'sports stuff'The Associated Press Obama Kids Dreaming of a White (House) ChristmasPeople Magazine Washington Post -Chicago Sun-Times (blog) -New York Times (blog)
Telegraph.co.uk	'Black folks' not neglected, Obama says National Post Almost one year after African-Americans celebrated the inauguration of the US's first black president, Barack Obama is rejecting complaints he's done too Barack Obama's Top Ten Foreign Policy FolliesTelegraph.co.uk (blog) Review of the Year 2009: Obama's AmericaIndependent One year on: Obama gets mixed reviews on foreign policyXinhua Washington Post (blog) -WiredPRNews.com (press release) -ZNet
Sydney Morning Herald	Michelle Obama In Christmas Death Threat Sky News A woman accused of threatening to "blow away" Michelle Obama on the family's Christmas trip to Hawaii has been arrested by the US Secret Service. Woman arrested for threatening to kill Michelle ObamaTelegraph.co.uk Woman held in Hawaii after Michelle Obama threatThe Associated Press Woman who threatened to 'blow away' US First Lady Michelle Obama during Herald Sun Thaindian.com -KITV.com -UPI.com
CNET News	Obama names a cyber security chief Boston Globe On the White House website yesterday, John Brennan, assistant to President Obama for homeland security, said Schmidt will have regular access to the Obama picks Schmidt as cyber-security chiefReuters Obama ready to announce cybersecurity chiefguardian.co.uk Obama chooses cybersecurity chiefFinancial Times ComputerWeekly.com -Xinhua -AFP
Reuters	Obama Pledges More Support for Community Banks to Spur Lending Bloomberg 23 (Bloomberg) -- President Barack Obama told a dozen community bankers that he'll work to streamline regulations as Treasury Department data show there Obama asks regional banks to up lendingFinancial Times President Barack Obama vows to cut red tape for small banksChicago Tribune Obama urges community banks to lend moreCNNMoney.com Christian Science Monitor -The Associated Press -NorthJersey.com
Seattle Post Intelligencer	2010 to be key year in fight against nuclear arms Reuters In April, US President Barack Obama declared in a speech in Prague that the United States was committed "to seek the peace and security of a world without Obama: Is He Nixon Reborn?Huffington Post (blog) US and Russia to miss deadline, again, on renewed START treatyChristian Science Monitor Arms control talks between US, Russia to resume mid-JanuaryXinhua The Gazette (Montreal) -Moscow News -RadioFreeEurope/RadioLiberty (blog)
UPI.com	President Obama visits children in Northeast Washington Washington Post President Barack Obama made a 25-minute stop at the Richard England Clubhouse and Community Center in Northeast Washington on Monday to read to 27 members PRESIDENT OBAMA DROPS IN AT CHILDREN'S CENTREDaily Star Obama pleasedCourt sides with American fatherWhite Christmas9&10 News Obama gives out cookies to kidsBigPond News AFP -The Associated Press -Anorak.co.uk (satire)
New York Times (blog)	Ann Nixon Cooper, Named in Obama's Victory Speech, Dies at 107 New York Times By THE NEW YORK TIMES Ann Nixon Cooper, the centenarian lauded by President Obama last year in his election night speech as someone who had witnessed “the Ga. centenarian voter lauded by Obama dies at 107The Associated Press Obama pays tribute to 107-year-old backer who had seen it allUSA Today Remembering Ann Nixon Cooper, Who Had Quite A Life Before Obama Hailed HerNPR (blog) The Spoof (satire) -MyStateline.com -WSMV
MiamiHerald.com	Obama Plan to Move Guantanamo Inmates Draws Protest Bloomberg 22 (Bloomberg) -- President Barack Obama's plan to move accused terrorists from the US prison camp at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, to his adopted home state of Officials seek to reassure Illinois residents on Guantanamo prison transferLos Angeles Times Skeptics dominate hearing on Guantanamo detainees in IllinoisChristian Science Monitor Guantanamo unlikely to close until at least 2011Minneapolis Star Tribune Sarasota Herald-Tribune -Quad City Times -The Associated Press all 398 news articles »

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