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Obama: shouldn't relish Gaddafi death footage

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President Barack Obama took issue on Tuesday with the broadcasting of former Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi's bloody demise, saying even those who had done terrible things deserved decorum in death.

Obama says Gaddafi missed chance for democracy

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President Barack Obama said on Tuesday former Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi missed his chance to bring democracy to his country and described his death as a message to dictators around the world.
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Obama to Tout Housing Aid on Western Campaign Swing

President Barack Obama will tout newly unveiled measures on Monday aimed at aiding struggling homeowners and easing the U.S. housing crisis on the first leg of a campaign-style swing through western states crucial to his re-election in 2012.
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Obama to Unveil Housing Plan on Campaign Swing

President Barack Obama will unveil new measures to help struggling homeowners on Monday in the first leg of a campaign-style swing through western states that may be crucial to his re-election in 2012.
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Obama Student Loan Initiative Comes With Risk

Consider that higher education isn't the ticket to a guaranteed job like it once was. Consider also that education costs have been rising far above and beyond core economic inflation, making it arguably less valuable. Consider also that student loans are the one debt that Americans can't get out of.
U.S. President George W. Bush listens as U.S. Army soldiers sing "The Army Song" during a stop at Fort Hood, Texas, January 3, 2003. Bush addressed the soldiers and their families about the possiblity of military action against Iraq.

U.S. Troops to Leave Iraq by Year-End (PHOTOS)

President Barack Obama announced the withdrawal of U.S. troops (by the end of 2011), in the briefing room of the White House, on Oct. 21. He further said that the United States would fulfill its promise of pulling troops out of Iraq.
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Obama Plans Moves to Ease Mortgages, Student Loans

President Barack Obama this week will announce a series of actions to help the economy that will not require congressional approval, including an initiative to make it easier for homeowners to refinance their mortgages, a White House official said.
Texas Governor Perry speaks at the Iowa Faith & Freedom Coalition's Presidential Forum in Des Moines

Perry, Bachmann Take Veiled Swipes at Cain in Iowa

Republicans Rick Perry and Michele Bachmann took veiled swipes at surging presidential rival Herman Cain on Saturday as six of the party's White House hopefuls courted social conservatives at an Iowa forum.
Ali Abdullah Saleh

U.N. Urges Yemen President to Step Down Immediately

The U.N. Security Council voted unanimously on Friday to condemn Yemen’s bloody crackdown on peaceful protesters and endorsed an initiative aimed at securing President Ali Abdullah Saleh’s commitment to leave office.
Gadhfi's Death Bring Celebration and Joy in Libya

Gadhafi Dead: Pictures of Celebration in Libya

After ruling Libya for 42 years, his era of brutality and hegemony ended on Thursday, as Libyan fighters captured Col. Moammar Gadhafi in the town of Sirte. He was found hiding with others, in a hole, from where he was dragged through the roads and then brutally shot in his head. As soon as news of his death hit television and news channels, Libyans and supporters from all over the world started celebrating the end of the tyrant's reign.

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