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President Obama to Enter Debt Ceiling Talks

President Barack Obama indicated Friday he is ready to take over the budget deficit / debt ceiling negotiations, inviting Senate leaders to the White House next week, as the continuing impasse pushes the U.S. closer to a potential default.

White House urged to maintain distance from Google

US President Obama speaks to the media alongside Google CEO Schmidt in Washington.
Consumer Watchdog on Friday said the White House's close relationship with the Google is inappropriate, as the Internet search company is currently under review by Federal Trade Commission (FTC) and the Department of Justice, a report said on Friday.
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National Education Association endorses President Obama’s re-election

Obama Orders Troop Cuts in Afghanistan

President Barack Obama began the steady retreat from Afghanistan Wednesday, saying in a televised speech the United States has largely achieved its goals and the withdrawal of troops will now begin.
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Obama to Announce Afghanistan Withdrawal Plan

President Barack Obama will announce the withdrawal of 10,000 American troops from Afghanistan this year, and another 20,000 troops, the remainder of the 2009 surge, by the end of next summer, administration officials say.
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CBO: Without Action, National Debt Will Exceed GDP in 2021

How big could the national debt get? Well, to paraphrase a line popularized by actor William Shatner, if Congressional lawmakers can not agree on a deficit reduction package, it’s going to get ‘really big’ -- grow to a total larger than the U.S. economy.
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After Ron Paul speech, Obama tries to woo 'young people tired of US wars'

Only days after Ron Paul famously said his candidacy is a response to endless, undeclared, unwinnable wars dumped on the young people, White House sources frantically confirmed that President Obama will shortly announce his plans to withdraw 10,000 troops from Afghanistan in a phased manner by the end of 2011.
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Michelle Obama & Family in South Africa: The Latest Photos

On Monday June 20th, First Lady Michelle Obama began her first official state visit to Africa. Accompanied by her family, sans her husband U.S. President Barack Obama, Michelle hopes to use this trip to strengthen diplomatic relations between the United States and Africa.
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U.S Government: Hackers to face stricter sentences

In the wake of the revelation that both the U.S. Senate and CIA's websites were hacked, the White House has called for stricter sentences for any hacker caught breaking into a government's private computer networks.
Department of Homeland Security (DHS) researchers use advanced modeling and simulation equipment as they work on the DHS Control Systems Security Program (CSSP) at the Idaho National Laboratory in Idaho Falls, Idaho

Cyber War: Feds strike back with National Cyber Range project

The US government, which has faced a slew of cyber attacks in recent months, has gone on the offensive by working on National Cyber Range project, a platform that will function as a test-bed for cutting-edge cyber defense technologies and help train cyber warriors.
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Obama's Twitter account to see hectic activity; more personal tweets to be signed '-BO'

President Obama's twitter account has 8.6 million followers and counting. But it has been his White House staff that has been tweeting on his behalf. But today, Obama's twitter followers were greeted by a tweet that notified the public that from now on, his tweets will be signed -BO. Welcome to a new @BarackObama. From now on, #Obama2012 staff will manage this account; tweets from the President will be signed-BO, Obama's tweet read.
Washington's First CIO, Vivek Kundra to Resign in Mid August

Washington's First CIO, Vivek Kundra to Resign in Mid August

The United States' first chief information officer (CIO) Vivek Kundra, 36, will resign and leave the Obama administration in middle of August, according to the White House. After resignation he plans to take on a fellowship post at Harvard University.

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