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Obama pledges action on inequality
2014-01-29 05:27:41| BBC News | Business | UK Edition
US President Barack Obama delivers his State of the Union address, announcing that he will bypass Congress to take action on economic inequality.
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Obama administration forges deal with tech companies over data requests
2014-01-28 13:21:09| InfoWorld: Top News
Technology companies will be allowed to reveal more details about government data requests under a tentative agreement with the U.S. Department of Justice. The deal announced on Monday is in line with efforts by President Barack Obama's administration to create more transparency about law enforcement and national security orders.
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Politics, legacy loom over Obama decision on Keystone XL pipeline
2014-01-27 05:26:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Reuters: President Barack Obama will lay out an agenda on jobs, the economy and the environment during his State of the Union speech on Tuesday. But he is unlikely to mention the Keystone XL oil pipeline, a politically charged project that could shape his legacy in each area. Some five years after Keystone XL was proposed, Canadian officials, Republicans and some Democrats in conservative U.S. states are expressing frustration over the lack of a decision by the White House on the initiative. The TransCanada...
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Obama: Climate plan will help US negotiate with China, India
2014-01-25 15:00:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
National Journal: President Obama is under no illusion that U.S. climate policies alone can rein in global warming. In newly published comments in The New Yorker, Obama says they're crucial to working with China and India, the world's largest and third-largest greenhouse-gas emitters (the U.S. is No. 2). "This is why I'm putting a big priority on our carbon action plan here. It's not because I'm ignorant of the fact that these emerging countries are going to be a bigger problem than us. It's because it's very hard...
Republican Senators urge Obama to move on Keystone XL pipeline
2014-01-24 11:38:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Reuters: All 45 Republican U.S. Senators urged President Barack Obama on Friday to end delays and approve the northern leg of the Keystone XL pipeline that would connect Canada's tar sands with refiners at the Gulf of Mexico. The letter was timed ahead of the president's annual State of the Union speech on Tuesday, although it is unknown if Obama will make a reference to Keystone. "Given the length of time your administration has studied the Keystone XL pipeline and the public's overwhelming support...
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