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Obama trade dilemma: Scant support from Democrats

Sat, 15 Jun 2013 12:29:46 -0400

WASHINGTON - As President Barack Obama pushes an ambitious agenda to liberalize global trading, political trade wars already are forming, and they're with fellow Democrats rather than with Republicans, his usual antagonists.

White House lawyer replacing retiring CIA deputy

Thu, 13 Jun 2013 03:43:45 -0400

WASHINGTON - CIA Deputy Director Michael Morell is stepping down and being replaced by White House lawyer Avril Haines, who will be the first woman to hold the post.

CIA deputy director Michael Morell retires

Wed, 12 Jun 2013 18:09:50 -0400

WASHINGTON - CIA Deputy Director Michael Morell, who defended harsh interrogation techniques and was involved with the fallout after the attack on the diplomatic outpost in Benghazi, Libya, announced his retirement Wednesday.

Obama, Xi signal new start with walk in the desert

Sun, 09 Jun 2013 15:13:27 -0400

PALM SPRINGS, California - It may not have been Ronald Reagan and Mikhail Gorbachev's Cold War walk by a frozen lake in Switzerland.

Highlights of US-China talks

Sat, 08 Jun 2013 19:34:07 -0400

Highlights of issues President Barack Obama discussed with Chinese President Xi Jinping during a weekend summit, as described by White House national security adviser Tom Donilon during a briefing for U.S. and Chinese media after the talks had concluded:

Obama outlines cyber problems for Chinese leader

Sat, 08 Jun 2013 18:13:18 -0400

RANCHO MIRAGE, California - President Barack Obama's national security adviser says the president described for China's leader the types of problems the U.S. has faced from cyber intrusions and theft of intellectual property.

US official: China, US aligned on North Korea

Sat, 08 Jun 2013 18:10:05 -0400

RANCHO MIRAGE, California - A top U.S. national security official says President Barack Obama and Chinese President Xi Jinping found "quite a bit of alignment" on the subject of North Korea and agreed that North Korea has to be denuclearized.

Disappointment in China over Mrs. Obama's absence

Thu, 06 Jun 2013 10:02:40 -0400

WASHINGTON - While President Barack Obama is meeting up with China's president in California this weekend, some Chinese are disappointed that first lady Michelle Obama won't be on the trip.

Obama names outspoken Rice as his security adviser

Wed, 05 Jun 2013 20:04:16 -0400

WASHINGTON - Defying Republican critics, President Barack Obama named outspoken diplomat Susan Rice as his national security adviser Wednesday, giving her a larger voice in U.S. foreign policy despite accusations that she misled the nation in the aftermath of the deadly attack on Americans in Benghazi, Libya.

Libya brought Rice success and disappointment

Wed, 05 Jun 2013 19:55:37 -0400

UNITED NATIONS - Libya brought Susan Rice her biggest success and, ultimately, caused her greatest professional disappointment.

UK, French claims put Obama in tough spot on Syria

Wed, 05 Jun 2013 18:54:04 -0400

WASHINGTON - President Barack Obama is facing a new quandary from a pair of assertive allies, France and Britain, that suggest his stated "red line" for more forceful U.S. action in the Syrian civil war has been crossed with solid evidence of chemical weapons use by the Assad regime.

Hacking overshadows closer US-China military ties

Wed, 29 May 2013 00:49:22 -0400

BEIJING - U.S. National Security Adviser Tom Donilon has pushed for stronger military relations with China as part of preparations for a summit next month between President Barack Obama and China's Xi Jinping.

Russia wary of deeper nuclear arms cuts

Thu, 23 May 2013 10:19:11 -0400

MOSCOW - Russia's top military officer on Thursday voiced skepticism about deeper nuclear arms cuts, saying they should require parallel reductions in non-nuclear precision weapons.