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Petition calls for Obama to be tried for ‘war crimes’ in The Hague
A petition accusing Barack Obama of war crimes and demanding he be prosecuted has been published on the White House website. It has already gained about 4,000 signatures. "We demand conviction of a war criminal Barack Obama and trial in the International Criminal Court in Hague. He is guilty of crimes not only against the...
Obama lays out 2017 spending priorities in final White House budget
U.S. President Barack Obama unveils his final White House budget on Tuesday with a blueprint for fiscal year 2017 that will lay out his spending proposals for priorities from fighting Islamic State to providing for the poor. The budget for the fiscal year beginning on Oct. 1 is largely a political document and is unlikely to be...
Obama oil tax proposal would cost motorists
Consumers will likely pay the price for President Obama's proposed $10 tax per-barrel of oil, an administration official and a prominent analyst said Thursday. Energy companies will simply pass along the cost to consumers, Patrick DeHaan, senior petroleum analyst for GasBuddy.com, which tracks gas prices nationwide, said in...
Boxed in as first lady, Mrs Obama prepares for freedom
Michelle Obama says she's not running for president, but that hasn't stopped people from hoping. She's become a megastar in the White House, and she's now poised for a new career — and a chance to speak her mind freely. Over the past several years she's transformed the image of the first lady and has...
Obama to propose new oil tax to fund $300 billion in transportation spending
A new White House plan to combat climate change and update transportation systems would impose a fee of $10 per barrel of oil to fund $300 billion in spending over the next decade. President Barack Obama is expected to make his case to Congress next week. Promoting a “21st century clean transportation system,” the...
President Obama seeks $1.1 billion to fight heroin and opiate epidemic
Heroin and opioid painkillers killed more people in 2014 than car accidents. As heroin- and opioid-related deaths have reached unprecedented levels in the United States, President Barack Obama has asked for an additional $1.1 billion to fund treatment of heroin and opiate addiction. The White House released the proposal...
5 Ways Obama Wants to Change Retirement Accounts
President Obama has already introduced a new type of retirement account: the myRA. In his 2017 budget, he plans to further tweak the retirement account system. Here are some of the 401(k) and IRA changes Obama is proposing: Pooled 401(k) plans. Setting up and managing a 401(k) plan can be burdensome for small businesses. Under...
Chances of Obama closing Gitmo slim to none – human rights lawyer
President Obama’s final year in office marks the Guantanamo Bay detention facility’s 15th year in operation. RT interviewed David Remes, a lawyer who has advised over a dozen Gitmo inmates, about the rising stakes facing the remaining prisoners there. Remes, who left a lucrative position in corporate law in 2008 to...
Sundance 2016: What was the Obamas’ first date like?
The story of how Barack and Michelle met is among many films making waves at Sundance. The 2016 Sundance Film Festival is under way but many of the most anticipated films still haven’t screened. One of the movies attendees are looking forward to is Southside with You, which dramatises Barack and Michelle Obama’s...
Obama approves air strikes against Islamic State in Afghanistan
The Obama administration has granted the U.S. military new authorities to strike the Islamic State in Afghanistan, signaling a more sustained fight against the extremist group outside of its base in Iraq and Syria, officials said on Wednesday, according to The Washington Post. A defense official, speaking on condition of...
U.S. prisoners leave Iran, arrive in Germany, as Obama hails win for diplomacy
Three Iranian-Americans arrived in Germany after leaving Tehran on Sunday in a prisoner swap that followed the lifting of most international sanctions on Iran under a deal U.S. President Barack Obama said cut off Tehran's path to a nuclear bomb. In a sign of sustained readiness to track Iranian compliance with remaining...
Putin, Obama call for de-escalation of tensions between Saudi Arabia and Iran
Russian President Vladimir Putin and his US counterpart, Barack Obama, have stressed the necessity of easing tensions between Iran and Saudi Arabia in view of the ongoing diplomatic crisis between the two countries. The two leaders had a telephone conversation on Wednesday, the Kremlin reported, adding that it had been held at...