Tag: barack obama
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Obama Wins Re-election With Romney Defeated in Key States
Barack Obama, the post-partisan candidate of hope who became the first black U.S. president, won re-election today by overcoming four years of economic discontent with a mix of political populism and electoral math. Obama defeated Republican Mitt Romney, according to television network projections that show the president winning more than the 270 electoral votes needed […]
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North Korea moves long-range rocket to launch site
(MSNBC.COM) SEOUL, South Korea — North Korea has moved a long-range ballistic rocket to its northwestern launch site in preparation for a launch, South Korea told The Associated Press on Sunday. North Korea has said it will launch a satellite into space on a long-range rocket next month as part of its peaceful space program […]
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US to plan military expansion in Guam
President Barack Obama plans to curtail a plan costing as much as $21.1 billion to expand the U.S. military’s presence in Guam and instead will rotate some of the Marines through the Asia-Pacific region, people familiar with the matter said. The administration now intends to send about 4,500 U.S. Marines stationed in Japan to Guam […]