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Galifianakis Grills Obama on 'Between Two Ferns'

What should we do about North Ikea, anyway?

(Newser) - President Obama turned the tables a bit on host Zach Galifianakis during an appearance on Between Two Ferns that's out today. Galifianakis' goal during the awkward interview show is to make his subjects feel uncomfortable, but Obama gave as good as he got: "It must kinda stink, though,...

Oops: Obama Misspells Aretha's 'R-E-S-P-E-C-T'

Franklin performs at 'Women of Soul' White House event

(Newser) - President Obama botched a very popular song lyric—and one that's pretty easy to remember if you know how to spell—last night at the White House's "Women of Soul" performance, the AP reports. "When Aretha [Franklin] first told us what R-S-P-E-C-T meant to her,"...

Obama, Putin Have Hour-long Talk on Ukraine

US president urges direct talks between Russia and Ukraine, to no avail

(Newser) - President Obama made clear to Vladimir Putin in a one-hour phone call this afternoon that the US thinks Russia's moves in Ukraine are violating that nation's sovereignty, the White House said today. The US president told Putin that there was still a way to resolve the dispute diplomatically—...

Obama: US Is Looking to 'Isolate' Russia

Says Moscow is 'on wrong side of history'

(Newser) - President Obama says the US is taking a series of economic and diplomatic steps that would "isolate" Russia, declaring today that Moscow "is on the wrong side of history" in Ukraine—not to mention in violation of international law. Vladimir Putin, he warned, as per the AP , faces...

How Should Washington Deal With Russia?

Pundits call for sanctions

(Newser) - With Russia taking control of Crimea, experts agree on the gravity of the situation: In the New York Times , Charles King calls it "the gravest crisis in Europe since the end of the Cold War." How should Washington proceed? Pundits weigh in:
  • At CNN , Fareed Zakaria calls for
...

Crimea Crisis: Obama&#39;s Toughest Test?
 Russia: Troops 
 Are Staying Put 
UPDATED
Mar 3, 2014 7:54 AM CST

Russia: Troops Are Staying Put

Obama faces test in Ukraine crisis

(Newser) - Russian troops won't leave the Ukraine until the situation is "normalized," foreign minister Sergei Lavrov said today, arguing that Russia was defending its own citizens by invading. The people who ousted pro-Russian president Viktor Yanukovych "intend to make use of the fruits of their victory to...

Obama to Putin: Pull Out of Ukraine

Presidents speak on phone for 90 minutes: White House

(Newser) - President Obama has called on Vladimir Putin to de-escalate tensions in Ukraine by pulling his forces back to bases in the country's Crimean region and to refrain from any interference elsewhere in Ukraine. The White House says Obama delivered that message to Putin during a 90-minute telephone conversation. But...

Ukraine's Military At the Ready: Acting PM

But Arseniy Yatsenyuk 'convinced' Russia won't intervene

(Newser) - Ukraine's acting prime minister is "convinced" that Russia's military won't intervene in his country—but Ukraine's military is prepared for action. If Moscow were to make such a move, "this would be the beginning of war and the end of all relations," says...

Obama Warns Russia Over Ukraine Intervention

President says 'there will be costs' if Moscow uses force

(Newser) - After another day of fast-moving and confusing developments in Ukraine, President Obama warned Russia to butt out of that nation's affairs. Obama said "there will be costs" for any military intervention, though he declined to specify what they may be. He said the US is "deeply concerned"...

Why Obama Is First President to Admit, 'I Got High'

It's part of his first tangible move as president to help young black men

(Newser) - In announcing his My Brother's Keeper initiative yesterday to help the nation's young black men, President Obama became the first president to publicly utter the phrase, "I got high," notes an analysis in the Washington Post . Why? Obama wanted to remind the teens behind him at...

Obama Is Chucking His Green Legacy With Keystone
Obama Is Chucking His
Green Legacy With Keystone
OPINION
Feb 27, 2014 12:46 PM CST

Obama Is Chucking His Green Legacy With Keystone

Rep. Raul Grijalva: Keystone approval marks a return to Bush-era policies

(Newser) - President Obama's environmental record is a "tremendous improvement" from the Bush-Cheney days, but he's on the verge of destroying it with the Keystone XL oil pipeline, writes Democratic congressman Raul Grijalva in the New York Times . The proposed pipeline is a perfect example of how such projects...

Obama Warns Karzai US Ready to Pull All Troops Out

If Karzai won't sign security deal, plans for a contingency force may be scrapped

(Newser) - President Obama scolded Hamid Karzai by phone today and warned him that the US is preparing to bring home all its troops at the end of the year, instead of leaving a contingency force behind, reports Politico . Karzai refuses to sign a security deal that, among other things, would grant...

Obama OKs Nuclear Deal With Vietnam

The '123 agreement' lets US firms into Vietnam's nuclear market

(Newser) - President Barack Obama has approved an agreement for civilian nuclear cooperation between the US and Vietnam in a sign of deepening ties between the former foes. The US and Vietnamese governments reached agreement in October. Congress now has 90 days to review it. If lawmakers do nothing, the deal will...

Ted Nugent Apologizes for Obama Slam

Rocker does after taking flak from Rand Paul, others

(Newser) - If you missed the latest Ted Nugent escapade, he issued one of his typical diatribes against Barack Obama that likened the US president to a "subhuman mongrel." It's the reaction to it that seems to be getting more attention, however. Rand Paul, for instance, tweeted that the...

China to Obama: Don't Meet Dalai Lama

Move will 'gravely damage' relations, Beijing warns

(Newser) - China has warned President Obama that he will inflict "grave damages upon the China-US relationship" if he meets with the Dalai Lama today as planned. The White House says the president will meet the Tibetan spiritual leader as a show of concern for human rights in China—a move...

Obama Snubs GOP, Ditches Social Security Cuts

Olive branch to Boehner is rescinded

(Newser) - President Obama is done playing nice with the budget. The White House will be ditching a proposal to curtail Social Security cost-of-living increases, along with other policies that he included last year in an attempt to reach out to Republicans, the Wall Street Journal reports. "This year, the administration...

Ukraine President: We've Got a Truce

Development comes as US, EU consider sanctions

(Newser) - It's a welcome break from the violence in Kiev: Ukraine's president and opposition leaders say they have agreed to a truce, reports Reuters . The development comes a day after a crackdown in Kiev left more than two dozen dead and hundreds more injured, prompting the US and Europe...

Obama to Art History Majors: Sorry I Dissed Your Field

Sends professor handwritten note

(Newser) - At the end of January, President Obama raised the ire of art historians with a comment about their field; now he's apologizing, via a handwritten note. Speaking at a Milwaukee-area General Electric plant, Obama told the crowd: "I promise you, folks can make a lot more, potentially, with...

Minimum Wage Hike Will Help 16.5M, Cost 500K Jobs
Minimum Wage Hike Would Help 16.5M, Cost 500K Jobs
CBO REPORT
Feb 19, 2014 4:40 AM CST

Minimum Wage Hike Would Help 16.5M, Cost 500K Jobs

CBO says Dems, GOP both right on Obama plan

(Newser) - Democrats argue that President Obama's plan to raise the minimum wage will lift people out of poverty, while Republicans say the move will kill jobs—and the nonpartisan Congressional Budget Office says they're both right. The CBO has stoked debate with a report estimating that the plan to...

Obama's Going to Binge on His Favorite TV Shows

He's a big fan of 'True Detective'

(Newser) - So how does a president unwind on a Presidents' Day weekend? Binging on his favorite TV shows, of course. First came a report from Michael D. Shear of the New York Times that President Obama made a personal request of HBO chief Richard Plepler to send him DVDs of True ...

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