List of Barack Obama articles
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TOPSHOT - US President Barack Obama leaves after an event celebrating the Villanova Wildcats men's basketball 2016 NCAA championship win in the East Room of the White House May 31, 2016 in Washington, DC. / AFP / Brendan Smialowski (Photo credit should read BRENDAN SMIALOWSKI/AFP/Getty Images) Barack Obama’s Shaky Legacy on Human Rights
For all his promises — and a Nobel Peace Prize — the Obama presidency delivered more hope than change.
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fp-placeholder-social-share-3-2 Putin’s Masterstroke of Nonretaliation
In refusing to expel U.S. diplomats in response to President Obama’s sanctions, the Russian leader pulled another fast one on the White House.
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fp-placeholder-social-share-3-2 The Best Worst Quotes of 2016
The top 20 bloviations, lies, and just plain dumb lines from U.S. government officials this year.
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fp-placeholder-social-share-3-2 Obama Finally Hits Back at Russia for Election Hack With Sanctions, Expulsions
But the measures may not deter future mischief — and could be undone by Trump.
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TOPSHOT - A member of the Syrian pro-government forces stands amid heavily damaged buildings in Aleppo's 1070 district on November 8, 2016, after troops seized it from rebel fighters. Syrian state media said government forces had advanced southwest of divided second city Aleppo, seizing the 1070 district from rebel forces. The Syrian Observatory for Human Rights monitor also reported the advance, saying it would allow government forces to protect areas already under their control on the southern outskirts of Aleppo. / AFP / GEORGES OURFALIAN (Photo credit should read GEORGES OURFALIAN/AFP/Getty Images) Syria Will Stain Obama’s Legacy Forever
The arc of history is long, but it won't ever judge the president's Syria policy kindly.
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fp-placeholder-social-share-3-2 Kerry’s Mideast Peace Push Is Too Little, Too Late
The U.S. secretary of state’s speech laying out terms for a two-state solution is the final example of the Obama administration’s failure to move the needle on the Israeli-Palestinian conflict.
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fp-placeholder-social-share-3-2 The Last Act of Obama’s Israel Drama May Be His Best
Despite their momentary ascendancy, Bibi, Trump, and Putin are yesterday’s men.
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fp-placeholder-social-share-3-2 Donald Trump’s Pivot Through Asia
President Obama’s signature rebalance to the Pacific never really got off the ground. Could Trump succeed where he failed?
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fp-placeholder-social-share-3-2 Fallout from the U.N., Murder in Moscow? The Weekend Behind, the Week Ahead
What happened in the world over the long holiday weekend.
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fp-placeholder-social-share-3-2 U.S. Abstains From U.N. Vote Condemning Israeli Settlements
The U.N. declares Israeli settlements illegal as United States defies its own past and calls from Trump and Netanyahu for a veto.
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fp-placeholder-social-share-3-2 The Russian Question
Moscow may no longer be a superpower, but its revanchist politics are unsettling the international order. How should Donald Trump deal with Vladimir Putin?
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fp-placeholder-social-share-3-2 Obama to Dismantle Muslim and Arab Tracking System, But Trump Undeterred
Obama may dismantle the surveillance system, but Trump seems poised to put a new one in its place.
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fp-placeholder-social-share-3-2 In the Battle for His Legacy, Obama Opens a New Arctic Front On Trump
Obama’s surprise -- and potentially sticky ban -- on offshore drilling is the latest midnight regulation in the land of the midnight sun.
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fp-placeholder-social-share-3-2 We Need a Cuba Policy That Truly Serves the Cuban People
Clearly, changes are coming to U.S.-Cuba policy under Trump. But what to replace Obama’s policy with?
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fp-placeholder-social-share-3-2 His Excellency, Sheikh Donald of the House of Trump
Why the president-elect is already a big hit in the Persian Gulf.
