Obama's decision on U.S. Deportations poses political risks
By Jeff Mason and Julia Edwards WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Barack Obama's decision on possible changes to U.S. Deportation policy sets up an election-year skirmish that could help Democrats win points with their political base while irritating Republicans who are open to immigration reform. "¦ Ref. Source 1
In Obama's White House, the Buck Stops Nowhere
What does it take to get fired from a job in the Barack Obama administration? Only in this White House could a Cabinet Secretary get not just one but two public presidential statements of confidence as internal documents emerge showing that an agency knew about fraud, and left the problem to such"¦
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President Barack Obama will defend his foreign policy today in a commencement address at the U.S. Military Academy at West Point and lay out an interventionist, but not over-reaching plan, White House officials say.
The speech comes amid stinging criticism of the President's foreign policy following a trip to Asia last month. Obama, who has carefully avoided mentioning any sort of military confrontation in his responses to the challenges in Syria and Ukraine, hit back at his critics, saying his goal is to avoid costly errors on the world stage. Ref. CNN
President Barack Obama defended his foreign policy record and laid out his plan for how to deal with the future and told those attending the graduation ceremony at the U.S. Military Academy that "America must always lead on the world stage."
The military "Always will be the backbone of that leadership," Obama said, but U.S. Military action "Cannot be the only -- or primary -- component of our leadership in every instance."
The President said he would continue to push for closing the terrorist detention facility at Guantanamo Bay "Because American values and legal traditions don't permit the indefinite detention of people beyond our borders."
"I believe in American exceptionalism with every fiber of my being," Obama said. "But what makes us exceptional is not our ability to flout international norms and the rule of law; it's our willingness to affirm them through our actions." Ref. CNN
President Obama called on Congress Tuesday to back a $1 billion effort to boost the U.S. Military presence across Europe, as he sought to ease anxiety among NATO allies who are wary of Russia's threatening moves in Ukraine. The president made the remarks while on a trip to Poland. Ref. USAToday
Relentless Incompetence: Americans Are Giving Up on Obama
Over the last several months, the American public has had a hard and clear look at the executive talent inside the White House, and has begun to despair for real leadership and competence. It appears in the sixth year of the Barack Obama presidency, that moment has arrived. The results showed"¦ Ref. Source 4
Obama longs to break out of White House bubble
RANCHO MIRAGE, Calif. (AP) - It's perhaps appropriate that President Barack Obama is vacationing this weekend in California, where the state flag features a roaming grizzly. Ref. Source 5