Known as the ‘Counter-External Operations Task Force,’ the group will be designed to go after terrorist networks plotting attacks against the West.
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Obama finally meets 6-year-old who wrote to him about adopting Syrian boy
The president was so touched by the boy’s handwritten letter that he read it out aloud at a U.N. summit on refugees in September.
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Businesses cheer ruling against new overtime rules
A federal court blocked an Obama administration rule that made more than 4 million workers eligible for more pay.
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Federal regulation bans new mining near Yellowstone
A new federal rule puts a two-year moratorium on new mining claims near the famous national park.
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Obama warns against taking democracy ‘for granted’ during Berlin visit
Obama and German Chancellor Angela Merkel each made statements that appear to serve as a point-by-point refutation of some of President-elect Trump’s most contentious foreign policy pledges.
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Obama calls for course correction on globalization
In Athens address, President encouraged world leaders to reach out to those alienated by interconnected world.
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Obama offers Greeks reassurance about U.S. commitment to NATO
Despite the U.S. election, the Greek government has pinned its hopes on the U.S. president to help persuade its more reluctant international creditors to grant it debt relief.
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Obama tells ‘spooky story’ to Samantha Bee: ‘Trump could be president’
His late-night appearance is among many in recent weeks in which he urges young people to vote in the presidential election.
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Obama promises trips to Mars
President restated his goal of sending manned missions to red planet by 2030s
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Congress passes bill allowing 9/11 victims’ families to sue Saudi Arabia
President Obama is expected to veto the legislation.