Barack Obama
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A year ago, Obama told the nation he was stepping back from military intervention. On Wednesday, he made a starkly different announcement: what amounted to a declaration of war
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Editorial: The president offers a plan couched in terms of defending America and degrading Isis but he needs to add to it a diplomatic effort to help settle the Shia-Sunni conflict
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Afzal Ashraf: Involving regional countries in the conflict represents the most immature part of a risky US plan
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Head to head: While President Obama has committed to military action to ‘degrade and destroy’ Isis, the UK has so far taken more of a back seat. Should we join forces with the US? Frank Ledwidge and Hayder al-Khoei debate the options
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Gary Younge: Americans want him to ‘do something’ about catastrophes abroad while withdrawing from the role of world policeman
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Scott Lemieux: Conservatives want to protect your right to an avoidable death due to a lack of health insurance. It’s the principle of the thing
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US House of Representatives 12hr 50min ago
Congress shrugs off legal concerns to support Obama over Isis offensive
11 Sep 2014: John Boeher says president’s plans may not go far enough but insists ‘We ought to give the president what he’s asking for’ -
Missouri 13hr 14min ago
Missouri to implement nation's most stringent abortion waiting periods
11 Sep 2014: State lawmakers override governor’s veto to enact 72-hour delay, that includes no exception for rape or incest -
Republicans 13hr 25min ago
Republican presidential hopefuls use Obama's Isis speech to stake ground for 2016
11 Sep 2014: Republican hem and haw on how they would confront Isis, as Rand Paul calls Libya ‘a jihadist wonderland’ and Ted Cruz talks about borders -
US Congress 16hr 55min ago
Firebomb attempt made on US congressman's office in Missouri
11 Sep 2014: Federal investigators looking into incident at Kansas City office of Emanuel Cleaver after smashed alcohol bottles found
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Tony Abbott 4hr 5min ago
Terrorism alert level raised to high, but Tony Abbott says no attack is imminent
12 Sep 2014: Prime minister says the change should make no difference to normal activity, but people might notice more security -
Obama administration 10hr 35min ago
Seven key points from Obama's Isis speech and what they actually mean
11 Sep 2014: US national security editor Spencer Ackerman breaks down the omissions, inversions and problems of Obama’s Isis speech -
Barack Obama 11hr 46min ago
Middle East countries sign up to Obama's coalition against Isis
11 Sep 2014: Leaders of Egypt, Iraq, Jordan and Lebanon pledge to ‘stand united’ and express openness to contribute to US war effort -
TV news 13hr 32min ago
Jay Carney and John McCain clash over Isis: 'I think we have to agree to disagree'
11 Sep 2014: Obama’s former press secretary attempts to sell president’s position as McCain accuses administration of distorting facts -
Syria 15hr 9min ago
Illegal? Irrational? Irrelevant? Obama's Isis address falls down on every front
11 Sep 2014:Barack Obama's announcement last night about the war against the Islamic State (Isis) – which he prefers to call Isil – was filled with euphemisms, questionable statements, caveats, omissions and even the occasional truth. Here's an annotated version of the speech to serve as a guide to the fine print
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Iraq 18hr 15min ago
How the US targets Isis in Syria will reveal Barack Obama's true goals
11 Sep 2014:Battling the jihadis in Syria without giving aid to Bashar al-Assad's regime will be a hugely complicated undertaking, writes Martin Chulov
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Iraq 19hr 36min ago
Barack Obama authorises air strikes against Isis militants in Syria
11 Sep 2014: President announces in televised address that US will target Islamic State militants in Syria for the first time -
World news 22hr 31min ago
Q&A on legal basis for Obama's authorisation of military action against Isis
11 Sep 2014: Does Barack Obama need the US Congress to authorise military action against Isis?
Spencer Ackerman: Shoot first, ask Congress later -
Yemen 23hr 34min ago
Air strikes, drones and advisers: the new template for America's counter-terror fight
11 Sep 2014: US offensive against Isis militants in Iraq is an extension of the strategy the White House deployed in Somalia and Yemen -
Barack Obama 1 day ago
Barack Obama says US will strike at Islamic State in Syria – video
10 Sep 2014:President Barack Obama takes to prime-time television in the US to explain why the military will attack the Islamic State network inside Syria
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United States 1 day ago
Obama announces expanded air strikes against Isis in Iraq and Syria – speech live updates
10 Sep 2014: President to outline new offensive to defeat jihadist group after meeting with advisers to consider air strikes inside Syria -
Islamic State (Isis) 1 day ago
Barack Obama's TV address on Isis: full text
10 Sep 2014: Full text of Barack Obama’s televised remarks on an expanded campaign against Isis militants in Iraq and Syria
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Isis: US should hit terrorist threat wherever it is, says John Boehner – video
US president Barack Obama meets Congressional leaders in the Oval Office on Tuesday, including House of Representatives speaker John Boehner
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