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Obama urged by environmental groups to take on climate change in next term
4 Dec 2012:Activists step up pressure on president to turn vague promises made since re-election into concrete policies for the future
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The first 100 days
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Interactive: Guardian and Observer journalists assess the US president's performance. See their videos and the key events on an interactive timeline
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Obama's America
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Obama inauguration
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Ceremony and celebrations in Washington as the first black president takes office
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Audio slideshow: An illustrated documentary tracing Obama's remarkable journey to the presidency
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Poll, 10 Dec 2012:As the US manufacturer of the Twinkie is nearing liquidation, thousands have signed a petition calling for Obama to nationalise the Twinkie industry to 'prevent our nation from losing her sweet, creamy centre'. Will you sign it?
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8 Dec 2012:
More than 200 teenagers were captured for a year at a time, characterised as 'enemy combatants' in US report to UN
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6 Dec 2012:
Tea Party hero Jim DeMint announces he is quitting the US Senate as polls show backing for the Democratic position of tax increases on the wealthy
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6 Dec 2012:
Gizelle Lugo: Some Republicans are determined to win back lost Hispanic votes, but reversing policy on immigration is a daunting task
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6 Dec 2012:
Todd Stern seems to overlook even his own government's reports that indicate US would be nowhere 16.3% cut by 2020
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6 Dec 2012:
Public Interest Declassification Board urges Obama to shake up 'outmoded and unsustainable' security classification system
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6 Dec 2012:
Amy Goodman: With the Kyoto protocol about to lapse, activists are struggling to persuade politicians to re-commit to action on climate change
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6 Dec 2012: Joseph Stiglitz: the system's focus must shift from speculative and proprietary trading to lending and job creation
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5 Dec 2012:
The Guardian reported that Jihad al-Makdissi had fled Assad regime for the US, but State Department says he has not arrived
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5 Dec 2012:
Glenn Greenwald: Few people embody the corporatist revolving door greasing Washington as purely as Elizabeth Fowler
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4 Dec 2012:
Activists step up pressure on president to turn vague promises made since re-election into concrete policies for the future
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4 Dec 2012:
Heidi Moore: Do you want to see your new tax rate in a minimalist style? Or with some bells and whistles? Tax wonks have you covered
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4 Dec 2012:
As Obama meets state governors, Republican leadership proposals to cut spending without increasing tax rates on the wealthy are criticised by both sides
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4 Dec 2012:
Dan Gillmor: Thanks to leaks, we have a good idea of the kind of control and censorship member states would like to impose on the internet
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3 Dec 2012:
Heidi Moore: Would those who say the fiscal cliff is a 'media creation' rather have these negotiations worked out behind closed doors?
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