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Jeff Mason

Selma anniversary: Obama declares work of Civil Rights Movement advanced but unfinished
Article
/ 8 March 2015

Selma anniversary: Obama declares work of Civil Rights Movement advanced but unfinished

The US president says discrimination by law enforcement officers in Ferguson, Missouri, showed a lot of work needed to be done on race in America.

By Jeff Mason
Obama strikes defiant tone in State of the Union Address
Article
/ 21 January 2015

Obama strikes defiant tone in State of the Union Address

US President Barack Obama warned the Republican-led Congress to end their resistance to higher taxes on the wealthy, saying he won’t back down.

By Steve Holland and Jeff Mason
Obama accuses Mitt of suffering from ‘Romnesia’
Article
/ 20 October 2012

Obama accuses Mitt of suffering from ‘Romnesia’

Barack Obama told a crowd of about 9 000 in the battleground state of Virginia that Romney was backtracking on his conservative-leaning promises.

By Jeff Mason
Obama appeals for realism in re-election pitch
Article
/ 7 September 2012

Obama appeals for realism in re-election pitch

US President Barack Obama has asked Americans for patience in rebuilding the weak economy, as he appealed for a new term in office.

By Steve Holland and Jeff Mason
Obama talks gay rights at Clooney fundraiser
Article
/ 11 May 2012

Obama talks gay rights at Clooney fundraiser

Barack Obama called his endorsement of same-sex marriage a "logical extension" of his vision for the US during a fundraiser at George Clooney’s home.

By Jeff Mason
Obama seeks to define Romney for voters
Article
/ 7 April 2012

Obama seeks to define Romney for voters

When President Barack Obama criticised Mitt Romney by name this week, he worded his attack carefully and with bite.

By Jeff Mason
Obama: Champion of America’s middle class?
Article
/ 7 December 2011

Obama: Champion of America’s middle class?

Barack Obama has blasted his foes and Wall Street, portraying himself as a champion of the middle class and laying out themes of his re-election bid.

By Jeff Mason
US, Japan will bounce back, says Biden
Article
/ 23 August 2011

US, Japan will bounce back, says Biden

Joe Biden warned the world not to underestimate Japan and the US, saying the two countries are still Pacific powers and will overcome their problems.

By Jeff Mason
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Article
/ 21 August 2011

We’re still the best bet in the world, Biden tells China

US Vice-President Joe Biden on Sunday rejected views that American power is waning and said Washington would never default on its debt.

By Jeff Mason
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Article
/ 9 August 2011

Obama says he inherited US economic problems

US President Barack Obama said on Monday he inherited many of the country’s problems with high debt and deficits when he entered the White House.

By Jeff Mason
China slams US after Obama meets Dalai Lama
Article
/ 17 July 2011

China slams US after Obama meets Dalai Lama

China accused the US of "grossly" interfering in its internal affairs and damaging relations after President Barack Obama met the Dalai Lama.

By Jeff Mason and Ben Blanchard
Michelle Obama says husband ‘would love to be here’
Article
/ 25 June 2011

Michelle Obama says husband ‘would love to be here’

US First Lady Michelle Obama rejected criticism that her husband’s administration had not paid enough attention to Africa.

By Jeff Mason
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Article
/ 10 February 2011

Obama lays out plan for wireless internet expansion

US President Barack Obama will outline his plan on Thursday for expanding high speed wireless internet service to 98% of Americans.

By Jeff Mason
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Article
/ 10 July 2010

US will announce new drilling moratorium soon

The Obama administration promised on Friday it would announce a new deepwater oil drilling moratorium shortly.

By Jeff Mason and Dan Whitcomb
BP agrees to $20bn oil-spill fund
Article
/ 17 June 2010

BP agrees to $20bn oil-spill fund

Under intense pressure from US President Barack Obama, BP has said it will set up a $20-billion fund for damage claims from its huge oil spill.

By Jeff Mason
Is the oil spill Obama’s Katrina? Not yet, say analysts
Article
/ 1 May 2010

Is the oil spill Obama’s Katrina? Not yet, say analysts

Comparisons with the response to Hurricane Katrina are already being made, but the spill in the Gulf of Mexico is not a political albatross — yet.

By Jeff Mason
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/ 29 March 2010

Secrecy, surprise: Anatomy of Obama’s Afghan trip

A by a US president requires careful planning, but sneaking him into Afghanistan — a country in the midst of an eight-year war — is a special case.

By Jeff Mason

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