President Obama – Commentary: Obama rebuffs advice on top court (CNN)
Commentary: Obama rebuffs advice on top court (CNN)
Things really have changed with the Obama presidency -- starting with the process for nominating a Supreme Court justice.
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Obama plans to resume military tribunals for detainees (AFP via Yahoo! News)
US President Barack Obama was to announce Friday his administration will retain Bush-era military commissions to try some terror suspects, despite fierce opposition from rights groups, officials said.
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Obama to resurrect military commissions for terror suspects (CNN)
President Obama is planning on Friday to resume the Bush administration's controversial military commission system for some Guantanamo detainees -- which he suspended in his first week in office -- according to three administration officials.
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Obama taps NYC health commissioner to head CDC (AP via Yahoo! News)
President Barack Obama on Friday appointed New York City's crusading health commissioner, Dr. Thomas Frieden, to lead the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, the disease-detective agency that spearheads the nation's fight against threats from AIDS to obesity.
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President Obama to host Phillies at White House (Sports Illustrated)
WASHINGTON (AP) -- President Barack Obama is setting aside some time to celebrate America's national pastime.
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