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 Obama urges House to back deal  US President has urged the House of Representatives to back a Senate-approved deal to prevent sweeping tax rises known as the 'fiscal cliff'
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 President Obama praises US 'fiscal cliff' deal | Obama has hailed a deal reached to stave off drastic taxation and spending measures as 'just one step in the broader effort to strengthen the economy' | |
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| Jan.3 |
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Ratings firms urge US budget solution
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  Transocean agrees oil spill fine Transocean, which owned the Deepwater Horizon oil rig, has agreed to a settlement with the US government
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New US Congress re-elects Boehner
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| Jan.4 |
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US unemployment rate steady
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Sandy aid bill approved by US House
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| Jan.6 |
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  US condemns Assad 'puppets' speech The US has condemned a speech by Syria's President Assad that denounced his opponents as 'puppets of the West'
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Seattle tops Redskins 24-14 in playoffs
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| Jan.7 |
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Obama's Pentagon pick stokes row | US President Barack Obama is to pick Chuck Hagel, a maverick former Republican senator as defence secretary later | |
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Obama nominations under scrutiny US President has named Chuck Hagel to be his next defence secretary and counter-terrorism adviser John Brennan to lead the CIA
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Afghan leader in crucial US visit
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| Jan.9 |
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U.S. may remove all troops from Afghanistan after 2014
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| Jan.10 |
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Afghan mission in 'last chapter'
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| Jan.11 |
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  Obama and Karzai discuss endgame  Map of White House USA President Barack Obama has welcomed Afghan President Hamid Karzai to the White House to discuss the future role of the US in Afghanistan
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Early Afghan combat handover agreed
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| Jan.14 |
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Obama takes stand on debt fight
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| Jan.15 |
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Obama to unveil gun control plan
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| Jan.16 |
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Obama unveils gun control plan
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| Jan.19 |
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 Obama blames siege 'terrorists' US President Barack Obama has blamed 'terrorists' for the death of 23 hostages at a besieged desert gas facility in Algeria
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| Jan.20 |
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Obama sworn in as US president Map of White House USA| Barack Obama has officially been sworn in for his second term as US president in a small ceremony at the White House | |
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| Jan.21 |
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Inauguration: Obama tells US to 'seize the moment' Barack Obama has told the American people to 'seize the moment', in a speech in Washington DC inaugurating his second term as US president
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| Jan.22 |
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Top US general cleared over emails
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| Jan.23 |
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 Clinton takes on Benghazi critics| US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton is giving evidence to Congress over the deadly attack on a US mission in Benghazi, Libya, last year | |
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US to end ban on women in combat Map of Pentagon USA| US Defence Secretary Leon Panetta has decided to lift the military's ban on women serving in combat, a senior Pentagon official has said | |
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 Kerry eyes Mid-East talks revival US Senator Kerry timeline">John Kerry has warned that a failure of a two-state solution would be 'disastrous', at his confirmation hearing as secretary of state
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| Jan.25 |
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 US military admits Mali mistakes Map of Pentagon USA The US military commander in Africa says the Pentagon made mistakes in its training of Malian troops now trying to oust Islamist rebels from the north
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Former CIA agent Kiriakou jailed for name leak John Kiriakou, 48, who leaked a covert officer's name to the media has been sentenced to 30 months in prison
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| Jan.26 |
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Anonymous hacks US agency website Hackers claiming to be from the activist group Anonymous have hacked a US government website in response to the death of Aaron Swartz
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| Jan.27 |
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 Obama praises departing Clinton US President Barack Obama has paid tribute to what he called the 'extraordinary role' Hillary Clinton played as Secretary of State
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| Jan.28 |
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US senators plan immigration reform A bipartisan group of senators is to propose an overhaul of the immigration system, including a path to citizenship for undocumented immigra...
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Kerry approved as US secretary of state US Senate has approved Senator John Kerry's nomination as secretary of state, after he was backed unanimously by the foreign relations commi...
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| Jan.30 |
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US economy in surprise downturn The US economy unexpectedly shrank at an annualised rate of 0.1% in the fourth quarter of 2012, initial official estimates indicate
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| Jan.31 |
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  Hillary Clinton: Iran 'steps up Syria support' Iran has stepped up its military and financial aid to the Syrian government, departing US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton has warned
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Pentagon nominee in testy hearing Defence Secretary nominee Chuck Hagel has sought to allay concerns that he is anti-Israel and soft on Iran, at a testy confirmation hearing
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 US warns Syria over 'arms supply' The White House has warned Syria not to transfer weapons to Hezbollah in neighbouring Lebanon
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