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U.S. President Barack Obama (R) makes remarks on the need for health insurance reform as Dr. Monma Mangat (L) and Dr. Hershey Garner listen in the Rose Garden at the White House in Washington on October 5, 2009. Photo/REUTERS

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Obama touts health plan to doctors, key vote nears

Posted 6/10/2009

President Barack Obama gathered doctors from every U.S. state at the White House on Monday to press his case for healthcare reform in a week when the sweeping overhaul could clear a major hurdle in Congress....

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U.S. President Barack Obama makes remarks about stimulus funding being used for biomedical research during his visit to the National Institutes of Health in Bethesda, Maryland on September 30, 2009. Photo/REUTERS

Obama announces $5bn for new medical research

Posted 1/10/2009

President Barack Obama announced a plan on Wednesday to spend $5 billion on medical and scientific research, medical supplies...

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U.S. President Barack Obama (R) listens to NATO Secretary General Anders Fogh Rasmussen during a meeting in the Oval Office of the White House in Washington on September 29, 2009. Photo/REUTERS

NATO chief assures Obama on Afghan war support

Posted 30/9/2009

NATO's chief assured President Barack Obama on Tuesday of the alliance's commitment to the Afghan war as the U.S....

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Detainees participate in an early morning prayer session at Camp IV at the detention facility in Guantanamo Bay U.S. Naval Base on August 5, 2009. Photo/REUTERS

Obama team clears 75 at Guantanamo for release

Posted 29/9/2009

An Obama administration task force has so far cleared 75 of the remaining 223 Guantanamo prisoners for release as part of its...

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