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US Secretary of Defense Gates and Secretary of State Clinton conduct a joint news briefing on the new Nuclear Posture Review at the Pentagon in Washington. Photo/Reuters

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Obama limits US nuclear arms use

Posted 7/4/2010

President Barack Obama unveiled a new policy on Tuesday restricting U.S. use of nuclear weapons but sent a stern message to nuclear-defiant Iran and North Korea that they remain potential targets....

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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

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...

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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...

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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...

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