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Editor's note: In his final State of the Union address, President Obama attempted to remind voters of his accomplishments, give shape to his legacy and set out a vision for America's future. We asked two scholars who study the American presidency to react to the speech.
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PARIS (AP) — French President Francois Hollande and other dignitaries held a special ceremony Sunday to honor all those killed in Islamic extremist violence around Paris in 2015 — a year when the European way of life was targeted time and again with deadly consequences. At least one attacker is at large,
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WASHINGTON (AP) — In June, during one of the best stretches of his presidency, Barack Obama strode through a West Wing hallway exclaiming: "Offense! Stay on offense!" It was a rallying cry for a White House that suddenly seemed to find its footing in the final quarter of Obama&
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The following are excerpts of President Reagan's December 23, 1981 address to the nation on Christmas and the Communist crackdown in Poland: Good evening.
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WASHINGTON (AP) — Calling it a "Christmas miracle," President Barack Obama signed a sweeping overhaul of the No Child Left Behind education law on Thursday, ushering in a new approach to accountability, teacher evaluations and the way the most poorly performing schools are pushed to improve. Joined by lawmakers,
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Pity our President. He has been trying to convince the world for three years that he has won the "War on Terror," but events keep undermining him. First there was his self-congratulatory victory lap over the killing of Osama Bin Laden, which (despite the terrorist attack in Benghazi
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WASHINGTON (AP) — In a rare Oval Office address, President Barack Obama vowed Sunday night the U.S. will overcome a new phase of the terror threat that seeks to "poison the minds" of people here and around the world, as he sought to reassure Americans shaken by recent
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God's help to us has been great in this year of march towards world-wide liberty. In brotherhood with warriors of other United Nations our gallant men have won victories, have freed our homes from fear, have made tyranny tremble, and have laid the foundation for freedom of life
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