Barack Obama

Obama's India Visit Arrives At A Moment Of Optimism

4:15pm January 24, 2015

President Obama arrives in India Saturday to visit Prime Minister Narendra Modi. NPR's Scott Simon talks to India correspondent Julie McCarthy about what the trip means for U.S.-India relations.

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Obama, In Tonight's State Of The Union, Will Focus On Middle Class

7:41pm January 20, 2015

by Krishnadev Calamur

Despite economic growth and the falling unemployment rate, challenges remain. The president will articulate his vision to a Republican-majority Congress.

House's Budget Bill Debate Unveiled Democratic Rifts, GOP Ambitions

2:43pm December 12, 2014

by Juana Summers

Passing the spending package took intense lobbying from the president to get 60 Democrats on board, and persistence by soon-to-be-Speaker John Boehner to fend off the most Republican representatives.

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Russia's President Vladimir Putin (right) helps put a shawl or coat on Peng Liyuan, wife of China's President Xi Jinping, as Xi talks to President Obama during a fireworks show celebrating the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation session in Beijing.

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Putin Puts Shawl On China's First Lady, And Censors Leap

12:12pm November 11, 2014

by Bill Chappell

When Russian President Vladimir Putin moved to place a shawl over the shoulders of Peng Liyuan, the wife of China's President Xi Jinping, he set off alarm bells.

President Obama spoke Tuesday about the U.S. plan to fight the Ebola epidemic in West Africa, speaking at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. The White House plan reportedly includes deploying 3,000 U.S. military personnel and training health

Obama Gives New Details On America's Effort To Fight Ebola

5:51pm September 16, 2014

by Bill Chappell

The president announced a "major increase" in the U.S. response to the outbreak, including a new military command center in Liberia, and sending medical professionals from the U.S. to field hospitals.

President Obama shakes hands with Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe before a private dinner at Sukiyabashi Jiro in Tokyo on Wednesday. At Sukiyabashi Jiro, people pay a minimum of $300 for 20 pieces of sushi chosen by the patron, Jiro Ono.

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Obama Gets A Taste Of Jiro's 'Dream' Sushi In Name Of Diplomacy

11:06pm April 23, 2014

by NPR Staff

On the first leg of his Asian tour, the president stopped by the iconic sushi restaurant. David Gelb, who directed a documentary about the restaurant, says eating there is amazing and nerve-wracking.

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President Obama and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu have had a rocky relationship.

Bad To Worse: Iran Deal Strains Obama-Netanyahu Relationship

10:04am December 02, 2013

by Ari Shapiro

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has emerged as one of the loudest international critics of the nuclear deal with Iran. It's just his latest clash with President Obama.

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Steve Inskeep interviews President Obama in the Oval Office on Monday for NPR's Morning Edition.

After Shutdown, A Familiar Feeling At The White House

11:17am October 01, 2013

by Steve Inskeep

In his interview with President Obama on Monday, NPR's Steve Inskeep says some of the president's remarks were reminiscent of what he said in 2011 during the debt ceiling crisis. One stark difference, however, was the president's firmness. "Absolutely I will not negotiate," the president said.

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