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Barack Obama takes aim at Donald Trump's TV and social media habits at tech conference

Barack Obama said presidents benefited hearing from a diversity of opinion,' and counseled against watching TV and reading social media in an apparent dig at President Trump.




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Why Barack Obama refused to endorse Joe Biden is revealed in new book

The 'bromance' between Barack Obama and Joe Biden dissipated in the post-White House years, according to an upcoming book Barack and Joe: The Making of an Extraordinary Partnership.




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Barack Obama meets Robert De Niro and Tim Cook for dinner in Manhattan

Former US president Barack Obama was seen arriving at Greenwich hotel in New York before dining with Hollywood star Robert De Niro and Tim Cook in Tribeca on Monday.




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British actor Kingsley Ben-Adir cast as Barack Obama in CBS' upcoming James Comey miniseries 

British actor Kingsley Ben-Adir has been cast to play former President Barack Obama in A Higher Loyalty, a CBS miniseries based on the book by fired FBI Director James Comey.




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Bernie Sanders hits back at Barack Obama insisting he is 'not tearing down the system'

Obama made the comments in a room full of Democratic donors in Washington on Friday. Sanders responded by saying that his healthcare goals shouldn't be seen as 'tearing down the system'.




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Houston woman who mailed explosives to Barack Obama and Texas governor jailed for 10 years

Julia Ann Poff pleaded guilty in Houston federal court in July to transporting homemade explosives with intent to kill, injure or intimidate. She was jailed for 10 years yesterday.




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Adam Schiff claims Republicans would vote to impeach Barack Obama 'with a fraction of the evidence'

Adam Schiff said Sunday that the impeachment inquiry into Donald Trump isn't a partisan issue as he bashes Republicans for putting party ahead of country.




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Barack Obama warned in private conversations that Joe Biden 'doesn't have it'

Barack Obama has privately indicated he doesn't have faith his former vice president could win the Democratic nomination in 2020, Politico reported.




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Socialist running for Congress says God should give Barack Obama 'the most malignant cancer'

A Democratic socialist candidate running for Congress in Texas wished a deadly cancer upon Barack Obama, and claimed the former president 'gives zero f***s about y'all.'




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Barack Obama says women are 'indisputably better' than men when it comes to running the world

The former U.S. president while speaking at a private leadership conference in Singapore blamed most of the world's problems on 'old people', mostly men, holding on to positions of power.




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Joe Biden says he's open to nominating former President Barack Obama to the Supreme Court

At a campaign event in Washington, Iowa, on Saturday, 2020 Democratic presidential nominee Joe Biden said he would consider nominating Obama to the Supreme Court.




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Barack Obama and Donald Trump TIE for 'most admired man' in 2019 in Gallup poll

Eighteen percent of the US adults quizzed nominated Donald Trump as the man 'living today in any part of the world' that they admired most, while Obama also received 18 percent.




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Shirtless Barack Obama is pictured paddleboarding in Hawaii

Former President Barack Obama, 58, has been vacationing in Hawaii since before Christmas. On January 2, he was pictured paddleboarding in the Pacific Ocean.




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Donald Trump blames Barack Obama for funding Iran missiles

The high-stakes address comes just hours after Iran launched what it promised would be a 'crushing revenge' strike over the death of General Qassem Soleimani but only damaged two airbases.




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Phoebe Waller-Bridge talks about Barack Obama's love of Fleabag on Ellen

Phoebe Waller-Bridge said Barack Obama admitting his favourite TV show is Fleabag was the 'peak of my career' in Friday's upcoming episode of Ellen.




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Trump tweets photoshopped image showing Barack Obama scaling walls of Trump Tower with binoculars

The tweet was an apparent reference to claims made by President Trump and his supporters that his predecessor, Barack Obama, unlawfully spied on him and his campaign.




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Barack Obama thinks Bernie Sanders is unfit to be the Democrat nominee

Obama, who has remained notably silent during the Democratic primary, could soon change that policy due to his concern over Sanders' increasingly far-out leftist proposals, his friends say.




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Barack Obama singles out Melbourne woman for her different approach to Australia's bushfire crisis

Former US President Barack Obama has publicly praised a Melbourne activist for her work in preserving food for bushfire victims.




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Barack Obama pays tribute to 'legend' Kobe Bryant after the NBA star's death

Former president Barack Obama tweeted Kobe Bryant was 'a legend on the court and just getting started in what would have been a meaningful second act,' after the NBA star's death on Sunday.




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Donald Trump mocks his single Oval Office meeting with Barack Obama

President Donald Trump launched a vicious attack on his predecessor Barack Obama during his Fox News town hall on Thursday night, saying he didn't like the job the former president did.




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Rod Blagojevich says he's a 'Trumpocrat' and that he regrets endorsing Barack Obama

Disgraced former Illinois Governor Rod Blagojevich has come out as a 'Trumpocrat' and slammed his party, the Democrats, just days after his prison sentence was commuted by the president.




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Barack Obama backs tough measures to tackle coronavirus and says 'we have to look after each other'

Barack Obama tweeted Thursday: 'If you're wondering whether it's an overreaction to cancel large gatherings and public events (and I love basketball), here's a useful primer as to why.'




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'Listen to the science': Barack Obama weighs in on coronavirus during Tony Fauci chat

Former President Barack Obama commented during an online chat between Dr. Anthony Fauci and Golden State Warriors star Steph Curry, urging people to 'listen to the science.'




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Donald Trump STILL won't speak to George W. Bush or Barack Obama about coronavirus

President Donald Trump said he will not call Barack Obama and George W. Bush to discuss the coronavirus outbreak. 'No, not really,' he said when asked about it.




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Barack Obama takes aim at testing fiasco saying there is NO nationwide system

Former President Barack Obama weighed in again on the nation's coronavirus response, tweeting Wednesday that the nation has yet to develop a 'robust' testing system.




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Barack Obama slams Wisconsin for going ahead with 'debacle' election during stay-at-home order

'No one should be forced to choose between their right to vote and their right to stay healthy like the debacle in Wisconsin this week,' the former president, Barack Obama, tweeted on Saturday.




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ESPN lists Barack Obama and Bill Clinton as 'former Chicago resident' and 'former Arkansas Governor'

ESPN's series about Michael Jordan and the Chicago Bulls included two surprising contributions: 'Former Chicago resident' Barack Obama and 'former Arkansas Governor' Bill Clinton.




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Barack Obama takes a jab at Trump and says America needs 'leaders who will bring people together'

Barack Obama shared a video from Joe Biden and claimed only he could help Americans through the pandemic




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Barack Obama surprises three Chicago teachers on a video call

Obama, 58, reached out to three Chicago Public Schools teachers: Jalayne Brewton, Daniel Michmerhuizen, and Katie Owens.




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Barack Obama backs PM Justin Trudeau ahead of Canada's federal election despite blackface scandal

Obama's encouraging words were issued in a tweet on Wednesday ahead of Canada's federal election next week, in which Liberal Trudeau is widely tipped to be defeated by Conservatives




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Marco Rubio blasted by Left for 'anti-science gaffe' about age of earth - even though Barack Obama said the same thing

Senator Marco Rubio of Florida has been criticised for describing the age of the earth as a 'great mystery' even though almost all scientists agree that it is 4.54 billion years old.




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Marco Rubio defends Senate voting absences as Barack Obama's record was worse

Obama missed 89.4 of his votes in the last quarter of 2007 while he was a U.S. senator running for president. Rubio has skipped 44.6 per cent since June, the month he launched his own bid.




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Marco Rubio wallops Barack Obama on global warming and ISIS fight

Will the real Marco Rubio please stand up? Political no-man's land has left the Florida senator with few options other than running directly at Obama and throwing few stones inside his own party.




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Matthew Perry shares throwback snap sharing laugh with Barack Obama, declares him '#ManCrushMonday'

The 50-year-old actor shared a sweet throwback snap on Monday of himself sharing a laugh with Barack Obama.




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Barack Obama welcomed leader of US embassy attack at the White House

Hadi al Amiri joined Iraq's then-Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki as his Minister for Transport when he stood in the Oval Office in December 2011.




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Barack Obama pushes back against Jeb Bush 'stuff happens' statement

A reporter read an out-of-context portion of Jeb's words to Obama during a Friday press conference, and Obama pounced on his completely unrelated remarks.




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Jeb Bush's team calls Marco Rubio the Republican Barack Obama

The days of civility between Floridians Jeb Bush and Marco Rubio may be over, as the former governor and current senator seem poised to do battle over the 2016 GOP presidential race.




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Barack Obama's tweets message on Twitter to Michelle after her DNC speech

The First Lady used her rousing words on the first night of the party's convention in Philadelphia to back Hillary Clinton and attack Donald Trump.




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Donald Trump Jr. accuses Barack Obama of plagiarizing line in DNC speech from his own

Donald Trump Jr. has struck trouble with a claim against Barack Obama that the President plagiarized him when speaking to the Democratic National Convention this week.




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Barack Obama praises Elizabeth Warren to Democratic donors

While Elizabeth Warren has eschewed taking money from wealthy donors, President Obama is networking behind-the-scenes with the party's moneyed, vouching for the 2020 hopeful.




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Bernie Sanders drops new TV ad 'narrated' by Barack Obama after Joe Biden's Super Tuesday sweep

Bernie Sanders released a new TV ad Wednesday featuring a 'narration' from Barack Obama after Joe Biden's Super Tuesday sweep put the pressure on the Vermont senator's campaign.




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Barack Obama reportedly convinced Bernie Sanders to drop out of Democratic primary

Barack Obama played a significant role in convincing Bernie Sanders to bow out of the Democratic primary, paving the way for Joe Biden to seal the nomination uncontested.




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Donald Trump will roll back Barack Obama's vehicle emissions rules on Tuesday

The Trump administration is expected to release a final rule on mileage standards, watering down an Obama standard that would have encouraged automakers to ramp up electric vehicle production.




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Barack Obama endorses Joe Biden for President of United States

Former US President Barack Obama in a video message on Tuesday formally endorsed his former Vice President Joe Biden, who is gunning for the White House in the elections later this year.Obama while endorsing said: "The kind of leadership that's guided by knowledge and experience, honesty and humility, empathy and grace -- which kind of leadership doesn't just belong to our state capitols and mayors' offices. It belongs in the White House. And that's why I'm so proud to endorse Joe Biden for President of the United States."Biden has now become the presumptive nominee for the Democrats after fellow contestant Bernie Sanders withdrew and endorsed him. Biden will go up against the presumptive Republican nominee and incumbent President Donald Trump.Obama further said: "If there's one thing we've learned as a country from moments of great crisis, it's that the spirit of looking out for one another can't be restricted to our homes, or our workplaces, or our neighbourhoods, or our houses of ..




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Barack Obama Names Prateek Kuhad's Cold Mess In His Favourite Music Of 2019 List

United States former President continued on his yearly tradition of sharing his favourite shows, movies and music with fans all over the world. This week when he shared the list of his favourite songs in 2019 and it came as a




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The Frontiers Issue with Guest Editor President Barack Obama - President Barack Obama Guest-Edits WIRED's November Issue

Like WIRED, our 44th president is a relentless optimist. President Barack Obama focuses on the future and the next hurdles that humanity will need to overcome to move forward.




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The Frontiers Issue with Guest Editor President Barack Obama - President Barack Obama on How Artificial Intelligence Will Affect Jobs

WIRED guest editor President Barack Obama, WIRED editor in chief Scott Dadich and MIT Media Lab director Joi Ito discuss how artificial intelligence might up-end economies and how societies can adapt.




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The Frontiers Issue with Guest Editor President Barack Obama - President Barack Obama on Fixing Government With Technology

WIRED guest editor President Barack Obama discusses what he’d like to see technology solve in government with WIRED editor in chief Scott Dadich and MIT Media Lab director Joi Ito.




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The Frontiers Issue with Guest Editor President Barack Obama - President Barack Obama on Bureaucracy VS. Moonshots

WIRED guest editor President Barack Obama, WIRED editor in chief Scott Dadich and MIT Media Lab director Joi Ito discuss where the center of artificial intelligence research is and where it might be.




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The Frontiers Issue with Guest Editor President Barack Obama - President Barack Obama on How We'll Embrace Self-Driving Cars

WIRED guest editor President Barack Obama, WIRED editor in chief Scott Dadich and MIT Media Lab director Joi Ito discuss ethical concerns around artificial intelligence used in self-driving cars.