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  • Obama Tells Democrats to ‘Stay Strong’ While Fighting to Protect Obamacare

    Congressional Republicans Wednesday began to make good on their promise to dismantle Obamacare, even though they have said they have no full plan to replace the much needed health care program. Vice President-elect Mike Pence met behind closed doors with House and Senate Republicans, and while he offered no details about what a new health…

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    Monique Judge

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  • President Obama Is Really Leaving, Will Deliver Farewell Address in Chicago

    As we move closer to the final days of an actual adult presidency, the reality that we’re letting go of scandal-free years is starting to set in. President Barack Obama didn’t help matters when he announced Monday that he would be delivering his farewell speech in his hometown of Chicago on Jan. 10. “I’m just…

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    Stephen A. Crockett Jr.

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  • President Obama Outlines His Greatest Hits on Twitter

    President Barack Obama and his family return to White House from their annual Hawaiian vacation today, but the president still managed to hit his Twitter account on the first day of the New Year. As with the rest of us, the president may realize that he is really looking at his last days in office. For…

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  • Donna Brazile Says Obama Response to Russia ‘Insufficient’

    Donna Brazile, interim chairperson of the Democratic National Committee, said that the Obama administration’s retaliatory measures against Russia for hacking Democratic groups are “insufficient,” according to The Hill. Brazile and the DNC definitely have skin in this game, since it was DNC emails that were hacked and released, forcing DNC Chair Debbie Wasserman Schultz to resign,…

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  • Obama Issues Sanctions, Orders 35 Suspected Russian Spies Out of US for Hacking

    President Barack Obama issued sanctions against Russian intelligence services and ordered 35 Russian intelligence operatives to leave the country within 72 hours for what U.S. officials say was the hacking of Democratic National Committee emails and Moscow’s efforts to influence the 2016 presidential election. “I have ordered a number of actions in response to the Russian…

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    Stephen A. Crockett Jr.

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  • Obama Administration Close to Announcing Russia’s Punishment for Election Interference

    According to U.S. officials, the Obama administration is close to announcing a series of measures, including economic sanctions and diplomatic censure, to punish Russia for interfering in the 2016 election. The details are being finalized, and officials told the Washington Post that they could include covert action that will likely involve cyber operations. The public…

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    Monique Judge

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  • Israeli Prime Minister Attacks Obama Over UN Resolution

    For a second consecutive day on Sunday, the prime minister of Israel denounced President Barack Obama’s administration, publicly accusing it of having orchestrated Friday’s United Nations Security Council resolution condemning Jewish settlements in occupied territories, according to the New York Times. Despite denials from Washington, Benjamin Netanyahu publicly decried the fact that the United States refrained…

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  • Watch: President Obama ‘Sings’ ‘All I Want for Christmas’ in Viral Video

    Alas, as we stare down the barrel of President Barack Obama’s last 25 days in office, BaracksDubs has gifted us a treat for Christmas. ​ Established four years ago, the popular YouTube channel, which has showcased videos of the president “singing” “Jumpman,” “Sexy and I Know It” and “Thriller,” has brought the heat once again by taking words…

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  • Trump Adviser Says He Wants President Obama Dead of ‘Mad Cow Disease’ in 2017

    A Donald Trump adviser and former Republican nominee for governor of New York said that his wishes for 2017 included President Barack Obama dying of “mad cow disease” and first lady Michelle Obama being returned to Africa. Alternative weekly magazine Artvoice conducted a four-question survey asking people what they want in 2017. The results of…

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    Monique Judge

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