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President Obama Goes to New York to Push Financial Reform President Obama today went to Cooper Union, in the shadow of Wall Street, to push for finance reform . But he focused attack less on bankers and traders themselves than their representatives in Washington, who buckle under the influence of "battalions of financial industry lobbyists." Craig Gordon is White House correspondent for Politico.com .
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Obama Discusses the Wars in Iraq and Afghanistan with Vets Speaking to the Veterans of Foreign War convention in Phoenix today, President Obama explained his buildup in Afghanistan. He said American troops are protecting the daily lives of Afghans and their right to participate in this week’s presidential elections. Craig Gordon is White House editor of Politico .
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Obama Discusses the Wars in Iraq and Afghanistan with Vets Speaking to the Veterans of Foreign War convention in Phoenix today, President Obama explained his buildup in Afghanistan. He said American troops are protecting the daily lives of Afghans and their right to participate in this week’s presidential elections. Craig Gordon is White House editor of Politico .
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Barack Obama and Tough Love for Africa On his last day in Italy, the President told African diplomats the legacy of colonialism is no excuse for their lack of prosperous democracies. Then he headed for sub-Saharan Africa, where he'll bypass the undeveloped, politically unstable countries of Nigeria and Kenya -- birthplace of his father -- in favor of Ghana, with its growing economy and recent history of peaceful transitions of power. Why is he going? How is he likely to be received? What's the best way for the developed world to help a troubled continent?
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Trump's new look at civil rights and global warming President Trump is reportedly ready to pull the US out of the Paris Agreement on Climate Change. We look at the possible consequences. On the second half of the program, we hear about cuts in Obama-Era civil rights programs called for by the Trump Administration's first budget plan.
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Ex-FBI Director Comey tells his side of the story Today, former FBI Director James Comey came close to calling the President who fired him a liar. The White House denied the claim and called it insulting, but Republican Senators did not challenge Comey’s truthfulness. Many questions remain: did the President try to obstruct a federal investigation? Later, we’ll go behind the “velvet rope” for a look at 5-Star health care for the richest Americans.