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BARACK OBAMA

WORLD / Politics
Aug 29, 2016
Ex-key Obama aide says Trump meets clinical definition of a 'psychopath'
A former top adviser to President Barack Obama on Sunday labeled Donald Trump a "psychopath," saying the Republican presidential nominee met the clinical definition of the personality disorder.
WORLD / Politics
Aug 28, 2016
Judges appointed by Obama leaving a liberal imprint on U.S. law
When President Barack Obama entered the White House in 2009, the federal appeals court based in Virginia was known as one of the most conservative benches in the country.
Japan Times
WORLD / Crime & Legal
Aug 26, 2016
Suit targets ruling blocking Obama's bid to shield millions from deportation
Immigration advocates on Thursday mounted a long-shot effort to revive part of U.S. President Barack Obama's plan to shield millions of immigrants from deportation by filing a lawsuit challenging the national scope of a court order that blocked it.
WORLD
Aug 25, 2016
Obama declares Maine forest new monument ahead of National Park Service centennial, draws GOP flak
President Barack Obama on Wednesday designated 87,500 acres in Maine's North Woods as a national monument, as the administration prepares to celebrate the 100th anniversary of the National Park Service.
Japan Times
JAPAN / ANALYSIS
Aug 17, 2016
Cold War relic or necessary evil? U.S. 'no first use' nuclear proposal stirs divisions in Asia
Nuclear proliferation has been a vexing but important issue for U.S. President Barack Obama during his two terms in office.
COMMENTARY / World
Aug 17, 2016
'Obama Doctrine' is ravaging the Middle East
Barack Obama ran for president as a peaceful alternative to the warmonger George W. Bush but has continued with unending warfare.
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics
Aug 17, 2016
Clinton taps Obama administration veterans for White House transition team
Looking to lay the groundwork for her presidency if she wins the White House in November, Democratic candidate Hillary Clinton named several veterans of President Barack Obama's administration for her transition team on Tuesday.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Politics
Aug 16, 2016
Abe tells U.S. of Japan's concerns over 'no first use' nuke policy being mulled by Obama
Prime Minister Shinzo Abe expresses concern over the possible nuclear weapons policy of 'no first use' being considered by the Obama administration.
Japan Times
WORLD / ANALYSIS
Aug 15, 2016
Islamic State faces uphill 'branding war' in Afghanistan, Pakistan
The U.S. drone strike that killed the Islamic State group's commander for Afghanistan and Pakistan was the latest blow to the Middle East-led movement's ambitions to expand into a region where the long-established Taliban remain the dominant Islamist force.
JAPAN
Aug 15, 2016
Books on Obama's historic Hiroshima speech seeing brisk sales
Several books containing the transcript of U.S. President Barack Obama's speech in Hiroshima in May have been published in Japan, reflecting high public interest in his historic visit to one of the two cities destroyed by atomic bombs during the war.
Japan Times
JAPAN / FOCUS
Aug 11, 2016
As Japan marks atomic bombings, Abe condemned for inaction
As Japan marked the 71st anniversary of the atomic bombing of Hiroshima and Nagasaki this month, the mayors of the two cities urged world leaders to follow in the footsteps of U.S. President Barack Obama's trip to Hiroshima in May, and act to rid the world of nuclear arms.
Japan Times
WORLD
Aug 6, 2016
Obama prepares to elevate military cyberoperations, sources say
The Obama administration is preparing to elevate the stature of the Pentagon's Cyber Command, signaling more emphasis on developing tools to deter attacks, punish intruders into U.S. networks and tackle adversaries such as the Islamic State group, current and former officials told Reuters.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Aug 6, 2016
On 71st anniversary of atomic bombing, Hiroshima mayor urges world leaders to follow Obama in visiting city
Mayor Kazumi Matsui called on global leaders to do more to abolish nuclear weapons and to follow U.S. President Barack Obama's lead and visit the city.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Aug 5, 2016
A-bomb survivors' group struggles to move forward amid dwindling numbers
While Barack Obama's historic visit to Hiroshima as the first sitting U.S. president in May highlighted again the need to eliminate nuclear weapons, Japan's major anti-nuclear group, which has led the movement for 60 years at home and abroad, sees a rocky road ahead as its membership declines with the...
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics
Aug 5, 2016
Obama warns Trump not to spill security briefing beans, hits his claim poll will be rigged
President Barack Obama confirmed on Thursday that Donald Trump will get national security briefings ahead of the November election, but he warned the Republican candidate, whom he has called "unfit" for office, that information from the meetings must be kept secret.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Aug 4, 2016
U.S. ambassador hopes Obama's Hiroshima trip spurs nonnuclear quest
U.S. Ambassador to Japan Caroline Kennedy expressed hope on Thursday that U.S. President Barack Obama's visit to the atomic-bombed city of Hiroshima in late May will build momentum toward a world without nuclear weapons and encourage more people to visit there.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Aug 4, 2016
Representatives from 91 nations to attend Hiroshima A-bomb ceremony
The Hiroshima city government said Thursday representatives from 91 nations and the European Union are scheduled to attend its annual ceremony on Saturday to commemorate the U.S. atomic bombing in 1945.
BUSINESS / Economy
Aug 3, 2016
U.S. failure to ratify TPP will make Japan rethink security, hurt U.S. credibility in region, Singapore's Lee tells Obama
Relations between the United States and Japan will suffer if U.S. President Barack Obama fails to win Congress approval of a Pacific free trade agreement before leaving office in January, Singapore Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong said Tuesday.
Japan Times
WORLD
Aug 1, 2016
As its territory shrinks, Islamic State group increasingly looking to global attacks
The Islamic State group, losing territory and on the retreat in Iraq and Syria, has claimed credit for a surge in global attacks this summer, most of them in France and Germany.
WORLD
Aug 1, 2016
Islamic State calls on its members to carry out jihad in Russia
In a nine-minute video posted on YouTube on Sunday, the Islamic State called on its group members to carry out jihad in Russia.

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