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US President Barack Obama embraces his wife Michelle Obama after his farewell address in Chicago

‘Yes we did’: Obama pushes values and prods Trump in final, emotional address

President Barack Obama urged Americans on Tuesday to stand up for US values and reject discrimination.

United States President Barack Obama has sought to ensure a smooth transition of power despite major policy differences with his successor.

Obama to deliver farewell address in Chicago on January 10

The United States president’s successor, Republican Donald Trump, will be sworn into office on January 20.

Facebook’s Mark Zuckerberg testifies about how information was hacked from Facebook users and used in the United States’s 2016 elections. (Brendan Smialowski/AFP)

Obama knocks Trump for anti-Muslim rhetoric

President Barack Obama sought to cement his legacy as he took aim at the Republican frontrunner during his last State of the Union speech.

US President Barack Obama.

Selma anniversary: Obama declares work of Civil Rights Movement advanced but unfinished

The US president says discrimination by law enforcement officers in Ferguson, Missouri, showed a lot of work needed to be done on race in America.

President Barack Obama was defiant to the Republican-led Congress in his State of the Union Address.

Obama strikes defiant tone in State of the Union Address

US President Barack Obama warned the Republican-led Congress to end their resistance to higher taxes on the wealthy, saying he won’t back down.

President Barack Obama.

Obama to sign order barring federal discrimination against gays

President Barack Obama will sign an executive order barring federal contractors from discriminating based on sexual orientation or gender identity.

Obama says downing of plane a ‘wake-up call’ over Ukraine conflict

US President Barack Obama has warned that the downing of a Malaysian jetliner in Ukraine should be a "wake-up call for Europe and the world".

The NPA under Shaun Abrahams is essentially asking the appeal court to overrule its own decision

Obama warns Putin of more sanctions over Ukraine crisis

Barack Obama and Vladimir Putin on Thursday discussed a downed passenger plane during a phone call prompted by a new round of US sanctions.

Despite win, Obama has weak hand with Congress

US President Barack Obama’s bargaining hand may have been strengthened by the thrashing Republicans took in polls over their handling of the shutdown.

Obama, Bush commemorate victims of Tanzania’s al-Qaeda bombing

Barack Obama and his predecessor George W Bush have met in Tanzania to commemorate the victims of the 1998 al-Qaeda bombing of the US embassy.

Gun control and job creation marks Obama’s State of the Union address

US President Obama’s State of the Union speech challenged a divided Congress to back his plans to create middle-class jobs and focused on gun laws.

Obama: US can’t afford more showdowns over debt, deficits

Fresh from the legislative fight to prevent a "fiscal cliff", President Barack Obama has warned that the US could not afford further budget showdowns.

Senate vote likely on US ‘fiscal cliff’ deal

The White House and Senate leaders have struck a bipartisan deal to try and avoid a "fiscal cliff" budget crisis.

George W Bush with a human face?

Obama accuses Mitt of suffering from ‘Romnesia’

Barack Obama told a crowd of about 9 000 in the battleground state of Virginia that Romney was backtracking on his conservative-leaning promises.

US President Barack Obama and Congressional Republicans will continue to drive market sentiment in the week ahead.
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Obama appeals for realism in re-election pitch

US President Barack Obama has asked Americans for patience in rebuilding the weak economy, as he appealed for a new term in office.

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Obama talks gay rights at Clooney fundraiser

Barack Obama called his endorsement of same-sex marriage a "logical extension" of his vision for the US during a fundraiser at George Clooney’s home.

Obama seeks to define Romney for voters

Obama seeks to define Romney for voters

When President Barack Obama criticised Mitt Romney by name this week, he worded his attack carefully and with bite.

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Obama, party allies raise $68m for re-election

Barack Obama’s re-election campaign and Democratic allies have raised more than $68-million in the last three months, surpassing the Republicans.

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Obama: Champion of America’s middle class?

Barack Obama has blasted his foes and Wall Street, portraying himself as a champion of the middle class and laying out themes of his re-election bid.

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US, Japan will bounce back, says Biden

Joe Biden warned the world not to underestimate Japan and the US, saying the two countries are still Pacific powers and will overcome their problems.