Saturday, December 15, 2012

Obama's Cautious Call for Action Sets Stage to Revive Gun Debate

With current Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton set to retire soon, President Obama is looking at a revamp of his national security headed into his second term. The CIA slot is open -- thanks to the David Petraeus sex scandal -- and there areWith current Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton set to retire soon, President Obama is looking at a revamp of his national security headed into his second term. The CIA slot is open -- thanks to the David Petraeus sex scandal -- and there arePresident Barack Obama ordered flags at the White House, public buildings, grounds and military facilities to be flown at half-staff in the wake of a mass shooting at an elementary school in Newtown, Conn. on Friday.CAIRO — Tanks and barbed wire had surrounded Egypt's presidential palace and crowds of protesters were swarming around last week when President Obama placed a call to President Mohamed Morsi.“We've endured too many of these tragedies in the past few years,” Mr. Obama said from the White House briefing room. “And each time I learn the news, I react not as a president, but as anybody else would – as a parent. And that was especially true today.
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