Chronology of Coverage
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Dec. 19, 2013
Editorial praises report released by panel of intelligence and legal experts commissioned by Pres Obama, which calls on the government to end its bulk phone-data collection program and increase transparency and accountability of surveillance programs; urges Obama to quickly adopt the panel's recommendation and end dragnet surveillance.MORE »
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Dec. 19, 2013
Op-Ed article by author Ishmael Reed contends Pres Obama is the one Democratic president who comes closest to style of bebop called 'the Cool;' recounts having that impression reinforced after seeing Obama award saxophonist Sonny Rollins with National Medal of Arts and Humanities.MORE »
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Dec. 18, 2013
Meeting between Pres Obama and technology industry executives that started with discussions about the federal health care site shifts quickly to the concerns of Apple, Microsoft, Google and other companies over National Security Agency spying; Obama and executives find a shared fading of public trust.MORE »
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Dec. 18, 2013
Pres Obama names openly gay athletes to the US Olympic delegation, issuing clear protest of Russia's crackdown on gay rights in lead up to the Sochi Games.MORE »
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Dec. 17, 2013
Advisers to Pres Obama are expected to announce search for home for his foundation and library in early 2014; project could cost more than $500 million, and already suitors from his home state of Illinois and adopted states are expressing interest; Obama's loyalists are quietly jockeying over who will plan his post-presidential library, a plum task at the intersection of wealthy donors, perks and powerful networks.MORE »
Highlights From the Archives
Obama Wins a Clear Victory, but Balance of Power Is Unchanged in Washington
After $6 billion, two dozen presidential primary days, four general election debates and more TV ads than anyone could watch, the two parties essentially fought to a standstill.
November 8, 2012usNews Analysis4 Years Later, Scarred but Still Confident
President Obama is making the case that while progress is slow, he is taking America to a better place — and that he will be a better president over the next four years than the last.
September 6, 2012usNewsObama Elected President as Racial Barrier Falls
Barack Hussein Obama was elected the 44th president of the United States, as the country chose him as its first black chief executive.
November 5, 2008usNewsARTICLES ABOUT BARACK OBAMA
A Dealer Serving Life Without Having Taken One
Jesse Webster, 46, a former cocaine dealer, sentenced in 1996, is among an estimated 2,000 federal inmates serving life without parole for nonviolent offenses.
December 22, 2013, SundayWhite House Tries to Prevent Judge From Ruling on Surveillance Efforts
The Obama administration moved to prevent a judge from ruling on the constitutionality of warrantless surveillance programs authorized during the Bush administration.
December 22, 2013, SundayBad Times for Big Brother
A judge and a presidential panel slam the N.S.A.’s snooping as a mass invasion of privacy.
December 22, 2013, SundayMixed Messages Add Anxiety as Deadline Nears in Health Act
Americans were bracing for a Monday deadline to sign up for health insurance, after a series of changes that has caused uncertainty among insurers and confusion among consumers.
December 22, 2013, SundayObamas Arrive in Hawaii for Vacation
After an end-of-the-year news conference, President Obama and his family touched down in Hawaii, his boyhood home, for a holiday vacation.
December 21, 2013, SaturdayReturn to Regular G.O.P. Programming
The budget deal only briefly papered over the party’s destructive political tactics.
December 21, 2013, SaturdayDespite Baucus Nomination, Critics Cite Void in China Lineup
After Senator Max Baucus was appointed ambassador to China, questions have arisen as to who, other than President Obama himself, will have an influential voice in dealing with Beijing.
December 21, 2013, SaturdaySenate Bill Threatens Nuclear Deal, Analysts Say
Legislation that threatens Iran with tough sanctions if a deal is not reached on its nuclear program could undermine President Hassan Rouhani, political analysts contend.
December 21, 2013, SaturdayDe Blasio’s Tale of 2 New Yorks Inspires Liberals Beyond City
Bill de Blasio’s winning campaign for mayor of New York — and his relentless critique of economic inequality in the city — seems to be emboldening liberal elected officials elsewhere.
December 21, 2013, SaturdayCivic Break for the Holidays
Congress gave all Americans a great Christmas gift: No government shutdowns for the next two years. Now we can rest easy until next year.
December 21, 2013, SaturdayYemen Deaths Test Claims of New Drone Policy
The reported deaths of innocent people in a wedding procession this month illuminated the reality behind the Obama administration’s new drone policy.
December 21, 2013, SaturdayMr. Obama’s Disappointing Response
In his news conference, the president, yet again, offers little more than bland reassurances on the government’s runaway surveillance policy.
December 21, 2013, SaturdayWeary Obama at Break, Hoping for a Breakthrough
At a news conference, President Obama held out hope for a better year but suggested little strategy for achieving once-ambitious goals.
December 21, 2013, SaturdayTimes Minute | 2014 a 'Year of Action'
Also on the Minute, a singer turned activist in Ukraine and surfboard entrepreneurs.
December 20, 2013, FridayBoitano, Sochi Delegate, Says He’s Gay
The Olympic figure skating champion Brian Boitano came out as gay Thursday, two days after he was named to the United States delegation for the Sochi Games.
December 20, 2013, FridayAnother Rule in Health Law Is Scaled Back
Millions facing the cancellation of health insurance policies will be exempt from penalties if they go without next year, the White House said.
December 20, 2013, FridayU.S. Deportations Decline; Felons Made Up Big Share
The Obama administration deported 368,644 foreigners during the 2013 fiscal year, immigration enforcement officials reported, 10 percent fewer than in 2012.
December 20, 2013, FridaySenate Bill to Impose New Sanctions on Iran Spurs Veto Threat From White House
The Obama administration swiftly condemned the legislation by a bipartisan group of senators, warning that it could derail negotiations with Iran.
December 20, 2013, FridayA Legacy in the Balance on Surveillance Policies
At the heart of the report by a White House advisory group about America’s surveillance state is a challenge to President Obama’s conception of his presidency.
December 20, 2013, FridayObama Weighing Security and Privacy in Deciding on Spy Program Limits
The president’s choices in the next few weeks may define America’s approach to national security long after his term is over.
December 20, 2013, FridaySenate Passes Pentagon Bill After Compromise on Obama Nominees
The bill will delay Janet L. Yellen’s confirmation as chairwoman of the Federal Reserve until 2014.
December 20, 2013, FridayWith Obama Now in Need, Aides Put Off Their Exits
Some are sticking around both to help the president regain his standing and to avoid perceptions that aides are either escaping or being forced out.
December 20, 2013, FridayObama Commutes Sentences for 8 in Crack Cocaine Cases
President Obama said the inmates, each of whom has been imprisoned for at least 15 years, had been sentenced under what is now recognized as an “unfair system.”
December 20, 2013, FridayThe Aftermath of Drone Strikes on a Wedding Convoy in Yemen
Images from local media surfaced on social media showing what were described as the graphic consequences of a drone-fired missile strike on a convoy in a remote area.
December 19, 2013, ThursdayTurn Off the Data Vacuum
President Obama can quickly adopt a new call for an end to the ineffective and constitutionally dangerous dragnet surveillance.
December 19, 2013, ThursdayOlympics Invite Trouble When Politics Drive Choices
How have Olympians ended up in the middle of a human rights debate yet again?
December 19, 2013, ThursdayThe President of the Cool
Barack Obama comes close to exemplifying the essence of the style of bebop.
December 19, 2013, ThursdayUninsured Skeptical of Health Care Law in Poll
Americans who lack medical coverage disapprove of the new health law at roughly the same rate as the insured, according to the latest New York Times/CBS News poll.
December 19, 2013, ThursdayObama Is Urged to Sharply Curb N.S.A. Data Mining
A panel of advisers urged President Obama to change the way the National Security Agency collects the telephone data of Americans, spies on foreign leaders and prepares for cyberattacks abroad.
December 19, 2013, ThursdaySigns of Baby Steps on Stanching Wasteful Flaring of Natural Gas
Signs of progress on wasteful, warming flaring of natural gas in America’s Bakken oil patch.
December 18, 2013, WednesdaySEARCH 18075 ARTICLES ABOUT BARACK OBAMA:
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President Obama’s Election Night Speech
“Tonight you voted for action, not politics as usual,” President Obama said after winning the election. “You elected us to focus on your jobs, not ours.”
Milestones: Barack Obama
An interactive timeline of Barack Obama’s life and career.
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A Change After a Difficult 2013
President Obama’s end-of-year news conference had a different tone from his inauguration speech in January.
Times Minute | 2014 a 'Year of Action'
Also on the Minute, a singer turned activist in Ukraine and surfboard entrepreneurs.
Obama on Health Care
The Times’s Jackie Calmes asked the president about his statement that “if you like your plan, you can keep it” being called the “Lie of the Year” by PolitiFact.
Obama’s Year-End News Conference
Before taking questions from reporters, the president delivered an opening statement, saying he firmly believed 2014 could be a breakthrough year for America.
Obama Discusses N.S.A. Surveillance
At a news conference at the White House, the president talked about changes to the National Security Agency’s surveillance capabilities.
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