Barack Obama articles

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  US and Russia agree to use Cold War-era hotline to stave off cyberwar

  By Nathan Olivarez-Giles on June 18, 2013 06:53 pm + 20 comments

  The US and Russian governments have agreed to repurpose a Cold War-era hotline in a new pact that Continue reading…

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  US and China agree to limit HFC greenhouse gases, setting global warming back by two years

  By Russell Brandom on June 9, 2013 01:35 pm + 48 comments

  On Saturday, President Obama and Chinese President Xi Jinping made a public pledge to scale back Continue reading…

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  Phone spying and PRISM internet surveillance: what's the difference?

  By Adi Robertson on June 7, 2013 08:00 pm + 59 comments

  Director of National Intelligence James Clapper briefs President Barack Obama. Image credit: White Continue reading…

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  Chinese hackers stole confidential 2008 presidential campaign email and documents, say officials

  By Jeff Blagdon on June 6, 2013 09:40 pm + 22 comments

  Over the past year, reports have circulated of widespread cyberattacks, based in China, against Continue reading…

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  Republicans hire Facebook engineer to challenge Democrats' social, data lead

  By Nathan Olivarez-Giles on June 5, 2013 04:15 pm + 161 comments

  President Barack Obama and the Democratic Party get social media and they get data. Democrats used Continue reading…

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  Obama promises more oversight for drone strikes, progress on closing Guantanamo Bay

  By Adi Robertson on May 23, 2013 03:32 pm + 117 comments

  Over four years into his tenure, President Barack Obama says he is reining in drone strikes. In a s Continue reading…

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  Sources: Obama will name former telecom lobbyist Tom Wheeler as FCC head

  By Adi Robertson on April 30, 2013 03:55 pm + 51 comments

  The White House will soon name former telecommunications industry lobbyist and businessman Tom Continue reading…

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  SOPA author Lamar Smith wants congressional guidelines to replace peer review for federal science research

  By Tim Carmody on April 29, 2013 01:42 pm + 49 comments

  Texas congressman Lamar Smith, SOPA author and new chair of the US House of Representatives' Continue reading…

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  White House launches official Tumblr page, promises 'there will be GIFs'

  By Nathan Ingraham on April 26, 2013 01:58 pm + 54 comments

  President Obama and his administration are no strangers to social media — there have been numerous Continue reading…

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  Proposed immigration bill could stem Silicon Valley's brain drain

  By Amar Toor on April 16, 2013 04:41 am + 32 comments

  A bipartisan group of US senators this week is expected to unveil a sweeping immigration bill that Continue reading…