Barack Obama articles

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  Post-apocalyptic robot artist Mark Pauline attends White House ball

  By Sam Byford on February 28, 2013 03:11 am + 5 comments

  Mark Pauline, the legendary founder of Survival Research Labs known for his pyrotechnic robot Continue reading…

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  Former press secretary says White House told him to dodge drone questions

  By Adi Robertson on February 24, 2013 03:13 pm + 116 comments

  The Obama Administration hasn't just downplayed drone strikes — according to former White House Continue reading…

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  NASA announces new 'space tech' investment division

  By Carl Franzen on February 21, 2013 07:28 pm + 3 comments

  NASA has in recent months put more emphasis on the commercial space sector, namely by funding S Continue reading…

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  UN report says drone attacks in Afghanistan increased by 72 percent last year

  By T.C. Sottek on February 20, 2013 01:51 pm + 29 comments

  An annual report on armed conflict in Afghanistan released this week by the United Nations claims Continue reading…

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  President Obama takes questions in his second Google+ Hangout

  By Bryan Bishop on February 14, 2013 04:57 pm + 77 comments

  President Obama showed some attention to the tech world during this week's State of the Union Continue reading…

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  President Obama calls for a new 'Space Race' in R&D funding, but don't expect a moonshot

  By Amar Toor on February 14, 2013 01:30 pm + 76 comments

  The shuttle program is dead and the Cold War is over, but according to President Obama, we're on the Continue reading…

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  Obama to make second Google+ Hangouts appearance on Thursday at 4:50PM ET

  By Sam Byford on February 11, 2013 09:05 pm + 43 comments

  It turns out President Obama's inaugural Google+ Hangouts interview wasn't a one-off; he'll be Continue reading…

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  Bing and Fox News launching State of the Union site with continuous five-second polling

  By Adi Robertson on February 8, 2013 02:31 pm + 62 comments

  Twitter and Facebook may have gotten an early lead on mining social data for political sentiment, Continue reading…

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  Can Obama's immigration reform stop Silicon Valley's brain drain?

  By Amar Toor on January 30, 2013 03:30 pm + 148 comments

  Francisco Sáez arrived in Silicon Valley last January. He had just dropped out of college and, like Continue reading…

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  As Obama heads back to office, a battle rages over the tech that got him reelected

  By Ben Popper on January 22, 2013 10:32 am + 128 comments

  The tech team behind the 2012 Obama campaign has probably received more attention than any political Continue reading…