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U.S. President Donald Trump grants clemency to former Illinois governor Rod Blagojevich for attempting to sell former president Barack Obama's Senate seat in 2008, and pardons former New York City Police Commissioner Bernard Kerik, junk bond salesman Michael Milken, and former San Francisco 49ers owner Edward J. DeBartolo Jr. for their numerous felonies and frauds.
2020-02-18

Cesar Sayoc is sentenced to 20 years in prison for sending pipe bombs to CNN and several prominent U.S. Democrats including former President Barack Obama and former Vice President Joe Biden last year.
2019-08-5

United States President Barack Obama, at the Gulf Cooperation Council Summit in Saudi Arabia, says the United States will continue to deter and confront aggression against Gulf Arab states; joins others in warning the fragile cease-fire in Syria is on the verge of collapse; pledges vigilance about Iran's destabilizing activities in the Middle East; wants Gulf allies to offer more democratic reforms and improve human rights; and, says the U.S. and its Gulf partners should wait to see whether Iraq can resolve its political crisis before committing more financial aid which is impeding the fight against ISIL.
2016-04-21

The President of the United States Barack Obama signs a disaster declaration for the Valley Fire which has claimed three lives in Lake County, California.
2015-09-22

Barack Obama proposes a new program to waive tuition at community colleges in the United States for the first two years.
2015-01-9

A new survey finds that global support for U.S. president Barack Obama has declined since 2009.
2012-06-14

United States President Barack Obama cancels fundraising dinners due to the ongoing debt crisis.
2011-07-25

The Prime Minister of Israel Benjamin Netanyahu rejects the proposal.
2011-05-19

Barack Obama decides not to release photos of Osama bin Laden following his death but Reuters releases photos taken at the Abbotabad compound.
2011-05-4

In response to persistent accusations by potential Republican primary candidate Donald Trump and others, President of the United States Barack Obama releases his long-form birth certificate, certifying his birth in the state of Hawaii.
2011-04-27