Obama sworn in as 44th President in Washington
Vice-President Joe Biden, his wife, Jill, Michelle Obama and President Barack Obama waves at former President George Bush leaves the Capitol in a military helicopter following the Obama Inauguration Ceremony on Capitol Hill in Washington on January 20, 2009. (UPI Photo/John Anderson)
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U.S. President Barack Obama said Saturday the U.S. economy needs to create more "good, middle-class jobs, and we need to do it faster."
James Taylor will headline a concert at the White House next week, when the Library of Congress honors Carole King with the Gershwin Prize for Popular Song.
U.S. Treasury Department officials were told in June 2012 about Internal Revenue Service scrutiny of political groups, the department's inspector general said.
The government of Yemen is pressuring the Obama administration to repatriate its nationals from the Guantanamo detention camp, officials say.
House Republicans say they will handle investigations into scandals involving the Obama administration differently than those during the Clinton administration.
The Republican-controlled U.S. House of Representatives voted in favor of repealing President Barack Obama's Affordable Care Act for the 37th time.
Male survivors of rape while serving in the military say they are often deemed "liars and troublemakers" when they report abuse.
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U.S. President Barack Obama Friday said the middle class always will be "my No. 1 focus."
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