Video - First Person: Remembering Obama's grandfather

Ralph Dunham, whose brother Stanley was Barack Obama's grandfather, recalls their experience abroad during World War II. Dunham is reminded of his brother every time Obama is on television.

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Video - GOP: Energy tax will not work

In the weekly Republican address, Indiana Gov. Mitch Daniels calls for comprehensive energy reform rather than a cap and trade energy tax proposed by Democrats.

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Video - Obama to Senate: Confirm Sotomayor

President Barack Obama pressed the Senate anew Saturday to swiftly confirm Sonia Sotomayor to the Supreme Court, expressing confidence that efforts to scuttle her nomination will fail despite intensified scrutiny.

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Video: Obama presses Abbas, Israel to move toward peace

President Barack Obama met Thursday with the president of the Palestinian Authority, Mahmoud Abbas. Obama says both Israelis and Palestinians must make concessions to move toward peace.

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Raw Video: Obama stops for cheeseburgers

President Barack Obama made a surprise lunchtime stop at Five Guys, a fast-food restaurant in southeast Washington.

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Video: Pelosi talks climate change in China

US Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi, known as an outspoken critic of China's human rights policy, turns her focus to climate change in Beijing.

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Video - Obama: We are determined to answer the times

Speaking at a fundraiser in Los Angeles, President Barack Obama said he will continue to work to answer the problems that face the nation. President Obama said we did not ask for these problems, but must confront them head on.

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Video: Obama touts successes of stimulus plan

On the 100th day since he signed his economic stimulus bill into law, President Barack Obama touted its successes. The president says the plan has saved or created 150,000 jobs.

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Video: Harsh talk, open hand for N. Korea

Secretary of State Clinton had some harsh words for North Korea after its nuclear test, but said she would welcome Pyongyang back to talks.

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Video: Transcripts reveal Burris pleaded for Senate gig

Sen. Roland Burris promised to "personally do something" for Rod Blagojevich's campaign fund while pressing for the then-Illinois governor to appoint him to President Barack Obama's former Senate seat.

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Video - Analyst: Sotomayor is the obvious choice

Russell Wheeler of the Brookings Institution says Judge Sonia Sotomayor was a clear and easy pick for President Barack Obama as he tries to fill the Supreme Court seat being vacated by Justice David Souter.

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Video: Obama nominates Sotomayor to Supreme Court

President Barack Obama has nominated Sonia Sotomayor to the Supreme Court. If confirmed, Sotomayor would be the first Hispanic on the court.

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Video: Obama taps former astronaut as NASA chief

The nation's turbulent space program will be run by one of its own, a calming well-liked former space shuttle commander.

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Video: Obama signs credit card reform bill

U.S. President Barack Obama signed into law sweeping reforms that restrict credit card interest rates and fees.

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Video: GOP takes Dems to task on alternative energy

Republican U.S. Sen. John Barrasso of Wyoming says Democrats will increase energy costs and make the U.S. more dependent on foreign oil if they focus solely on alternative energy.

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Video - Obama: Honor veterans this Memorial Day

President Barack Obama urged Americans to pay tribute to veterans on Memorial Day, saying the nation all too often has "failed to live up to that responsibility."

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Video - Obama: Terror speech about upholding ideals

In an interview that will air on C-SPAN this weekend, President Obama said his speech Thursday about Guantanamo Bay was about upholding the country's ideals.

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Video - Pelosi: Nothing more to say on CIA lying charge

House Speaker Nancy Pelosi brushed aside reporter questions to elaborate on earlier charges the CIA lied about using waterboarding on terrorism suspects. The speaker says she will say no more on the matter.

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Video: Obama addresses Naval Academy graduates

President Barack Obama promised newly graduated Navy and Marine officers that he will only send young Americans into battle when 'it is absolutely necessary' and when the mission is well-defined.

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Video Essay: Obama & the Super Bowl champs

The NFL champion Pittsburgh Steelers were at the White House Thursday to meet with President Obama. The president and the players also put together care packages for troops serving overseas. Video essay by Matt Ford.

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Video: Obama's case on Guantanamo

President Obama outlined his case for shutting down the Guantanamo prison facility, saying it never served American interests.

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Video: Treasury budget hikes aimed at tax collection

Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner says the majority of additional money he is seeking for his department will be devoted to improve tax collection efforts.

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Video: Secretary Geithner back on Capitol Hill

In testimony before the Senate Banking Committee Wednesday, Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner projected that U.S. financial institutions will repay $25 billion of their government rescue funds over the coming year.

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Video: Obama attends meeting of economic advisory board

Following his first meeting with his Economic Recovery Advisory Board, President Barack Obama said there is 'impressive consensus' for getting the country out front on energy.

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Video - FBI: Concern about detainees in U.S. prisons

An exchange between the director of the FBI and a New York Congressman reveals federal concerns about detainees from Guantanamo Bay in Cuba being kept safely in maximum security U.S. prisons.

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Video: Obama touts plan for cleaner, fuel efficient car

President Barack Obama has unveiled his plan for cleaner, more fuel-efficient vehicles. The AP's Julie Pace looks at the new standards and the impact on consumers.

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Video: Senate passes credit card overhaul bill

The Senate voted overwhelmingly to rein in credit card rate increases and excessive fees, hoping to give voters some financial breathing room. AP's Jerry Bodlander reports.

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Video: Torture complaint seeks Bush lawyers disbarment

Two groups filed have complaints against Bush administration lawyers linked to memos on harsh interrogation techniques of detainees asking that the attorneys be disbarred.

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Video: Obama presses two-state solution

President Obama pressed Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to pursue a two-state solution in the Middle East.

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Video: Obama greeted by cheers, protests at Notre Dame

President Barack Obama, wearing the blue gown of the University of Notre Dame, joined commencement ceremonies Sunday at the nation's leading Catholic university amid protests over his support of abortion rights and stem-cell research.

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Video: GOP agrees with Obama on health care to a point

Rep. Charles Boustany of Louisiana says Republicans agree that the nation's health care system needs an overhaul but warns against offering consumers an option for health insurance that would be run by the government.

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Raw Video: Cheerleader in Chief?

President barack Obama traded a business suit for jeans and a Chicago White Sox jacket before shuttling around Washington to see daughters Malia and Sasha play in separate soccer games.

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Video - Obama: Change has come to D.C.

President Barack Obama says agreement on an energy bill and a promise by interest groups to squeeze trillions of dollars in savings from the health care system show that change has come to Washington.

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Video: Obama picks GOP governor for China post

A Republican governor whose name has come up as a potential challenger to President Barack Obama in 2012 intends go to work for the president as ambassador to China, a source close to the governor said.

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Video: Tribunal decision angers Obama's liberal backers

Many of President Barack Obama's most ardent liberal supporters are angry over his decision to restart military tribunals. The AP's Julie Pace looks at the rough week for liberals.

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Video: Special interests lobby for spot on high court

The recent opening on the Supreme Court has minority interests groups lobbying for representation on the high court. The AP's Julie Pace looks at the likelihood of Obama increasing the court's diversity.

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Video - Pelosi: Bush, CIA mislead me on torture

Nancy Pelosi says the CIA and the Bush administration mislead her on the use of waterboarding. She says she learned about the tactic's use in 2003.

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Video: Former British P.M. testifies in Congress

Former British Prime Minister Tony Blair appeared before the Senate Foreign Relations Committee. He talked about the need for a Palestinian state.

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Video - Obama to ASU grads: Best work lies ahead

President Barack Obama used his first commencement address as president to challenge the graduating class of Arizona State University to find new sources of energy, to improve failing schools and to never rely on past achievement.

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Video - Sources: Obama has more than 6 people for court

Pres. Obama is considering a list of more than 6 contenders for the Supreme Court that is dominated by women and Hispanics, one that includes judges and leaders from own his administration who have never donned a judicial robe.

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Video - Pelosi: House taking up health care by late July

House Speaker Nancy Pelosi said Wednesday that her chamber would pass a health care reform bill by the end of July, an announcement hailed by President Barack Obama.

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Raw video: Gibbs throws out phone at briefing

During Wednesday's White House press briefing, a reporter's cell phone started to ring. White House Press Secretary Robert Gibbs put out his hand demanding the phone and then walked back to his office door and threw the phone out.

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Video: Debating torture on Capitol Hill

The debate on "enhanced interrogation" moved to Capitol Hill with lawmakers examining its legality and effectiveness.

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Video: In reversal, Obama seeks to block abuse photos

President Barack Obama is seeking to block the release of hundreds more photos of alleged abuse of prisoners by U.S. forces in Iraq and Afghanistan.

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Video: Gov. Sarah Palin to write a memoir

Alaska Governor Sarah Palin will write a book. Palin, the former Vice Presidential candidate, has agreed to publish a memoir. It is due out in Spring of 2010.

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Video: Obamas host poetry night at White House

First lady Michelle Obama says the White House is a place where people should feel free to speak their minds. To that end, she and President Barack Obama welcomed actors, poets and writers to the East Room on Tuesday.

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Video: Social Security and Medicare finances worsen

Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner announced Tuesday that the financial health of Social Security and Medicare, the government's two biggest benefit programs, worsened in the past year because of the severe recession.

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Video: GOP looks to Crist in Florida Senate race

Popular Florida Gov. Charlie Crist is jumping into that state's Senate race, raising Republicans' hopes of keeping that seat in the party. As the AP's Julie Pace reports, national Republicans seem to be rallying around the moderate Crist.

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Video - Carter: Energy problems will again test America

Former President Jimmy Carter told a Senate hearing Tuesday the nation's energy challenges haven't changed much and will continued to test America's resolve.

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Video: 05/12 White House Projects Deficit Increase

05/12/09 The White House says the budget deficit for this fiscal year will be four times that of last year's.

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Video: Change of command in Afghanistan

Defense Secretary Gates relieves General David McKiernan of his command in Afghanistan, tapping Lt. General Stanley McChrystal.

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Video: Health groups pledge $2 trillion savings

Key health groups are pledging $2 trillion in cost savings over the next decade, in what President Barack Obama hopes is a big step toward paying for his overhaul of U.S. health care. AP White House Correspondent Mark Smith reports.

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Video: Obama pokes fun at Washington, himself

The White House Correspondents' Association's annual dinner got underway Saturday night. It's a chance for President Barack Obama to jab at the Washington establishment and perhaps chide his critics.

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Video - GOP: Closing Guantanamo prison security threat

Missouri Sen. Kit Bond says that President Barack Obama's plan to close the Guantanamo detention center "is a dangerous case of putting symbolism over security."

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Video: Obama makes push for credit card legislation

President Barack Obama is pushing Congress to send him legislation by Memorial Day that would put a tighter rein on the credit card industry.

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Video: Sharpton, Gingrich, Bloomberg join forces

An unusual trio has joined forces to work on education reform - Michael Bloomberg, Newt Gingrich and Al Sharpton. The three held a meeting at the White House Thursday.

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Video: Real savings in Obama budget?

The President's proposals to trim 121 programs amount to only one-half of 1 percent of the President's proposed budget.

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Video: Lessons from Pakistan

As the US moves forward in Afghanistan and considers reconciliation with some members of the Taliban, the Swat Valley in Pakistan offers some lessons.

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Raw Video: Obama and Biden go on burger run

President Obama and Vice President Biden took a motorcade ride from the White House to Virginia Monday, after they got a hankering for burgers from a small burger joint called Ray's Hell Burger.

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Video: No charges seen over interrogation memos

An anonymous source tells the Associated Press that a Justice Dept. draft report does not recommend criminal charges against Bush administration lawyers who wrote memos approving harsh interrogation techniques of terror suspects.

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Video: Afghan, Pakistani leaders meet Obama

As leaders from the US, Pakistan and Afghanistan convene at the White House, president Obama stressed that all three nations share a common foe.

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Video: First Family Photos

President Obama commemorated his first 100 days in office by releasing hundreds of photos of the entire First Family settling into life in the White House. Get a glimpse of these unprecedented photos here!

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Raw video: 4th grader quizzes Rice on torture

Former Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice told Jewish elementary school students that the Bush administration did not use torture tactics. Her remarks were in response to a question from a fourth-grader about interrogation of prisoners.

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Video - AP Writer: Court decision on Janet Jackson case

The U.S. Supreme Court on Monday ordered a federal appeals court to re-examine its ruling in favor of CBS Corp. in a legal fight over entertainer Janet Jackson's wardrobe malfunction.

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Video: Obama announces plan to close tax loopholes

President Barack Obama is proposing to close tax loopholes for companies and individuals with operations or bank accounts overseas.

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Video: Stimulus dollars to flush town's sewage problem?

Sewers are among the most popular projects vying for stimulus dollars. But that money isn't nearly enough to fix the nation's sewage woes, the kind of woes plaguing the water and air in the tiny village of Carbon Hill, Ill.

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Video: Tough diplomacy

This week leaders of Afghanistan and Pakistan come to Washington for meetings with top U.S. officials amid growing concern they are losing the war against insurgents.

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Raw Video: Date night for the Obamas

In one of their date nights in the District, President Barack Obama and first lady Michelle Obama dined out for nearly two hours at a posh Georgetown restaurant. Later, they took an evening walk around the White House South Lawn.

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Video: Jack Kemp remembered as 'a man of ideas'

Jack Kemp, the former pro quarterback who turned fame on the gridiron into a career in national politics and a crusade for lower taxes, has died of cancer at age 73.

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Video: Bill Clinton Gets Thumbs Up From Hollywood

Former President Bill Clinton dropped into Hollywood for a star-studded fundraiser, attended by the likes of Jessica Alba, Adrian Grenier and Will.I.Am.

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Video: GOP slams Obama on spending

Rep. Lynn Jenkins chides Obama and Democrats in Congress for pushing through a $787 billion stimulus package and a $3 trillion federal budget for next year that she says will waste taxpayers' dollars and burden future generations.

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Video: Obama wants Souter replacement with 'empathy'

With the retirement of Supreme Court Justice David Souter, President Barack Obama gets his first chance to make a mark on the court. Obama says he wants a replacement who has 'empathy'.

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Video - Q-and-A: Souter's role and who may fill it

Associated Press writer Mark Sherman discusses David Souter's role on the Supreme Court and if his pending retirement will cause a shift in balance.

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Video: As swine flu spreads, information goes viral

Government agencies are turning to Web sites like Facebook and Twitter to spread information about swine flu.

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Video: Unwinding Guantanamo

Promising to shut down Guantanamo was the easy part, now the Obama Administration must grapple with what to do with the detainees.

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Video - Obama: Gov't ready for swine flu battle

The strain of influenza that is alarming the world is so new and poorly understood that it justifies the U.S. government's multi-pronged efforts to fight it, President Barack Obama said Saturday.

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Raw Video: Obama addresses flu with cabinet

President Barack Obama says the swine flu might end up running its course "like ordinary flus" but the government is preparing for the worst just in case.

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Video - Source: Justice David Souter retiring

A source says Justice David Souter has told the White House that he will retire from the Supreme Court at the end of the court's term in June.

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Video: Military joins social networking site Facebook

The Pentagon is now turning to technology used by millions of people everyday to raise its profile. Branches of the military are now using websites Facebook and Twitter to share information and recruit additional military personnel.

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