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Obama Compares Romney Campaign to ‘The Hunger Games’

During his Correspondent’s Dinner comedy routine President Obama criticized Mitt Romney for his negative ad campaign that fueled his dominance over the rest of the field for the GOP presidential nomination. Add TDC to your circles on Google+ plus.google.com Join the conversation on Facebook www.facebook.com Follow The Daily Conversation on Twitter www.twitter.com Clip courtesy of [...]

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Obama Unveils Secret Agenda

President Barack Obama jokingly admitted to having a secret agenda that he will embrace during his second term. You can watch the President’s full comedy routine at the 2012 White House Correspondent’s Dinner here: Clip courtesy of the White House’s YouTube channel: www.youtube.com Add TDC to your circles on Google+ plus.google.com Join the conversation on [...]

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Obama’s Comedy Highlights From The 2012 Correspondent’s Dinner

Highlights from President Obama’s 2012 Correspondent’s Dinner comedy routine. You can watch the President’s full comedy routine at the 2012 White House Correspondent’s Dinner here: Clip courtesy of the White House’s YouTube channel: www.youtube.com Add TDC to your circles on Google+ plus.google.com Join the conversation on Facebook www.facebook.com Follow The Daily Conversation on Twitter www.twitter.com

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The Chen Guangcheng Controversy: Human Rights Denied In China

The blind Chinese dissident who boldly fled house arrest and placed himself under the wing of US diplomats balked Wednesday at a deal delicately worked out between the two countries to let him live freely in China, saying he now fears for his family’s safety unless they are all spirited abroad. (via the AP) Read [...]

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The Ohio Bridge Bombers

Aren’t the five men who tried to blow up the bridge in Ohio “terrorists”? Read the full story here: www.google.com Add TDC to your circles on Google+ plus.google.com Join the conversation on Facebook www.facebook.com Follow The Daily Conversation on Twitter www.twitter.com Bombers tied to Occupy movement: www.clevelandleader.com Article on Mohamud being a terrorist: www.thedailybeast.com

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Inside Story Americas – The US-China storm over Chen

What role does a concern for human rights play in US foreign policy and did it handle the Chen Guangcheng incident decorously? Shihab Rattansi discusses with guests: Nancy Soderberg, Bill Blum and Lianchao Han.

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Hybrid cars losing steam in US

Despite soaring petrol prices, most US residents are trading in fuel-saving hybrid cars and returning to vehicles with traditional engines. New research shows that some 65 per cent of hybrid car owners would not choose to buy another one, with many buyers saying that petrol-electric cars are far too expensive to maintain. Al Jazeera’s Lisa [...]

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Obama’s Correspondent’s Dinner “Hot Mic” Sketch

President Obama’s microphone is left “hot” as he visits the restroom before his 2012 White House Correspondent’s Dinner comedy routine. Add TDC to your circles on Google+ plus.google.com Join the conversation on Facebook www.facebook.com Follow The Daily Conversation on Twitter www.twitter.com Video credit: www.youtube.com

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Obama Celebrates Destruction of Donald Trump

The 2012 Correspondent’s Dinner saw President Obama commemorate the one-year anniversary of his epic annihilation of Donald Trump. Add TDC to your circles on Google+ plus.google.com Join the conversation on Facebook www.facebook.com Follow The Daily Conversation on Twitter www.twitter.com Clip courtesy of the White House’s YouTube channel: www.youtube.com

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Obama *Winks* Off Birther Rumors

At the 2012 Correspondent’s Dinner, President Obama poked fun at the racist birther controversy that continues to rage on despite the release of his birth certificate last year. The President: “I was, of course, born in Hawaii (wink).” Add TDC to your circles on Google+ plus.google.com Join the conversation on Facebook www.facebook.com Follow The Daily [...]

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Obama: Hillary “Won’t Stop Drunk Texting Me”

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Obama uses Bin Laden operation for political mileage

Just days before the first anniversary of the US commando strike into Pakistan that killed Osama Bin Laden, President Obama is recalling that operation to launch a political strike on his Republican challenger Mitt Romney. Tom Ackerman reports.

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