Barack Obama
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What is Barack Obama's net worth?The Explainer Creative projects like memoirs and movies have been the biggest money-makers for the family since President Obama left office in 2017
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Why Obama’s White House didn’t ‘see Trump coming’In The Spotlight Newly released oral history of the Obama years suggests Trump was a blind spot for the Democrat
By Chas Newkey-Burden, The Week UK Published
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What is the Donroe Doctrine?The Explainer Donald Trump has taken a 19th century US foreign policy and turbocharged it
By Chas Newkey-Burden, The Week UK Published
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Is Trump actually going to prosecute Obama for 'treason'?Today's Big Question Or is this just a distraction from the Jeffrey Epstein scandal?
By Joel Mathis, The Week US Published
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How the Nobel Peace Prize is chosenThe Explainer This year's prize has gone to survivors of the Hiroshima and Nagasaki bombings
By Chas Newkey-Burden, The Week UK Published
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Setting the bar: does Keir Starmer point the way for Kamala Harris?Today's Big Question A 'growing transatlantic network' between Labour and the Democrats could propel the vice president to power
By Chas Newkey-Burden, The Week UK Published
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What does Tim Walz bring to the Kamala Harris campaign?Today's Big Question Running mate has 'energised' the party and 'balanced' the ticket – but will it be enough?
By Chas Newkey-Burden, The Week UK Published
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The three best and three worst modern vice-presidential nomineesIn Depth A candidate's choice of running mate can tip the scales in one of two directions
By David Faris Published
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'Do not ignore': the political fundraising emails 'littering' your inboxThe Explainer British voters are being bombarded with emailed pleas for donations and support in the run-up to the next election
By Chas Newkey-Burden, The Week UK Published
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A history of Guantánamo BayThe Explainer War of Terror's 'symbol of torture, rendition and indefinite detention' is subject of new Serial podcast series
By The Week UK Published
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Barack Obama 'behind Starmer transformation'Under The Radar The former US president urged Labour leader to 'talk more openly'
By Chas Newkey-Burden, The Week UK Published
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Nancy Pelosi’s legacy: a ‘powerful and polarising’ figure in US politicsTalking Point ‘Now we must move boldly into the future,’ the 82-year-old has announced
By Chas Newkey-Burden, The Week UK Published
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Ash Carter, Obama's final defense secretary, dead at 68Speed Read
By Justin Klawans, The Week US Published
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Barack Obama and the ‘cancel culture problem’Talking Point Former president has been accused of ‘thinking naively’ about the issue
By Chas Newkey-Burden, The Week UK Published
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