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So much for Obama's charm offensive!!!On Friday, President Obama told the graduates at the Naval Academy: "We uphold our fundamental principles and values not just because we choose to, but because we swear to -- not because they feel good, but because they help keep us safe."It was the culmination of a week of high minded Obama talk about national security and how his make nice campaign with the world promised peace. On Monday, the North Koreans did this: NKorea says it has conducted a second nuclear test By JEAN H. LEE Associated Press May 24 11:47 PM US/Eastern SEOUL,...

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North Korea's nuclear test is a "matter of grave concern," President Obama said Monday, as officials in Washington accused the rogue regime of blatantly defying the international community. The communist country said it had carried out a powerful underground nuclear test, much larger than one conducted in 2006. The regime also test-fired three short-range, ground-to-air missiles later Monday from the same northeastern site where it launched a rocket last month, the Yonhap news agency reported, citing unnamed sources. The twin moves were roundly condemned in Washington. "These actions, while not a surprise given its statements and actions to date, are...

President Obama tells us this Memorial Day weekend that veterans have not gotten the respect they deserve: President Barack Obama saluted veterans and urged his countrymen to do the same this Memorial Day weekend, saying the nation has not always paid them proper respect. In his weekly radio and Internet address Saturday, Obama said people can honor veterans by sending a letter or care package to troops overseas, volunteering at health clinics or taking supplies to a homeless veterans center. He said it could also mean something as simple as saying “thank you” to a veteran walking by on the...

It is difficult to turn on a television set or read the front page of a newspaper without finding President Obama featured prominently. He is on the air daily. Clearly, as he demonstrated in his presidential campaign, Mr. Obama is a great populist with exceptional ability as an orator. His speeches may be more numerous than even those of such notable orators as Franklin D. Roosevelt and the three-time Democratic nominee of the late-19th and early 20th centuries, William Jennings Bryan. Mr. Obama's modern communication skills have been essential in building public confidence in his willingness to tackle the gigantic...

Text of statement by President Barack Obama on nuclear and short-range missile tests conducted by North Korea. ... By acting in blatant defiance of the United Nations Security Council, North Korea is directly and recklessly challenging the international community. North Korea's behavior increases tensions and undermines stability in Northeast Asia. Such provocations will only serve to deepen North Korea's isolation. It will not find international acceptance unless it abandons its pursuit of weapons of mass destruction and their means of delivery. The danger posed by North Korea's threatening activities warrants action by the international community. We have been and will...