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AFP – BEIJING (AFP) – US President Barack Obama arrived in Beijing on Monday from Shanghai, for the second leg of his maiden state visit to China, an AFP photographer said.

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Obama arrives in Beijing: AFP photographer

AFP – SHANGHAI (AFP) – US President Barack Obama Monday pushed for an unshackled Internet and political freedoms as he starred in a live streaming webcast from China on the first day of his visit to the Asian giant.

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On the Internet in China, Obama presses for freedom

AFP – SHANGHAI (AFP) – US President Barack Obama declared on Monday that China and the United States need not be adversaries, in a town hall meeting with Chinese students in Shanghai.

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Obama: China and the US need not be adversaries

AFP – WASHINGTON (AFP) – President Barack Obama’s drive to remake US health care could face a critical test vote in the US Senate, where lawmakers await an influential report on the plan’s cost and overall impact.

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US health overhaul could face key Senate test

AFP – WASHINGTON (AFP) – US President Barack Obama remains committed to closing the controversial Guantanamo Bay prison, but may not meet a January 2010 deadline, a top White House aide said on Sunday.

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Obama may not meet Guantanamo deadline: top aide

AFP – WASHINGTON (AFP) – US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton on Sunday defended the decision to try five alleged plotters of the 9/11 attacks in a New York civilian court, saying it is “appropriate” they face justice there.

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Clinton defends ‘appropriate’ trial for 9/11 accused

AFP – WASHINGTON (AFP) – Prominent Republicans on Sunday lashed out at the administration’s decision to try five alleged plotters of the 9/11 attacks in a New York civilian court, saying it would harm efforts to fight terrorism.

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Obama foes lash out at 9/11 trial plans