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Obama set to deliver counterrorism speech: What to expect

  Top Talkers: President Obama is expected to deliver a major speech on his counterterrorism policies on Thursday, discussing drone strikes and Guantanamo Bay. The Morning Joe panel -- including New York Magazine's John Heilemann, The National Journal's Ron Fournier, former DLC Chair Harold Ford Jr.,

House to vote on variable rate student loans

House lawmakers are ready to pass legislation that links student loan rates to the financial markets in spite of a veto threat from President Barack Obama. Full story

Between economy and trouble, Obama approval steady

The economy is recovering, the White House is dealing with multiple controversies, and President Barack Obama appears generally unaffected either way. Full story

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What we’re reading: Thursday, May 23, 2013

NBC Politics: Holder says drone strikes since 2009 have killed four U.S. citizens

U.S. acknowledges killing four Americans in drone strikes

Under fire from loyalists, White House admits 'potholes' in handling IRS scandal

More doctors, hospitals using electronic records

NH's Shea-Porter introduces pipeline amendment

Obama lauds immigration bill vote, hopes for improvements

Pentagon wants $450M for Guantanamo prison

Texas House passes measure to prevent Medicaid expansion

As U.S. struggles with Syria policy, Senate panel backs arming rebels

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  GOP continues to talk scandal, but it doesn’t stick

Polling shows that despite the Republican party’s best efforts, Americans aren’t blaming President Obama for a recent rash of Washington scandals with loose links to his administration.

  President Obama prepares major counterterrorism speech

MSNBC political analyst Michael Eric Dyson considers the political minefield President Obama will attempt to navigate at a major counter-terrorism speech Thursday.

  Pres. Obama on Oklahoma Disaster

Our focus is on the urgent work of rescue, said President Obama commenting on efforts to provide relief for Oklahoma after a devastating Tornado destroyed neighborhoods, and left at least 51 people dead, 20 of them children. And, CNBC's John Harwood, r...

  Obama declares major disaster in Oklahoma

NBC’s Kristen Welker reports from the White House, where President Obama has been updated overnight on the devastation in Oklahoma. FEMA personnel have been dispatched to the region.

  Obama offers comfort, urges action after Oklahoma tornadoes

NBC’s Kristen Welker talks about what President Obama is doing in the aftermath of the tornadoes that tore through Oklahoma on Monday, saying that sending money seems to be the main plea as of now.

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U.S. President Barack Obama listens to Charlotte, N.C., Mayor Anthony Foxx after naming him to replace Ray LaHood as U.S. Transportation Secretary in the East Room of the White House in Washington in this April 29, 2013 file photo. REUTERS/Larry Downing/Files (UNITED STATES - Tags: POLITICS TRANSP

U.S. President Barack Obama speaks about Charlotte Mayor Anthony Foxx as Transportation Secretary in Washington
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President Barack Obama meets with Myanmar's President Thein Sein in the Oval Office of the White House, Monday, May 20, 2013.

President Obama Gives Statement On The Deadly Oklahoma Tornadoes
President Obama Gives Statement On The Deadly Oklahoma Tornadoes

U.S. President Barack Obama speaks about the tornadoes that impacted Oklahoma yesterday, while joined by Vice President Joseph Biden in the State Dining Room at the White House in Washington, DC on May 21, 2013. The town of Moore, Oklahoma reported a tornado to be at least EF4 strength and two mile