Julie Pace

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For Obama, diplomatic openings on 3 fronts

Julie Pace · September 22, 2013 10:32 am

FILE - In this April 9, 2012 file photo, President Barack Obama, right, meets with Brazil's President Dilma Rousseff in the Oval Office of the White House in Washington. For Obama, an embarrassing diplomatic rebuke by Brazil is compounding an already troublesome stretch for the White House both at home and abroad. Rousseff announced Tuesday, Sept. 17, 2013, that she is putting off a state visit to the U.S. next month to protest an American spy program that has aggressively targeted her nationâs government and private citizens alike. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster, File)

For Obama, Brazil decision compounds rough stretch

Julie Pace · September 18, 2013 7:17 am

File- This Dec. 17, 2010 file photo shows Director of the National Economic Council Lawrence Summers arriving for the tax cut extension bill during a ceremony at the Eisenhower Executive Office Building in the White House complex in Washington. The staunch resistance that pushed Lawrence Summers to withdraw from consideration for Federal Reserve chairman came from Obama's own Democratic base, not the conservatives who kept him from nominating Susan Rice as secretary of state. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite, File)

Summers debate highlights Obama fissures with Dems

Julie Pace · September 16, 2013 10:27 pm

US to help Syrian forces fight chemical weapons

US to help Syrian forces fight chemical weapons

Julie Pace · September 16, 2013 9:25 pm

AP sources: Syria force trigger unlikely at UN

AP sources: Syria force trigger unlikely at UN

Julie Pace · September 13, 2013 8:43 pm

President Barack Obama awaits the start of a meeting with members of his cabinet, Thursday, Sept. 12, 2013, in the Cabinet Room of the White House in Washington. From left are, National Security Advisor Susan Rice, EPA Administrator Gina McCarthy, Health and Human Services Secretary Kathleen Sebelius, Interior Secretary Sally Jewell, the president, Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel, and Commerce Secretary Penny Pritzker. (AP Photo/Pablo Martinez Monsivais)

Syria debate on hold, Obama refocuses on agenda

Julie Pace · September 12, 2013 11:13 pm

President Barack Obama walks to the podium before addressing the nation in a live televised speech from the East Room of the White House in Washington, Tuesday, Sept. 10, 2013. President Obama blended the threat of military action with the hope of a diplomatic solution as he works to strip Syria of its chemical weapons. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci, Pool)

Analysis: Obama seeks to hold the public’s trust

Julie Pace · September 11, 2013 7:02 am

Obama backs UN discussion of Syria arms proposal

Obama backs UN discussion of Syria arms proposal

Julie Pace · September 10, 2013 2:57 pm

President Barack Obama arrives to deliver remarks about the crisis in Syria in the Rose Garden of the White House on Saturday, Aug. 31, 2013 in Washington. Obama says he has decided that the United States should take military action against Syria in response to a deadly chemical weapons attack. But he says he will seek congressional authorization for the use of force. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)

In first major test, Obama overrules new team

Julie Pace · September 3, 2013 7:17 am

President Barack Obama arrives to make a statement about Syria in the Rose Garden at the White House in Washington, Saturday, Aug. 31, 2013. Delaying what had appeared to be an imminent strike, Obama abruptly announced Saturday that he will seek congressional approval before launching any military action meant to punish Syria for its alleged use of chemical weapons in an attack that killed hundreds. (AP Photo/Charles Dharapak)

Analysis: Obama’s credibility on line in reversal

ap-white, Julie Pace · August 31, 2013 4:00 am

White House deputy press secretary Josh Earnest answers reporters questions in the briefing room of the White House in Washington, Thursday, Aug. 29, 2013, where he talked about Syria and the use of chemical weapons as the administration debates what action to take. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin)

US readies possible solo action against Syria

Julie Pace · August 30, 2013 3:39 am

In this photo taken Aug. 22, 2013, President Barack Obama walks along the West Wing colonnade of the White House in Washington before traveling to New York and Pennsylvania. Nearly five years into his presidency, Obama confronts a world far different from what he envisioned when he first took office. U.S. influence is declining in the Middle East as violence and instability rock Arab countries. An ambitious attempt to reset U.S. relations with Russia faltered and failed. Even in Obama-friendly Europe, there's deep skepticism about Washington's government surveillance programs. (AP Photo/Charles Dharapak)

For Obama, world looks far different than expected

Julie Pace · August 26, 2013 12:51 pm