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President Obama's farsighted nuclear strategy

President Obama has turned the once utopian-sounding idea of global nuclear disarmament into a useful tool for U.S. foreign policy. His well-conceived, confidently executed three-part movement in statecraft this month should banish the n [...]

Posted On : Apr, 17 2010 | Comments : 0

Obama, Medvedev press Iran, differ on Kyrgyzstan

Presidents Barack Obama and Dmitry Medvedev signed the pact at a ceremony in Prague Castle after talks that centered on possible extra sanctions over Iran's atomic program, which the West believes is aimed at making bombs. B [...]

Posted On : Apr, 09 2010 | Comments : 0

Obama, Sarkozy want new Iran sanctions in place “within week...

After a meeting in Washington, US President Barack Obama and his French counterpart Nicolas Sarkozy have said they wanted tough new sanctions against Iran adopted at the United Nations within weeks. The leaders expressed optimism that Ch [...]

Posted On : Apr, 01 2010 | Comments : 0

Obama healthcare bill tells restaurants to show calories

Barack Obama's healthcare bill, the result of a long political battle, includes legislation that will make it mandatory for any restaurant chain that has more than 20 locations to include calories information on its menus. The law wi [...]

Posted On : Mar, 26 2010 | Comments : 0

Obama outraged by consulate killings in Mexico

Suspected drug gang "hit teams" killed two Americans and a Mexican linked to a U.S. consulate in co-ordinated shootings that marked an ominous turn in the Mexico drug war. U.S. President Barack Obama expressed said he was & [...]

Posted On : Mar, 15 2010 | Comments : 0

Obama endorses new wealth taxes, more drugmaker fees

President Obama on Monday signaled his determination to forge ahead with a Democratic vision of a comprehensive health-care overhaul as he unveiled an ambitious proposal that would extend coverage to 31 million people, raise taxes on the [...]

Posted On : Feb, 23 2010 | Comments : 0

Forcing the Pace of Political Union

A day of reckoning may have arrived for Europe. The future of the union hangs in the balance. Will Greece stay or go? And who will decide? The implications loom large for America and the world. The dream of a united Europe under one poli [...]

Posted On : Feb, 16 2010 | Comments : 0

Palin Slams Obama Administration During Tea Party Keynote Ad...

During the weekend, former vice presidential candidate Sarah Palin delivered the keynote address to the attendees of the Tea Party movement’s first-ever national convention. Feb. 6, saying that the Obama administration’s [...]

Posted On : Feb, 11 2010 | Comments : 0

Obama pushes for quick bill

President Barack Obama appealed directly to senators' desire for history-making change and their short-term political fears Sunday in urging them to stand together and overhaul the nation's healthcare system. At the request of Senate Majori [...]

Posted On : Dec, 07 2009 | Comments : 0

China Reacts to Palin

Sarah Palin’s first brush with China has not made her many friends. “Palin Gives Speech in Hong Kong, Called Boring, Members of the Audience Left Early” was how Ming Pao, a popular Hong Kong newspaper, put it in a headline [...]

Posted On : Sep, 26 2009 | Comments : 0

Analysis - Obama's health-care test, front and center

President Obama faces a big leadership test tonight as he tries to seize back the health-care debate from conservative opponents in an address to Congress, after a summer spent on the political defensive. Sharp Republican attacks have accu [...]

Posted On : Sep, 09 2009 | Comments : 0

Obama Dances Awkwardly With Bush Policies

No matter which way he turns, President Obama can't seem to shake the legacy of George W. Bush's presidency. On two issues this week, the Obama administration broke with and embraced the policies of his predecessor, drawing criticism on suc [...]

Posted On : Aug, 26 2009 | Comments : 0

Obama Heads West

President Obama is 'westward, ho' with health care town meetings in Montana and Colorado... Even as "end of life counseling" provision is removed, Palin continues criticism of health care reform... Bill Clinton says GOP wants Demo [...]

Posted On : Aug, 15 2009 | Comments : 0

West blamed as aid agencies threaten to desert Pakistan's Sw...

Cash shortages and bottlenecks in delivering supplies to people uprooted by fighting in Pakistan's Swat valley have triggered the biggest humanitarian funding crisis in a decade, relief organisations warn today. A group of nine internati [...]