Mon, 07/09/2009 - 20:15 by Inderjit Singh
Washington -- Formerly well-hidden friction between the Obama administration and his supporters in organized labor is spilling out into the open, U.S. analysts say.
While still professing strong support for President Barack Obama, labor leaders are becoming increasingly frustrated by what they see as the slow pace of implementing promises made by Obama the candidate during last year's presidential campaign, and are becoming more willing to voice their reservations in public, The New York Times reported Monday.
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Tue, 30/06/2009 - 13:47 by shiffali
Washington, June 30: US President Barack Obama has said the expulsion of the Honduran president by the country's armed forces was illegal and reminiscent of Central America's "dark past".
Speaking to reporters alongside visiting Colombian President Alvaro Uribe, Obama repeated his condemnation of Sunday's events in Honduras, where the army ousted President Mel Zelaya and forced him into exile in Costa Rica.
"It would be a terrible precedent if we start moving backwards into the era in which we are seeing military coups as a means of political transition rather than democratic elections," Obama said in the Oval Office Monday.
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Fri, 26/06/2009 - 19:19 by Inderjit Singh
Moscow, June 26-- Russia and the US will sign a military cooperation deal during President Barack Obama's visit to Moscow in early July, Russia's top military general said Friday.
"We discussed a number of very serious and important matters related both to international and regional security. The main emphasis was laid on European security," the head of Russian general staff, General Nikolai Makarov said.
He said a draft had already been finalised with his US counterpart Admiral Michael Mullen who is currently on a three-day visit to Russia.
Mullen, the chairman of Joint Chiefs of Staff, is to meet Russian Defence Minister Anatoly Serdyukov and the proposed US missile defence shield in Europe is expected to top the agenda during their meeting.
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Thu, 25/06/2009 - 17:59 by Inderjit Singh
Washington -- U.S. President Barack Obama's proposed new consumer protection agency has split support in Washington and divided sentiment outside the beltway, reports show.
In Congress, Republicans have lined up against the proposal for a Consumer Financial Protection Agency that Rep. Jeb Hensarline, R-Texas said would allow "unelected bureaucrats" to take away choices for consumers.
"We must preserve economic liberty and consumer choice," he said.
Rep. Scott Garrett, R-N.J., said the idea was part of an "Orwellian, heavy-handed, government-knows-best mentality."
But Democrats have been largely supportive, The Los Angeles Times reported Thursday.
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Wed, 24/06/2009 - 18:24 by Inderjit Singh
Washington -- U.S. President Barack Obama expressed confidence in an expanded role for the U.S. Federal Reserve in spite of doubts expressed by some lawmakers.
Several members of the Senate Banking Committee have questioned the Fed's ability to prevent future financial crisis, but Obama sounded unfazed, telling reporters "there's got to be somebody who is responsible not just for monitoring the heath of individual institutions, but somebody who's monitoring systemic risks of the system as a whole," The New York Times reported Wednesday.
"We believe the Fed has the most technical expertise and the best track record in terms of doing that," he said.
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Wed, 10/06/2009 - 07:04 by harsheeb
London -- Michelle, Sasha and Malia Obama attended Tuesday night's performance of Disney's "The Lion King" in London, representatives for the musical said.
The wife and daughters of U.S. President Barack Obama joined an audience of more than 2,000 theater-goers for the show at the Lyceum Theatre in London's West End.
The visit to the award-winning musical was in celebration of Sasha's 8th birthday, the theater said a news release.
En route back to the United States from Paris, the Obama family also visited London's Houses of Parliament and Big Ben, the "Harry Potter" film set and a traditional British pub where they reportedly dined on fish and chips.
Copyright 2009 by United Press International.
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Wed, 29/04/2009 - 05:58 by Inderjit Singh
Washington, April 29-- US President Barack Obama is asking Congress for an added $1.5 billion to fight the swine flu outbreak that has spread to five US states, his spokesman said Tuesday.
The money will be used to "enhance the nation's capability to stop the spread", including stockpiling anti-viral drugs and develop and "ramp up production" of a vaccine, said Robert Gibbs.
Gibbs dismissed the suggestion that the money request indicated a new level of concern by the White House. "In our opinion, this is about prudent planning," he said.
The number of human swine influenza cases in the US increased to 64 in five states, the US Centres for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) said Tuesday.
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Wed, 29/04/2009 - 05:57 by Inderjit Singh
Washington -- U.S. President Barack Obama switched from speaker to director Tuesday when he guided emergency personnel to someone who fainted during his speech at the FBI.
Obama was reviewing the FBI's centennial celebration and was just about to note how many agents the bureau had in 1908 when he suddenly stopped, looked into the audience, then asked, "oh, somebody faint?"
He asked for emergency medical personnel and directed them to the person's location, then chuckled.
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Wed, 22/04/2009 - 17:32 by Inderjit Singh
Washington, April 22-- President Barack Obama has invited his counterparts from Pakistan and Afghanistan, Asif Ali Zardari and Hamid Karzai, to discuss the "Af-Pak" policy here next month, a media report said Tuesday.
The May 6-7 talks will elevate to summit level a trilateral exchange begun by the administration with senior aides from each government in late February, the Washington Post reported.
Zardari and Karzai will meet Obama separately before the three sit down together, the report quoted officials as saying.
The administration considers cooperation between the two often-estranged governments crucial to the success of its Afghanistan-Pakistan policy.
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Thu, 02/04/2009 - 23:29 by rcrchauhan
London, April 2 -- Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh and US President Barack Obama held their first bilateral talks here Thursday and discussed new paths of collaboration in fighting terrorism and climate change.
"We held fruitful talks," Manmohan Singh said after his meeting with Obama.
copyright 2009 by IANS.
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