Obama focused on exit strategy for Afghanistan
Washington - US President Barack Obama will unveil his new plan for Afghanistan next week as he pushes military advisors for an exit strategy even as he contemplates adding thousands of more troops to the fight, the White House said Wednesday. Obama ...
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Obama writes to Brazil's Lula about Iran, Honduras
Brasilia - US President Barack Obama wrote a letter to his Brazilian counterpart Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva to express his concern about the situation in Iran and Honduras, officials said Wednesday. The letter was sent Sunday, a day before Iranian Pre...
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EXTRA: US, India agree on partnership for 'green' economy
Washington - US President Barack Obama and Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh Tuesday pledged their countries will work closely to develop clean forms of energy to help curtail the threat posed by global warming. Obama said a clean energy initiati...
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Report: Obama slashes pay for bailed-out financial firms
Washington - US President Barack Obama's administration plans to force a drastic cut-back in salaries at companies that have accepted massive government bail-outs, US media reported Wednesday. The Treasury Department will demand cuts in compensation ...
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US officials head to China amid uneasy trade relations
Washington - US President Barack Obama's top trade officials will head to China next week hoping to make inroads on a series of trade disputes between the two major economic powers. The 20th annual US-China trade meeting is the first under Obama's ad...
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Obama to travel to Copenhagen climate summit - Summary
Washington - US President Barack Obama will be in Copenhagen during the early stages of a major United Nations summit aimed at curtailing global climate change, the White House said Wednesday. The Obama administration also proposed cutting its domest...
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Obama to travel to Copenhagen climate summit
Washington - US President Barack Obama will be in Copenhagen during the early stages of a major UN summit on climate change, Bloomberg News reported Wednesday, citing an administration official. Obama will be in Copenhagen on December 9, the day befo...
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Obama presence vital at climate talks, UN official says
Bonn, Germany - US President Barack Obama's presence at next month's climate summit in the Danish capital Copenhagen is vital, a UN official said Wednesday in the German city of Bonn. Yvo de Boer, executive secretary of the UN Framework Convention on...
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Obama to travel to Copenhagen climate summit - Update
Washington - US President Barack Obama will be in Copenhagen during the early stages of a major UN summit on climate change, the White House said Wednesday. The Obama administration also proposed cutting its domestic emissions 17 per cent below 2005 ...
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Obama to travel to Copenhagen climate summit - 2nd Update
Washington - US President Barack Obama will be in Copenhagen during the early stages of a major UN summit on climate change, the White House said Wednesday. The Obama administration also proposed cutting its domestic emissions 17 per cent below 2005 ...
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Obama to Mideast: 'History shows us what is possible'
Jerusalem - US President Barack Obama called Tuesday for people in the Middle East to look toward the possibilities of a future where the region has moved past its current strife. Consider what can be achieved if we moved beyond our differences, he...
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Obama urges al-Maliki to hold elections on time
Washington - US President Barack Obama urged Iraqi Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki during a meeting on Tuesday to ensure an election law is in place so polling can be conducted on time. We are very interested, both of us, in making sure that Iraq has ...
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Obama holds own kids to high standards at school
Washington - Even a president's kids don't get a break. US President Barack Obama Wednesday used his own family to illustrate how important it is for parents to keep after their kids about their school work. ...
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