Americans rate Ronald Reagan as best-ever US President
February 19th, 2011 - 4:24 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, Feb 19(ANI): A new poll has found that more Americans identify Ronald Reagan as the best-ever US President than Abraham Lincoln or Franklin Roosevelt.According to a Gallup poll, when ... Read more...
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Churchill’s dentures fetch 15,200 pounds
July 30th, 2010 - 2:13 am ICT by IANS
London, July 30 (IANS) A pair of dentures worn by war-time British Prime Minister Winston Churchill were auctioned for 15,200 pounds, thrice the expected price.
The set of partial upper dentures was put ... Read more...
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Virginia residents protest installation of Stalin memorial bust
July 17th, 2010 - 4:39 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, July 17 (ANI): Residents of Bedford, Virginia, have lodged a strong protest against the installation of a memorial bust of Soviet dictator Josef Stalin next to statues of Western Allied leaders ... Read more...
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Allies would lost Second World War had Hitler used deadly nerve gas: Expert
May 15th, 2010 - 2:54 pm ICT by ANI
New York, May 15 (ANI): As the D-Day anniversary approaches, a professor of chemistry and biochemistry at Canisius College in Buffalo, New York, Frank J. Dinan, has revealed what could have happened ... Read more...
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‘The Buddha’ Shown On PBS
April 8th, 2010 - 7:33 pm ICT by GD
By Ranjan Bhaduri
Apr 8, (THAINDIAN NEWS) David Grubin is a film director who has a tendency of making films on intense topics. He earlier made film for PBS like 'The Secret Life ... Read more...
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Obama signed healthcare bill with 22 pens
March 25th, 2010 - 12:36 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, Mar. 25 (ANI): Many presidents have embraced the idea of signing historic legislation - like the healthcare bill - with multiple pens and US President Barack Obama was no different. ... Read more...
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Americans prefer taller presidential candidates when times are more difficult: Study
August 19th, 2009 - 11:16 am ICT by ANI
London, August 19 (ANI): An American study conducted by social psychologists at Coastal Carolina University in Conway, South Carolina, suggests that the country's presidents get taller when the going gets tough.Lead ... Read more...
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Jackie had an affair with Bobby Kennedy, claims book
July 7th, 2009 - 1:08 pm ICT by IANS
London, July 7 (IANS) Brought together by "his bereavement" and "her mental suffering", Jackie Kennedy and her brother-in-law Bobby Kennedy had an intense affair, claims a new book.
Dailymail.co.uk reports that C. ... Read more...
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Obama uses internet to reach out to Americans
March 27th, 2009 - 9:16 pm ICT by IANS
By Arun Kumar
Washington, March 27 (IANS) In a new take on Franklin Roosevelt's fireside chats, US President Barack Obama has reached out to online followers in a bid to rally an ... Read more...
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Return of outsourced jobs not good for US: Obama
March 27th, 2009 - 10:44 am ICT by IANS
By Arun Kumar
Washington, March 27 (IANS) In the midst of its worst recession in decades, President Barack Obama says it would be better to create new jobs that can't be outsourced ... Read more...
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Obama could use economic crisis to get America back on track
March 10th, 2009 - 12:38 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, Mar.10 (ANI): President Barack Obama could do what his predecessor George Bush did to get America back on track as the only superpower of the world.
According to Fox News, though ... Read more...
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Obama in the footsteps of George Washington
February 25th, 2009 - 11:13 am ICT by IANS
Washington, Feb 25 (IANS) In addressing a joint session of the US Congress, President Barack Obama Tuesday followed a tradition started by George Washington who delivered the first "annual message" on Jan ... Read more...
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Day of reckoning has arrived, Obama tells Americans
February 25th, 2009 - 11:00 am ICT by IANS
Washington, Feb 25 (IANS) President Barack Obama has asked Americans to "confront boldly the challenges we face", saying the "day of reckoning has arrived, and the time to take charge of our ... Read more...
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Firsts and facts about presidential inaugurations (Lead)
January 21st, 2009 - 12:40 am ICT by IANS
Washington, Jan 20 (IANS) As Barack Obama Tuesday became America's first African-American president in a line of 44 US chief executives, inauguration watchers offered firsts and facts about ceremonies over the last ... Read more...
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The Top Five Most Memorable Inaugural Speeches of All Time revealed
January 11th, 2009 - 5:58 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, Jan 11(ANI): Former U.S. president Franklin Roosevelt''s third inaugural address on January 20, 1941 has topped a new list of the Five Most Memorable Inaugural Speeches of All Time.Ronald Reagan''s ... Read more...
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US Secret Service to unveil Obama’’s limo on Jan.20
January 7th, 2009 - 10:44 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, Jan.7 (ANI): The US Secret Service is expected to unveil the new limousine that incoming President Barack Obama will travel after he assumes office as the 44th head of state ... Read more...
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Hawaii could create history by hosting most of Obamas presidential holidays
December 29th, 2008 - 12:17 pm ICT by ANI
Melbourne, December 29 (ANI): While Barack Obama has already made history by being the first African American to be elected U.S. President, his aides are wondering whether his favourite spot for ... Read more...
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Has Obama taken the reins over Bush?
December 2nd, 2008 - 11:26 am ICT by ANI
Washington, Dec.2 (ANI): In almost a month since he became the U.S. president-elect, Barack Obama has taken the lead -- and some say the reins -- from President George W.Bush.
Presidential historians ... Read more...
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General Franco feared Hitler would kidnap him to force Spain into WW II, says daughter
November 28th, 2008 - 2:05 pm ICT by ANI
London, November 28 (ANI): Spanish leader General Francisco Francos daughter has revealed that her father feared that Adolf Hitler would kidnap him to force Spain into the Second World War.
Carmen ... Read more...
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In times of crises, the humour mills keep churning
October 21st, 2008 - 4:43 pm ICT by IANS
Dubai, Oct 21 (IANS) There are two sides to an investment bank - left and right.On the left are investments and on the right are assets."As of now nothing is right in ... Read more...
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Rumour on the Internet Biden may drop out of presidential race!
September 25th, 2008 - 5:01 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, Sept.25 (ANI): An Internet rumor is surging through inboxes and discussion boards that Democratic vice-presidential candidate Joe Biden will drop out as Barack Obamas running mate after his October 2 ... Read more...
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Biden starts campaigning, criticises Bush and McCain
August 24th, 2008 - 1:18 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, Aug 24 (ANI): Democratic vice presidential nominee and running mate of Barack Obama, Senator Joseph Biden, began his campaign by launching a verbal attack on Republicans seeking four more years ... Read more...
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