JFK library releases last 45 hours of Oval Office tapes
January 25th, 2012 - 11:40 am ICT by IANS
Washington, Jan 25 (IANS/EFE) The John F. Kennedy Presidential Library and Museum in Boston announced Tuesday that it has declassified and made available to the public the last 45 hours ... Read more...
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Martial arts exponents mask fear to show confidence
January 3rd, 2012 - 5:15 pm ICT by IANS
Washington, Jan 3 (IANS) Competitors of mixed martial arts have unique ways of masking fear that actually allow them to project a confident face, says a US study.
"Successful management ... Read more...
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Home alone - to save the underdog (Washington Newsletter)
December 25th, 2011 - 5:36 pm ICT by IANS
Washington, Dec 25 (IANS) The president was home alone for a whole week with only family dog Bo to keep him company. The first lady and the girls had ... Read more...
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Rupert Murdoch sells his Long Island mansion for $9.1 million
September 27th, 2011 - 8:25 pm ICT by Aishwarya Bhatt
Long Island, Sept 27 (THAINDIAN NEWS) Rupert Murdoch’s mansion in Long Island has been finally bought after four years since it was listed on the market, reports say. The eleven-bedroom property which ... Read more...
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White House welcomes new Libyan ambassador
September 10th, 2011 - 6:11 pm ICT by IANS
Washington, Sep 10 (IANS/RIA Novosti) US President Barack Obama has received new Libyan Ambassador to America Ali Aujali and accepted his credentials to represent his country and its transitional ... Read more...
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Nirupama Rao presents credentials to Obama (With Images)
September 10th, 2011 - 11:21 am ICT by IANS
Washington, Sep 10 (IANS) Describing India-US global strategic partnership as a defining and indispensible collaboration for the 21st Century, President Barack Obama has said their dynamic friendship advances peace ... Read more...
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Tibetans welcome Obama, Dalai Lama meeting
July 16th, 2011 - 8:25 pm ICT by IANS
Dharamsala, July 16 (IANS) The Tibetan government-in-exile, based in this Himachal Pradesh town, Saturday welcomed the scheduled meeting between their spiritual leader the Dalai Lama and US President Barack ... Read more...
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Citizenship not the reason to get Obama out of White House: Romney
April 14th, 2011 - 2:14 pm ICT by ANI
New York, Apr 14(ANI): Former Massachusetts Governor and potential 2012 GOP presidential candidate Mitt Romney has ripped the notion that President Barack Obama wasn't born in the United States."The citizenship ... Read more...
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Oprah may not endorse Obama for 2012 re-election over ratings drop fears
April 9th, 2011 - 12:56 pm ICT by ANI
New York, April 09 (ANI): If sources are to believed, then TV mogul Oprah Winfrey will not publicly endorse Barack Obama during his 2012 re-election campaign.The decision comes after the influential ... Read more...
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Obama says Libya military mission ordered to prevent a massacre
March 29th, 2011 - 12:56 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, Mar. 29 (ANI): US President Barack Obama has defended his decision to send American forces to Libya, saying Washington acted to "prevent a massacre".He said that to do otherwise would ... Read more...
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Obama to give address on Libya on Monday
March 26th, 2011 - 12:33 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, Mar. 26 (ANI): Facing increasing pressure from the U.S. Congress to clarify the American military mission in Libya, President Barack Obama will address the nation in a televised speech on ... Read more...
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Obama momentarily locked out of White House after unexpected return from Latin America
March 25th, 2011 - 1:53 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, Mar 25 (ANI): A video clip has revealed that US President Barack Obama was momentarily locked out of the Oval Office as he tried to enter from a terrace at ... Read more...
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Bill Clinton named PETA’s 2010 Person of the Year
December 21st, 2010 - 12:26 pm ICT by ANI
New York, Dec 21 (ANI): Former US President Bill Clinton has been named PETA'S 2010 Person of the Year.People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals (PETA) applauded Clinton, who was known for ... Read more...
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Britain was ‘paranoid’ over UK-US relationship after Obama became president: Wikileaks
December 4th, 2010 - 2:49 pm ICT by ANI
Londons, Dec 4 (ANI): Recent secret cables released by the whistleblower website Wikileaks have revealed Britain's "paranoia" about its so-called special relationship with the US.In one cable, a senior US diplomat ... Read more...
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Palin Engaged In Talks With Family Over A White House Bid In 2012
November 18th, 2010 - 7:29 pm ICT by Pen Men At Work
November 18, 2010 (Pen Men at Work): A story reported in the New York Times Magazine lately has sent speculations about a Palin bid for the presidency skyrocketing.Sarah Palin, who had ... Read more...
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Ex-German chancellor says Bush ‘not telling truth’ about Iraq invasion in memoirs
November 11th, 2010 - 1:50 pm ICT by ANI
London, Nov.11 (ANI): Former German chancellor Gerhard Schroeder has accused former US president George W Bush of "not telling the truth" in his memoirs over claims that he broke his word over ... Read more...
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Sarah Palin says Bristol will ‘kick her butt’ in ratings face-off
October 29th, 2010 - 3:08 pm ICT by ANI
New York, Oct 29 (ANI): Former Alaska governor Sarah Palin Sarah Palin will face off against daughter Bristol for ratings next week.Palin will go head-to-head with Bristol next week for ... Read more...
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Ex-Bush aide Rove says Palin’s only fit to be a ‘reality star’, not President
October 28th, 2010 - 6:44 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, Oct 28(ANI): Former adviser to George W. Bush, Karl Rove, has cast doubts on former Alaska Governor Sarah Palin's viability as a future United States President.Rove said that it was ... Read more...
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No Biden-Clinton swap in the works for 2012: Obama
October 20th, 2010 - 4:11 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, Oct. 20 (ANI): US President Barack Obama has dismissed as "completely unfounded" reports that he might replace Vice President Joe Biden on his 2012 ticket with Secretary of State Hillary ... Read more...
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Condoleezza Rice ‘won’t chirp’ in private meeting with Obama in White House
October 15th, 2010 - 2:28 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, Oct 15 (ANI): Condoleezza Rice, the former Secretary of State and national security adviser in former US President George W. Bush's government, is scheduled to hold a private meeting with ... Read more...
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Cancer of terrorism is in Pakistan, Obama tells Zardari through his NSA
September 29th, 2010 - 12:51 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, Sept.29 (ANI): US President Barack Obama has reportedly told President Asif Ali Zardari through his National Security Adviser, retired Marine General James L. Jones, and CIA Director Leon Panetta that ... Read more...
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Woodward book says Obama became ’strategist-in-chief’ on Afghan war
September 27th, 2010 - 1:51 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, Sept.27 (ANI): US President Brack Obama grew so frustrated with his own administration's deliberations over the war in Afghanistan that he wound up dictating a six-page, single-spaced "terms sheet" that ... Read more...
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Presidential Address Annoys GOP Members
September 1st, 2010 - 6:46 pm ICT by GD
By Ranjan Bhaduri
Washington, Sep 1, (THAINDIAN NEWS) The much awaited speech given by the president of USA Barack Obama stole the limelight and the media entities covered the event that took place ... Read more...
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Obama’s Oval Office gets a makeover
September 1st, 2010 - 2:01 pm ICT by IANS
Washington, Sep 1 (IANS) The Oval Office is sporting a modern look with new and re-upholstered furniture, cream-coloured carpet, fresh paint and wallpaper. The president's desk, called the Resolute, however remains unchanged.
New ... Read more...
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After 4,400 deaths, US ends combat in Iraq (Lead)
September 1st, 2010 - 1:36 pm ICT by IANS
By Arun Kumar
Washington, Sep 1 (IANS) US President Barack Obama declared the end of a wounding US combat mission in Iraq Tuesday, that resulted in 4,400 soldier deaths, while signalling ... Read more...
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Obama declares end to US combat operations in Iraq
September 1st, 2010 - 7:44 am ICT by IANS
Washington, Sep 1 (DPA) US President Barack Obama Tuesday declared an end to the US combat mission in Iraq, more than seven years after the US-led invasion of the Middle Eastern ... Read more...
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U.S. President, Barack Obama, To Not Employ The Phrase, ‘Mission Accomplished’, In His Crucial Speech On Tuesday About Iraq
August 31st, 2010 - 8:05 pm ICT by Sampurn Wire
Washington, August 31, 2010 (Just Flashed): The bureaucrats of the White House in America have asserted that there are two terms that the American President, Barack Obama, will not employ at ... Read more...
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Vice President Joe Biden Lands In Iraq To Commemorate End Of Combat Operations
August 31st, 2010 - 7:42 pm ICT by GD
By Gina Gomez
Baghdad, Aug 31, (THAINDIAN NEWS) United States Vice President Joe Biden made a trip to the Iraqi capital of Baghdad in the wake of the end of the combat mission ... Read more...
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Barack Obama says dinner with daughters is a ‘prize’
August 2nd, 2010 - 2:53 pm ICT by ANI
London, Aug 2 (ANI): Barack Obama has said that having dinner with his two daughters is a "prize", as this is what he most looks forward to when leaving the Oval ... Read more...
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Cameron says Lockerbie bomber Al Megrahi should have been left in jail to die
July 21st, 2010 - 1:07 pm ICT by ANI
London, July 21 (ANI): British Prime Minister David Cameron, during his three-hour-long talk with the US President Barack Obama in Washington, has said that the decision to release Lockerbie bomber Abdelbaset ... Read more...
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US was aware of Russian spy ring days before arrests
July 10th, 2010 - 6:16 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, July 10 (ANI): The Obama administration was aware of the existence of the Russian spy ring at least a fortnight before the actual arrests were carried out.According to the New ... Read more...
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Obama, Netanyahu exude confidence about peace talks with Palestine
July 7th, 2010 - 4:36 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, July 7 (ANI): President Barack Obama and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu have both expressed confidence that the Israeli leader will soon hold direct peace talks with Palestinian President Mahmoud ... Read more...
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Obama lacks plans on oil spill, energy or jobs: CBS/NYT poll
June 22nd, 2010 - 1:59 pm ICT by ANI
New York, June 22 (ANI): Most Americans do not believe President Barack Obama has a clear plan to deal with the oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico, according to a ... Read more...
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Kenneth Feinberg To Look After The Funds For BP Oil Spill Victims
June 17th, 2010 - 7:47 pm ICT by GD
By Gina Gomez
Washington, June 17, (THAINDIAN NEWS) Highly renowned attorney Kenneth Feinberg who is known to have been overseen the September 11 Victim Compensation Fund in the wake of the terrorist attacks, ... Read more...
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White House gatecrashing couple release new controversial tape
June 17th, 2010 - 6:39 pm ICT by ANI
New York, June 17 (ANI): The couple that gatecrashed in to White House has hit the headlines again after releasing videotape showing them cozying up with Michele Jones.Tareq and Michaele Salahi create ... Read more...
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