Obama denies allegations over White House leaks
June 9th, 2012 - 7:32 am ICT by IANS
Washington, June 9 (IANS) US President Barack Obama has strongly denied the charges by political rivals that the White House purposely leaked classified information for political gains in the ... Read more...
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Russian troops won’t be sent to Syria: Lavrov
March 15th, 2012 - 12:38 am ICT by IANS
Moscow, March 14 (IANS/RIA Novosti) Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov has dismissed the possibility of Russian combat troops being sent to Syria, which is in the thores of protests ... Read more...
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Obama blames growing India, China for hurting American wallets (Lead)
February 24th, 2012 - 4:59 pm ICT by IANS
Washington, Feb 24 (IANS) President Barack Obama has accused his Republican rivals of using the pain at the pump to score political points while attributing rising oil prices to ... Read more...
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India, China fuel demand spiking prices, says Obama
February 24th, 2012 - 11:39 am ICT by IANS
Washington, Feb 24 (IANS) Attributing rising oil prices to growing demand in countries like China, India and Brazil, President Obama has accused his Republican rivals of using the pain at ... Read more...
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Time to step on the gas to bolster US economy: Obama
December 4th, 2011 - 5:03 pm ICT by IANS
Washington, Dec 4 (IANS) The US should step up efforts to revive its economy even after the private sector has been creating jobs over the past 21 months in ... Read more...
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Biden presses Congress to pass Obama’s jobs bill
November 5th, 2011 - 10:28 pm ICT by IANS
Washington, Nov 5 (IANS) US Vice President Joe Biden Saturday urged Congress to pass President Barack Obama's jobs bill "to strengthen the US economy and create jobs".In a weekly ... Read more...
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Liberals cheer new US immigration rules, critics cry ‘amnesty’
August 20th, 2011 - 11:31 am ICT by IANS
Washington, Aug 20 (IANS) The Obama administration's plan to focus its deportation efforts on illegal immigrants with criminal records or those who pose a threat to national security has been ... Read more...
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Boehner & Reid working on debt plans
July 26th, 2011 - 7:28 pm ICT by Aishwarya Bhatt
Washington, July 26 (THAINDIAN NEWS) There have been rival plans from Democrat and Republican lawmakers regarding how the US debt crisis should be handled. House Speaker John Boehner and Senate Majority Leader ... Read more...
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Unions wear red in solidarity with Wisconsin teachers
February 21st, 2011 - 11:48 pm ICT by Aishwarya Bhatt
Wisconsin, Feb 21 (THAINDIAN NEWS) As the standoff between government workers and Republican lawmakers in Wisconsin continues, unions nationwide are showing their solidarity to the protesters.Governor Scot Walker is determined to introduce ... Read more...
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Cuban-American lawmakers criticise Obama’s US-Cuba travel restriction plans
January 16th, 2011 - 1:33 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, Jan 16 (ANI): American Republican lawmakers of Cuban descent have criticised President Barack Obama's plans to ease US citizens' travel restrictions to Cuba that would allow educational and religious groups ... Read more...
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Russia welcomes US Senate’s ratification of arms cut deal
December 23rd, 2010 - 12:22 pm ICT by IANS
Moscow, Dec 23 (IANS/RIA Novosti) Russian President Dmitry Medvedev has welcomed the ratification of a new US-Russia arms reduction deal by the American Senate but said it will take some time ... Read more...
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NATO approves missile defence system for member states at Lisbon summit
November 20th, 2010 - 5:11 pm ICT by ANI
Lisbon, Nov 20 (ANI): US President Barack Obama has said that NATO leaders have approved plans to expand a missile defence system that would protect all of the military alliance's member ... Read more...
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Obama administration to continue terrorism trials in civilian court despite criticism
November 19th, 2010 - 5:37 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, Nov 19 (ANI): The Obama administration remains committed to trying terrorism suspects in civilian courts, even though a federal jury acquitted a Tanzanian of all but one charge in the 1998 ... Read more...
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Progress in Afghanistan like watching ‘Paint Dry’: General Petraeus
September 15th, 2010 - 5:51 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, Sep 15 (ANI): General David Petraeus, who was appointed to replace former General Stanley McChrystal as the top US Commander in Afghanistan in June, has conceded that a successful counterinsurgency ... Read more...
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Washington Post-ABC News poll finds Obama reaching a new low
July 13th, 2010 - 6:29 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, July 13 (ANI): Public confidence in US President Barack Obama has hit a new low, according to the latest Washington Post-ABC News poll.Four months before midterm elections that will ... Read more...
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Republican lawmakers say Obama’s withdrawal deadline has hurt war in Afghanistan
July 5th, 2010 - 4:54 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, July 5 (ANI): Leading Republican lawmakers are voicing opposition to President Barack Obama's plan to begin withdrawing troops from Afghanistan by 2011.According to CBS, Senator Lindsey Graham has said that ... Read more...
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Republican lawmakers bat for loan to Reliance Power
June 30th, 2010 - 7:50 pm ICT by IANS
By Arun Kumar
Washington, June 30 (IANS) Two Republican lawmakers have asked the US Export-Import Bank to reverse its decision to deny loan guarantees to India's Reliance Power Ltd for a coal-fired plant ... Read more...
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Jobless rate rises in the U.S.
March 8th, 2010 - 9:24 pm ICT by Pen Men At Work
Mar 8 (Pen Men At Work): According to the modified data of the departments of the American government, there is bad news for the American nation on the job front as ... Read more...
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US Senate approves $15-billion jobs package
February 25th, 2010 - 1:48 am ICT by IANS
Washington, Feb 25 (DPA) The US Senate Wednesday approved a $15-billion package aimed at reviving the sluggish labour market in the US.
The Senate voted 70-28 in favour of the legislation, the ... Read more...
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White House keeps suspense alive on Manmohan Singh’s banquet details
November 24th, 2009 - 2:58 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, Nov. 24 (ANI): As the White House gets ready to witness the first State dinner of the Obama era in honour of Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh, speculations over the ... Read more...
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Republicans urge Obama to cancel 2.5-mln-dollar to Libya
September 27th, 2009 - 3:49 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, Sep. 27 (ANI): Republican lawmakers have asked the Obama administration to change its plans to provide 2.5 million dollars in economic aid to Libya, including 400,000 dollars for Muammar al-Qaddafi's foundations.Following ... Read more...
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China worse than Gitmo, say detainees freed in Bermuda
June 14th, 2009 - 7:23 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, June 14 (ANI): The four Chinese Guantanamo detainees, released in Bermuda, have claimed that life in China, where they face persecution, is worse than life at Gitmo.Fox News quoted the detainees ... Read more...
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US Congress takes up 2010 budget
April 2nd, 2009 - 6:51 am ICT by IANS
Washington, April 2 (DPA) With the US House of Representatives preparing to vote Thursday on President Barack Obama's 2010 budget proposal, Republican lawmakers have presented an alternative spending plan that they ... Read more...
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California Governor Schwarzenegger orders mass layoffs
February 18th, 2009 - 6:47 am ICT by IANS
San Francisco, Feb 18 (DPA) California Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger issued 20,000 layoff notices and halted work on the state's remaining 276 public projects as intransigent Republican lawmakers continued to stonewall efforts to ... Read more...
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Americans will give Obama a year to get things right: Bill Clinton
February 17th, 2009 - 10:17 am ICT by IANS
Washington, Feb 17 (IANS) Former president Bill Clinton predicts the American public will give President Barack Obama a year, maybe longer, to get the economy moving in the right direction.
And Republicans, who ... Read more...
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Obama lifts Bush ban on overseas abortion-funding
January 24th, 2009 - 9:54 am ICT by IANS
Washington, Jan 24 (IANS) Overturning another Bush administration policy through executive order, President Barack Obama has annulled a ban on sending US funds to groups that perform or promote abortion overseas.An executive ... Read more...
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Obama hopes to get new stimulus plan through by mid-February
January 24th, 2009 - 9:18 am ICT by IANS
Washington, Jan 24 (IANS) President Barack Obama is confident that efforts to pass a new $825 billion economic stimulus package by mid-February are "on target," despite Republican lawmakers' objections to some elements ... Read more...
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US automakers asked to present detailed plan before bailout
November 21st, 2008 - 9:25 am ICT by IANS
Washington, Nov 21 (DPA) Congressional leaders Thursday charged the three ailing US automakers to present a detailed "path to viability" plan before the companies can get their hands on a $25-billion emergency ... Read more...
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Alaska court says “Trooper Gate” inquiry to continue
October 10th, 2008 - 11:38 am ICT by ANI
Washington, Oct.10 (ANI): Alaska''s Supreme Court has said that the ethics investigation into Governor Sarah Palin, the Republican vice-presidential nominee, in connection with the "Trooper Gate" inquiry, will continue.The decision Thursday ... Read more...
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Schwarzenegger slashes 20k govt jobs in California amid budget crisis
August 3rd, 2008 - 4:49 pm ICT by ANI
London, Aug 3 (ANI): Arnold Schwarzenegger has signed an order slashing 20,000 government jobs in California and cutting the pay of 200,000 other employees in a bid to save the state ... Read more...
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