US lawmakers seek terrorist tag for Haqqani network
May 12th, 2012 - 11:35 am ICT by IANS
Washington, May 12 (IANS) Top Democrats and Republicans on the House and Senate Intelligence panels have demanded that the Obama administration "immediately" label the Pakistani-based Haqqani Network a terrorist ... Read more...
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US lawmaker hails India’s positive role in Afghanistan
November 5th, 2011 - 10:56 am ICT by IANS
Washington, Nov 5 (IANS) Describing a strong US-India partnership as an important factor for Afghanistan's peace and prosperity, a leading US senator has welcomed India's positive contribution to Afghanistan's reconstruction.Senator ... Read more...
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US lawmakers raise questions about Pakistan, but defend aid
May 6th, 2011 - 12:16 pm ICT by IANS
Washington, May 6 (IANS) As members of US Congress raised "real and serious questions" about Islamabad's role in the Osama bin Laden affair, a key supporter said a break with ... Read more...
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NATO urged to adopt Gaddafi’s assassination policy
April 25th, 2011 - 2:45 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, Apr 25 (ANI): Senior western leaders have urged NATO to adopt an assassination policy against Colonel Muammar Gaddafi to put an end to the emerging stalemate in Libya.The calls came ... Read more...
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Mubarak resignation creates political vacuum for US in Middle East
February 12th, 2011 - 1:25 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, Feb.12 (ANI): President Hosni Mubarak's decision to step down after three decades in power presents the Obama administration with a political vacuum in the Middle East.According to the Washington Post, the ... Read more...
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US to renew demand for direct access to AQ Khan
September 26th, 2010 - 3:57 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, Sep 26 (ANI): The United States is planning to renew its demand for direct access to Pakistani nuclear scientist Dr Abdul Qadeer Khan in a bid to prevent China from building ... Read more...
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Christine O’Donnell Makes Light of Witchcraft Comment
September 20th, 2010 - 10:39 pm ICT by Angela Kaye Mason
Sep 20 (THAINDIAN NEWS) Christine O’Donnell, who is the Republican Senate candidate in Delaware is making light of the comments which she made over a decade ago, in high school saying ... Read more...
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Arizona hopes to make Obama prove he’s a ‘natural born citizen’in 2012
April 21st, 2010 - 6:19 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, Apr.21 (ANI): If US President Barack Obama wants to run again in 2012, he may need to prove to the state of Arizona that he was in fact born in ... Read more...
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Obama acknowledges public anger in wake of Massachusetts defeat
January 21st, 2010 - 5:12 am ICT by IANS
Washington, Jan 21 (DPA) President Barack Obama acknowledged Wednesday that the US public remained "angry" and "frustrated" with the state of the country, one year after his historic inauguration and one ... Read more...
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House panel may subpoenas White House gatecrashers
December 8th, 2009 - 12:38 pm ICT by IANS
Washington, Dec 8 (IANS) A US Congressional panel will consider Wednesday resolutions to subpoena a Virginia socialite couple who gate crashed President Barack Obama's state dinner for Prime Minister Manmohan Singh ... Read more...
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Joseph Cao: Only Republican Member To Support Health Care Reform Bill
November 9th, 2009 - 8:27 pm ICT by GD
By Meena Kar
Nov.9, (THAINDIAN NEWS) The Health care reform bill, which has been criticized for several reasons, has got its way cleared from the House of Representatives. The bill not only gained ... Read more...
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House Of Representatives’ Health Care Votes Support Health Care Bill
November 8th, 2009 - 7:44 pm ICT by GD
By Meena Kar
Nov. 8, (THAINDIAN NEWS) In spite of being a much debated issue, the health care reform bill has ultimately gained support in the United States House of Representatives. According to ... Read more...
Dalai Lama shunned by Obama, gets award from speaker Pelosi
October 6th, 2009 - 10:50 pm ICT by IANS
By Arun Kumar
Washington, Oct 6 (IANS) Even as President Barack Obama was strategically avoiding the Dalai Lama apparently to gain favour with China, the Tibetan spiritual leader was at the Capitol ... Read more...
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Bullock Announces Prescription Drug Abuse Advisory Council
September 23rd, 2009 - 2:05 am ICT by admin
AG says we must act now to tackle quiet killerHELENA – Montana Attorney General Steve Bullock said today that he has convened leaders from across the state to fight the abuse of ... Read more...
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US House panel rejects greenhouse gas emission parity with India, China
May 20th, 2009 - 12:46 pm ICT by IANS
By Arun Kumar
Washington, May 20 (IANS) A US House panel debating climate change legislation has rejected by a 36-23 party-line vote a Republican attempt to delay a cap on US greenhouse ... Read more...
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US must press Pakistan to take US help to secure nukes: Senator
May 7th, 2009 - 9:22 pm ICT by IANS
Washington, May 7 (IANS) An influential US senator has asked President Barack Obama to press Pakistani President Asif Ali Zardari to accept more US help in securing his country's nuclear arsenal ... Read more...
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H-1B bill seeks to ’staple’ green cards to PhDs
April 8th, 2009 - 10:33 am ICT by IANS
Washington, April 8 (IANS) A new bill has been introduced in the US Congress to exempt foreign graduates of US PhD programmes from counting towards a cap on H-1B visas and give ... Read more...
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Indian-Americans’ ‘Washington Chalo’ seeks tough line on Pakistan
January 28th, 2009 - 9:37 pm ICT by IANS
Washington, Jan 28 (IANS) In a "Washington Chalo" campaign in the aftermath of the Mumbai terror attacks, over 200 Indian-American community leaders from across the US have urged lawmakers to take a ... Read more...
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Bolivian President visits US seeking to mend fences
November 19th, 2008 - 3:12 pm ICT by IANS
Washington, Nov 19 (IANS) Bolivia's leftist President Evo Morales has begun a two-day visit to Washington to make first contacts with president-elect Barack Obama's transition team to explore ways of improving strained ... Read more...
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Bush congratulates House, asks Senate to speed up approval of nuke deal
September 28th, 2008 - 10:55 am ICT by ANI
Washington, Sep 28 (ANI): President George W Bush congratulated the US House of Representatives for passing the Indo-US civil nuclear deal by thumping majority, and urged the Senate to quickly follow ... Read more...
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There is life beyond 123, US lawmakers and experts agree
June 26th, 2008 - 11:48 am ICT by IANS
By Arun Kumar
Washington, June 26 (IANS) Leading US lawmakers and experts alike have expressed strong support for moving the stalled India-US civil nuclear deal forward, but all agree its collapse would not ... Read more...
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US Congressman argues for India in Security Council
February 22nd, 2008 - 12:54 am ICT by admin
(Lead, Superseding earlier story)
By Parveen Chopra
Washington, Feb 21 (IANS) The US Congressman who moved a resolution in the House of Representatives in September asking the United Nations to admit India as ... Read more...
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US resolution seeks Security Council membership for India
February 21st, 2008 - 1:25 pm ICT by admin
By Parveen Chopra
Washington, Feb 21 (IANS) A Congressman has moved a resolution in the US House of Representatives asking the United Nations to admit India as a permanent member of the Security ... Read more...
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Pak intelligence was diverting US aid to rig the elections, according to Benazir
January 1st, 2008 - 1:15 pm ICT by admin
London, Jan.1 (ANI): Benazir Bhutto was scheduled to meet two senior American politicians to show them a confidential report that suggested that Pakistans intelligence service was using US money to rig parliamentary ... Read more...
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‘Review US policy towards Pakistan’
November 14th, 2007 - 2:06 am ICT by admin
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Pak has lost battle against terrorism in FATA, US Congress told
November 14th, 2007 - 2:01 am ICT by admin
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