Douglas to play former US president?
August 31st, 2012 - 4:49 am ICT by IANS
Los Angeles, Aug 31 (IANS) Veteran actor Michael Douglas is likely to play former US Republican president Ronald Reagan in a new movie.The Oscar-winning actor is in talks to play ... Read more...
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Nikki Haley skips White House dinner to meet friends
February 28th, 2012 - 8:35 pm ICT by IANS
Washington, Feb 28 (IANS) South Carolina's Indian-American Republican Governor Nikki Haley criticised President Barack Obama's "failure to handle America", but said "personal plans" kept her and husband Michael from ... Read more...
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US forecaster predicts large Republican gains in November polls
September 5th, 2010 - 7:08 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, Sept 5 (ANI): Political forecaster James E. Campbell, a professor and chair of the Department of Political Science at the University at Buffalo, has predicted that the Democrats might lose 51 ... Read more...
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Classified Nixon documents released
July 3rd, 2010 - 7:34 am ICT by IANS
Los Angeles, July 3 (IANS) Around 100,000 pages of classified documents from the time of late US president Richard Nixon were released Friday, which would offer an insight into his personality as ... Read more...
Posted in Politics |
Justice John Paul Stevens Contemplates Retiring Soon
April 5th, 2010 - 7:40 pm ICT by GD
By Gina Gomez
Washington, Apr 5, (THAINDIAN NEWS) If recent reports are to be believed then Supreme Court Justice John Paul Stevens is about to take the decision of whether he would be ... Read more...
Posted in Politics |
Former FCC Commissioner Quello dead at 95
January 25th, 2010 - 10:43 am ICT by BNO News
ALEXANDRIA, VIRGINIA (BNO NEWS) -- James Quello, who was a Commissioner of the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) for more than two decades, died of natural causes on Sunday. He was 95.Quello died ... Read more...
Posted in World News |
`Kennedy’s roar silent but dream won’t die’
August 26th, 2009 - 3:02 pm ICT by IANS
Washington, Aug 26 (DPA) The death of Senator Edward Kennedy at age 77 triggered an outpouring of comment Wednesday, including from Senate majority leader Harry Reid and former first lady Nancy Reagan.
"The ... Read more...
Posted in Politics |
Sotomayor sworn in as US Supreme Court justice
August 9th, 2009 - 2:45 am ICT by IANS
Washington, Aug 9 (Xinhua) Sonia Sotomayor was sworn in Saturday as US Supreme Court justice, becoming the first Hispanic justice at the country's apex court.
The 55-year-old appeal court judge from New York ... Read more...
Posted in Politics |
‘President Evil’ Obama kills zombies…in new comic book!
August 7th, 2009 - 4:56 pm ICT by ANI
London, Aug 7 (ANI): American President Barack Obama has been portrayed as a Zombie-killer armed with a chainsaw in a new comic series called President Evil.Well known horror franchise Resident Evil ... Read more...
Posted in World |
Who is Sonia Sotomayor - next Supreme Court judge?
May 27th, 2009 - 12:31 am ICT by John Le Fevre
US President Barrack Obama today nominated Sonia Sotomayor as the first Hispanic person to sit on the United States Supreme Court bench - becoming the first democrat leader to do so ... Read more...
Posted in Politics |
‘Goodbye Bush’, Chant Metro riders in crowded Washington
January 21st, 2009 - 12:00 am ICT by IANS
Washington, Jan 20 (DPA) Washington throbbed with excitement Tuesday morning as tens of thousands crowded into subway cars and poured through the streets to celebrate the end of one era and the ... Read more...
Posted in Politics |
Americans in Bangalore to jig as Obama takes over
January 19th, 2009 - 6:53 pm ICT by IANS
Bangalore, Jan 19 (IANS) Americans living in India's tech hub will clink wine glasses and do a jig or two Tuesday evening to celebrate the historic moment of Barack Obama taking oath ... Read more...
Posted in Sci-Tech |
From Bush to Obama, traditions anchor inaugural ceremony
January 18th, 2009 - 1:23 pm ICT by IANS
Washington, Jan 18 (DPA) His campaign promised change and his election as America's first black president broke historical barriers, yet when Democrat Barack Obama moves into the White House Tuesday, tradition guides ... Read more...
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Obama rides history for date with destiny (Lead)
January 18th, 2009 - 10:11 am ICT by IANS
Washington, Jan 18 (IANS) Barack Obama, who would become America's first black president in two days, rolled into Washington for his historic inauguration on a vintage train, retracing the last leg of ... Read more...
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Obama embarks on whistle-stop tour linking him to Lincoln (Second Lead)
January 17th, 2009 - 11:36 pm ICT by IANS
Washington, Jan 17 (IANS) Barack Obama has set out for Washington for his historic inauguration Tuesday as America's first black president with a whistle-stop train journey that symbolically links him to the ... Read more...
Posted in World |
Election battlefield heats up ahead of assembly polls in Delhi
November 23rd, 2008 - 8:54 pm ICT by ANI
New Delhi, Nov 23 (ANI): Congress-party led United Progressive Alliance (UPA) Government banked on the ''nuclear deal issue'' to woo voters in New Delhi on Sunday ahead of the upcoming assembly ... Read more...
Posted in National |
Republicans fear a wipeout leaving party in grip of evangelicals
October 26th, 2008 - 3:08 pm ICT by ANI
London, Oct 26 (ANI): With the Democrats poised for gains in the Senate and the House, moderate Republicans fear a wipeout that would leave their party in the grip of evangelicals ... Read more...
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All parties will ‘come together’ on finance rescue: Bush
September 27th, 2008 - 12:23 am ICT by IANS
Washington, Sep 26 (DPA) In his first remarks since an urgent and massive finance rescue plan stalled in the Congress, US President George W. Bush Friday said he was optimistic and determined ... Read more...
Posted in Business |
Pink brands Sarah Palin terrifying
September 13th, 2008 - 7:03 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, September 13 (ANI): Republican vice presidential hopeful Sarah Palin has been branded terrifying by pop-punk singer Pink.
The singer, who rallied against Republican president GEORGE W. BUSH in her 2006 ... Read more...
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Pink slams ‘terrifying’ Palin
September 13th, 2008 - 1:31 pm ICT by IANS
London, Sep 13 (IANS) Pop star Pink has launched a stinging attack on US vice presidential hopeful Sarah Palin, dubbing the Republican as "terrifying".The singer, who rallied against Republican president George W. ... Read more...
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Women key to US presidential elections: poll
August 6th, 2008 - 3:20 pm ICT by IANS
DPA
Washington, Aug 6 (DPA) Women hold an important key to winning the US presidential elections in November because neither Democrat Barack Obama nor Republican John McCain has yet won a majority of ... Read more...
Posted in World |
Voting across racial divide not enough: Bill Clinton
August 3rd, 2008 - 2:37 pm ICT by IANS
DPA
Washington, Aug 3 (DPA) In the first extensive interview since his wife lost the bruising presidential primary elections, former US president Bill Clinton called Barack Obama "smart" but warned Americans that voting ... Read more...
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Bush’’s U-turn on timetable for withdrawal of US troops from Iraq
July 19th, 2008 - 12:21 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, July 19 (ANI): In what can be termed as a concession of sorts, U.S. President George W. Bush has reportedly agreed to "a general time horizon" for withdrawing American troops ... Read more...
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McCain faces uphill battle on economy
July 13th, 2008 - 12:05 pm ICT by IANS
DPA
Washington, July 13 (DPA) Republican presidential candidate John McCain's struggle to convince voters that he feels their financial pain just got even more difficult after a top economic advisor to his campaign ... 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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Cherie reveals Tony Blairs heart sank at George Bushs election win
May 14th, 2008 - 1:40 pm ICT by admin
London, May 14 (ANI) In more exclusive extracts from her memoirs, Speaking For Myself, Cherie Blair has revealed that the Blairs hearts sank when they learnt that George Bushs victory over ... Read more...
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