State of the Union: Republicans say Obama not doing enough to reduce deficits
January 26th, 2011 - 6:09 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, Jan.26 (ANI): The Republicans have rebutted US President Barack Obama's State of the Union address, during which a request was made for another round of federal spending.Representative Paul Ryan, who ... Read more...
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Republicans Aim To Repeal Health Care Policies
November 8th, 2010 - 8:50 pm ICT by GD
By Meena Kar
Nov 8, (THAINDIAN NEWS) Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell has specified with full conviction that the first aim of the Republican would be to oppose and amend the health care ... Read more...
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Mitch McConnell Targets President Barack Obama
November 5th, 2010 - 7:32 pm ICT by GD
By Meena Kar
Nov 5, (THAINDIAN NEWS) Republican Kentucky Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell has made his intentions clear and some Democrats might not like the way he puts it. The political leader ... Read more...
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Obama launches $50 billion infrastructure plan
September 7th, 2010 - 12:39 pm ICT by IANS
By Arun Kumar
Washington, Sep 7 (IANS) US President Barack Obama kicked off his embattled Democratic party's election campaign by announcing a $50 billion plan to create jobs and boost economic growth ... Read more...
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Republican leader says Obama is a Christian not Muslim
August 23rd, 2010 - 6:54 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, Aug 23 (ANI): As US President Barack Obama continues to combat rumours that he is secretly a Muslim, a leading Republican weighed in on the controversy in his favour saying, ... Read more...
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Intelligence chiefs warn of more Qaeda terror plots against US
February 4th, 2010 - 5:11 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, Feb.4 (ANI): Intelligence chiefs have warned that al Qaeda is likely to attack the U.S. within six months.They said Nigerian terror suspect Abdulmutallab has identified his handlers in Yemen, including the ... Read more...
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Universal health coverage close to reality: Obama
December 24th, 2009 - 10:01 pm ICT by IANS
By Arun Kumar
Washington, Dec 24 (IANS) As the Senate passed a historic $871 billion health care reform bill Thursday, President Barack Obama said the vote, seen as a Christmas Eve victory ... Read more...
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Obama scores first victory in healthcare reforms push (Second Lead)
December 21st, 2009 - 8:46 pm ICT by IANS
By Arun Kumar
Washington, Dec 21 (IANS) President Barack Obama won a major victory in his push for healthcare reform as the Senate voted early Monday morning to end debate on a ... Read more...
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Sotomayor makes history as first Hispanic top judge in US
August 7th, 2009 - 1:20 pm ICT by IANS
By Arun Kumar
Washington, Aug 7 (IANS) Sonia Sotomayor, President Barack Obama's first nominee to the nation's apex court, made history as the Senate confirmed her to become America's first Hispanic Supreme ... Read more...
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GOP crafting their own version of Bill Clinton’s phrase to regain power
March 29th, 2009 - 5:41 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, Mar 29 (ANI): Republicans appear to be crafting their own version of Bill Clinton's legendary campaign phrase in an effort to recapture both chambers in Congress next year.According to FOX ... Read more...
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Bobby Jindal to give Republican response to Obama address
February 25th, 2009 - 1:26 am ICT by IANS
Washington, Feb 24 (IANS) Louisiana Governor Bobby Jindal has been given the crucial role of delivering the Republican Party's official response to President Barack Obama's address to the Congress, catapulting the 37-year-old ... Read more...
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Drop ‘Buy American’ clause, Congress told (Repeating for all needing)
February 11th, 2009 - 11:41 am ICT by IANS
Commending the call of 15 major US business associations to avoid trade-restrictive mandates in the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (ARRA), the group in a letter to Congressional leaders Monday hoped "you ... Read more...
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World business bodies ask Congress to drop ‘Buy American’ clause
February 10th, 2009 - 11:02 pm ICT by IANS
Washington, Feb 10 (IANS) Nine internatioal business organisations, including the Confederation of Indian Industry (CII), have urged the US Congress to drop the "Buy American" clause in the over $800 billion stimulus ... Read more...
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Its official, Obama is the next US President
January 9th, 2009 - 1:36 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, Jan 9 (ANI): The tallying of the votes for the 2008 US presidential election took place on January 8, and President-elect Barack Obama was officially declared the winner.The counting of ... Read more...
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Obama pushes Capitol Hill on big economy rescue package
January 6th, 2009 - 12:13 pm ICT by IANS
Washington, Jan 6 (IANS) Ahead of his inauguration, US president-elect Barack Obama has launched a campaign on Capitol Hill for a massive package of tax cuts and spending proposals aimed at reviving ... Read more...
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