Gingrich announces withdrawal from Republican primaries
May 3rd, 2012 - 10:48 am ICT by IANS
Washington, May 3 (IANS/EFE) Presidential hopeful Newt Gingrich announced Wednesday that he is withdrawing from the Republican primaries, leaving the way clear for the front-runner, former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt ... Read more...
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Michigan GOP primary race heats up
February 28th, 2012 - 8:55 pm ICT by Aishwarya Bhatt
Michigan, Feb 28 (THAINDIAN NEWS) During the race to determine who gets to head the Democrats into the race against the Republicans in 2008, then candidates Barack Obama and Hilary Clinton had ... Read more...
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Myanmar president meets top UN envoy
February 15th, 2012 - 7:47 am ICT by IANS
Yangon, Feb 15 (IANS) Myanmar President U Thein Sein met the visiting UN special envoy to Myanmar, Vijay Nambiar, in Nay Pyi Taw Tuesday, state radio and television reported.Nambiar, the ... Read more...
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US presidential hopeful promises moon base by 2020
January 26th, 2012 - 5:56 pm ICT by IANS
Moscow, Jan 26 (IANS/RIA Novosti) A US Republican presidential hopeful has promised to build a moon base by 2020 if he becomes the next US president in the November poll.Newt ... Read more...
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Support for Obama hits new low point: Survey
December 15th, 2011 - 12:05 pm ICT by IANS
Washington, Dec 15 (IANS/EFE) Support for US President Barack Obama is at its lowest level since he entered the White House in January 2009, but he has more public ... Read more...
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Sarah Palin defends Newt Gingrich
May 20th, 2011 - 2:37 am ICT by Aishwarya Bhatt
New York, May 20 (THAINDIAN NEWS) GOP presidential hopeful Newt Gingrich came under barrage of criticism when he called President Barack Obama the “most successful food stamp president” in the history of ... Read more...
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Tea Party supporters name Mitt Romney top choice for 2012 Presidential polls
March 27th, 2011 - 4:08 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, Mar 27 (ANI): Tea Party supporters have favoured Mitt Romney as their top choice for President in 2012, a new Pew Research poll has revealed.Twenty four percent of Tea Party ... Read more...
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Women reservation bill won’t be passed soon: Kiran Bedi
March 9th, 2011 - 5:44 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, March 9 (IANS) Refusing to mince her words, former top cop Kiran Bedi Wednesday said she doesn't think the women's reservation bill will be passed anytime soon in ... Read more...
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Mubarak to quit, hand over power to military council: Official
February 11th, 2011 - 2:23 am ICT by IANS
Cairo, Feb 11 (IANS) Embattled Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak will step down and transfer power to an armed forces panel, said a senior Egyptian official.Speculation was rife throughout Thursday that Mubarak, who ... Read more...
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UK MP’s wife poses naked under sheet, reveals bedroom secrets!
February 4th, 2011 - 11:46 am ICT by ANI
London, Feb 4 (ANI): Sally Bercow, wife of the Speaker of the House of Commons John Bercow, has posed in a racy photograph that sees her naked under a sheet in her ... Read more...
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Speaker John Boehner sees no harm in smoking and crying
February 1st, 2011 - 3:04 am ICT by Aishwarya Bhatt
Washington DC, Jan 31 (THAINDIAN NEWS) The Speaker of the House, John Boehner seems content with the fact that he cannot stop smoking and crying.During an interview on FOX News Sunday, Boehner ... Read more...
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Obama presidency proving to be ‘Clinton’s third term’: Newt Gingrich
January 22nd, 2011 - 1:51 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, Jan 22 (ANI): Newt Gingrich, a possible candidate for the 2012 Republican presidential nomination, has said he believes that the Barack Obama presidency is gradually becoming "the third term of ... Read more...
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MP Nadhim Zahawi’s musical tie hits the wrong note
January 20th, 2011 - 9:24 pm ICT by Aishwarya Bhatt
London, Jan 20 (THAINDIAN NEWS) It might not be such a good idea to wear musical ties around especially when you are going to the parliament.A member of parliament for Tory, Nadhim ... Read more...
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Nancy Pelosi asks for branding advice from Steven Spielberg
December 24th, 2010 - 1:56 am ICT by Aishwarya Bhatt
Washington DC, Dec 23 (THAINDIAN NEWS) Nancy Pelosi’s term as the speaker of the House is set to end after the Republicans assume their majority position of the House.There were reports ... Read more...
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Udai Narain Chaudhary to remain Bihar assembly speaker
November 30th, 2010 - 7:39 pm ICT by IANS
Patna, Nov 30 (IANS) Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar Tuesday re-nominated ruling Janata Dal (United) legislator Udai Narain Chaudhary for the post of the state assembly speaker.He said Thursday's election to ... Read more...
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Democrat Nancy Pelosi Elected As Minority Leader
November 20th, 2010 - 8:17 pm ICT by GD
By Meena Kar
Nov 20, (THAINDIAN NEWS) Several weeks of uncertainty and anxiousness finally came to an end, when Nancy Pelosi was elected as the minority leader on Wednesday with an overwhelming 150 ... Read more...
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House Democrats re-elect Pelosi as their leader; Republicans elect Cantor
November 18th, 2010 - 4:03 am ICT by BNO News
WASHINGTON D.C. (BNO NEWS) -- House Democrats on Wednesday re-elected Rep. Nancy Pelosi to remain as their leader in the new Congress.Pelosi, 70, was voted to remain as the Democrats leader despite ... Read more...
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Hezbollah says ready for another war with Israel
November 12th, 2010 - 3:15 am ICT by BNO News
BEIRUT, LEBANON (BNO NEWS) -- Hezbollah Secretary General Al-Sayyid Hassan Nasrallah on Thursday said that the group is ready for another war with Israel, Lebanon's state-run National News Agency (NNA) reported.The comments ... 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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Nancy Pelosi’s Political Future Uncertain After Midterm Debacle Of Democrats
November 4th, 2010 - 7:21 pm ICT by GD
By Ranjan Bhaduri
Nov 4, (THAINDIAN NEWS) Uncertainty looms large over the political career of Nancy Pelosi the House Speaker who is going to pave the way for her successor John Boehner in ... Read more...
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GOP Claims Victory In House Of Representatives, All Set To Read “Pledge To America”
November 3rd, 2010 - 7:10 pm ICT by GD
By Gina Gomez
Nov 3, (THAINDIAN NEWS) After 2010 US election votes are tallied, it seems that the Republican Party will hold the majority of seats in the elections and in the US ... Read more...
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John Boehner Gets Congratulatory Call From President Barack Obama
November 3rd, 2010 - 6:50 pm ICT by GD
By Ranjan Bhaduri
Nov 3, (THAINDIAN NEWS) John Boehner the GOP Rep of Ohio is a happy man these days. He is going to be the Speaker of the House in near future ... Read more...
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Obama tells Boehner he looks forward to work with Republicans to find common ground
November 3rd, 2010 - 12:28 pm ICT by BNO News
WASHINGTON, D.C. (BNO NEWS) -- President Barack Obama on Tuesday called U.S. Representative John Boehner after the Democrats lost the U.S. House of Representatives to the Republicans during the mid-term elections, the ... Read more...
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Bill Clinton, Newt Gingrich ‘bonded’ over affairs: Armey
October 29th, 2010 - 12:26 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, Oct 29 (ANI): Bill Clinton and Newt Gingrich had 'bonded' over the affairs they had had, according to Former House Majority Leader Dick Armey.Armey claimed that the two developed a "bond" ... Read more...
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Rebel BJP lawmakers’ plea to now be heard on November 2
October 21st, 2010 - 7:31 pm ICT by ANI
Bangalore, Oct. 21 (ANI): The Karnataka High Court on Thursday reserved its order on petitions filed by 11 rebel Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) state assembly lawmakers challenging their disqualification by the ... Read more...
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No CBI inquiry in Reddy brothers mining operations: Yeddyurappa
July 13th, 2010 - 9:50 pm ICT by ANI
Bangalore, July 13 (ANI): Karnataka Chief Minister B S Yeddyurappa on Tuesday said there is no question of a Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) inquiry into the Reddy brothers mining operations; ... Read more...
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Australia’s Tasmania House of Assembly denies Hindu opening prayer request
June 15th, 2010 - 6:58 pm ICT by ANI
Nevada (US), June 15 (ANI): A Hindu leader has been denied the request to read the opening prayer of Tasmania House of Assembly of Australia.Clerk of the House of Assembly Peter Alcock, ... Read more...
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Michael Grimm: Republican Candidate For Congress
June 2nd, 2010 - 7:39 pm ICT by GD
By Madhuri Dey
Staten Island, New York, June 2, (THAINDIAN NEWS) The Republican Party has decided upon their candidate for the Congress in the elections that will take place this fall. The decision ... Read more...
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Nancy Pelosi Heckled Outside House With Fellow Democrats
March 27th, 2010 - 6:17 pm ICT by GD
By Ranjan BhaduriMar 27, (THAINDIAN NEWS) The Healthcare Bill was passed in the House a few days back but the event was not peaceful by any means. As many people read later ... Read more...
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President Obama signs into law the health insurance reform
March 23rd, 2010 - 11:06 pm ICT by BNO News
WASHINGTON D.C. (BNO NEWS) – In an historic event, United States President Barack Obama signed into law the health care reform Bill at a ceremony in the White House on ... Read more...
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Speaker Nancy Pelosi heckled on the Health Care bill
March 22nd, 2010 - 8:46 pm ICT by Aishwarya Bhatt
Washington DC, Mar 22 (THAINDIAN NEWS) Speaker Nancy Pelosi was heckled when she was leaving after the final caucus meeting on the Health Care Bill. The protesters left no stone unturned ... Read more...
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Nancy Pelosi heckled!
March 22nd, 2010 - 7:28 pm ICT by Pen Men At Work
March 22, 2010 (Pen Men at Work): Nancy Pelosi Speaker of the United States House of Representatives says that Democrats are voting on the historic heath care overhaul as a gesture ... Read more...
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Nitish Kumar defends Assembly Speaker
February 22nd, 2010 - 4:55 pm ICT by ANI
Patna, Feb 22 (ANI): Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar on Monday defended the Bihar Assembly Speaker Udai Narayan Choudhry over his participation in a political rally alongside him, where he openly praised ... Read more...
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Lalu demands resignation of Bihar Speaker
February 22nd, 2010 - 12:08 pm ICT by ANI
Patna, Feb 22 (ANI): Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD) chief Lalu Prasad has demanded resignation of Bihar assembly speaker Udai Narayan Choudhry for violating constitutional norms by participating in a political rally along ... Read more...
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Now members of the public can get married in UK Parliament
February 13th, 2010 - 5:44 pm ICT by ANI
London, Feb 13 (ANI): For the first time in its history, the UK parliament is to allow members of the public, including gay couples, to get married there.Westminster council has given approval ... Read more...
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