Topic: Obama

Tags: diplomacy preferred solution iran -crisis: obama
February 07, 2012

Diplomacy preferred solution to Iran N-crisis: Obama

WASHINGTON – Amid Israeli threats to bomb the Iranian nuclear facilities, President Barack ...

Tags: obama urges passage mortgage relief
February 05, 2012

Obama urges passage of US mortgage relief

WASHINGTON  - US President Barack Obama on Saturday urged Congress to approve his plan to ...

Tags: taliban deny mullah omar wrote obama
February 05, 2012

Taliban deny Mullah Omar wrote to Obama

KABUL - The Afghan Taliban denied on Saturday that the group’s leader Mullah Omar wrote to ...

Tags: obama ignores strained pak ties
January 26, 2012

Obama ignores strained Pak ties

WASHINGTON - President Barack Obama Tuesday touted his military successes - the killing of Osama ...

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January 21, 2012

Obama vs Netanyahu vs Ahmadinejad

TRITA PARSIUS-Israeli relations are in a crisis over Iran. It has been in the making for quite some ...

Tags: obama desires close pak- ties
January 20, 2012

Obama desires close Pak-US ties

WASHINGTON - President Barrack Obama has expressed the desire for close US-Pakistan ...

Tags: sherry credentials obama
January 19, 2012

Sherry presents credentials to Obama

WASHINGTON - Pakistan`s new ambassador Sherry Rehman presented her credentials to President Barack ...

Tags: obama promises tax incentives
January 15, 2012

Obama promises tax incentives

WASHINGTON  - US President Obama promised Saturday new tax incentives for firms that create ...

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January 13, 2012

Jolie, Pitt meet Obama in Oval Office

WASHINGTON  - US President Barack Obama took a break from the affairs of state to rub ...

Tags: obama fulfil pledge: eu
January 12, 2012

Obama must fulfil pledge: EU

BRUSSELS  - The European Union's home affairs commissioner urged US President Barack Obama on ...

Tags: obama closes book 9/11 era
January 09, 2012

Obama closes the book on 9/11 era

When you ask Obama administration officials to explain their foreign policy agenda for 2012, they ...

Tags: obama takes grow economy
January 08, 2012

Obama to do ‘whatever it takes' to grow economy

WASHINGTON  - US President Barack Obama promised Saturday to do "whatever it takes" to ...

Tags: plans afghan- war obama
January 06, 2012

No plans for Afghan-like war, says Obama

WASHINGTON  - President Barack Obama unveiled a strategy on Thursday for a leaner US military ...

Tags: obama distances iran attack
January 05, 2012

Obama distances US from Iran attack

President Barack Obama and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu are engaged in intense ...

Tags: obama swaps hawaii -election heat
January 04, 2012

Obama swaps Hawaii for re-election heat

ABOARD AIR FORCE ONE  - US President Barack Obama lands in Washington Tuesday after his ...

Tags: obama signs freezing pak aid
January 02, 2012

Obama signs bill freezing Pak aid

WASHINGTON - President Barack Obama has signed a $662 billion national defence authorisation bill ...

Tags: obama denies ‘spock-’
December 25, 2011

Obama denies being ‘Spock-like’

WASHINGTON (AFP) - US President Barack Obama has nothing to do with highly logical, largely ...

Tags: Obama Signs Spending Bill Averts Shutdown
December 19, 2011

Obama signs spending bill, averts shutdown

WASHINGTON (AFP) - US President Barack Obama on Sunday faced a new congressional gridlock over a ...

Tags: Pakus Crisis Fuels Disagreements Obama Admin
December 06, 2011

Pak-US crisis fuels disagreements within Obama admin

WASHINGTON - Non-stop crisis between the US and Pakistan this year have brought into sharper focus ...

Tags: Obama Gambles Myanmar Reforms
November 20, 2011

Obama gambles on Myanmar reforms

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Barack Obama is gambling that the United States can nudge Myanmar ...

Tags: Emboldened Obama Myanmar Maps Reforms
November 20, 2011

Emboldened by Obama, Myanmar maps out reforms

NUSA DUA, Indonesia (Reuters) - Myanmar vowed on Saturday to address concerns raised by US ...

How Obama administration bungled Iraq withdrawal negotiations

The Obama administration is claiming it always intended to withdraw all US troops from Iraq by the ...

Tags: Obama Risks Miring Africa
October 17, 2011

'Obama risks miring US in Africa

WASHINGTON (AFP) - President Barack Obama's plan to send 100 military troops to Uganda risks miring ...

Tags: Obama Seeks Put Onus Republicans Jobs
October 16, 2011

Obama seeks to put onus on Republicans over jobs

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Barack Obama urged Republicans on Saturday to stop picking ...

Tags: Pak Relations Complicate Qaeda Strategy Obama
October 08, 2011

Pak relations complicate Qaeda strategy: Obama

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Barack Obama, marking the 10th anniversary of the US military ...

Tags: Heckler Disrupts Obama Speech
September 28, 2011

Heckler disrupts Obama speech

LOS ANGELES (AFP) - A heckler yelling Barack Obama is the antichrist on Monday disrupted a speech ...

Tags: Obama Strategy Spawn Future Vietnams
September 27, 2011

Obama strategy could spawn future Vietnams

Dave Palmer returned from the jungles of Vietnam to teach at West Point. His topic: The history of ...

Tags: Shortcut Peace Obama
September 22, 2011

No short-cut to peace in ME: Obama

UNITED NATIONS Under increasing pressure from the Israelis and their supporters in the US, Obama ...

Tags: Deficit Problems Solvable Obama
August 10, 2011

US deficit problems 'solvable: Obama

SPECIAL CORRESPONDENT WASHINGTON - President Barack Obama, now reeling in polls, has said the U.S. ...

Tags: Top Senator Warns Obama Debt Talks
July 23, 2011

Top US senator warns Obama on debt talks

WASHINGTON (AFP) - The top US senator, a key White House ally, warned President Barack Obama Friday ...