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Tag: President Barack Obama
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Wednesday, October 26th 2011 - 02:56 UTC
CFK will meet Obama (on his request) during the G20 summit in France
US President Barack Obama has requested to meet with recently re-elected President Cristina Fernández during the next G20 summit to be held on the 3rd and 4th of November in Cannes, France.
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Saturday, October 22nd 2011 - 10:45 UTC
After seven years of negotiations Obama signs US/Colombia trade agreement
President Barack Obama signed into law the free trade agreement with Colombia Friday, marking the end of seven years of legislative effort. Obama also signed similar trade agreements with Panama and South Korea. The US Congress sent the trade bills to Obama after ratifying the agreements October 12.
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Tuesday, October 11th 2011 - 07:38 UTC
Business leaders tell Obama how millions of jobs could be created
President Barack Obama could create millions of jobs by attracting more foreign capital to the United States, helping entrepreneurs and being more aggressive in energy, business leaders said.
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Friday, October 7th 2011 - 05:46 UTC
Obama says he shares the “Occupy Wall Street” protestors’ frustrations
United States President Obama on Thursday called the “Occupy Wall Street” protests a reflection of a “broad-based frustration about how our financial system works” and pledged to continue fighting to protect American consumers.
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Thursday, September 22nd 2011 - 08:43 UTC
Obama tells Palestinians UN is not a short cut to negotiations with Israel
US President Barack Obama told the United Nations that the Palestinians deserved a state of their own, but that this would only be achieved through talks with Israel.
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Wednesday, September 21st 2011 - 05:25 UTC
Obama and Rousseff address world crises and pledge new talks before G20 meeting
The world crisis was the main issue addressed by Brazilian president Dilma Rousseff during the bilateral meetings with US President Barack Obama and later with her peer Mexico’s Felipe Calderon in New York.
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Wednesday, September 21st 2011 - 05:13 UTC
End of ‘don’ ask, don’t tell’: gays can serve openly in the US military.
President Barack Obama hailed the end of the policy banning gays from serving openly in the US military, saying its official demise marked a key step toward fulfilling America's founding ideals.
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Tuesday, September 20th 2011 - 09:12 UTC
Obama outlines tax the rich and reduce deficit plan; Republicans call it ‘class warfare’
President Barack Obama has outlined plans to reduce the US deficit and to kick-start economic growth. At the White House, he proposed cuts to healthcare benefits but said business and the wealthy must pay higher taxes.
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Tuesday, September 20th 2011 - 01:12 UTC
US diplomatic measures to make Iceland desist of its whaling activities
US President Barack Obama announced diplomatic measures to be taken by the United States against Iceland in condemnation of its whaling activities.
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Monday, September 19th 2011 - 06:34 UTC
Obama to propose a “Buffett Tax” on people making over a million dollars
US President Barack Obama, will propose a 'Buffett Tax' on people making more than US$1 million a year as part of his deficit recommendations to Congress on Monday.
