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Tag: President Barack Obama
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Thursday, September 15th 2011 - 21:03 UTC
Obama defends his policy towards Latin America and praises Mexico
US president Barack Obama defended his Latin American policy, praised Mexico’s resilience in the drugs war, criticized Cuban reforms as insufficient and emphasized the ‘equals-relation’ between countries in the region and Washington.
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Wednesday, September 14th 2011 - 15:51 UTC
President Obama dealt double setback: on the economy and Israel support policy
US President Barack Obama has been dealt a double setback after Republican wins in two seats, including one billed as a referendum on his economic policies. In New York, Republican Bob Turner won a key election to succeed Democratic Congressman Anthony Weiner, who quit in June over a sex texting scandal.
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Wednesday, September 14th 2011 - 06:26 UTC
Top Republicans criticize elimination of tax breaks in Obama jobs plan
Top opposition Republicans in Congress criticized today President Barack Obama's proposal to pay for a job creation plan by eliminating 467 billion dollars in tax breaks for wealthier Americans and corporations.
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Monday, September 12th 2011 - 20:15 UTC
Obama calls on opposition not to play political games and approve jobs package
President Barack Obama called on Republicans not to play “political games” with his jobs plan as he pressed for swift passage of a 447 billion dollars package he hopes will revive the US economy and boost his re-election prospects.
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Monday, September 12th 2011 - 05:42 UTC
Obama pays tribute to 9/11 and gives message of hope and optimism
US President Barack Obama marked the 10th anniversary of the Sept. 11, 2001, terrorist attacks by emphasizing Americans’ perseverance, saying that for all the wars, disruptions and soul-searching of the past decade the country’s values and optimism remain.
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Sunday, September 11th 2011 - 02:51 UTC
Ten years after 9/11, Obama says the US is stronger and al Qaeda is on path to defeat
President Barack Obama said the United States was stronger 10 years after the Sept. 11, 2001, attacks and Americans would “carry on” despite continued threats against their safety.
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Friday, September 9th 2011 - 09:37 UTC
Republicans say Obama 450bn jobs plan proposals “merit consideration”
President Barack Obama urged Thursday evening a joint session of the US Congress to end what he calls the “political circus” in Washington, and move rapidly to approve job creation legislation he is sending to Capitol Hill. There was no official rebuttal from the opposition Republicans.
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Wednesday, September 7th 2011 - 11:29 UTC
Obama job-creating speech will announce a 300 billion dollars plan, says US media
US President Barack Obama will unveil a 300 billion dollars package to create new jobs in an address to Congress on Thursday, US media reports citing Democratic sources.
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Wednesday, September 7th 2011 - 10:54 UTC
Americans, Brazilians and Spanish, the ‘coolest nationalities” in the world
The Americans have been voted the world's “coolest nationality” in an international poll, the Brazilians the coolest in Latin America and the Spanish in Europe, according to social networking site Badoo.com.
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Monday, September 5th 2011 - 01:57 UTC
In the US eight out of ten think the economy is in recession, shows CNN poll
More than eight in 10 US residents think the economy is in another recession, according to a new CNN/ORC poll. One-third of those surveyed think it’s serious.
