Tag: President Barack Obama

• Tuesday, May 3rd 2011 - 01:52 UTC

  Vatican says killing of Bin Laden calls for reflection before God and not rejoicing

  

  The Vatican said the killing of Al-Qaeda leader Osama Bin Laden, a man who sowed division and hatred and who caused “innumerable” deaths, should prompt serious reflection about one's responsibility before God, not rejoicing.

• Monday, May 2nd 2011 - 06:46 UTC

  “Justice has been done”, said Obama announcing the killing of Bin Laden

  

  Osama Bin Laden, the mastermind of the most devastating attack on United States soil in modern times and the most hunted man in the world, was killed in a fire-fight with US forces in Pakistan on Sunday, President Obama announced.

• Thursday, April 28th 2011 - 01:37 UTC

  White House releases Obama’s birth certificate to put end “to ongoing silliness”

  

  The White House released copies of President Barack Obama's original long-form birth certificate Wednesday, seeking to put an end to persistent rumors that he was not born in the United States.

• Tuesday, April 26th 2011 - 21:26 UTC

  Obama says there’s no magic bullet to bring down oil prices

  

  President Barack Obama has told fellow citizens there is no “magic bullet” to bring down high petrol prices and said he wants to end what he called US$4 billion in taxpayer subsidies to oil and gas companies.

• Thursday, April 21st 2011 - 06:57 UTC

  IMF says the US lacks a credible plan to cut its deficit in the mid term

  

  The United States lacks a credible plan to cut its deficit over the medium term, the International Monetary Fund's chief economist Olivier Blanchard told French daily Le Monde in an interview published Wednesday.

• Tuesday, April 19th 2011 - 14:00 UTC

  Geithner warns US budget trimming battle in Congress has a deadline

  

  United States Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner said he was confident Congress would raise the country’s debt limit and that it may need to do so before a deal is reached to rein in future budget deficits.

• Thursday, April 14th 2011 - 23:39 UTC

  Obama insists on reforming tax-code and making the rich pay more

  

  US President Barack Obama said the United States must use the tax code to help meet its targets for reducing the deficit and said that the wealthiest Americans must help achieve that goal.

• Wednesday, April 13th 2011 - 23:00 UTC

  Obama unveils his plan to cut the federal budget which includes tax increases

  

  President Barack Obama called for an overhaul of the U.S. tax code for individuals and businesses and said he wants to raise an additional 1 trillion US dollars through tax increases over the next decade.

• Thursday, April 7th 2011 - 09:01 UTC

  Colombia and Obama closer to having US Congress approve free trade agreement

  

  White House officials said the United States and Colombia have reached a deal on a free trade agreement. President Barack Obama and Colombian President Juan Manuel Santos are to meet Thursday to discuss the deal.

• Tuesday, April 5th 2011 - 10:18 UTC

  Obama launches his 2012 re-election campaign with a video titled “It Begins With Us”

  

  President Barack Obama launched on Monday his 2012 re-election campaign, framing his final stint as a candidate as an effort to cement and expand the policies he has enacted from the White House.