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Obama vows ‘no tolerance’ for military sexual assault
US President Barack Obama sharply warned Tuesday there would be “no tolerance” for the “outrage” of sexual violence in the military, and said those guilty of such crimes had betrayed their uniform. Obama said he stood squarely behind victims of sexual assault in the military and called on the Pentagon…
Buffet praises Bush and Obama for doing ‘the right things’ on finance
AFP – US billionaire Warren Buffet said the US economy is moving in the right direction and praised the policies of both president George W. Bush and Barack Obama as “the right things,” in an interview that aired Sunday. US stocks soared to new closing records Friday after a strong…
Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro blasts ‘devil’ Obama
Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro took a swipe at Barack Obama on Saturday, calling him the “grand chief of devils” after the US president declined to recognize his contested re-election. “Coming out of Central America, Obama let loose with a bunch of impertinent remarks, insolent stuff… He is giving an order,…
New NRA president: Obama and ‘followers’ are out for revenge
The incoming president of the National Rifle Association (NRA) accused President Barack Obama of a vengeful campaign against gun owners and fellow Democrats during an address at the organization’s annual meeting on Saturday. “Last fall, just before the elections, as community-organizer-in chief, President Obama demanded that his followers extract revenge,”…
Reports of forced feeding puts pressure on Obama to close Guantanamo
Controversy over the Guantánamo Bay detention camp has intensified as United Nations experts condemned the force-feeding of hunger-striking inmates by the US, and a former White House lawyer claimed that drone strikes are being used an alternative to detaining al-Qaida suspects. With more than 100 inmates refusing food, four senior…
Former Guantanamo chief prosecutor petitions Obama to close prison camp
A former chief prosecutor for the controversial American prison camp at Guantánamo Bay has called for the prison to be closed, launching an online petition that has gathered some 60,000 signatures in less than 24 hours. Col Morris Davis served for two years as the chief prosecutor for terrorism trials…
Obama will use Mexico visit to discuss rift over drug war tactics
Barack Obama will use a visit to Mexico this week to discuss a potential rift over the unfettered cross-border access enjoyed by US agents in the war against drugs cartels. Intent on demonstrating independence from the US, Mexican president Peña Nieto is ending the unprecedented degree of access that US…
Obama slams Republicans for accusing him of exaggerating sequester effects
Barack Obama denounced Republicans on Tuesday for accusing him of exaggerating the potential effect of the sequester budget cuts and then panicking in the face of public outcry over air traffic delays. Speaking at a White House press conference to mark the first 100 days of his second term, Obama…
Obama on Jason Collins: ‘I think America should be proud’
At the conclusion of his press conference Tuesday, President Barack Obama reiterated his support for gay NBA player Jason Collins, who came out Monday in a story for Sports Illustrated. “I had a chance to talk to him yesterday,” Obama said, confirming Collins’ own account of a phone call between…
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As pressure mounts to close the US’s detention camp in Cuba, what would be the implications for its policy on terrorism? Renewing his push to close the military prison at Guantánamo Bay, Cuba, President Obama said what many of his critics have been saying for years – that it is…
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