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Obama renews call for investment in efficient energy
US President Barack Obama on Saturday renewed his call for developing new technologies that would reduce dependence on fossil fuels and shift American cars and trucks off petroleum gas. “The only way we’re going to break this cycle of spiking gas prices for good is to shift our cars and…
Obama: Some Chinese cyber attacks are ‘state sponsored’
US President Barack Obama said in an interview aired Wednesday that some, but not necessarily all, cyber attacks on US firms and infrastructure originating in China were “state sponsored.” In an interview with ABC News, Obama also cautioned about the need to avoid “war rhetoric” when discussing cyber attacks, and…
Obama calls for U.S. manufacturing revival
US President Barack Obama called on Saturday for quick congressional action designed to grow the US economy, create jobs and making America a magnet for manufacturing. “After shedding jobs for more than 10 years, our manufacturers have added about 500,000 jobs over the past three,” Obama said in his weekly…
Israel approves construction of 90 settler homes in the West Bank
Israel has given final approval for 90 new homes in Beit El settlement near Ramallah in a move likely to spark tension ahead of a top-level visit by US President Barack Obama, officials and an NGO said Monday. Hagit Ofran of the Peace Now settlement watchdog said the plans had…
Obama calls for averting automatic spending cuts
US President Barack Obama Tuesday called for a balanced program of stop gap spending reductions and tax reforms to avert punishing multi-billion dollar automatic budget cuts due to kick in on March 1. Obama said the fragile US economy could not afford the hit from huge cuts to defense and…
House Republicans pressure Obama over budget
Republicans are pressuring US President Barack Obama to unveil a federal budget, saying failure to introduce a blueprint by Monday as required shows the White House is not serious about curbing spending. House Republicans plan to take up a measure this week that would force the president to identify the…
Obama to hit road to push gun violence plan
US President Barack Obama will hit the road Monday to appear with local leaders and law enforcement officials in Minnesota to push his plan to cut gun violence, which faces a tough road in Congress. Obama will visit Minneapolis, a city that has taken steps to tackle firearms violence, including…
Obama sworn in for second term
US President Barack Obama was sworn in by Chief Justice John Roberts for a second term in office Sunday in a brief, intimate private ceremony at the White House. “I do solemnly swear that I will faithfully execute the office of President of the United States, and will to the…
Obama’s inauguration a boon for businesses
Tucked behind a tidy souvenir shop storefront on the ground floor of an office building one block from the White House, t-shirts, sweatshirts, buttons and a vast assortment of inauguration paraphernalia is staged for an onslaught of purchasing. Over the course of the weekend, which culminates on Monday on the…
Prisoner 552, Fayez al-Kandari, still waiting for Obama to make good on 2008 promise to close Gitmo
US President Barack Obama begins his second term having failed to honor a promise from his first to close the Guantanamo Bay prison camp, to the bitter regret of prisoner 552, Fayez al-Kandari. The 34-year-old Kuwaiti, accused by US authorities of being an advisor to slain Al-Qaeda leader Osama bin…
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