Tag: Obama

Obama warns Pakistan against extremist links

US President Barack Obama on Thursday accused Pakistan of hedging its bets on Afghanistan’s future and warned there were “some connections” between its intelligence...

Obama picks Shakira for education role

US President Barack Obama on Wednesday named Colombian pop diva Shakira a member of his advisory commission on Hispanic education, citing her pioneering work...

Obama signs short-term funding bill into law

US President Barack Obama early Wednesday signed into law a stopgap measure to fund the US government through November 18 after US lawmakers overwhelmingly...

APC resolution doesn’t deter Obama

Only a day after Prime Minister Yousaf Raza Gilani told the country’s civilian and military leadership that Islamabad would not succumb to foreign pressure...

Obama needs a euro solution; he wants to stay in the...

“Europe is going through a financial crisis that is scaring the world,"Barack Obama said this week. For that read, it's scaring the hell out...

Obama rejects Palestinian UN statehood bid

US President Barack Obama on Wednesday rejected Palestinian plans to seek UN blessing for statehood and urged a return to peace talks with Israel...

Obama paints himself as proud middle-class standard-bearer

President Barack Obama on Tuesday painted himself as a proud defender of America's middle class even as some of his Republican rivals claim his...

Obama’s debt-reduction plan: $3 trillion in savings, tax revenue

President Obama will announce a proposal on Monday to tame the nation’s rocketing federal debt, calling for $1.5 trillion in new revenue as part...

Obama to call for $3.0 trillion in deficit savings

President Barack Obama will Monday call for new deficit cuts of $3.0 trillion but warn Republicans he will veto any bill that trims healthcare...

Obama heads to UN touting Libya, backing Israel

US President Barack Obama embarks on a diplomatic marathon this week at the United Nations, touting his approach to Libya, but hoping to contain...

Pakistan, Afghanistan, India among major drug trading hubs: Obama

United States President Barack Obama has identified 22 countries, including Pakistan, Afghanistan and India as major drug transit or illegal drug producing countries. In a...

Punchy Obama irks Republicans

Throwing populist punches, President Barack Obama is out to dispel the woes of August and outmaneuver Republicans over the $447 billion jobs bill on...

Merkel warns on Greece, Obama voices US alarm

German Chancellor Angela Merkel sought on Tuesday to quash talk of an imminent Greek default as the United States voiced concern at the euro...

Obama honors 9/11 victims at ‘Concert for Hope’

President Barack Obama on Sunday paid a moving tribute to victims of the 9/11 terror strikes at a "Concert for Hope" that closed the...

Obama jobs plan offers growth outlook

President Barack Obama's jobs package could lift economic growth by one to three per centage points in 2012, add well over one million jobs...

Obama to leverage jobs plan in 2012

President Barack Obama will try to co-opt the anger of Americans stifled by the stagnant economy to punish Republicans at the polls if they...

Obama to propose $300b jobs package: reports

President Barack Obama, facing waning confidence among Americans in his economic stewardship, plans some $300 billion in tax cuts and government spending as part...