Tag: Obama
‘Drone war an Obama election ploy’
US President Barack Obama is supporting the drone war in Pakistan as an “election campaign strategy” for next year’s presidential race, investigative journalist Gareth...
Pakistan drone war, Obama’s poll ploy: Gareth Porter
US President Barack Obama is following the drone war in Pakistan as an "election campaign strategy" for next year's
presidential race in the United States,...
Obama, Republicans battered in new US poll
A new poll Tuesday found Americans are increasingly frustrated with both US President Barack Obama and his Republican rivals over the stalled US economic...
President Obama’a uncle arrested for drunk driving
President Obama's uncle is in a heap of trouble after an alleged drunk driving incident in Framingham, Massachusetts.
Reportedly, Onyago Obama was arrested last Wednesday...
Gilani-Obama meeting on cards
A meeting between Prime Minister Yusuf Raza Gilani and US President Barak Obama is on the cards to sort out growing “operational difficulties” in...
Gaddafi iron fist regime at ‘tipping point’: Obama
US President Barack Obama said as momentous scenes unfolded in Tripoli that Muammer Gaddafi's regime had reached a "tipping point" and the Libyan "tyrant"...
Obama popularity sinks to 39 percent
US President Barack Obama’s popularity has sunk to a new low, with an approval rating of under 40 percent, according to the latest Gallup...
U.S., Afghan presidents discuss security responsibility transitions
U.S. President Barack Obama and his Afghan counterpart Hamid Karzai discussed progress in handing over security responsibility towards a full Afghan lead in 2014.
The...
Obama honors remains of Afghan crash dead
Marking a somber sacrifice, President Barack Obama Tuesday saluted remains of 30 US servicemen, including elite Navy SEALs, killed when the Taliban downed their...
Obama says US still a ‘triple-A’ country
US President Barack Obama vowed that America would always be a “triple-A country,” defending US credit after a historic downgrade and insisting the reeling...
Obama seeks to revive base after debt debacle
US President Barack Obama marked his 50th birthday Thursday after a night in his hometown Chicago, seeking to revive the energy of his last...
Obama turns fifty
Barack Hussein Obama, the man who took over the reigns of an economically weaker America three years ago, turned 50 on Thursday.
In these three...
Syria dissidents ask Obama to demand Assad resign
Syrian dissidents on Tuesday urged US President Barack Obama to call on Syrian leader Bashar al-Assad to quit power and pressed for UN sanctions...
Obama signs debt legislation after Congress says yes
The US Senate on Tuesday approved legislation to avert a disastrous debt default and cut trillions in government spending, followed by President Barack Obama...
Obama unfurls 11th-hour deal to avert US default
President Barack Obama announced an 11th-hour deal with Congress to avert an unprecedented default on US debt payments, triggering a widespread rally on stock...
US ‘almost out of time’ for debt deal: Obama
Spurred on by President Barack Obama, US lawmakers on Saturday dove into a frantic beat-the-clock weekend effort to avert a debt default that could...
Obama seeks ‘Plan B’ as US debt plans stall
A Republican plan to cut the US deficit faced delay and stiff opposition on Wednesday, raising the risk of default and a ratings downgrade...
