September 2009
Obama going to Copenhagen for Olympics meeting →
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Iran tests most advanced missiles, raises more... →
TEHRAN, Iran (AP) — Iran tested its most advanced missiles Monday to cap two days of war games, raising more international concern and stronger pressure to quickly come clean on the newly revealed…
Lula: Rio can win bid for 2016 Olympics →
Brazilian president Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva said Monday that Rio de Janeiro can win its bid for the 2016 Olympics and he will “return from Copenhagen with a victory.” Silva will travel to the…
Obama to make in-person pitch for 2016 Olympics →
President Barack Obama will travel to Denmark to support Chicago’s bid for the 2016 Summer Olympics, projecting the highest-ever White House profile in lobbying for the international event. Valerie…
Barack Obama takes family on tour of Washington... →
President takes family on moonlit tour of Washington monuments.
Health care issues: Preventive measures →
A look at key issues in the health care debate: THE ISSUE: Can preventive health measures not only improve the well-being of Americans, but also reduce the cost of health care? THE POLITICS:…
Barack Obama to visit Copenhagen in support of... →
US President Barack Obama will visit Copenhagen this week to support Chicago’s bid to host the 2016 Summer Olympics the White House has announced.
Obama to make sales call for Chicago Olympics →
President Obama will travel this week to Copenhagen, Denmark, to make a big push for holding the 2016 Summer Olympic Games in Chicago, Illinois, the White House said Monday.
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Word from the White House: New York Times Debunks... →
Can tech personalities break into politics? →
Ronald Reagan and Arnold Schwarzenegger have both done it. So did astronaut John Glenn and basketball great Bill Bradley. Even Jesse Ventura was able to capitalize on a wrestling career as a way to…
Terror suspect’s attorney says feds don’t have... →
DENVER (AP) — Claims that an Afghan immigrant was on the verge of unleashing a terrorist attack on New York City on the anniversary of the Sept. 11 attacks are missing a key element: explosives or…
Minn. gov knocks Obama health care plan in Mich. →
Minnesota Gov. Tim Pawlenty warned Michigan Republicans of the dangers of President Barack Obama’s health care proposal and urged them to appeal to blue-collar voters with a GOP message of personal…
Obama: Iran is “On Notice” Over Nuclear Weapons... →
WASHINGTON — President Barack Obama is offering Iran “a serious, meaningful dialogue” over its disputed nuclear program, while warning Tehran of grave consequences from a united global front….
Fresh from UN and economic summit, Obama resumes... →
WASHINGTON (AP) — After a week of meetings with world leaders, President Barack Obama is enjoying some family time. Obama left the White House on Saturday morning for a soccer field in northwest…
UN chief, Netherlands, Slovakia admonish Iran for... →
UNITED NATIONS (AP) — Iran’s sudden revelation of a formerly secret uranium enrichment plant brought more condemnation Saturday at the U.N. General Assembly, with the Netherlands calling Tehran’s…
In an encounter reminiscent of Obama’s fly, Pope... →
PRAGUE (AP) — President Barack Obama had his fly. Now Pope Benedict XVI has his spider. A large arachnid appeared on the pope’s white robes as he addressed politicians and diplomats in Prague on…
Obama offers Iran ’serious, meaningful dialogue,’... →
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Barack Obama is offering Iran “a serious, meaningful dialogue” over its disputed nuclear program, while warning Tehran of grave consequences from a united global front….
Barack Obama is cooling on global warming →
The President’s speech to the UN on climate change was commitmentlite says Christopher Booker.
Netanyahu tells US action should be taken over new... →
JERUSALEM (AP) — Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu urged the U.S. to take action over a newly revealed Iranian nuclear facility in a phone conversation with American lawmakers, an official in…
Defiant Iran insists there’s no secret as... →
Iran has defiantly insisted that it has nothing to hide at the previously secret underground uranium enrichment plant whose existence was revealed on Friday.
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The Official White House Photostream posted a photo:
President Barack Obama and British Prime Minister Gordon Brown talk following the United Nations Security Council meeting in New…
Commentary: Obama drops ball on immigration →
President Obama has placed the immigration reform community at the back of the bus.
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The Official White House Photostream posted a photo:
President Barack Obama talks with German Chancellor Angela Merkel and Mexican President Felipe Calderon during a G-20 leaders…
Commentary: Mideast peace talks going nowhere →
Poor Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas! He returned to Palestine empty-handed and politically weakened after the tripartite summit this week with President Obama and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin…
Michelle Obama keeps Silvio Berlusconi at arm’s... →
Silvio Berlusconi is the 5ft 6ins ladies’ man with the flair for the tactless remark Michelle Obama is the 5ft 11ins tough cookie First Lady with a determination as steely as her arms.
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The Official White House Photostream posted a photo:
President Barack Obama talks with Russian President Dmitry Medvedev during a G-20 leaders working dinner at the Phipps Conservatory…
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The Official White House Photostream posted a photo:
President Barack Obama talks with Indian Prime Minister Dr. Manmohan Singh during a G-20 leaders working dinner at the Phipps…
Muslim day of prayer scheduled in Washington →
About 50,000 Muslims are expected to attend a day of prayer Friday on Capitol Hill, organizers said.
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The Official White House Photostream posted a photo:
President Barack Obama hosts a G-20 leaders working dinner at the Phipps Conservatory and Botanical Gardens in Pittsburgh, Penn.,…
Biden: For some Georgians, ‘it is Katrina’ →
Georgia’s flooding may pale to the devastation wrought by Hurricane Katrina, but the impact of the state’s torrential rains on individual Georgians is comparable, Vice President Joe Biden said…
Copenhagen braces for arrival of world leaders,... →
COPENHAGEN (AP) — For a city that has never held an Olympics, Copenhagen will become an Olympic capital of sorts next week when it hosts an international meeting to decide the site for the 2016…
Copenhagen readies for Olympic vote, world leaders →
For a city that has never held an Olympics, Copenhagen will become an Olympic capital of sorts next week when it hosts an international meeting to decide the site for the 2016 Summer Games. Thousands…
Palin talks Reaganomics, family, moose →
Sarah Palin touched on a host of topics — including Reaganomics, China and human rights, Tibet, the Asian and U.S. economies, family and moose in Alaska — as she delivered a speech to investors…
Mass. governor to appoint Kennedy successor;... →
BOSTON (AP) — Former Democratic National Committee chairman Paul G. Kirk Jr. was the favored pick Thursday as Massachusetts Gov. Deval Patrick prepared to announce a temporary replacement for the…
G-20 leaders meet to bolster global economy →
Leaders representing 85 percent of the world’s economic output were gathering Thursday in a U.S. city that has reinvented itself, hoping to bolster the global economy.
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Richardson: Huge rewards in a Mideast peace →
President Obama, in his address to the United Nations General Assembly on Wednesday, announced the next phase in America’s efforts to finally end the decades-long Israeli-Arab conflict and remove one…
After 10-year hiatus, US rejoins nuclear-test... →
UNITED NATIONS (AP) — After a 10-year gap, the United States on Thursday rejoined a biennial conference designed to win more support — including from the U.S. Senate — for the treaty banning all…
Paul Kirk to fill Kennedy’s Senate seat, sources... →
Massachusetts Gov. Deval Patrick will announce an interim replacement Thursday for the U.S. Senate seat left open by the late Sen. Ted Kennedy.
Gordon Brown denies rift with Barack Obama →
Gordon Brown the Prime Minister denied reports of a rift with Barack Obama following reports that Washington repeatedly rebuffed requests for a onetoone meeting with the US president.
The G20 must lay the foundations for bold action... →
The interests of many vulnerable populations depend on a strong agreement signed by all Governments in Copenhagen write Nick Young Bekele Geleta and John Holmes.
Chicago police to stop guarding Obamas’ Kenwood... →
The overtime detail assigned to guard President Barack Obama’s home since shortly after his election will end Oct. 1, Chicago Police Department officials said Tuesday. The end of the detail came…
A ‘Plan B’ for U.S. efforts in Afghanistan? →
In a sign that President Obama is facing growing skepticism within his own party on Afghanistan, House Majority Leader Steny Hoyer said Tuesday that the U.S. commander in Afghanistan should brief…
Obama prods Israel, Palestinians to restart talks →
President Obama on Tuesday prodded Israel and the Palestinian Authority to get moving on talks aimed at a permanent resolution of their decades-old conflict.
The President on the Late Show →
Obama asks for climate cooperation →
President Barack Obama issued an appeal to world leaders Tuesday to help avert “an irreversible catastrophe” in Earth’s climate, accepting a portion of blame for global warming on behalf of the…
Senate health care bill in for treatment →
— In a bid to mollify angry liberals and unify a divided Democratic Party on health care, Senate Finance Committee Chairman Max Baucus moved Tuesday to boost subsidies for financially strapped…
Fatalities, damage blamed on Southern flooding →
— Neighborhoods, schools and even roller coasters at Six Flags Over Georgia were awash in several feet of murky, brown water Tuesday, and officials found a ninth storm victim who had been swept away…
Obama to ask General Assembly to lend hand on... →
— President Barack Obama on Wednesday will ask world leaders to join him in confronting a range of vexing issues from nuclear arms proliferation to climate change, appealing for the international…
Patriot Act may get renamed, but with a few... →
— The USA Patriot Act, a favorite of the Bush administration’s fight against terrorism, may be renamed later this year as the Justice Act at the hands of congressional Democrats. But the law,…
Mideast peace talks: ‘Time to move forward,’ Obama... →
— President Barack Obama, exasperated by the disappointing course of Mideast peace efforts, implored Israelis and Palestinians on Tuesday to keep trying, even though eight months of intensive…