Barack Obama
Barack Hussein Obama II (pronounced /bəˈrɑːk huːˈseɪn oʊˈbɑːmə/; born August 4, 1961) is the 44th and current President of the United States. He is the first African American to hold the office. Obama was the junior United States Senator from Illinois from January 2005 until November 2008, when he resigned after his election to the presidency. More about Barack Obama from Wikipedia »
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Obama takes his leave a bit early, then returns
…— President Barack Obama is getting used to leaving events before they end — even when he doesn't have to. Obama on Monday mistakenly left a White House ceremony honoring two activists' work in Zimbabwe. After finishing his remarks in the East Room, he walked…
Indian PM says Pakistan must reject terrorism
…- In this April 2, 2009 file photo President Barack Obama meets with India's Prime Minister Manmohan Singh at the G-20 summit at the ExCel Centre in London. India has watched with wariness as President Barack Obama's administration has lavished attention on…
US to present emissions target in Copenhagen
…over the next decade, but that number is likely to come down to win the votes of moderate Democrats. Meanwhile, President Barack Obama is still considering attending the climate conference. His decision is expected to be announced within a few days. The United…
Fighting poverty, hunger constant task
…meals. Additional benefits are available through the federal stimulus package, passed by Congress and signed by President Barack Obama in February, which increases food stamp benefits by 13.6 percent and sends more than $650 million to Georgia tables over…
Obama could lock in Afghanistan decision Monday
…Barack Obama is surrounded by his Cabinet, includingSecretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton, third from left, during a meeting in the Cabinet Room of the White House in Washington, Monday, Nov. 23, 2009. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh)President Barack Obama speaks…
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Washington Sketch: Seeing a setback in the race against breast cancer
…people to be curious and active participants in their care.” The task force's message also contradicts that of President Obama, who frequently touts the value of mammograms in his health-care speeches. A “step that we can all agree on is to invest more in…
Crist ramping up pitch for Fla. Senate seat
…would like to see in Washington, including a balanced budget amendment and a line item veto for the President. What he doesn't want is the health care reform proposed by President Barack Obama. Crist said, “A public option? It sounds like a public mess.”…
Obama takes his leave a bit early, then returns
…— President Barack Obama is getting used to leaving events before they end - even when he doesn't have to. Obama on Monday mistakenly left a White House ceremony honoring two activists' work in Zimbabwe. After finishing his remarks in the East Room, he walked…
Letters to the editor: Nov. 24, 2009
…true blame falls, and not the president! 2010 is an election year and I earnestly pray nothing physically harmful will happen to Obama; however, for health reasons, if he be required to retire from office prior to the 2010 elections, then those Democrats seeking…
Honduran Elections Come at Critical Point in Political Standoff
…vote. But as the crisis dragged on, and senior U.S. diplomats became more energetically involved in trying to broker a deal, the Obama administration appeared to look to elections as a possible solution. “My sense is they're preparing to recognize the elections,”…
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to the person who shall have done the most or the best work for fraternity between the nations and the abolition or reduction of standing armies and the formation and spreading of peace congresses.
Obama has as president created a new climate in international politics. Multilateral diplomacy has regained a central position, with emphasis on the role that the United Nations and other international institutions can play
Only very rarely has a person to the same extent as Obama captured the world's attention and given its people hope for a better future … His diplomacy is founded in the concept that those who are to lead the world must do so on the basis of values and attitudes that are shared by the majority of the world's population.
his extraordinary efforts to strengthen international diplomacy and cooperation between peoples
creataed a new climate in international politics … Thanks to Obama's initiative, the USA is now playing a more constructive role in meeting the great climatic challenges the world is confronting. Democracy and human rights are to be strengthened.
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