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Obama faces delicate balancing act on climate

AFP Global Edition 6 hours ago

Having vowed US climate action, President Barack Obama heads to Copenhagen needing to perform a delicate balancing act between huge expectations and the reality of a reluctant Congress. Obama will travel to the Danish capital on December 9 to offer the first ...

Solemn Obama pays tribute to troops on Thanksgiving

AFP American Edition 6 hours ago

Days before he is expected to order more troops to Afghanistan, President Barack Obama paid tribute to the US military Thursday, lamenting families with an empty seat at their Thanksgiving table. Thousands of miles (kilometers) from home, American troops deployed in Iraq ...

US probes gatecrash at Obama-Singh state dinner

AFP Global Edition 7 hours ago

US investigators probed Thursday how two aspiring reality TV stars beat several layers of White House security to gatecrash President Barack Obama's first state dinner. The Secret Service is "conducting a comprehensive review of the incident" at the gala dinner in honor ...

Couple crashed White House state dinner

AFP Global Edition 7 hours ago

The US Secret Service is investigating how two aspiring reality TV stars beat several layers of security to gatecrash President Barack Obama's first White House state dinner. The Secret Service, in charge of White House security, is "conducting a comprehensive review of ...

Obama vows US recovery in Thanksgiving address

AFP Global Edition 13 hours ago

President Barack Obama vowed to put the US economy back on track in his Thanksgiving address to the nation Thursday, but admitted there were still too few jobs being created. Acknowledging that millions of Americans were unemployed and "facing very difficult economic ...

US 'still reviewing' anti-landmine treaty

AFP American Edition 13 hours ago

The Obama administration said late Wednesday it is still reviewing its policy on a treaty banning anti-personnel landmines, clarifying a previous statement indicating it would not sign the deal. "The administration is committed to a comprehensive review of its landmine policy. That ...

APTOPIX Obama

AP News 14 hours ago

President Barack Obama, right, with daughters, Sasha Obama, 8, Malia Obama, 11, reacts with Walter Pelletier, chairman of the National Turkey Federation, as Malia reaches to pet a turkey, Courage, the day before Thanksgiving, during a ceremony in the North Portico of ...

Obama to plead US case at global warming summit

AP News 14 hours ago

Obama will commit to US greenhouse emission cuts, personally making US case in Copenhagen President Barack Obama will commit the United States to substantial cuts in greenhouse gas pollution over the next decade — despite resistance in Congress over higher costs — ...

11/204/09- TheWhite House - Washington , DC

Globe Photos 15 hours ago

11/204/09- TheWhite House - Washington , DC President Obama welcomes Dr. Manmohan Singh , Prime Minister of India to the White House for an official State Arrival Ceremony. This is Obama's first state arrival ceremony since he has been in office. photo ...

China's Internet buzzing over woman in black

AP News 16 hours ago

Forget Obama's speech, the Internet wants to know who the woman in the black dress was While President Barack Obama talked about Internet rights during his visit to China, the Internet here talked about a mystery woman in black. Clad in a ...

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