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Obama stumbles? But let's keep hoping - guardian.co.uk

Jul 31, 2009 in Uncategorized

Telegraph.co.uk	Obama stumbles? But let's keep hoping guardian.co.uk Heading for the door marked "holiday", I was sorry to see that Barack Obama fumbled a catch in the row between the Harvard professor and the policeman who Analysis: Obama's rare race foray a positive stepThe Associated Press A teachable moment for ObamaTelegraph.co.uk Obama in effort to heal race rowScotsman guardian.co.uk -guardian.co.uk
Times Online	Hacker mother appeals to Obama BBC News The mother of a UK computer hacker facing extradition to the US has called on President Barack Obama to intervene. Janis Sharp spoke after her son, Mother of hacker Gary McKinnon pleads for President Obama's helpTimes Online Gary McKinnon: mother makes appeal to Barack ObamaTelegraph.co.uk Hacker's family makes plea to ObamaThe Herald Computerworld -This is London -The Press Association
The Associated Press	Obama sees US economy improving BBC News US President Barack Obama has said that new figures on the American economy indicate progress is being made in tackling the country's problems. Economy Contracts at 1% Rate; Consumer Spending Falls More Than Bloomberg Pace of US economic decline less steep than UKThe Herald Economy's slower decline may signal recession's endKansas City Star Bloomberg
The Associated Press	Obama, Cabinet meet for mid-year assessment The Associated Press WASHINGTON — President Barack Obama, Vice President Joe Biden, senior officials and Cabinet members were gathering away from the White House this weekend to Obama's Legislative Approach: Pragmatism Over PrincipleTIME Obama administration to assess half-year performanceXinhua SCENARIOS-Obama sees stimulus vindication in GDP dataReuters USA Today -CNN International -The Associated Press
FOXNews	Congress, Obama, Must Do Healthcare Reform Right U.S. News & World Report If President Obama wants to change the way the country gets its healthcare considering cost, effectiveness, and fairness, then he and all members of Obama Talks Healthcare in RaleighRaleigh Public Record Conservative Democrats lift Obama's healthcare hopesIndependent Honest Talk About the EndNewsweek True/Slant -Atlantic Online -MarketWatch
Boston Globe	Stephen Hawking to receive Medal of Freedom from President Obama Times Online President Obama announced yesterday that he was awarding Stephen Hawking, Lucasian Professor of Mathematics at Cambridge University, with the Medal of USA to honour ex-Irish presidentBBC News Obama to give 16 'agents of change' US Medal of FreedomAFP Tutu to receive prestigious award from ObamaIndependent Online The Associated Press -Politico
guardian.co.uk	US diplomatic efforts criticised BBC News Several papers urged President Barack Obama to adopt a tougher stance on Israel, warning that he only has a few months to change the political climate in MIDEAST: Obama Maneuvres Between Jewish Israelis, Jewish AmericansInter Press Service Obama is serious about peace, so Arabs should help himDaily Star - Lebanon Obama, Dennis Ross and the Iran conundrumJewish Telegraphic Agency Jerusalem Post -Atlantic Online -guardian.co.uk
	Ousted federal prosecutor renominated by Obama The Associated Press President Barack Obama nominated Daniel G. Bogden on Friday to serve as the United States attorney for Nevada. Bogden was one of nine federal prosecutors Obama offers job back to US attorney fired by BushMiamiHerald.com Obama re-nominates fired US Attorneymsnbc.com US Attorney Fired by Bush, Rehired by ObamaWall Street Journal Blogs ABC News -Salon -KXNT
AFP	Obama backs Philippine peace push AFP WASHINGTON — President Barack Obama on Thursday threw his support behind peace moves between the Philippines and Muslim rebels as he met with President Beer summit overshadows Obama-Arroyo gigInquirer.net Obama: Polls in 2010 good for RP democracyPhilippine Star Obama designates RP as 'coordinating country' for US with ASEANBusinessWorld Online Bloomberg -Inquirer.net -Inquirer.net
BBC News	Obama Envoy Says Sudan Sanctions Hamper Peace Efforts Bloomberg Senator Roger Wicker, a Mississippi Republican, questioned at today's hearing whether the Obama administration is “speaking with one voice on the issue of Sudan welcomes Obama envoy call for sanctions endAFP Sudan pleased with US envoy's remarks on terrorismThe Associated Press Darfur activists worry Obama administration easing pressure on Sudan660 News Reuters -Washington Times -The Associated Press all 476 news articles »

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Barack Obama: US and China will shape 21st century - Telegraph.co.uk

Jul 27, 2009 in Uncategorized

FOXNews	Barack Obama: US and China will shape 21st century Telegraph.co.uk US President Barack Obama said the US and China will "shape the course of the 21st century" as he opened high-level talks in Washington. Obama calls for stronger US-China relationsITN Health care and China dominate Obama's dayThe Associated Press Obama Says US, China Poised to Accelerate TiesBloomberg InTheNews.co.uk -Politico -New York Times
Voice of America	Obama administration officials in Israel to demand end to guardian.co.uk Barack Obama has dispatched a clutch of senior American officials to Jerusalem to press his demand for an end to Jewish settlement construction and move US pressure on Arab states growsBBC News Obama's Middle East policy protestedXinhua Settler rally: Obama racist; his regime will fallYnetnews Bloomberg -Ha'aretz -Ha'aretz
Telegraph.co.uk	Barack Obama's drive for peace in the Middle East is a complex guardian.co.uk Barack Obama's drive for a comprehensive Middle East peace settlement is a complex and multi-layered enterprise. It involves renewing two sets of suspended 'Obama unlikely to present peace plan'Jerusalem Post Syria is key to peaceTelegraph.co.uk US envoy pushes Arab-Israeli peaceAljazeera.net FOXNews -guardian.co.uk -guardian.co.uk
ABC News	Frothy Diplomacy: What Beer Will Obama Choose for White House Meeting? ABC News Obama visited a sports bar and sampled a Yuengling after making sure it wasn't ''some designer beer.'' This time around the president might instead choose Obama hopes Gates, policeman can work things out over beerLos Angeles Times When Obama, Gates & Crowley Kick Back, What Should They Drink?NPR Obama must stay above the frayToronto Star U.S. News & World Report -The Week Magazine -Detroit Free Press
Telegraph.co.uk	Obama does not think big pay necessary Times Online President Barack Obama does not believe that big pay packages are necessary to keep talented staff, the President's spokesman said as America's new pay czar British-born Citigroup oil trader at eye of US pay stormDaily Mail Citigroup set to clash with Washington over executive payguardian.co.uk How Not To Curb Executive PayAtlantic Online
ABC News	Blatter Invites President Obama To World Cup Goal.com FIFA president Sepp Blatter intends to invite US President Barack Obama to the 2010 World Cup personally when the two meet at the White House today. Obama offers support for US World Cup bidAFP Obama supports US World Cup effortThe Associated Press Obama urges FIFA to let US host World Cup in 2018Press Trust of India ABC News -Trinidad & Tobago Express -USA Today
Telegraph.co.uk	National Review Online: Obama Plan In Bad Health NPR President Barack Obama talks about his plan for health care reform following a roundtable discussion with health care providers, Monday, July 20, 2009, Obama's Plan Isn't the AnswerWashington Post Barack Obama feels the weight of history as health care battle Telegraph.co.uk FACTBOX: A sweet legislative honeymoon for ObamaReuters The Sanford Herald -High Point Enterprise (subscription) -News14.com
CBC.ca	US steps up efforts to calm Israel's fears over Iran's nuclear guardian.co.uk Robert Gates, the US defence secretary, is one of four senior Obama administration officials visiting Israel this week, underlining the president's Gates in plea to Israel for 'patience' over IranIndependent US fall deadline for Iran not coincidentalXinhua Gates Says US Overture to Iran Is 'Not Open-Ended'New York Times CNN International -Jane's -Bloomberg
CTV.ca	Hawaii again declares Obama birth certificate real The Associated Press HONOLULU — State officials in Hawaii on Monday said they have once again checked and confirmed that President Barack Obama was born in Hawaii and is a Obama and the 'birthers' - a never-ending battle?USA Today Birthers back Hawaii-Obama resolutionPolitico Obama conspiracy theorists still claim he is not the real dealBritain News Los Angeles Times -The Associated Press -USA Today
Times Online	$20m holiday home at Blue Heron Farm suits Barack Obama to a tee Times Online It might have been the golf tee that swung it for President Obama as he looked for a summer holiday retreat — but the 28 acres on Martha's Vineyard, Obamas to rent $20million Martha's Vineyard estate for their Daily Mail Obama and family renting holiday home on Martha's VineyardHoliday Lettings Obama holidays at die-hard Republican's mansionFirst Post Jackson Clarion Ledger all 76 news articles »

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Middle East: Obama seeks results - guardian.co.uk

Jul 26, 2009 in Uncategorized

Telegraph.co.uk	Middle East: Obama seeks results guardian.co.uk After one of the worst weeks of his presidency in which Barack Obama battled to save the healthcare reforms, the centrepiece of his domestic legislation, Syria is key to peaceTelegraph.co.uk US urges Syria on Mid-East peaceBBC News US steps up Middle East diplomacyAljazeera.net Times Online -guardian.co.uk -Telegraph.co.uk
Telegraph.co.uk	Having Barack Obama as president doesn't make America colour-blind guardian.co.uk During a major policy speech on healthcare, even President Obama found time to weigh in: "… I think it's fair to say, number one, any of us would be pretty Obama`s Gates Comments Garner Range of ResponsesMathaba.Net President Obama's climbdown over a black Harvard professor's First Post Obama-Gates-Cambridge Officer Controversy: Three Wrongs?FOXNews Times Online -guardian.co.uk -Times Online
CTV.ca	Obama Presses Israel to Halt Plans Funded by Rennert (Correct) Bloomberg Obama, 47, has picked the wrong battle, says Michael Rubin, a resident scholar at the American Enterprise Institute in Washington. PNA denies knowledge of US bids to hold Mideast peace conferenceXinhua Mr. Obama, have a talk with these Israelis, and soonHa'aretz Israelis loved Barack Obama; but not any moreDaily Star - Lebanon Huffington Post -Jewish Telegraphic Agency -Xinhua
Telegraph.co.uk	Barack Obama's health reform plans are a bitter pill for his Telegraph.co.uk President Barack Obama's personal doctor for more than two decades is bitterly disappointed by the health care reforms being pushed through Congress at the Health divide unacceptable - ObamaThe Press Association Congress delay thwarts Obama's healthcare reformsguardian.co.uk Ill Communication: President Obama's Misguided Health Care StrategyHuffington Post BBC News -Vancouver Sun
Boston Globe	US urges Iran reply by September BBC News US-Israeli relations have become strained since US President Barack Obama demanded a halt to all Israeli settlement building in the occupied West Bank. Gates Says US Plan to Engage Iran Not Open EndedBloomberg US eyes Iranian nuclear response by autumn: GatesAFP Gates reassures Israel on US-Iran strategyWashington Post New York Times -Jerusalem Post -BBC News
Boston Globe	China-US economic talks to open BBC News The first meeting of the Obama administration's US-China Strategic and Economic Dialogue is due to get under way in Washington. Low bar, long horizon for US-China talksReuters China to press US on the dollar and the deficit as talks start in Telegraph.co.uk China May Press Geithner on Dollar, Economy in Washington TalksBloomberg AFP -Xinhua -AFP
Telegraph.co.uk	Barack Obama feels the weight of history as health care battle Telegraph.co.uk President Barack Obama has put the plight of the uninsured - and the millions more under-insured Americans who face financial disaster when their medical Ask an Expert: The good, bad of Obama's health care planUSA Today Obama is inconsistent on health care reformBuffalo News Whistleblower tells of America's hidden nightmare for the sickguardian.co.uk The Associated Press -TIME -Washington Examiner
guardian.co.uk	Obama faces long hot summer of damaging delay guardian.co.uk Six months into his presidency, and with a holiday in Martha's Vineyard beckoning, Barack Obama might have hoped by now to have notched up a big victory or
Washington Post	Corrections and clarifications guardian.co.uk A story reported Barack Obama's criticism of the arrest of a renowned black Harvard professor, Henry Louis Gates, observed forcing the door of his own home Obama Tries to Move Past Gates FurorWall Street Journal Obama's Inner Radical Unbound in Gates Cop CaseBloomberg Beer diplomacy to cool Obama race rowABC Online The Statesman -New York Times -Times of India
ABC News	Clinton insists ties with Obama are strong AFP WASHINGTON — Hillary Clinton sought once again Sunday to dispel speculation she has a rocky relationship with President Barack Obama, her adversary in last Obama continues Bush's 'good work' in building India ties: HillaryHindu Hillary Clinton visit would help peaceBelfast Telegraph MAHENDRA VED Ties between India and US closer than everNew Straits Times Computerworld -The Associated Press -DigitalJournal.com all 390 news articles »

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Obama Renews Health Care Push - New York Times

Jul 21, 2009 in Uncategorized

guardian.co.uk	Obama Renews Health Care Push New York Times WASHINGTON — As President Obama began a new push to overhaul the health system, Democratic Congressional leaders, President Obama Delivers Remarks on Health-Care ReformWashington Post Obama talks tough in urging healthcare reformLos Angeles Times Obama on health care: We are closer than ever beforeUSA Today Reuters -The Associated Press -USA Today
Times Online	Clinton helps Obama rope in India as potential ally Christian Science Monitor By the Monitor's Editorial Board Recasting the world according to the vision of Barack Obama may not always be easy for his secretary of State and erstwhile New Configuration of Obama's Asia – Part IYaleGlobal Online Listening to IndiaWall Street Journal Clinton: Differences with Obama slightWashington Times Livemint -TIME -Christian Science Monitor
Boston Globe	Senate sides with Obama, cuts F-22 funding; Hatch, Bennett balk Salt Lake Tribune Washington » At the urging of President Barack Obama, the Senate agreed Tuesday to cut funding for construction of stealth F-22 fighters. Obama hails Senate vote killing F-22 productionThe Associated Press President Obama Heralds Killing Off of F-22 RaptABC News Bowing to Veto Threat, Senate Blocks Money for WarplanesNew York Times Voice of America -The Associated Press -ABC News
Capitol Hill Blue	Democrats irked by Obama signing statement The Associated Press WASHINGTON — President Barack Obama has irked close allies in Congress by declaring he has the right to ignore legislation on constitutional grounds after Democrats scold Obama on signing statementsBoston Globe Republicans See Opportunity in Races for GovernorNew York Times Hey Republicans, Can You Answer These Questions Truthfully About Huffington Post The Associated Press -The Associated Press -New York Times
Indiana's NewsCenter	Task force chief fights dealer bill; Obama ends warranty guarantee Detroit Free Press WASHINGTON – The Obama administration's top official overseeing General Motors Co. and Chrysler Obama auto task force warns against dealer planThe Associated Press Obama auto task force chief defends dealer closingsThe Detroit News Lawmakers Warned Not to Meddle in Dealer ClosingsNew York Times Wall Street Journal -Reuters -The Associated Press
Washington Post	Obama Defends His Dad Jeans Washington Post President Obama throws out the first pitch at the MLB All-Star game on July 14. (AP Photo/Haraz N. Ghanbari) "Those Obama: No apologies for relaxed All-Star lookThe Associated Press Today Show host Meredith Viera chides Obama for baggy jeansguardian.co.uk 'Frumpy' Obama will never be fashion victimAFP New York Times -CNN Political Ticker -Newsweek
ABC News	Obama to miss Guantanamo deadlines Los Angeles Times Reporting from Washington -- Obama administration officials said Monday they would not meet self-imposed deadlines for Obama agenda: Gitmo delaymsnbc.com Obama Administration to Miss Deadline for Guantanamo Bay ReviewsVoice of America Reports on US Detention Policy Will Be DelayedWashington Post AFP -Christian Science Monitor -BBC News
New York Times	Minority Turnout Was Critical to Obama's Election, Data Show Wall Street Journal Strong minority support helped Mr. Obama's campaign win swing states such as Ohio and pick off Republican redoubts including Virginia, Nevada and Indiana, Minority Voters Were Key to Obama VictoryWall Street Journal Blogs 2008 Surge in Black Voters Nearly Erased Racial GapNew York Times Voting rate fell last Nov.; older whites citedPhiladelphia Inquirer AFP -The Epoch Times
The Associated Press	STIMULUS WATCH: Foreign firms eye Obama rail plan The Associated Press WASHINGTON — Foreign companies that dominate the international high-speed rail industry are trying to cash in on the Obama administration's plan to pump Obama says Ohio is perfect for high-speed railChillicothe Gazette High-speed Rail Program Integral to Energy OverhaulCafeSentido.com
OneNewsNow	On healthcare, Obama courts Blue Dog Democrats worried about costs Los Angeles Times So President Obama has invited members of the House Energy and Commerce Committee -- the only one of three House panels that has yet to pass its piece of Obama to Press 'Blue Dog' Dems on Health CareFOXNews If Democrats Desert Obama on Health Care, Obamacrats Will Desert ThemTPMCafé Obama Alert: Your Rep or Senator may be Obama-Bribed or ThreatenedWEBCommentary World Magazine -Huffington Post -Reuters Blogs all 48 news articles »

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