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Obama, Netanyahu try to mend fences
President Barack Obama and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu tried to exude a new sense of warmth in their rocky relationship Tuesday as both expressed confidence that the Israeli leader will soon hold direct peace talks with Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas. “The bond between the United States and Israel is unbreakable,” said Obama,
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Poll: More Think Obama Stimulus Hurt Employment Than Helped
A plurality of Americans believe President Barack Obama’s stimulus package has harmed economic growth, according to a Rasmussen Reports poll released on Friday. Less than a third, 29 percent, believe the 2009 American Recovery and Reinvestment
Barack Obama: Nasa must try to make Muslims ‘feel good’
Charles Bolden, a retired United States Marines Corps major-general and former astronaut, said in an interview with al-Jazeera that Nasa was not only a space exploration agency but also an “Earth improvement agency”. Mr Bolden said: “When I became the Nasa administrator, he [Mr Obama]
Barack Obama’s ‘politics as usual’ revealed by Rod Blagojevich trial
In a year when Americans are arguably more cynical and disillusioned about politics than at any time since Watergate, the corruption trial of Rod Blagojevich is a sobering reminder of how its practitioners operate. Although “Blago”, the foul-mouthed bouffant buffoon, is the main attraction
America is sinking under Obama’s towering debt
I hope the White House is paying attention to the latest annual Congressional Budget Office Long-Term Budget Outlook, which offers a truly frightening picture of the scale of America’s national debt, with huge implications for the country’s future prosperity. According to the non-partisan CBO, “the
Despite difficult politics, Obama pitches immigration reform
President Obama appealed to Americans’ immigrant past – and hopes over fears – in a high-profile pitch Thursday for comprehensive immigration reform. Mr. Obama’s speech
President Obama juggles competing issues of immigration and climate
President Barack Obama hosted two groups of lawmakers at the White House Tuesday on a pair of legislative issues that have divided the Democratic Party and competed for his attention. He met first with a bipartisan group of senators for talks on the way ahead on climate legislation, then sat down with
Obama’s Oil Spill To-Do List
The oil spill crisis in the Gulf of Mexico gets worse by the day. Oil spews from the broken well, further polluting our water and shores. The clean-up efforts drag on with bureaucratic interference, making matters
White House View: Never Let a Crisis Go Without a Tax
“You never want a serious crisis to go to waste.” So said Rahm Emanuel, President Obama’s Chief of Staff, shortly after the election in November 2008. Four months later, Secretary
America Loses Confidence In Obama
Eighteen months after taking office, with approval ratings well above 60%, President Obama has lost the confidence of the American people. A new Wall Street Journal/NBC News poll shows 48% disapprove of his job performance to only 45% approving. Only 49% of those polled thinks he has strong leadership
