Tag: Obama
The growing diplomatic importance of Hindi to Narendra Modi’s India
January 26 2015 : Â When President Obama greeted a news conference in Hyderabad House in New Delhi, India, on Sunday, he made an...
Obama to call for raising capital gains, inheritance taxes to pay...
January 17, 2015: President Barack Obama will call for increasing taxes on the wealthiest Americans by raising the capital gains rate and eliminating a...
Angelina Jolie: US must lead on torture policy
15 December 2014:Angelina Jolie has said the US must "lead the way" against torture in its policies.
"Any country in a leading democracy must set...
Obama says Clinton likely to have different positions from him in...
NEVADA, November 24 2014:Â President Barack Obama said in an interview broadcast on Sunday that he expects Democrat Hillary Clinton to stake out positions that...
Obama to Republican critics on immigration: ‘Pass a bill’
WASHINGTON, November 24 2014: U.S. President Barack Obama shrugged off criticism of his executive action on immigration with a challenge to House of Representatives...
Barack Obama defends immigration plan at Las Vegas rally
22 NOV 2014: Barack Obama defended his sweeping immigration reform on Friday, at a rally in Las Vegas designed to mobilise support for his...
Obama seeks support for immigration plan, blasts Boehner
LAS VEGAS, November 22 2014: President Barack Obama defended his decision to bypass Congress and overhaul U.S. immigration policy on his own on Friday,...
Eyeing 2016, Clinton, Bush weigh in on Obama’s immigration plan
WASHINGTON, November 21 2014:Â Soon after President Barack Obama announced his immigration plans on Thursday evening, Democrats and Republicans who might be angling for his...
Obama administration would back sanctions against Venezuela: official
WASHINGTON, November 20 2014: The Obama administration would like to work with the U.S. Congress to impose sanctions on Venezuela in response to a...
Republicans eye funding to block Obama on immigration
WASHINGTON, November 13 2014:Â A growing number of Republicans in Congress want to use government spending bills as leverage to prevent President Barack Obama from...
Obama urges China to be partner in ensuring world order
BEIJING, November 10 2014:Â U.S. President Barack Obama said on Monday a successful China was in the interests of the United States and the world...
U.S. officials hope new HealthCare.gov avoids last year’s problems
WASHINGTON, November 10 2014:Â U.S. officials planned to unveil an improved healthcare insurance website on Sunday they hope will allow the second enrollment period under...
Obama, Republicans sound conciliatory note but battles loom
November 6, 2014:Â President Barack Obama and his powerful U.S. Senate adversary struck a conciliatory tone on Wednesday, but Obama's plans to proceed with new...
Tough road ahead for Obama after Republicans seize U.S. Senate
WASHINGTON, November 5 2014: Republicans rode a wave of voter discontent to seize control of the U.S. Senate, dealing a punishing blow to President...
Republicans poised to ride Obama’s unpopularity to gains in U.S. elections
WASHINGTON, November 2 2014:Â Republicans are poised to pick up seats and could win control of the U.S. Senate on Tuesday in midterm elections heavily...
Obama fights his last campaign mostly in living rooms, hotel ballrooms
Washington, October 28 2014:Â President Barack Obama is fighting his last campaign mostly at staid Democratic fund-raising events in hotel ballrooms and the private homes...
