AP
Obama requesting help to pay for Afghan army
WASHINGTON (AP) -- Mapping the way out of an unpopular war, the United States and NATO are trying to build an Afghan army that can defend the country after 130,000 international troops pull out. The alliance's plans for arm's-length support for Afghanistan will be a central focus of the summit President Barack Obama is hosting Sunday and Monday in Chicago....
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Handelsblatt
Barack Obama: Die Sorgen des US_Präsidenten
Vor dem Doppelgipfel der G8-Staaten und der Nato steht der mächtigste Mann der Welt unter Druck: Barack Obama hat begründete Angst um seine Wiederwahl - und zeigt sich enttäuscht über Europa. Das sind Obamas Baustellen.
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Les Echos
Obama une régulation forte après la perte de JPMorgan
La Maison blanche veut être certaine que les règles entourant le comportement des banques américaines soient strictement interprétées et appliquées après la révélation d'une gigantesque perte de trading chez JPMorgan , rapporte jeudi le Wall Street Journal. Une stratégie de couverture hasardeuse a...
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Huffington Post
JP Morgan Trading Loss: Obama Wants Tough Rules
* White House/Treasury step up talks * Discussions signal political impact of big loss WASHINGTON, May 16 (Reuters) - The White House, following a trading loss of more than $2 billion by JPMorgan, wants to ensure a tough interpretation of a regulation aimed at preventing banks from making bets with their own money, The Wall Street Journal reported on Wednesday....
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Reuters
Obama wants tough rules after JPMorgan loss: report
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The White House, following a trading loss of more than $2 billion by JPMorgan, wants to ensure a tough interpretation of a regulation aimed at preventing banks from making bets with their own money, The Wall Street Journal reported on Wednesday.
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FOX
Terror Leader's Release Stirs Uproar
GOP lawmakers demand answers from Obama administration for the handling of Ali Musa Daqduq, a purported Hezbollah leader tied to the killings of US soldiers who's now set to be released in Iraq. Intelligence Officials Unveil Model of Bin Laden Compound Used to Plan RaidPHOTOS: Model of Compound GOP Rep Wants Copy of Report on Awlaki Emails With Alleged Fort Hood Shooter...
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New York Times
Campaign Stops: Believing in Obama
The president’s supporters have more confidence in their candidate’s chances than Mitt Romney’s have in him, but how much does this matter?
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Times of India
India making progress in reducing oil imports from Iran: US official
India has made a considerable progress in reducing its dependence on Iranian oil, a top Obama administration official has said.
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WSJ
Bid to Coax States on Health Exchanges
The Obama administration on Wednesday made a fresh bid to coax reluctant governors to work with the federal government to help enact the health-overhaul law.
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ElPais
Obama recauda 43 millones de dólares en un mes
La cantidad es inferior a la conseguida el mes pasado por el equipo del presidente pero supera lo recaudado por su rival republicano, Mitt Romney
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Daily Mail
Obama name-dropped alongside former presidents¿ list of achievements on White House role call (but does he think ANYONE has done a better job?)
BREAKING NEWS: References to President Obama have been inserted on the White House website alongside the life stories of virtually every American president in the past century.
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Reuters
Obama, Republicans clash over U.S. debt limit increase
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - If Republican and Democratic leaders want to avoid a reprise of last year's nasty showdown over raising the federal debt limit, they are not off to a good start.
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USA Today
Obama, world leaders kick off four days of meetings
President Obama and world leaders will kick off four days of high-level meetings Friday.
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WirtschaftsWoche
G8-Treffen-Thema: USA wollen Ölreserven freigeben
Wegen der Sanktionen gegen den Iran befürchten die USA eine Verknappung des Öl-Angebots. Nun will sich US-Präsident Obama auf dem G8-Treffen für die Freigabe der Ölreserven einsetzen.
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Huffington Post
Chris Weigant: GOP's Possible PUMA Problem
Mitt Romney and the Republican Party establishment are currently in a bind over what to do with Ron Paul at the convention.
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Irish Times
Troop withdrawal plan may meet resistance
FRENCH PRESIDENT François Hollande will make his first foray into global diplomacy tomorrow when he meets US president Barack Obama before joining up with world leaders for G8 and Nato summits.
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CNN
Obama falls to Earth as just a politician
Alex Castellanos says that Team Obama has turned the onetime candidate of hope and change into a ferociously political animal.
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politico
Remainders: Comedians, aliens and autographs
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Bill Maher takes issue with "first gay president" title (Political Wire).
Black pastor now supports Obama (National Review || Noah Glyn).
The joke that Jimmy Kimmel didn’t tell at the WHCA dinner (jimromenesko.com).
Parody magazine covers proclaim Obama the first something president (New York Magazine || Dan Amira and Maya Robinson).
Obama camp: Romney pushback "embarrassing" (POLIT...
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ElPais
Un intento de comprender el dilema económico
Me asombra la decisión de Obama de colocar siempre la ayuda financiera a Wall Street por delante del ejemplo keynesiano del New Deal
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Hoy
Obama: «Nos hacemos viejos, David, pero lo llevas mejor que yo»
Barack Obama ha vuelto a dar muestras de su gran sentido del humor. El pasado martes el presidente de EE UU recibió en la Casa Blanca al equipo de David Beckham, Los Ángeles Galaxy, para celebrar su primer puesto en la Liga estadounidense de fútbol. Obama saludó al centrocampista británico, de 37 años, llamándole Becks e ironizó refiriéndose a él como «el joven» del equipo. «Nos hacemos viejos,...
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BBC
Obama honours Vietnam War soldier
US President Barack Obama awards the Medal of Honor to a Vietnam War soldier, four decades after his original recommendation was lost.
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Washington Post
Editorial Board: Georgetown gets it right on invitation to Kathleen Sebelius
THE ARCHBISHOP of Washington finds it “shocking” that Georgetown University President John J. DeGioia would defend the university’s decision to have Health and Human Services Secretary Kathleen Sebelius participate in a commencement event in the aftermath of the furor over the Obama administration’s rule on contraceptive coverage.
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AP
Lower oil prices ease load on consumers and Obama
NEW YORK (AP) -- A threat that's been hanging over the economy is starting to look a lot less menacing....
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Reuters
U.S. sets deadline for proposals on state healthcare exchanges
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The Obama administration forged ahead with healthcare reforms on Wednesday, announcing a November 16 deadline for state governments to submit proposals showing how they intend to operate health insurance exchanges in 2014.
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USA Today
Romney pushes back on Obama attacks
Mitt Romney pushes back for the first time on attacks by President Obama and his allies on his record at Bain Capital.
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Le Figaro
Obama à la gorge de Romney
La semaine dernière, le mariage homosexuel avait la vedette. Aucun autre message n'arrivait à percer le barrage de commentaires. Même le malheureux commentaire de Mitt Romney comparant Barack Obama à Jimmy Carter dans l'affaire d'Osama Bin Laden n'a pas réussi...
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el universal
Obama recauda 43.6 mdd en abril para campaña
La cifra fue inferior a los 53 millones de dólares que recaudó en marzo, aunque de todos modos sigue muy por delante de Romney en cuanto a los fondos disponibles
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Le Point
Nouvel affrontement en vue sur la dette entre Obama et républicains
Un nouvel affrontement sur l'endettement public se profilait mercredi à...
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Washington Post
Obama wants a clean debt-ceiling bill
President Obama and Speaker John Boehner had lunch today. Here, according to Boehner’s office, is how their discussion of the debt ceiling went:
In a discussion of the debt limit, the Speaker – who has warned that the growing debt is hurting U.S. job creation – asked the President if he is proposing that Congress pass an increase that does not include any spending cuts to help reduce the defic...
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The Nation
White House opposes conditional aid to Pakistan
WASHINGTON - With US-Pakistan ties on the mend, the White House has come out in strong opposition to the conditions on American aid to Pakistan built into the National Defence Authorisation Act (NDAA) for the fiscal year 2013 by a key Congressional committee. The Obama administration said on Tuesday that the conditions attached by the House Armed Services Committee to the Act on Pakistan’s ...
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Entertainment Online
Barack Obama: schlagfertige Witze auf David Beckhams Kosten
Barack Obama hatte viel Spaß am Dienstag im Weißen Haus, und zwar auf Kosten von David Beckham!
Der Präsident hieß den 38-jährigen Fußballer und...
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Washington Post
Obama warns Republicans over debt ceiling fight
President Obama warned congressional leaders on Wednesday that he would not tolerate a replay of the bitter debt ceiling fight of last summer that nearly put the United States in default and led to the nation’s first ever credit-rating downgrade.
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Telegraph
US election: Mitt Romney a venture capitalist 'vampire', Barack Obama camp claims
The Obama campaign attacked Mitt Romney as a "vampire" who amassed his vast personal fortune as a venture capitalist by exploiting ordinary workers, a day after it emerged the President and his wife Michelle are worth up to $8.3m (£5.2m).
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Los Angeles Times
Manny Pacquiao banned from the Grove over gay marriage remarks
Boxer Manny Pacquiao has been banned from the Grove shopping mall because of comments he made about gay marriage.
In an interview with National Conservative Examiner, Pacquiao addressed President Obama's recent endorsement of gay marriage.
"God's words first ... obey God's law first before considering the laws of man," Pacquiao told the Examiner.
"God only expects man and woman to be together a...
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insideedition
New Book Claims Obama Marriage Was On Brink Of Divorce
Was the Obamas marriage once so rocky that divorce was in the picture? That is the claim made by a new book about President Obama. INSIDE EDITION explains.
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FOCUS
„Ein Mädchen, das glücklich werden wollte“ - Richter straft Bruder von Arzu Ö. für „Ehrenmord“
Die Kurdin Arzu Ö. wollte in Freiheit leben - und bezahlte mit dem Tod. Einer ihrer Bruder hat gestanden, seine Schwester erschossen zu haben. Jetzt fiel das Urteil. Der Richter sprach von einem "Ehrenmord".Mehr zum ThemaSchlagerstar Gunter Gabriel beleidigt Politesse - "Dir sitzt wohl die Spirale quer!"Fußballer im Weißen Haus - Obama witzelt über Beckhams Unterwäsche„Ein Mädchen, das glücklic...
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sueddeutsche
Empfang im Weißen Haus: Barack Obama witzelt über David Beckham
Bei einem Empfang im Weißen Haus bekommt David Beckham einiges zu hören vom US-Präsidenten. Denn der hat seine ganz eigenen Ideen, warum der Fußballstar nicht nur auf auf dem Platz ein toller Kerl ist.
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White House
Statement by the Press Secretary on Today’s Executive Order on Yemen’s Peace, Security, and Stability
Today, President Obama signed an Executive Order authorizing sanctions to be imposed on individuals and entities who threaten the peace, security, and stability of Yemen by disrupting the political transition. This Executive Order will allow the United States to take action against those who seek to undermine Yemen’s transition and the Yemeni peoples’ clear desire for change. The President to...
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AP
Romney hits Obama on debt, campaigns in Fla.
ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. (AP) -- Mitt Romney is criticizing President Barack Obama's record on debt as he campaigns in Florida, a critical battleground state....
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FTD
Karl Rove: Cool ist out
George Bushs früherer Berater Karl Rove finanziert multimediale Attacken auf US-Präsident Barack Obama - und tastet sich sogar an junge Wähler heran.
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DerSpiegel
Beckham zu Gast bei Obama: "Wir werden alt, David"
Die Fußballer der Los Angeles Galaxy haben die US-Meisterschaft gewonnen, zur Belohnung gab's eine Einladung ins Weiße Haus. Dort machte sich Präsident Obama vor allem über den Star der Mannschaft lustig: David Beckham.
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lesoir
16:09 Smic : la mécanique de la revalorisation
La revalorisation annuelle du salaire minimum interprofessionnel de croissance (Smic), que François Hollande propose de lier en partie à la croissance, obéit à des règles viei...lire la suitehistoires liées15:50 Ukraine : Timochenko reprend son traitement médical15:28 Tennis – WTA : Caroline Wozniacki abandonne au deuxième tour15:25 Arrêt de travail chez Pratt & Whitney à Herstal16:05 La ma...
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Goal.com
MLS - Obama taquine Beckham
Barack Obama a taquiné mardi l'ancien capitaine de l'équipe de football d'Angleterre David Beckham en estimant qu'il était assez vieux pour être le père de ses coéquipiers.
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Times of India
Obama raises $44m for campaign in April
President Barack Obama raised a combined $43.6 million in April for his campaign and the Democratic Party, down from the month before, as he faces a Republican effort rallying around Mitt Romney for the White House.
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BBC
VIDEO: Smith talks to Obama about aliens
The star of Men In Black III says the President spoke to his son about extra terrestrials when the Smith family had a tour of the White House.
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USA Today
Obama taunts David Beckham over his underwear
President Obama made fun of David Beckham for his age and underwear line during the Galaxy's visit to the White House.
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Times of India
Michelle contemplated divorcing Barack Obama in 2000: Book
According to a new book, Michelle Obama prepared divorce papers in 2000 following Barack Obama's disastrous attempt to win a House seat in Chicago.
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FOCUS
Fußballer im Weißen Haus - Obama witzelt über Beckhams Unterwäsche
Nach jeder erfolgreichen Saison lädt der US-Präsident die Meister der Sportligen in seinen Regierungssitz ein. Beim Besuch der Fußballer von LA Galaxy ging es vor allem um David Beckham und sein Durchhaltevermögen.
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Daily Mail
Barack Obama has up to $1m in JPMorgan Chase checking account
President Barack Obama has $500,001 to $1 million in a JPMorgan Chase private client asset management checking account, according to financial disclosures released by the White House.
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Times LIVE
Jay-Z wants Obama to sing at his festival
Jay-Z wants US President Barack Obama to sing at his two-day Made In America festival.
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Fortune
Businesses are recovering, but Washington didn't help
It's a question that could determine if President Obama gets to serve another term: Are you better off than you were four years ago?
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Gala
Barack Obama + David Beckham: Scherze im Weißen Haus
Für David Beckham war es ein Meilenstein seiner Karriere: Barack Obama hat sein Fußballteam im Weißen Haus empfangen. Der Präsident gratulierte den Spielern zum Meistertitel – und neckte David Beckham
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Krone
Obama zieht "Oldie" David Beckham durch den Kakao
US-Präsident Barack Obama hat Fußball-Star David Beckham mit dessen Alter aufgezogen. Bei einem Empfang von Beckhams Mannschaft Los Angeles Galaxy im Weißen Haus hieß Obama den 37-Jährigen als "junges Gemüse" der Mannschaft willkommen - um gleich nachzuschieben, die Hälfte von Beckhams Mannschaftskollegen könnten dessen Kinder sein.
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siliconindia
Jindal Slams Obama's Record
Indian-American Louisiana Governor Bobby Jindal on Tuesday lashed out at US President Barack Obama, saying the incumbent can't seek re-election on his record.
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Los Angeles Times
The National Teacher of the Year on what makes a great teacher
Luther Burbank Middle School's National Teacher of the Year talks about what makes a great teacher -- and it's not teaching to the test.The class clown from Mr. Gadberry's high school art class has made good — and how. Rebecca Mieliwocki teaches seventh-grade English at Luther Burbank Middle School in Burbank — but not next year. Instead, she'll be on the road as the National Teacher of the Yea...
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Le Figaro
Obama est un client de JP Morgan
Selon la Maison-Blanche, le président américain possède un compte crédité de 500.000 à un million de dollars à la banque JPMorgan. Cette dernière est placée sous les feux de l'actualité aux Etats-Unis depuis l'annonce d'une perte d'au moins deux milliards de dollars due à une erreur de gestion.Articles en rapportNouvelles élections en GrèceParis et Berlin prêts à travailler sur la croissanceChr...
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DieZeit
Fußball: Obama-Empfang für Beckhams LA Galaxy
Washington (dpa) - Große Ehre für Fußball-Superstar David Beckham und Los Angeles Galaxy: US-Präsident Barack Obama hat den Champion der Major League Soccer im Weißen Haus empfangen. In seiner Rede b...
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BBC
VIDEO: David Beckham butt of Obama's jokes
President Obama has welcomed the LA Galaxy football team to the White House to celebrate the team's winning of the Major League soccer championship in the US.
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The Jerusalem Post
Ron Paul stops campaign, but not out of race yet
Paul is least popular Republican candidate among Jewish voters when matched against Obama, according to American Jewish Committee poll.
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Daily Telegraph
When Barack met Becks
BARACK Obama gave David Beckham a "hard time" about his age when the two met at the White House.
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Le Figaro
Obama est un gros client de JP Morgan
Selon la Maison blanche, le président américain possède un compte crédité de 500.000 à un million de dollars à la banque JPMorgan. Cette dernière est placée sous les feux de l'actualité aux Etats-Unis depuis l'annonce d'une perte d'au moins deux milliards de dollars due à une erreur de gestion.
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Reuters
U.S. may freeze assets to boost Yemen transition: report
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Barack Obama plans to give the Treasury Department authority on Wednesday to freeze U.S.-based assets of anyone who "obstructs" implementation of the Washington-backed political transition in Yemen, the Washington Post reported late on Tuesday.
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MarketWatch
Rex Nutting: For now, Obama and Romney turn away from economy
This election was supposed to be all about the economy, but economic issues have faded into the background, at least temporarily, as Obama and Romney shore up support in their base, Rex Nutting writes.
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perez hilton
Will Smith Says Obama Coming Out On Gay Marriage Was ‘Brave’
This is terrific news!!
Will Smith is the most recent pillar of the African-American community to speak out in favor of same-sex marriage!
After President Obama came clean with his thoughts, Jay-Z added his support, and now the Fresh Prince is fervent about equal rights too!!
While promoting Men in Black Drei 3 in Germany yesterday, Will told [...]
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Reuters
Obama issues veto threat against House defense bill
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Barack Obama threatened on Tuesday to veto a defense policy bill in the House of Representatives that would authorize higher Pentagon spending and tie his hands on national security issues from nuclear arms reductions to handling war detainees.
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NEWS.au.com
Obama assets valued up to $US8.3m
The Obamas hold assets worth between $US2.6 and $US8.3 million, according to financial disclosure reports released by the White House.
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Washington Post
President Obama executive order will give Treasury authority to freeze U.S.-based assets in Yemen
President Obama plans to issue an executive order Wednesday giving the Treasury Department new authority to freeze the U.S.-based assets of anyone who “obstructs” implementation of the administration-backed political transition in Yemen.
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New York Times
Republicans Pledge New Standoff on Debt Limit
Speaker John A. Boehner set the stage for a bruising election-year showdown on fiscal policy while Mitt Romney hit President Obama hard on his fiscal stewardship in a speech in Des Moines.
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Les Echos
Obama a un compte chez JPMorgan, indique la Maison blanche
La Maison blanche a fait savoir mardi que Barack Obama avait 500.000 à un million de dollars sur un compte à la banque JPMorgan, placée sous les feux de l'actualité aux Etats-Unis depuis l'annonce d'une perte d'au moins deux milliards de dollars due à une erreur de gestion. Le président américain a...Articles en rapportL'impasse en Grèce fait encore plier le CAC 40Le taux à 10 ans espagnol cont...
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THE GLOBE AND MAIL
Video: Obama welcomes Galaxy to White House
President Barack Obama hosted David Beckham, Landon Donovan and the Major League Soccer champion Los Angeles Galaxy at the White House Tuesday.
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Hoy
Obama tiene 2,6 millones de dólares en JP Morgan
El presidente de EEUU, Barack Obama, tiene activos por al menos 2,6 millones de dólares y una cuenta en el banco JPMorgan, que acaba de perder unos 2.000 millones de dólares en inversiones de alto riesgo, según revela su declaración financiera de 2011, hecha pública por la Casa Blanca. Obama y su mujer, Michelle, tienen al menos 500.000 dólares en una cuenta del JPMorgan, el principal banco est...
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amNY
Jay-Z backs Obama in same-sex marriage stance
Don't worry, Mr. President -- Jay-Z has your back.
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The Sun
Jay-Z wants Pre-Z duet
RAPPER Jay-Z has offered President Obama the chance to sing with him at a festival
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The Sun
Jay-Z wants Pre-Z duet
RAPPER Jay-Z has offered President Obama the chance to sing with him at a festival
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Goal.com
Barack Obama bromea con David Beckham en la Casa Blanca
El presidente de los Estados Unidos utilizó al astro inglés para crear algo de humor durante la visita del Galaxy
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Hoy
Se aplaza la incorporación española
El presidente de Estados Unidos, Barack Obama, y el jefe del Ejecutivo, Mariano Rajoy, no firmarán finalmente en la cumbre de la OTAN de Chicago -prevista para la próxima semana- el acuerdo por el que la base de Rota (Cádiz) se integrará en el escudo antimisiles de la OTAN. Finalmente se ha optado por hacerlo más adelante al estar aún en negociaciones los términos del acuerdo.
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Goal.com
President Obama teases David Beckham during the LA Galaxy's visit to the White House
The president made sure to give Galaxy star midfielder a hard time, while also calling the team the Miami Heat of Major League Soccer.
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National Post
No boost in popularity for Obama from gay marriage decision: poll
Roughly a third of Americans view Obama more favourably and a third less favourably because of his announcement that he supports the right of gay and lesbian couples to wed
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Entertainment Online
Barack Obama Welcomes David Beckham to the White House, Jokes about Soccer Stud's Age, Underwear Line
Barack Obama had some fun at the White House Tuesday—at David Beckham's expense!
The president welcomed the 38-year-old soccer star and the Los Angeles Galaxy to 1600...
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Washington Post
David Beckham, L.A. Galaxy meet President Obama at White House
Lauded by President Obama as “rare man who can be that tough on the field and also have his own line of underwear,” David Beckham and the MLS Cup champion Los Angeles Galaxy visited the White House on Tuesday. Check out some video from the visit, and also check out Steven Goff’s chat with Galaxy Coach Bruce Arena on a wide-ranging number of topics.
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Salon
W’s elevator endorsement trick
The 43rd president is a willing accomplice in the Romney effort to pretend 2008 never happened
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Daily Mail
President Obama meets David Beckham - pictures
One is a footballer, the other a politician, but a meeting between David Beckham and Barack Obama could well be something of a 'celeb-off'.
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TMZ
TMZ Live: Ryan Seacrest -- $49 MILLION to Burn
Ryan Seacrest just dropped nearly $49 MILLION ... on a house. Sure, it's Ellen Degeneres' house -- and it's a freakin' mega mansion, but apparently Seacrest's empire is way bigger than we thought!Plus, did Jay-Z just one-up President Obama? We'll…
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omg
President Obama: I’m Going To Ask Michelle About ‘Fifty Shades Of Grey’
The President of the United States was asked about the book that’s spicing up the sex lives of couples all over the world — and you’ll never believe what he had to say about it! President Obama is one hip guy but does he know about Fifty Shades of Grey? The POTUS appeared on The [...]
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The Guardian
JP Morgan: justice department opens investigation into $2bn trading losses
Chief executive Jamie Dimon sees off attempts by shareholders to strip him of his role as chairman – but pressure is mountingThe US justice department opened an investigation into how JP Morgan lost more than $2bn in poorly managed trading at its London office as the bank's embattled boss, Jamie Dimon, saw off attempts by shareholders to strip him of his role as chairman.The justice department ...
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Entertainment Online
President Obama's Knowledge of The Avengers, Kim Kardashian and Fifty Shades of Grey Put to the Test
Who knew President Barack Obama was keeping up with the Kardashians? (Well, sorta.)
During his appearance on The View this morning, the ladies put the commander in chief's pop...
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New York Times
U.S. Welcomes Growth Debate in Europe
The Obama administration on Tuesday welcomed Europe's shift in its focus to economic growth from the tough budget measures that heavily indebted euro zone nations have put in place to put themselves on a sounder fiscal path.
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Zeit
G8: Bei G8-Gipfel droht Streit um Freigabe von Ölreserven
Brüssel (dpa) - Beim Gipfel der G8-Staaten in Camp David wird ein Vorstoß von US-Präsident Barack Obama zu einer größer angelegten Freigabe von Ölreserven erwartet. Der um seine Wiederwahl kämpfende ...
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WSJ
Unlikely Allies for U.S. Drivers
What do OPEC, Delta Air Lines and the Chinese have in common? They might all help President Obama get re-elected this year.
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THE AUSTRALIAN
Racial divide strikes Katrina survivor
DON'T tell novelist Jesmyn Ward the election of Barack Obama was the culmination of the US's evolution to a "post-racial era".
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China Daily
Mutual respect necessary
After Russian President Vladimir Putin decided not to attend the G8 meeting in the United States, US President Barack Obama will skip the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation summit in Vladivostok.
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News.co.au
PM, Obama discuss Afghanistan
PRIME Minister Julia Gillard has discussed progress in Afghanistan with US President Barack Obama ahead of a major NATO summit he will host in his hometown Chicago next week.
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Hindustan Times
JP Morgan CIO retires, Obama says proves reform case
The leader of JPMorgan Chase & Co's hedging unit is retiring after trading losses that could end up exceeding $3 billion, a shortfall that President Barack Obama said might have led the government to step in had such losses struck a smaller bank.
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euronews
Ricky Martin et Barack Obama défendent le mariage gay
Depuis qu'il a pris position sur le mariage gay, le président américain sortant a reçu le soutien moral, et surtout financier, de la communauté…
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New York Times
In Graduation Speech to Women, Obama Leaps Into Gender Gap
At Barnard College, President Obama promoted his record on women’s issues and drew a not-so-subtle distinction with the views of Republicans.
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WSJ
Obama: J.P. Morgan Loss Shows Why Regs Are Needed
President Obama used J.P. Morgan's more than $2 billion trading loss to justify tough rules for Wall Street, even as lawmakers and regulators scrambled to explain whether such trading would actually violate new rules for banks.
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Nikkei
Obama To Skip APEC Summit In Vladivostok In Sept |
Mashable
Newsweek Kindles Controversy Online with ‘Gay President’ Cover
Are controversial covers the secret to news magazine success? Newsweek certainly seems to think so.
A few days after Time made headlines around…
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Al Jazhera
Obama says JPMorgan loss shows reform needed
US President says the huge trading loss is going to be investigated and showed the need for Wall Street reform.
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Le Echos
Le début de campagne très tactique du président Obama
Aun peu moins de 180 jours de l'élection américaine, les sondages montrent que les candidats sont dans un mouchoir de poche, avec un léger avantage pour Barack Obama. Mais le lancement officiel de la campagne du président sortant, il y a quelques jours, a été poussif. Rien à voir avec l'électricité...Articles en rapportLe cas BreivikAngela Merkel face à la fatalité de l'alternanceLeur bien malg...
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USA Today
Pacquiao opposes Obama on same-sex marriage
The boxing champion continues to be outspoken about his religious views.
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Slashdot
Ron Paul Effectively Ending Presidential Campaign
New submitter Dainsanefh sends this quote from the LA Times:
"Ron Paul, Mitt Romney's lone remaining rival for the Republican presidential nomination, announced Monday that he would stop spending money on the party's 11 remaining primaries, in effect suspending his campaign. ... Apart from President Obama and Romney, Paul has raised more money than any other White House contender this year – mo...
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USA Today
Ricky Martin praises Obama on gay marriage
Gay icon Ricky Martin paid tribute today to President Obama at a fundraiser in New York.
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Reuters
Obama to attend private equity executive's fundraiser
NEW YORK, May 14 (Reuters) - President Barack Obama is due
to attend a fundraiser hosted by one of private equity's leading
lights on Monday evening, the same day his campaign launched a
scathing...
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New York Times
2012 London Olympics Blog: Michelle Obama Urges Olympians to Draw Children to Sports
Michelle Obama announces a new program that will encourage children to participate in Olympic sports like tennis. field hockey, and track.
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Rolling Stone
Jay-Z Will Invite Obama to Play His Philadelphia Music Festival
Jay-Z stood on a tiny step-up of a stage on Monday morning a giant American flag behind him and ahead the steps run by Rocky Balboa that lead to the Philadelphia Art Museum Against such huge backdrops he still managed to be the biggest presence The announcement for Jay-Z's latest...
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lesoir
Romney seul en lice pour les primaires républicaines
Ron Paul a annoncé son retrait dans l’investiture républicaine. Le candidat laisse donc libre champ à Mitt Romney, désormais certain d’affronter Obama le 6 novembr...lire la suite
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USA Today
Obama addresses graduates at Barnard College
President Obama delivered the commencement address at Barnard College in New York.
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APA-OTS
KURIER: Faymann wird US-Präsident Obama in Chicago treffen
Utl.: Kanzler, Verteidigungsminister und Staatssekretär bei
NATO-Gipfel =
Wien (OTS) - Bundeskanzler Werner Faymann wird am kommenden Montag
Österreich beim NATO-Gipfel in Chicago vertreten. Österreich ist zu
dem Treffen als einer von 13 Partnerstaaten, die nicht der NATO
angehören, …
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TechCrunch
Techies: Got Questions For SF Mayor Ed Lee? Join Him (And Me) On Google+
Over the past few months, San Francisco Mayor Ed Lee has become a familiar face at local startup events — whether it's at the Crunchie Awards, the opening of Dropbox's new office, or the NewMe Accelerator Demo Day, where he was interviewed by Colleen Taylor (to name a few). Now he's offering the tech community a chance to weigh in on the city budget.
Mayor Lee has already held a number of town...
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FT
Romney’s business record under fire
Obama campaign unveils series of attacks on rival Mitt Romney’s business record while working at private equity group Bain Capital
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Krone
Jugendlieben von Obama plaudern über "Barry"
Barack Obamas Jugendlieben packen aus. Eine neue Biografie enthält Auszüge ihrer Briefe und Tagebücher. Sie zeigen den US-Präsidenten als nachdenklichen jungen Mann auf der Suche nach sich selbst. Das Buch "Barack Obama. The Story" des renommierten Biografen und "Washington Post"-Autors David Maraniss kommt am 19. Juni in den USA auf den Markt. Das Magazin "Vanity Fair" veröffentlichte in seine...
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The New Yorker
Margaret Talbot: Obama, gay marriage, and historical inevitability.
One day, not long from now, it will be hard to remember what worried people so much about gay and lesbian couples committing themselves to marriage. And, when that day comes, President Obama’s remarks last week about how, “personally,” it was “important for me to . . .
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Daily Telegraph
'Michelle Obama hates fat people'
NEW book describes how two of the world's most powerful women grew to despise each other: it was all to do with jealousy.
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La Voix du Nord
LE VISAGE - George Clooney, le plus glamour des militants pro-Obama
George Clooney, acteur à la célébrité planétaire, est aussi un défenseur des droits de l'homme passionné et un des atouts de la campagne de réélection du président Obama. La semaine dernière, il a convié chez lui, à Hollywood, tout le gratin du cinéma. Articles en rapportUn cinglant revers régional pour Angela MerkelL´HISTOIRE - Un avion disparu en 1942 retrouvé dans le désertL´IMAGE DU JOUR - ...
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el universal
Josh Brolin muestra su vena política en Madrid
El actor se cuestionó sobre las manifestaciones y dio su opinión acerca de Bush y Obama
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Wired
Girls Impress FIRST Championship With Project That Could Save Lives (GeekDad Weekly Rewind)
It's been widely reported that we've fallen far behind in STEM education, that our children just aren't proficient at math, science, technology,or engineering. Everyone from President Obama to William Bennett have lamented our situation. But to step inside the FIRST 2012 Championship in Saint Louis last week, you would never know it. Here, thousands of kids gathered to celebrate and compete in ...
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Hoy
Un eslogan para abrir el Despacho Oval
Obama confronta su "Forward" con el "Believe in America" de Mitt Romney | El "I like Ike" de Eisenhower o el "Morning again in America" de Reagan, otros lemas de éxito
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Los Angeles Times
Pilot says he invaded Obama's airspace by mistake
The pilot who violated President Obama's airspace Friday in Los Angeles told authorities he did so by mistake. Two F-16 military fighter jets intercepted a general aviation airplane and guided it to El Monte Airport. Law enforcement sources told The...
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news.com.au
Obama shoots hoops with Clooney
US President Barack Obama played basketball Friday with George Clooney and Tobey Maguire.
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Hindustan Times
Obama's presidency a disappointment everywhere
In a world weary of war and economic crises, and concerned about global climate change, the consensus is that Barack Obama has not lived up to the lofty expectations that surrounded his 2008 election and Nobel Peace Prize a year later.
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Times LIVE
Obama, Romney trying to refocus on economy
The presidential candidates tried to put aside politically risky talk of gay rights and return to Americans' top worry - the economy - in two states critical to the hopes of President Barack Obama and his Republican Party rival Mitt Romney.
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el universal
Obama aviva debate con su apoyo a las bodas gay
El presidente reconoce, con su postura, la nueva realidad que impera en Estados Unidos
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Irish Times
Opportunity knocks when things fall apart
‘A CRISIS is a terrible thing to waste.” This adage, coined by economist Paul Rohmer and adapted by Obama adviser Rahm Emmanuel, suggests that when everything seems to be falling apart, there are opportunities to do things differently and better.
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WSJ
U.S. Resumes Some Arms Sales to Bahrain
The Obama administration is resuming some arms shipments to Bahrain after most were suspended last year because of a government crackdown on political dissent.
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Bild
Los Angeles - US-Kampfjets fangen Kleinflugzeug ab
US-Kampfjets haben über Los Angeles ein Kleinflugzeug abgefangen. Etwa zur gleichen Zeit verließ US-Präsident Barack Obama die kalifornische Metropole.Foto: APMehr zum ThemaMissbrauch in der KircheFlorida - Hai zerfleischt deutsche UrlauberinRussen-Jet - Politiker spekuliert: War es ein Anschlag?Entführungs-Drama - Dieser Kidnapper wollte 3 Mio Euro!Nadine K. (26) - Deutsche in Türkei zwangsve...
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THE GLOBE AND MAIL
Obama 'evolves' and Romney 'flip-flops': Is it fair?
In the U.S. general election campaign, one aim is to label your opponent as a 'flip-flop' on key issues. But does one candidate - Mitt Romney - get unfairly labelled as the bigger 'flip-flopper' of the two?
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FOCUS
Neuwahlen in Griechenland nahen - Auch Venizelos scheitert – Linksradikale Spar-Gegner im Aufwind
Griechenland kommt nicht zur Ruhe. Die Linksextremen haben die Koalitionsgespräche platzen lassen, weil die anderen Parteien zu den Sparvorgaben stehen. Bei Neuwahlen könnten die Linken sogar stärkste Partei werden.Mehr zum ThemaUS-Wahlkampf - Barack Obama setzt sich öffentlich für Homo-Ehe einVereitelter El-Kaida-Anschlag - CIA-Doppelagent hat britischen PassAtommanager angeschossen - Italieni...
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FAZ
Spenden-Dinner bei George Clooney: 15 Millionen Dollar für Obama
Finanzspritze für Obamas Wahlkampfkasse: 150 Hollywoodstars und weniger bekannte Gäste kamen zum Spenden-Dinner auf George Clooneys Anwesen in Los Angeles.
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Daily Mail
Gay marriage debate: Bristol Palin blasts President Obama for backing same sex marriage
Palin's comments came after Obama credited his girls for helping him change his mind about the debate.
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APA-OTS
Grüne Wien: Recht auf Heirat für Lesben und Schwulen selbstverständlich
Utl.: Ellensohn: Aussage von VP-Klubobmann, Ehe wäre nur für Paare
mit Kindern, ist unglaublich =
Wien (OTS) - "Wir Grüne freuen uns über die klare Aussage von
US-Präsident Barack Obama zur Eheschließung gleichgeschlechtlich
lebender Paare. Das ist ein wichtiges Zeichen, das …
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Le Figaro
Clooney mobilise Hollywood derrière Obama
C'est de nouveau la lune de miel entre le milieu du cinéma et le président américain, contrairement à Wall Street, qui entretient une véritable rancœur à son égard. » Union homosexuelle : le pari d'Obama
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Mail & Guardian
Obama talks gay rights at Clooney fundraiser
Barack Obama called his endorsement of same-sex marriage a "logical extension" of his vision for the US during a fundraiser at George Clooney's home.
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FOCUS
George Clooney bittet Hollywood zu Tisch - Wahlkampf-Luxusdinner: Obama und die High-Society
Barack Obama kann in seinem Wahlkampf auf prominente Unterstützer aus Hollywood setzen. Bei einem Luxusdinner für den Präsidenten gab sich die High-Society die Klinke in die Hand. Für Obama ist das aber riskant.
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National Post
Obama attacks Romney for being ‘backwards on equality’
President Barack Obama wasted little time casting his historic embrace of same-sex marriage as a political wedge issue Thursday, telling a Hollywood fundraising crowd that it shows how his vision of the country differs from Republicans
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USA Today
Obama talks gay marriage at Clooney fundraiser
Obama touted his historic embrace of same-sex marriage, telling a Hollywood fundraising crowd it shows how his vision differs from the GOP.
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Entertainment Online
Le président Obama en faveur du mariage gay : Ellen DeGeneres, Kim Kardashian et d'autres tweetent leurs remerciements
Les cloches du mariage se font de plus en plus entendre pour les couples du même sexe.
Si vous ne le savez pas encore, le président Barack Obama a déclaré dans une...
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BBC
Support for Obama marriage stance
Support for Obama marriage stance
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Times of India
US economy getting stronger: Obama
Claiming that the US economy is getting stronger, President Barack Obama, has said it is time that businesses move back their manufacturing from China, as he hit's the campaign trail this week.
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La Voix du Nord
La Bundesbank dément pouvoir tolérer de l´inflation en Allemagne pour le bien de l´euro
Le président de la Banque centrale allemande Jens Weidmann a démenti catégoriquement que son institution puisse tolérer un peu plus d'inflation pour contribuer à améliorer la situation de la zone euro, dans un entretien à paraître vendredi dans le Süddeutsche Zeitung.histoires liéesSalaires, inflation: Berlin lâche du lest en direction de ses partenaires européensLa crise grecque rattrape Franç...
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Les Echos
Le soutien de Barack Obama au mariage gay : un risque calculé
L'intervention de Barack Obama sur la chaîne ABC en faveur du mariage homosexuel est considérée comme un tournant majeur dans l'histoire de la défense des droits civiques aux Etats-Unis. C'est la première fois qu'un président en exercice se dit favorable au mariage de couples du même sexe. Barack...
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ARD
"Ja" zur Homo-Ehe: Was Obamas "Coming-out" bedeutet
Mitten im US-Wahlkampf sorgt Barack Obama mit seinem "Ja" zur Homo-Ehe für einen Paukenschlag. Doch der Präsident hat gute Gründe für sein "Coming-out": Er will Wählerstimmen von Homosexuellen gewinnen - und noch mehr Spendengelder einsammeln.
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physorg
Professor looks at how stars' endorsements can help -- or hurt -- politicians
Actor George Clooney is planning a fundraising dinner to raise $10 million for President Barack Obama. Comedian Chelsea Handler and actor Tom Hanks are also Obama supporters.
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FOXnews
George Clooney's house on lockdown for President Obama fundraiser
George Clooney's L.A. home is getting the Fort Knox treatment for his big Obama fundraiser Friday night.
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Times of India
Obama can claim a 'mission accomplished'
On the first anniversary of the death of Osama bin Laden, two symbolic events reminded us that despite all the whitewash, the original war was still on.
US president Barack Obama swept into Afghanistan in a surprise visit and in the "pre-dawn darkness" signed a strategic partnership agreement with Hamid Karzai, a hard-won deal among two sides who have little trust and less faith in each othe...
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THE AUSTRALIAN
Obama sticks to principles despite risks
BARACK Obama's support for gay marriage is a calculated risk: it could backfire if it alienates voters in this year's election.
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New York Times
IHT Rendezvous: Disappointment as Gay Marriage Is Left Out of Queen's Speech
Prime Minister David Cameron of Britain was ahead of Barack Obama in endorsing gay marriage. But he appears to have put off plans to make it legal in the face of opposition from his right wing.
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Rolling Stone
How Wall Street Killed Financial Reform
Two years ago when he signed the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act President Barack Obama bragged that he'd dealt a crushing blow to the extravagant financial corruption that had caused the global economic crash in 2008 "These reforms represent the strongest consumer financial protections in history" the...
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manager magazin
Öffentliches Bekenntnis: Obama befürwortet Homoehe
Erstmals hat sich ein Präsident der USA öffentlich für die gleichgeschlechtliche Ehe ausgesprochen. Barack Obama erntet damit mitten im Wahlkampf viel Applaus von Demokraten und Menschenrechtsgruppen. Aber noch mehr Kritik von den Republikanern.
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taz
Statement zur Homo-Ehe: Jubel über Obamas Coming-out
Das lang ersehnte Statement kommt mitten im Wahlkampf: US-Präsident Obama hat sich für die gleichgeschlechtliche Ehe ausgesprochen. Die Republikaner freut's nicht. mehr...
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NZZ
Obama nun für Ehe von Homosexuellen
Der Präsident ändert seine Meinung – Verbot in einzelnen Staaten weiterhin möglich
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Human Rights Watch
US: Obama Statement for LGBT Rights
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US President Barack Obama and Jamaican Prime Minister Portia Simpson-Miller should be commended for their statements during their election campaigns on behalf of Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgender (LGBT) people.
(New York) – US President Barack Obama and Jamaican Prime Minister Portia Simpson-Miller should ...
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AP
Obama gay marriage support seen as world precedent
MEXICO CITY (AP) -- President Barack Obama's announcement Wednesday that he supports gay marriage boosted the hopes of gay rights groups around the world that other leaders will follow his example, though opponents denounced his switch as a shameless appeal for votes....
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USA Today
In political gamble, Obama supports gay marriage
With his endorsement of gay marriage, President Obama electrified his liberal base and incensed cultural conservatives.
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BoingBoing
Open thread: "Same sex couples should be able to get married"—Barack Obama, May 9, 2012
Photo: At a bar in San Francisco, Horst Linsen of Germany watches TV as President Obama voices support to same-sex marriage. (Reuters) U.S. President Barack Obama said today he believes same-sex couples should be allowed to marry, taking a stand that is likely to please his political base and upset conservative voters. Your thoughts on [...]
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science blogs
Obama Supports Gay Marriage! [EvolutionBlog]
I only have time for a quick post today, so let us take note of the happy fact that Obama has now come out squarely in support of gay marriage. In an interview today he said:
I have to tell you that over the course of several years as I have talked to friends and family and neighbors when I think about members of my own staff who are in incredibly committed monogamous relationships, same-sex...
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Irish Times
Obama backs same-sex marriage
US president Barack Obama said today he believes same-sex couples should be allowed to marry, taking a stand on a divisive issue that is likely to please his political base and upset conservative voters.
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THE GLOBE AND MAIL
Obama becomes first U.S. president to confirm support for gay marriage
Tells TV interviewer he came to the conclusion after several years of discussion with friends and family
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science blogs
Kommentar von Alderamin bei "UFO-Flotte oder Bildfehler? Die Anomalien der NASA-Sonden SOHO, SDO und STEREO" (Astrodicticum Simplex) am 09.05.2012
@Oliver Debus
Niemand von der ESA oder der NASA oder Roskosmos käme auf die Idee eine Crew zum Mars zu schicken um sie dann nur ein paar Wochen um dem Planeten eiern zu lassen.
Leider haben Obama und die NASA derzeit genau das vor (jedenfalls vorerst)...
http://www.nasaspaceflight.com/2010/01/taking-aim-phobos-nasa-flexible-path-precursor-mars/
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New York Times
Kidnapped American Appears in Qaeda Video
The hostage, Warren Weinstein, a 70-year-old development consultant, was shown making an emotional appeal to President Obama to negotiate for his release.
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Foreign Policy
Paul Saunders wins this week's Vizzini Award
I spent most of today on a transcontinental flight either sitting on the tarmac or cursing at the executives at United dumb enough to think 1) A Katherine Heigl movie will put everyone in a better mood; and 2) Running out of food for ourchase halfway through the flight would be a swell idea.
I was, in other words, in a very cranky mood. And then someone asked me to look at a Paul Saunders ...
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The Jerusalem Post
Washington: Arab Spring advances US's Iran policy
“Change in the Middle East is working against Iran, it can work for the United States,” says senior Obama adviser.
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Zeit
US-Wahlkampf: Obama will sich für Chancengleichheit einsetzen
US-Präsident Obama ist offiziell in den Wahlkampf gestartet. In Ohio tadelte er den Herausforderer Romney und warb für sich als Anwalt der Mittelschicht.
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FAZ
Wahlkampf in den Vereinigten Staaten: Obama appelliert an die Mittelschicht
Der amerikanische Präsident Barack Obama hat seinen Wahlkampf um ein zweites Mandat offiziell eröffnet - und grenzt sich dabei scharf von Herausforderer Mitt Romney ab.
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Mail & Guardian
Obama and Romney election bid decoded
In November Democrat Barack Obama or Republican Mitt Romney will lead the US and translating what they say on the campaign trail isn't always easy.
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Pravda
Censorship and Disinformation in America
You will not see an article like this appear in any American mainstream media outlet. Barack Hussein Obama is an illegal President. He is not now nor has he ever been eligible to be a candidate for or hold that office because his father was a British subject at the time of his birth
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Gizmodo
Obama Takes Requests for Spotify Playlist; Romney to Follow Suit? [Spotify]
President Barack Obama and former Massachusetts governer Mitt Romney will go head to head in the 2012 presidential election, as you're probably all too aware, given that this campaign already feels like it's been going on for five years. More »
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THE GLOBE AND MAIL
May 5: Letters to the editor
Todays topics: faith at tee time; what the Gideon Bible is and isnt; Obama at love and war; Diefenbakers legacy ... and more
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Scientific American
U.S. Proposes New Rules for Fracking on Federal Lands
By Ayesha RascoeWASHINGTON (Reuters) - The Obama administration unveiled long-awaited rules on Friday to bolster oversight on public lands of oil and natural gas drilling using fracking technology that has ushered in a boom in drilling but also triggered environmental protests.Interior's proposal would update its decades-old fracking regulations with new reporting standards and a requirement th...
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Zeit
Konjunktur: US-Arbeitsmarkt erholt sich unerwartet langsam
Ungewöhnlich wenige Jobs wurden im April in den USA geschaffen. Die Stagnation auf dem Arbeitsmarkt könnte für Obama zum Problem im Präsidentschaftswahlkampf werden.
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Reuters
April hiring seen picking up
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Employers likely increased hiring in April, although not enough to lower the country's 8.2 percent jobless rate, keeping pressure on President Barack Obama ahead of his November re-election bid.
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Reuters
U.S. readies proposal to clamp down on fracking
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The Obama administration wants to clamp down on shale gas drilling on public lands and set standards that proponents of tougher regulation hope will provide a blueprint for drilling oversight nationwide.
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The Sun
Osama: Shoot down Obama
US releases letters recovered during daring raid on his Pakistan lair by Navy SEALs
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Daily Mail
Chen Guangcheng pleads with Obama to help him flee China on Hillary Clinton's plane
Chen Guangcheng pleaded with US President Barack Obama to allow him to escape China with his family aboard the same flight as Secretary of State Hillary Clinton.
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THE GLOBE AND MAIL
How Ann Romney's pricey tastes could be a campaign liability
Digs at presidential candidates wives are off-limits so far, but Obama supporters may still seize on $990 blouse
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Telegraph
Mitt Romney aides 'say David Cameron was taken for a ride' by Barack Obama
Senior aides to US presidential candidate Mitt Romney have reportedly complained that David Cameron was "taken for a ride" by Barack Obama when he praised the president during a recent White House visit.
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USA Today
China's cooling economy puts Obama export goal at risk
Economists say President Obama's initiative to double U.S. exports in five years is looking less likely as demand from China falls.
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USA Today
107 accused of $452M Medicare fraud
The Obama administration today announced it has charged 107 health providers in seven cities with defrauding Medicare of $452 million.
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DomainGang
Bad economy forces domainers to trade Goods and Services for Domains!
It’s a bad, bad, bad economy – and an election year to boot. Poor Obama has his hands full. Domainers facing a lack of monetary liquidity still want to invest in domain names. Since money and credit are currently tight, resorting to the exchange or trade of goods and services is a viable solution. We [...]
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BBC
Kabul attack follows Obama visit
At least seven people, including children, are killed in a suicide bomb attack on a residential compound in the Afghan capital.
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Irish Times
Six die in Afghan bomb attack
At least six people were killed in a suicide car bomb attack in the Afghan capital today, officials said, hours after US president Barack Obama left Kabul following an unannounced visit during which he signed a strategic partnership agreement.
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Daily Telegraph
Obama's secret mission to US troops
BARACK Obama makes unannounced visit to Afghanistan marking one-year anniversary of Osama bin Laden's death.
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Foreign Policy
Hi, I Killed Osama bin Laden and I Approve This Message
Can Barack Obama ride the OBL raid to victory in November?
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THE GLOBE AND MAIL
Obama too cool? Good luck with that
Republicans dont like the fact that the President is kicking back with Jimmy Fallon and hobnobbing with celebrities
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China Daily
Obama jabs at Romney at White House Correspondents' dinne
Barack Obama poked fun at his likely presidential rival Mitt Romney and Republican opponents in Congress on Saturday night, including a dig at Romney's treatment of a pet dog, at the annual White House Correspondents' Association dinner.
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New York Times
In Fight Over Obama Health Law, a Front in Minnesota
An icy clash between Minnesota’s Democratic governor and Republican lawmakers shows the politics involved in a crucial element of the new federal health care law.
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Times LIVE
Fashion at the White House: Gallery
US First Lady Michelle Obama had a little competition in the style stakes this weekend when celebrities descended upon the White House for the annual Correspondents' Dinner. Here are some of the ladies who dazzled.
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Daily Mail
Michelle Obama is the First Lady of Paisley in stunning strapless dress at White House Correspondents' Dinner
The first lady was wearing a modified version of a dress from the designer's Fall/Winter 2011 collection.
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AllThingsDigital
Viral Video: A Pit Bull Is Delicious!
Thanks, Sarah Palin!
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People
Jimmel Kimmel vs. Barack Obama: Who Was Funnier at the White House Correspondents' Dinner?
The President and the talk show host exchange politically-minded jabs at the annual event
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Times LIVE
Geekchic: 29 April 2012
US President Barack Obama is being hounded by a tale of a dog. Never mind that the presidential race is in full swing.
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USA Today
Critics make hash of hashtag support for nuns
Twitter hashtags have a life of their own. That's what Obama and a Catholic priest learned this week when their tweet drives went awry.
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Barrons
Obama's Propaganda Site
How President Obama is using the official White House Website to advance his own political agenda.
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Le Monde Diplomatique
Wall Street dans la ligne de mire
Apparu en 2009, le Tea Party a poussé les républicains à radicaliser leurs positions conservatrices. Le mouvement Occuper Wall Street obligera-t-il le président Barack Obama à abandonner sa complaisance envers la finance ? / États-Unis (affaires intérieures), Banque, Capitalisme, Dette, Économie, (...)
/ États-Unis (affaires intérieures), Banque, Capitalisme, Dette, Économie, Finance, Jeunes, ...
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Foreign Policy
Time for a rethink of U.S. policy towards Syria
It's easy
to hate Bashar al-Assad, the crypto-modernizer-turned bloody tyrant. What is
there to commend about a regime that kills thousands of its own? How could it
not be fair to demonize a president who, in his first interview after coming to
power after his father's death in 2000, questioned the very notion of a civil
society in Syria? Yet however good righteous indignation may feel, it mak...
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DailyTech
Ron Paul, President Obama in Opposition of Cybersecurity Bill
The President is threatening to veto the bill if it makes it pass the House and Senate
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Gizmodo
Präsident Obama spielt mit dem Sphero
Präsident Obama mag sich zurzeit zwar für einen Kampf gegen Mitt Romney vorbereiten, doch das bedeutet nicht, dass er nicht auch für einen Moment mit dem „Sphero“ spielen kann. So trafen sich der Herrscher der freien Welt und der kleine ferngesteuerte Roboterball. mehr...
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Krone
US-Soldat nach Facebook-Postings entlassen
Erneut sind Facebook-Kommentare einem Menschen zum Verhängnis geworden. Getroffen hat es diesmal den US-Soldaten Gary Stein. Der Unteroffizier hatte sich in dem sozialen Netzwerk mehrfach negativ über US-Präsident Barack Obama ausgelassen und ist daraufhin "anders als ehrenhaft" aus der Marineinfanterie entlassen worden, wie US-Medien am Mittwoch berichteten.
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Reuters
Marines discharging sergeant who criticized Obama on Facebook
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - A U.S. Marine sergeant who wrote on Facebook that he would not follow orders from President Barack Obama will be discharged from the military on "other than honorable" terms, a Marine spokesman said on Wednesday.
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Mail & Guardian
Obama order puts screws on MTN
Cellphone giant MTN has seeked advice in the wake of sanctions by the United States against companies that aid human rights abuses.
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Reuters
White House warns that Obama would veto cyber security bill
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Barack Obama would veto a cyber security bill being considered by the U.S. House of Representatives if it was presented to him for signature, the White House said on Wednesday, citing privacy and oversight concerns.
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AP
White House threatens veto of cybersecurity bill
WASHINGTON (AP) -- The Obama administration on Wednesday threatened to veto a House bill designed to defend critical U.S. industries and corporate networks from electronic attacks by foreign governments, cybercriminals and terrorist groups, arguing the measure falls short in protecting civil liberties....
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The Nation
Preventing future holocaust
As reported in The Nation on April 24, in his remarks at the United Sates Holocaust Memorial Museum in Washington, US President Barack Obama pledged to do whatever he can to prevent future holocausts, from speaking out against human rights abuses to stopping Iran from obtaining the means to make nuclear weapons. May I remind him that it was not Iran that committed the holocaust, but his Europea...
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The Nation
Preventing future holocaust
As reported in The Nation on April 24, in his remarks at the United Sates Holocaust Memorial Museum in Washington, US President Barack Obama pledged to do whatever he can to prevent future holocausts, from speaking out against human rights abuses to stopping Iran from obtaining the means to make nuclear weapons. May I remind him that it was not Iran that committed the holocaust, but his Europea...
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The Nation
Preventing future holocaust
As reported in The Nation on April 24, in his remarks at the United Sates Holocaust Memorial Museum in Washington, US President Barack Obama pledged to do whatever he can to prevent future holocausts, from speaking out against human rights abuses to stopping Iran from obtaining the means to make nuclear weapons. May I remind him that it was not Iran that committed the holocaust, but his Europea...
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dlisted
Hide Your Jewelry, Michelle Obama, Here Comes LiLo!
Fine silverware will be traded for Dixie plastic sporks and an open bar will be traded for a pitcher of water at the White House Correspondents Dinner this year, because Lindsay Lohan will show up as a guest of Greta Van Susteren. LiLo will join an illustrious list of past White House Correspondent Dinner guests that includes Kim Kardashian, Bristol Palin, Jeremy Piven, Brooke ...
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Salon
Explaining Obama’s TV charm
President Obama went on Jimmy Fallon last night, officially to make a case for not raising the interest rates on Stafford student loans, but really to continue his incredible run of appearing in charming musical numbers. Obama joined Fallon and The Roots on stage at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill to “slow jam the news,” a recurring Fallon sketch rejiggered for the president. Ob...
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WSJ
¿Por qué Justin Bieber es más influyente que Obama en Internet?
Plataformas como Twitter y Facebook han creado una población de "ciudadanos influyentes" que ni son famosos ni están asociados a instituciones en particular. Su surgimiento también ha dado pie a una industria que mide su influencia y les dice a las compañías a cuál de todas estas voces acudir, según el rubro, para promocionar sus productos.
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Heise
Obama will Export von Überwachungstechnik nach Syrien und Iran bestrafen
Der US-Präsident hat eine Verfügung erlassen, die es US-Behörden ermöglicht, Unternehmen zu bestrafen, die Iran und Syrien mit Technik zur Netzkontrolle helfen.
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Irish Times
Romney not allowing facts to get in way of spin crusade
Just how stupid does Mitt Romney think we are? If you’ve been following his campaign from the beginning, that’s a question you have probably asked many times. But the question was raised with particular force last week, when Romney tried to make a closed drywall factory in Ohio a symbol of the Obama administration’s economic failure.
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el universal
EU sancionará a quien viole derechos humanos con tecnología
De acuerdo con el diario The Washington Post, la orden de Obama responde al creciente uso de tecnología para bloquear el acceso a internet o rastrear teléfonos celulares
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AP
Obama salutes Air Force Academy football team
WASHINGTON (AP) -- President Barack Obama struck a football running back's pose after congratulating the Air Force Academy football team for winning the Commander in Chief trophy, the academy's second in two years and 18th overall....
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The Jerusalem Post
Obama pays respects to Holocaust victims
In keynote address at the Holocaust Memorial Museum, US president focuses on commitment to preventing genocides around globe.
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American Scientist
Keystone XL Pipeline: New Route, New Problems for Obama?
Nebraska officials on Thursday
unveiled TransCanada's newly
proposed route for its controversial
Keystone XL pipeline, which would
jog eastward to avoid the key
aquifer underlying the Sand Hills
region of the state.from the Christian Science
Monitor
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CNN Money
Optimizely aims to give Obama 2012 a data edge
The Obama 2008 campaign's pioneering technology use gave rise to a batch of Silicon Valley startups that are commercializing tools created for the campaign. This article is the first in a series, "America's Choice 2012: The Data Edge," covering those startups and the role they're playing in the 2012 presidential election.
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Mail & Guardian
Obama calls for talks between Sudan and South Sudan
US President Barack Obama has called for negotiations between the leaders of the two countries to settle their conflict and end fighting.
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Barrons
Macy’s, Saks Could See Benefit from Obama Visa Policy
President Obama signed an executive order in January to expedite the U.S. visa process, a move that could help upscale retailers, wrote Citi analyst Deborah Weinswig. Between 2011 and 2013, the number of Chinese and Brazilian tourists coming to the U.S. could double, Weinswig wrote. “The demand for branded luxury products is rapidly growing in [...]
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China Daily
Obama honors Crimson Tide for BCS championship
US President Barack Obama honored the University of Alabama football team for winning the BCS championship.
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Reuters
Obama to give basketball coach Summitt top honor
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Barack Obama said on Thursday he will give the Presidential Medal of Freedom, the top civilian honor, to retiring University of Tennessee women's basketball coach Pat Summitt, who amassed the most wins of any men's or women's collegiate basketball coach.
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New York Times
Green Blog: On Our Radar: Rising Seas
After heavy pressure from some Republicans, President Obama has apparently decided to renominate a member of the often-divided commission.
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Times of India
Corporate America writes to Obama about 'vacuum' in India
Unhappy over the investment climate in India, corporate America has told the White House there is a "vacuum" at the Centre & political power is devolving to state leaders.
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The Nation
Obama, Romney in dead heat
WASHINGTON - Republican challenger Mitt Romney has closed the gap with US President Barack Obama and the two are now neck and neck in the White House race, a poll released Wednesday shows. Romney, the party’s presumptive nominee now that his main Republican rival has folded up his campaign, matched Obama 46-46pc among registered voters who were asked in a CBS News/NYT poll who they ...
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THE GLOBE AND MAIL
High gas prices: Obama strikes fine balance
Giving regulators extra leeway to clamp down on speculators will placate voters without hurting markets
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Telegraph
Barack Obama cracks down on oil traders
Barack Obama pledged to put more "cops on the beat" to oversee the oil market, as he went on the offensive with a range of curbs to stop traders from driving the oil price higher.
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Handelsblatt
Kommentar: Amerikas Obsession mit der Regionalmacht Iran
Obama will die Situation im Atomkonflikt mit dem Iran so lange stabilisieren, bis er die nächste Amtsperiode erreicht hat.
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Times LIVE
Romney has to wait a bit longer
RICK Santorum, with his hungry political eye undoubtedly fixed firmly on the 2016 elections, quit the Republican presidential race this week, leaving Mitt Romney as the almost sure candidate to run against President Barack Obama in the November election.
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webwire
Texts from Catwoman casts Bane as Mark Zuckerberg in hilarious Texts from Hillary Parody
Texts from Catwoman - - What could Bane, the muscled monstrosity from The Dark Knight Rises, possibly have in common with Mark Zuckerberg? Both get shot down when they text the wrong ladies in the latest Internet Meme, Texts from... [/...
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Daily Telegraph
Obama: Kanye West is 'a jackass'
PRESIDENT Barack Obama prefers rapper Jay-Z to Kanye West, saying that though West is "very talented," he still thinks the entertainer is a jackass.
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The Jerusalem Post
US: Assad has not implemented Syria ceasefire
Obama urges adherence to Annan-brokered truce; Clinton: US supports sending advance team to Damascus immediately.
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Orf
Pentagon will Menschenroboter
Das Pentagon hat einen Preis von zwei Millionen Dollar (1,5 Mio. Euro) zur Entwicklung menschlicher Roboter ausgeschrieben. Damit lässt die Regierung von US-Präsident Obama die "DARPA Grand Challenge" aus der Bush-Ära wieder aufleben.
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BBC
Obama push for 'Buffett rule' tax
President Barack Obama renews his call for Congress to pass the "Buffett rule", a tax on wealthy Americans.
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Telegraph
Taxes paid by America's highest earners drop sharply
Taxes for America's highest earners have fallen sharply since 1995, according to a White House report, released ahead of a speech by President Barack Obama on fairness in the tax code that is a key part of his campaign for reelection.
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New York Times
Antiques: At Antiquarian Book Fair, Photos of Obama Ancestors
An Americana dealer has found a photo album that he says has a connection to President Obama’s maternal ancestors in Kansas and Ohio.
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FOCUS
Golf - Obama macht Druck: Augusta sollte Frauen aufnehmen
US-Präsident Barack Obama höchstpersönlich macht dem Augusta National Golfclub Druck, erstmals in der 80-jährigen Geschichte des Klubs eine Frau als Mitglied aufzunehmen.
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Telegraph
The Masters 2012: President Obama would like Augusta National to admit female members says White House
Augusta National has come under pressure from the White House to change its policy of all-male membership.
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WirtschaftsWoche
US-Vorwahlen: Romney gewinnt in drei Bundesstaaten
Mit seinem Dreifach-Triumph hat Mitt Romney einen weiteren Schritt in Richtung Präsidentschaftskandidatur gemacht. Am 24. April könnte sich schon entscheiden, ob er gegen Obama antritt.
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China Daily
Obama: Enough world oil to crack down on Iran
US President Obama said that he believed there was sufficient global oil supply to fill in the gap by reducing exports from Iran, making it possible for more sanctions on Iran.
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The Lancet
[Comment] Offline: Under a tree in Geneva
Seeing a photograph of someone you have worked with standing between Barack Obama and Hillary Clinton can arouse feelings of wonder and amazement. Especially so when the President is underlining his virtues by saying, “I do not think that the World Bank could have a better nominee”. Jim Kim's current job is also a Presidency—of Dartmouth College, one of America's most prestigious Ivy League uni...
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USA Today
U.S. reviews research risks amid bird-flu debate
The Obama administration is ordering a government-wide review of scientific research that could raise biosecurity concerns.
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IKRK
United States: ICRC president completes visit to Washington
The president of the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC), Jakob Kellenberger, has completed a two-day visit to Washington, during which he met with President Obama and held talks with senior United States government officials.
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circleID
White House Launches Big Data Research and Development Initiative
The Obama Administration has announced today a "Big Data Research and Development Initiative." The initiative, has committed to more than $200 million in new funding spearheaded by the White House Office of Science and Technology Policy (OSTP) and National Science Foundation (NSF), along with the National Institutes of Health (NIH), Department of Defense (DoD), Defense Advanced Research Project...
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New York Times
New U.S. Research Will Aim at Flood of Digital Data
The Obama administration is set to announce on Thursday a major initiative regarding big data computing, which will involve several government agencies and departments, with commitments totaling $200 million.
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APA-OTS
Obama: Ukraine führend bei nuklearer Sicherheit
Kiew, Ukraine (ots/PRNewswire) -
Präsident Obama lobte die Ukraine für den vollständigen
Abtransport sämtlicher Vorräte an hoch angereichertem Uran aus ihrem
Staatsgebiet. Beim jüngsten Gipfel für nukleare Sicherheit in Seoul,
Südkorea, erklärte Obama, der vollständige ...
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Telegraph
Barack Obama signs up to Pinterest
President Barack Obama has become the latest person to join Pinterest, the new hit social network, which lets people 'pin' photos of their favourite items to a virtual pinboard.
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SI
Giants to host Cowboys in Wed. season opener
PALM BEACH, Fla. (AP) -- The Cowboys will play in the season opener on Sept. 5 at the Super Bowl champion New York Giants. That game will be on a Wednesday night for the first time; President Obama is scheduled to address the Democratic National Convention on Sept. 6.
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BBC
Pakistan PM meets President Obama
Pakistani PM Yousuf Raza Gilani meets US President Obama in the highest level talks between the two sides since the death in May of Osama Bin Laden.
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BBC
Obama in unguarded missile remark
US President Obama is caught on television cameras making unguarded comments to Russian President Dmitry Medvedev.
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Daily Mail
President Obama considers high-speed bullet train from California to Las Vegas
The journey from Los Angeles to Las Vegas could be transformed if plans to build a high-speed railway go ahead. The only problem is the train couldn't reach the centre of built-up LA.
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Zeit
Sicherheitspolitik: Obama will atomare Abrüstung beschleunigen
Atomarer Terrorismus, nordkoreanische Raketentests – es gibt Grund, mehr für die Sicherheit zu tun. Auf einem Gipfel will der US-Präsident die nukleare Gefahr verringern.
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ARD
Drei Kandidaten für Weltbank-Vorsitz
Neben dem von US-Präsident Obama vorgeschlagenen Gesundheitsexperten Kim gibt es zwei weitere Kandidaten für die Nachfolge des scheidenden Weltbank-Chefs Zoellick.
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euronews
Banque mondiale : Barack Obama présente un candidat peu connu pour remplacer Robert Zoellick
Les Etats Unis ont présenté vendredi un universitaire américain assez peu connu pour prendre la tête de la Banque mondiale : Jim Yong Kim, médecin et…
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Irish Times
Obama piles on the praise as Endamania takes hold
Ireland punches above its weight internationally, says US president after talks on the economy
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Scientific American
Mars Attacked: Planetary Scientists Vent Frustrations over Proposed Budget Cuts
THE WOODLANDS, Texas—Planetary scientists, usually an affable lot, are plenty riled up at the moment. The field is bristling at cutbacks, proposed last month by the Obama administration, to planetary science and especially to NASA’s program of robotic Mars explorers. Researchers gathered here for the annual Lunar and Planetary Science Conference have taken turns railing [...]
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Reuters
Space tourism set for takeoff by 2014, FAA says
CAPE CANAVERAL, Florida (Reuters) - The Obama administration is preparing for a space tourism industry that is expected to be worth $1 billion in 10 years, the head of the Federal Aviation Administration's commercial space office said on Tuesday.
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Irish Times
Kenny due to meet Obama
Taoiseach Enda Kenny is to meet US president Barack Obama at the White House in Washington later today.
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WirtschaftsWoche
17-minütiges Werbevideo: Hollywood produziert Lobeshymne auf Obama
Hollywood hat ein 17 Minuten langes Hochglanz-Werbevideo über US-Präsident Obama produziert und auf YouTube veröffentlicht. Der Sprecher ist Tom Hanks, Regie führte der Oscar-Preisträger Davis Guggenheim.
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Daily Mail
Cameron and Obama discuss international deal to drive down petrol prices by releasing oil reserves
David Cameron last night admitted that the price of petrol is too high and is hurting economic recovery. Obama is understood to have raised the idea of both the U.S. and Britain authorising a release of strategic oil reserves to increase supply.
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China Daily
Rare earth case reveals US hypocrisy
US President Barack Obama announced on Tuesday that the United States, joined by Japan and the European Union, has filed complaints with the World Trade Organization over China's rare earth export quotas.
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New York Times
Obama and Cameron Stand United on Afghanistan
The leaders addressed concerns in the Middle East and about the Falklands and said they would stick by their timetable to wind down the war in Afghanistan by the end of 2014.
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THE GLOBE AND MAIL
Western Kentucky beats MVSU with Obama in crowd; BYU rallies vs. Iona
T.J. Prices three-point play with 33 seconds left completed Western Kentuckys furious comeback Tuesday night for a 59-58 victory over Mississippi Valley State in an NCAA tournament opener featuring a presidential audience.
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FT
Chevron chief criticises Obama over oil price
John Watson said there is much more that the government could do to help bring prices down, such as speeding up approvals of drilling permits
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Russian Government
Vladimir Putin held a telephone conversation with US President Barak Obama |
AP
Poll: Health overhaul unpopular, but not as feared
WASHINGTON (AP) -- Nearly two years after President Barack Obama signed landmark legislation to cover the uninsured, a new poll finds his health care overhaul is neither better liked nor better understood....
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Reuters
Treasury prices AIG offering at $29 a share
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The Treasury on Thursday priced its $6 billion AIG offering at $29 a share, allowing the Obama administration to break-even on its investment in the insurer as it winds down...
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The Jerusalem Post
PM returns from DC: Israel has right to defend itself
US envoy Shapiro says it’s not new policy and that Obama knows this.
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APA-OTS
Buchpräsentation: Vom Ende des amerikanischen Traumes - BILD
Utl.: "Yes, we can!" - damit ist Barack Obama zum politischen
Hoffnungsträger für Millionen geworden.
Etsdorf am Kamp (OTS) - "Doch fast vier Jahre später, am Ende
seiner ersten Amtszeit als Präsident der USA, ist von dem
versprochenen Wandel nicht viel übrig geblieben", ...
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BBC
VIDEO: Syria heartbreaking, says Obama
US President Barack Obama said the situation in Syria was heartbreaking but that there was no simple solution.
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ARD
Der Wettkampf um das Weiße Haus im Überblick
Im Rennen um die Präsidentschaftskandidatur der Republikaner entscheidet sich an diesem Dienstag möglicherweise, wer Amtsinhaber Obama herausfordert: In welchen Staaten wird gewählt und welche Ergebnisse erzielten die Kandidaten bei den bisherigen Abstimmungen? tagesschau.de gibt einen Überblick.
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lesoir
Obama accueillera le sommet du G8 les 18-19 mai à Camp David et non à Chicago
Le président américain Barack Obama accueillera le sommet du G8 dans sa résidence de Camp David (Maryland, est) les 18 et 19 mai prochains et non à Chicago (Illinois...lire la suite
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Les Echos
Etats-Unis: l'Iran au coeur de la rencontre entre Obama et Netanyahu
[[371548]] WASHINGTON (AFP) : L'Iran sera au coeur de la rencontre lundi entre le président américain Barack Obama et le Premier ministre israélien Benjamin Netanyahu, dans un contexte marqué par les menaces de l'Etat hébreu de mener une attaque "préventive" contre Téhéran. Tant le président des...
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Le Point
Obama réaffirme le soutien "sacro-saint" des États-Unis à la sécurité d'Israël
Le président Barack Obama a qualifié, jeudi, le soutien des États-Unis à...
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USA Today
President Obama shows, again, he knows the NBA
President Obama revealed just how much of an NBA fan he is in a podcast with Grantland.com's Bill Simmons.
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The Jerusalem Post
Netanyahu-Obama talks to focus on Iran
Neither Obama or Netanyahu can afford to let the Iranians go on with their nuclear program.
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Scientific American
A Tour of the U.S.'s Clean Energy Future [Slide Show]
NATIONAL HARBOR, Md. At least three forms of security depend on inventing a future of cheap, clean energy national, economic and environmental. President Barack Obama launched the Advanced Research Projects Agency for Energy ( ARPA-e ) in 2009 to fund innovative research in the hopes of delivering such technologies. [More]
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Foreign Policy
Reflections from the far reaches of the American empire
President
Barack Obama began his presidency with a pledge to listen even to the
most despised foreign despots.
But
within weeks, the Obama administration made it clear it had heard enough of one
foreign leader. Afghanistan's President Hamid Karzai, a key ally in the
U.S.-led effort to bring peace to that nation, was to have his direct line to
the American presidency severed.
...
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AP
APNewsBreak: Plan for spotted owl targets rival
WASHINGTON (AP) -- To save the imperiled spotted owl, the Obama administration is moving forward with a controversial plan to shoot barred owls, a rival bird that has shoved its smaller cousin aside....
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USA Today
Giants avoid Obama, open on Wed.; best match?
Giants host game midweek so it won't overlap with Obama, Democratic National Convention. Should they play Packers, Steelers or another team?
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Telegraph
Shepard Fairey, creator of Barack Obama 'Hope' poster, admits destroying evidence
Shepard Fairey, the artist who created an iconic 2008 election poster of Barack Obama based on an Associated Press photo, pleaded guilty to criminal counts of destroying documents and manufacturing evidence.
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CNN
The problem with Obama's privacy 'bill of rights'
FORTUNE -- The data-privacy framework unveiled by President Obama on Thursday has received near-universal praise from privacy advocates. At the very least, they say, it represents a good start and proves that the administration is serious about protecting privacy rights as they apply to how businesses collect and use personal data. The only drawback is that while the administration is calling f...
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Daily Mail
Apple and Google targeting by Obama and California over privacy
Whitehouse officials outlined a proposed 'Consumer Privacy Bill of Rights', while California is clamping down on invasive mobile applications.
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Orf
US-Regierung gibt Datenschutzregeln vor
Die Regierung von US-Präsident Barack Obama will den Datenschutz im Internet deutlich verbessern. Geplant sei ein "Grundrechtekatalog für den Datenschutz", teilte das Weiße Haus am Donnerstag mit.
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lesoir
Une charte pour la protection des données des internautes
L’administration Obama a dévoilé un plan de protection des données sur internet. Une charte qui énonce une série de droits fondamentaux des internautes. ...lire la suite
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Le Point
Barack Obama propose une réforme globale de la fiscalité des entreprises
Barack Obama tente une refonte de la fiscalité des entreprises. Le président...
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Le Point
Obama nous donne sa playlist
Musique. Il a fredonné du Al Green à la tribune d'un événement de charité...
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Reuters
Obama sings the blues with Jagger, B.B King
(Reuters) - Bill Clinton had his saxophone, but President Barack Obama can sing the blues.
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Reuters
Obama calls black museum symbol for all Americans
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Political and cultural figures joined to break ground for a new museum celebrating black Americans on Wednesday, with President Barack Obama calling it a symbol of Americans'...
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Reuters
Obama corporate plan cuts tax rate, shuts loopholes
WASHINGTON, Feb 22 (Reuters) - The Obama
administration on Wednesday proposed overhauling the U.S.
corporate tax code by slashing the top rate to 28 percent from
35 percent while eliminating popular...
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AP
Jagger, B.B. King, ready to sing blues for Obama
WASHINGTON (AP) -- Mick Jagger, B.B. King and other musical greats are teaming up at the White House to celebrate the blues....
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Barrons
Bulls Favor Stocks and Obama
But contrarians are taking money off the table after a big bull run. A warning?
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Irish Times
US calls on Europe to resolve crisis
Europe has the resources to deal with its debt crisis and should step up efforts to contain risks before they balloon into financial contagion, which could damage the US and global recovery, senior Obama administration officials said today.
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Krone
Obama empfing chinesischen Vizepräsidenten Xi
Der als künftiger chinesischer Staatschef gehandelte Vizepräsident Xi Jinping hat sich bei US-Präsident Barack Obama vorgestellt. Obama forderte bei dem Treffen im Weißen Haus am Dienstag, dass sich China bei seinem wirtschaftlichen Aufstieg an die weltweiten Handelsregeln halten müsse. Außerdem sprach er das zwischen beiden Staaten heikle Thema der Menschenrechte an.
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Les Echos
Barack Obama souhaite une joyeuse Saint-Valentin à son épouse... sur Twitter
[[362786]] WASHINGTON (AFP) : Le président des Etats-Unis Barack Obama a eu recours à Twitter mardi pour souhaiter une joyeuse Saint-Valentin à son épouse Michelle, prenant ses 12,5 millions d'abonnés à témoin de son bonheur conjugal. "Hé, @MichelleObama, joyeuse Saint-Valentin", lit-on sur ce...
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Science News
Despite lean times, Obama wants R&D hikes
Proposed FY 2013 federal budget would stall nonmandated spending overall, but science and tech would climb
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Nature
Obama shoots for science increase
US president wants to make room for research to grow in 2013 — but faces an uphill battle.
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lesoir
Jagger en live pour Obama
Le président américain aura droit à une brochette de stars de la musique lors d’une soirée blues à la Maison Blanche. Parmi les invités Mick Jagger, Jeff Beck, Budd...lire la suite
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Science Daily
More environmental rules needed for shale gas, says geophysicist
In his State of the Union address, President Barack Obama praised the potential of the country's tremendous supply of natural gas buried in shale. But the "Halliburton exclusion" passed by Congress says gas companies don't have to disclose the chemicals used in fracturing fluids. That was a real mistake because it makes the public needlessly paranoid, says a geophysicist.
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Amnesty International
USA urged to clarify basis for drone killings in Pakistan
Headline Title:
USA must clarify basis for Pakistan drone killings
31 January 2012
The USA must disclose details of the legal and factual basis for the lethal use of drones in Pakistan, Amnesty International said today, after US President Barack Obama confirmed that the unman...
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USA Today
Letters: Let's work together to protect American dream
A reader supports President Obama and his call to reject partisanship.
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FTD
Militäreinsatz im Irak: Ein Schandurteil für die USA
Das amtliche Amerika hatte von Anfang an kein Interesse, das Massaker im irakischen Haditha aufzuklären. Dass die Bluttat ungesühnt bleibt, ist ein Skandal, für den sich Friedensnobelpreisträger Obama schämen muss.
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Los Angeles Times
State of the Union ratings are down from last year
About 37.75 million viewers tuned in Tuesday to watch President Obama deliver his State of the Union address, according to the Nielsen Company.About 37.75 million viewers tuned in Tuesday to watch President Obama deliver his State of the Union address, according to the Nielsen Company.
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TheDomains
Hate SOPA Check Out The Anti-Counterfeiting Trade Agreement (ACTA); The US Has Already Signed It
Forbes.com just covered the Anti-Counterfeiting Trade Agreement, ) (ACTA) which is an Agreement or treaty if you will, which contains some provisions “which are similar to – and more expansive than – anything we saw in SOPA.”
The ACTA is being treated as by the US as an Executive Agreement rather than a treaty. A treaty would have to be approved by the Senate, while an Executive Agreement can ...
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APA-OTS
Wiener Zeitung: Leitartikel von Reinhard Göweil: "Gerechtigkeit"
Utl.: Ausgabe vom 26. Jänner 2012 =
Wien (OTS) - US-Präsident Barack Obama will "faire Chancen für
alle" - Gerechtigkeit lautet sein Credo. Nun, es sollte wohl eher
Chancengleichheit lauten. Denn Gerechtigkeit ist auch ein subjektiver
Begriff, und in einer pluralistischen Gesellschaft ...
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ARD
Dennis Seidenberg zu Gast im Weißen Haus
Dennis Seidenberg und die Boston Bruins sind als NHL-Champions ins Weiße Haus eingeladen worden. Dabei dichtete US-Präsident Barack Obama Seidenberg einen Sohn an - der hat jedoch zwei Töchter.
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kicker
Bruins bei Obama - Goalie Thomas schwänzt
Wie vor wenig Tagen NBA-Champion Dallas Mavericks war am Montag auch NHL-Meister Boston Bruins zu Gast im Weißen Haus. Der Star-Torhüter der Braunbären, Tim Thomas, sorgte durch sein Fernbleiben und einen Facebook-Eintrag für Schlagzeilen. Derweil setzten die Detroit Red Wings ihren Siegeszug vor eigenem Publikum weiter fort.
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Sport Bild
„Freiheit bedroht“ - Wirbel in USA: Bruins-Keeper gibt Obama einen Korb
US-Präsident Obama empfing das NHL-Team aus Boston. Einer fehlte: Goalie Tim Thomas – aus politischen Gründen.Foto: AFP, Reuters
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Sport Bild
„Unvergesslich“ - Obama ehrt Seidenbergs Bruins
Dennis Seidenberg ist mit seinen Boston Bruins von US-Präsident Barack Obama im Weißen Haus in Washington empfangen worden.Foto: AFP
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La Voix du Nord
Le combat des ex-Samsonite d´Hénin-Beaumont génera t-il Mitt Romney ?
L'action en justice intentée aux Etats-Unis par les anciens salariés de Samsonite Hénin-Beaumont contre Bain Capital trouve un écho dans la presse américaine. En effet, le fondateur de ce fonds d'investissement n'est autre que Mitt Romney, favori de la primaire républicaine qui doit désigner le challenger du président Obama à l'élection présidentielle de novembre.
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Rolling Stone
Obama Sings 'Let's Stay Together'
President Obama aired out his best Al Green impersonation at a fundraiser in New York Thursday after following the veteran soul star on stage Singing the opening line of the singer's classic "Let's Stay Together" – "I-I'm so-oo in love with you " – the president grinned broadly while...
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THE GLOBE AND MAIL
Dont mess with Michelle Obama
According to a book she says she hasnt read, the first lady has clashed with many of her husbands top aides - but she may be mellowing
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THE AUSTRALIAN
Murdoch tweets against Obama, 'piracy'
NEWS Corp chairman and CEO Rupert Murdoch yesterday used his Twitter account to blast Barack Obama and Google over internet piracy.
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Zeit
Sachbuch: Das öffentliche Paar Obama
Ein Experiment, mitten im Weißen Haus: Jodi Kantors aufsehenerregendes Buch über das Liebesabenteuer der Obamas. Von Mariam Lau
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Daily Mail
Rory Lamont reprimanded for jibe at Barack Obama
Scotland and Glasgow Warriors full-back Rory Lamont has been reprimanded after calling Barack Obama a 'whore' on Twitter. The 29-year-old is set to start for the Warriors in Sunday's Heineken Cup clash with Leinster.
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Irish Times
Rory Lamont reprimanded over Obama tweet
Rugby:Scotland and Glasgow Warriors fullback Rory Lamont has been reprimanded after calling US president Barack Obama a “whore” on Twitter.
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Salon
When Michelle Obama came for lunch
In my dream scenario, titled “Michelle Obama Drops By for Lunch,” there are a few givens. I’m:Clean;
Well-rested;
Impeccably dressed;
Well-versed in current events and prepared to deliver a handful of hilarious yet tasteful jokes on relevant topics; and
Ready to Dougie, if asked.
In reality, when Michelle came for lunch,I hadn’t showered in two days;
I’d slept less than five hours each night fo...
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SI
Ian Thomsen: Mavericks can't dwell on 2011
BOSTON -- A visit to the White House is supposed to commemorate the title that was. For a majority of the Dallas Mavericks, however, their meeting Monday with President Barack Obama inspired them to think of what may be -- and what has to be.
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Sport Bild
Zu Gast im Weißen Haus - Nowitzki bei US-Präsident Obama – die besten Bilder!
US-Präsident Barack Obama hat Dirk Nowitzki und seine Dallas Mavericks empfangen. Die besten Bilder aus dem Weißen Haus – hier!Foto: AFP
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MarketWatch
Obama: Asia Pacific presence will not be weakened
This is a Real-time headline. These are breaking news, delivered the minute it happens, delivered ticker-tape style. Visit www.marketwatch.com or the quote page for more information about this breaking news.
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lesoir
Hollywood s'écarte d'Obama
Les hommes du Président viennent souvent de Hollywood. Mais hormis George Clooney qui soutient toujours son ami Obama, de plus en plus d'acteurs US, de Matt Damon à Robert Redford, tiren...lire la suite
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DerStandard
Umfrage - Österreicher rechnen auch 2012 mit starkem Preisanstieg
Schwierig mag es wohl werden, das neue Jahr - aber eher für die anderen - Verglichen mit den Sorgen, die eine Angela Merkel oder ein Barack Obama haben, erscheinen die eigenen Probleme gering
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FOCUS
Schuldenobergrenze in den USA zum Jahreswechsel erreicht - Obama geht schon wieder das Geld aus
Vier Tage noch, dann erreichen die USA wohl erneut ihre Schuldenobergrenze. Die Regierung muss die Grenze erhöhen, sonst wäre der Staat pleite. Ein monatelanges Gezerre ist diesmal allerdings nicht zu erwarten.
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Irish Times
Obama was great, but the Queen? Unforgettable
When the Queen and the US president visited, we assumed that Obama would take star billing, which made our reaction to Elizabeth II all the more surprising, writesKATHY SHERIDAN
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Technology Review
The Extensible Obama
Watch Tom Daschle, the incoming secretary of health and human services, and Lauren Aronson, a member of Obama’s health-policy team, respond to online comments in this video made by the Obama transition team.
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The Nation
Why Obama should apologise to Pakistan
C. CHRISTINE FAIRIn the wee hours of November 27, US-Nato and Afghan forces based in Afghanistans Kunar province engaged a Pakistani military outpost in Pakistans tribal agency of Momand. Little information is publically available or likely to be about what happened or how. What is clear is that after several Nato airstrikes, 24 Pakistani soldiers were dead and many more injured. The epis...
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WirtschaftsWoche
Hungerbekämpfung: Obama will Nothilfe für Ostafrika aufstocken
US-Präsident Barack Obama hat eine Aufstockung der Nothilfe für das Horn von Afrika angekündigt. Mehr als hundert Millionen Dollar zusätzlich sollen den Kampf gegen den Hunger unterstützen.
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Reuters
Waiting for Congress, Obama takes dog Bo shopping
ALEXANDRIA, Virginia (Reuters) - With his wife and daughters already in Hawaii for the holidays, President Barack Obama took his dog Bo shopping on Wednesday as he waited for congressional leaders to mop up a payroll tax mess that has kept him in Washington.
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The Nation
Work on Pak-Iran gasline in full swing
LAHORE - Notwithstanding the US threats, Pakistan has not only conveyed its willingness to Iran, it has also stepped up the pace of work on Pak-Iran Gas Pipeline Project.Highly-placed diplomatic sources told TheNation that the project, which was likely to be completed in 2014, may be completed at least a year in advance and the gas flow would start between June and December 2013.Sources said up...
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The Nation
Work on Pak-Iran gasline in full swing
LAHORE - Notwithstanding the US threats, Pakistan has not only conveyed its willingness to Iran, it has also stepped up the pace of work on Pak-Iran Gas Pipeline Project.Highly-placed diplomatic sources told TheNation that the project, which was likely to be completed in 2014, may be completed at least a year in advance and the gas flow would start between June and December 2013.Sources said up...
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euronews
Irak : le président américain salue le retour des troupes
A quelques jours de la fin du retrait des troupes américaines d'Irak, Barack Obama a rendu hommage aux soldatsà Fort Bragg en Caroline du Nord. Le…
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National Post
Justin Bieber joins Obama at White House Christmas celebration
Comedian Conan O’Brien, hosting the TNT Christmas in Washington show, joked that at this time of year, thoughts turn to a miracle child worshiped by millions worldwide. “I’m speaking of course, of Justin Bieber,” O’Brien said
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news.com.au
Obama, Merkel speak on eurozone crisis
US President Barack Obama spoke by telephone with German Chancellor Angela Merkel Wednesday, stepping up US diplomacy at a critical moment of the eurozone crisis, the White House said.
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science blogs
Abgestandener Kamellen-Tee [Geograffitico]
Herman Cain, der kurzzeitige Star des Tea-infusionierten republikanischen Rennens um die Chance, gegen Barack Obama zu kandidieren, hat aufgegeben. Gescheitert ist er allerdings nicht an seiner politischen Schwachbrüstigkeit, sondern an seinen privaten "Schwächen" (sprich: außerehelichen Affären), wie diese New-York-Times-Grafik zeigt:
Ja und? könnte man sich als deutsche(r) Leser(in) jetzt fra...
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THE GLOBE AND MAIL
Video: White House tree lights up
The new National Christmas Tree is getting its holiday on. President Barack Obama and family lit the tree in a ceremony Thursday
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lesoir
Obama annonce 50 millions $ de plus pour lutter contre le sida
Le président Barak Obama va également révéler que les Etats-Unis vont réviser à la hausse leur objectif, de 4 à 6 millions de personnes soignées dans ...lire la suite
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Irish Times
US working to resolve euro crisis, Obama tells summit
PRESIDENT BARACK Obama yesterday said the US was “very actively engaged with Europe” to try to solve the euro zone crisis and “stands ready to do its part” to tackle the crisis. The issue was “hugely important” for the US, Mr Obama said, because if the European economy contracts, it becomes more difficult to create jobs in the States.
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Hoy
Obama asegura que EE UU está dispuesto a ayudar a la UE
El presidente Barack Obama, aseguró ayer al término de la cumbre entre EE UU y la UE que «está dispuesto a hacer su parte» para resolver la crisis de la deuda. Obama insistió en que es «enormemente importante» para su país, pues si la economía europea se contrae «es más difícil crear puestos de trabajo» en EE UU. El presidente del Consejo de Europa, Herman Van Rompuy, apuntó la necesidad de que...
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Daily Telegraph
Australia at the very heart of the new Pacific region
BARACK Obama will use troop withdrawals in Iraq and Afghanistan to bolster forces in the Asia-Pacific - Australia at the centre of a new world order.
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Reuters
U.S. proposes to double auto fuel economy by 2025
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The Obama administration proposed on Wednesday doubling auto fuel efficiency to 54.5 miles per gallon by 2025, a White House energy priority that has come under scrutiny in...
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USA Today
Michelle Obama tabbed as grand marshal for Sprint Cup finale
It will be Michelle Obama and Jill Biden instructing NASCAR's best to start their engines as the racing season comes to a close in Florida.
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Zeit
Netzpolitik: Obama macht sich für Netzneutralität stark
Republikaner wollen die von der US-Regierung entwickelten Regeln zur Netzneutralität kippen. Präsident Obama will das mit einem Veto im Senat verhindern.
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BBC
Gulf opened to further drilling
President Obama has agreed to allow further oil and gas drilling in the Gulf of Mexico and Alaska.
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Rolling Stone
Steve Jobs Remembered
While President Obama has pointed out that "much of the world learned of his passing on a device he invented" it's easy to forget that Apple founder Steve Jobs' impact on our daily lives goes much deeper than that – before putting computers in our hands via mobile phones and...
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DnJournal
Ostrofsky Book "Get Rich Click!" Debuts at #1 + More Events, People & Companies in the News
Today in the Lowdown at DNJournal.com:: Marc Ostrofsky's new book "Get Rich Click!" has soared to #1 on charts at BarnesAndNoble.com and Amazon. Also in the news; DomainConvergence, a Future Trends Domains Auction, FMA's Launch of Arabs.com, the Evan Ross - President Obama Connection & Ray Hackney.
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BBC
A shellacking
What does Obama mean when he said he suffered one?
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USA Today
Obama plan to land on asteroid may be unrealistic for 2025
Millions of miles from Earth, two astronauts hover weightlessly next to a giant space rock, selecting pebbles for scientific research. The spaceship where they'll sleep floats just overhead. Beyond it, barely visible in the sky, is a glittering speck. It's Earth.
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NATO
NATO Secretary General meets with President Obama
NATO Secretary General, Jaap de Hoop Scheffer, held his first meeting with President Obama in the White House on March 25, 2009. They discussed the operation in Afghanistan, a priority for NATO and the United States.
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Fortune
Al Gore: Web 2.0 can help save the planet
By Michael V. Copeland and Yi-Wyn Yen
SAN FRANCISCO - Al Gore didn't take credit for inventing the Internet at the Web 2.0 Summit Friday, but he did credit it with enabling the victory of President-elect Barack Obama and helping restore faith in the principles upon which the United States was founded.
"The electrifying redemption of America's revolutionary declaration, that all human beings are...
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Countries |
MIX |
| 1 | United States | 143.080 |
| 2 | India | 60.410 |
| 3 | United Kingdom | 24.309 |
| 4 | Germany | 14.329 |
| 5 | China | 10.460 |
| 6 | Indonesia | 10.120 |
| 7 | Italy | 10.035 |
| 8 | Brazil | 8.555 |
| 9 | France | 8.535 |
| 10 | Russia | 7.780 |
| 11 | Mexico | 7.670 |
| 12 | Canada | 6.047 |
| 13 | Argentina | 5.700 |
| 14 | Spain | 4.995 |
| 15 | Turkey | 4.985 |
| 16 | Poland | 4.225 |
| 17 | United Arab Emirates | 4.000 |
| 18 | Netherlands | 3.831 |
| 19 | Philipines | 3.800 |
| 20 | Romania | 3.606 |
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Media |
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| 1 | CNN Editions (International) | 16.000 |
| 2 | CNN | 14.000 |
| 3 | Dainik Bhaskar | 14.000 |
| 4 | foxnews | 9.000 |
| 5 | NDTV | 7.000 |
| 6 | Aajtak TV | 6.500 |
| 7 | New York Times | 5.350 |
| 8 | USA Today | 4.975 |
| 9 | bbc Hindi | 4.700 |
| 10 | The Sun | 4.700 |
| 11 | Dainik Jagran | 4.400 |
| 12 | Reuters | 4.000 |
| 13 | MSNBC | 4.000 |
| 14 | Al Arabiya (arabic) | 3.500 |
| 15 | Digg | 3.240 |
| 16 | Bild | 3.200 |
| 17 | WALL STREET JOURNAL USA | 3.050 |
| 18 | Huffington Post | 3.000 |
| 19 | Times of India | 3.000 |
| 20 | HUANQIU SHIBAO (GLOBAL TIMES) | 3.000 |
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Languages |
MIX |
| 1 | English | 215.231 |
| 2 | Hindi | 34.900 |
| 3 | Spanish | 24.363 |
| 4 | German | 19.664 |
| 5 | Portuguese | 10.125 |
| 6 | Indonesian | 10.120 |
| 7 | Italian | 10.035 |
| 8 | Chinese | 9.920 |
| 9 | French | 9.507 |
| 10 | Arabic | 8.650 |
| 11 | Russian | 6.350 |
| 12 | Turkish | 4.985 |
| 13 | Dutch | 4.356 |
| 14 | Polish | 4.225 |
| 15 | Romanian | 3.631 |
| 16 | Swedish | 3.100 |
| 17 | Czech | 1.960 |
| 18 | Norwegian | 1.820 |
| 19 | Korean | 1.270 |
| 20 | Finnish | 1.090 |
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