Less than three months ago Obama was being declared a political corpse as his opponents seized control of the lower House of Congress.
Barack Obama faces a divided legislature, with the Republicans in control of the House of Representatives.
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/ 13 December 2010
Senior Democrats dismayed as US president accedes to Republican demands.
US approached with deal to continue building moratorium in exchange for the release of Jonathan Pollard, convicted of spying in 1987.
A symbolic funeral held to give hurricane victims closure has highlighted the ongoing trauma faced by those who fled and those who have returned.
The UN has accused Rwanda of wholesale war crimes, including possibly genocide, during years of conflict in the Democratic Republic of Congo.
Israel and the Palestinians are to resume direct peace talks next week under pressure from Washington to break years of political stalemate.
Spy affair a deliberate attempt to undermine improved US-Russia relations, says Moscow.
Her fierce questions shocked White House staff; Castro refused to answer her. And now veteran reporter Helen Thomas has had to quit.
Turkey’s demands for international inquiry blocked at UN meeting.