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/ 4 November 2009
Although United States President Barack Obama has never set foot there, China cast a long shadow in the Pacific region where he grew up.
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/ 4 November 2009
Republicans won two key state elections that dealt a stinging blow to President Barack Obama and his Democrats 12 months after they swept into power.
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/ 4 November 2009
Former presidential challenger Abdullah Abdullah accused Hamid Karzai on Wednesday of lacking a mandate to deliver on pledges of unity and reform.
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/ 2 November 2009
The prospect of American voters’ first electoral verdict on his administration prompted Barack Obama to throw himself into a tour of New Jersey.
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/ 30 October 2009
”We’re caught in the middle,” Abdul Rahim tells US Marines as they try to induce his fellow Afghan villagers to turn on Taliban fighters.
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/ 29 October 2009
Carnage in Pakistan and America’s bloodiest month in Afghanistan are sharpening President Barack Obama’s dilemma on troop deployments.
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/ 25 October 2009
President Barack Obama declared swine flu a ”national emergency” on Saturday, as the United States reels from millions of cases of infection.
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/ 19 October 2009
Ten individuals of African descent have previously
been awarded the Nobel Peace Prize. But none had an opportunity as unique as Barack Obama’s.
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/ 13 October 2009
A key US congressional panel was set to cast judgement on healthcare reform on Tuesday.
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/ 12 October 2009
Even if he is pushing the United States in the right direction, it is unlikely to be far or fast enough in a political culture resisting reform.
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/ 12 October 2009
Barrack Obama reaffirmed an "unwavering" commitment to end discrimination against gay people, including the ban on openly serving in the military.
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/ 10 October 2009
Giving US President Barack Obama the Nobel Peace Prize so early in his presidency could hinder rather than help his diplomatic efforts.
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/ 10 October 2009
Bitter delegates say no agreement on money or emissions cuts means a deal at Copenhagen will be weak at best.
World leaders have urged Barack Obama to seize on the award of the Nobel Peace Prize to intensify his diplomatic efforts to forge peace.
United States President Barack Obama won the Nobel Peace Prize on Friday for his calls to reduce the world’s stockpile of nuclear weapons.
General McChrystal knows allied operations need an overhaul. But the president fears a troops boost will turn it into his Vietnam.
US President Barack Obama let his love for Chicago flow in a bid to capture the 2016 Olympic Games from rivals Rio, Tokyo and Madrid at Friday’s vote.
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/ 26 September 2009
Bolstered by other world powers, US President Barack Obama demanded on Friday that Iran come clean about its nuclear programme or face sanctions.
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/ 24 September 2009
The US and other major powers on Wednesday told Iran to prepare a ”serious response” by October 1 to demands it halt its nuclear programme.
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/ 24 September 2009
Leaders of the world’s biggest rich and developing countries meet on Thursday to seek ways to nurture the economic recovery.
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/ 23 September 2009
US President Barack Obama makes his UN debut on Wednesday calling on world leaders to shoulder more responsibility in confronting global challenges.
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/ 22 September 2009
Leaders of about 100 nations met on Tuesday to breathe new life into deadlocked climate change negotiations.
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/ 22 September 2009
China and the US will seek to revive stalled negotiations on a new pact to combat global warming at a UN summit on Tuesday.
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/ 21 September 2009
Israel and the Palestinians accused each other on Monday of thwarting United States efforts to revive peace negotiations.
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/ 21 September 2009
Barack Obama will host the first meeting between Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Tuesday.
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/ 21 September 2009
US President Barack Obama said on Sunday he would push leaders this week for a reshaping of the global economy in response to the financial crisis.
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/ 20 September 2009
By calling Barack Obama a liar on the floor of Congress, Joe Wilson highlighted a resentment among some that a black man could become president.
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/ 18 September 2009
Barack Obama has abandoned a controversial plan to build a missile-defence system in Europe in a break with the policies of the Bush administration.
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/ 17 September 2009
The United States plans to shelve plans for a missile-defence system based in Poland and the Czech Republic, it was reported on Thursday.
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/ 17 September 2009
US President Barack Obama is arriving at a crossroads in his bold bid to revive Arab-Israeli peace talks.
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/ 15 September 2009
United States President Barack Obama bluntly warned on Monday that some Wall Street bosses were ignoring lessons of the financial crisis.
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/ 14 September 2009
Barack Obama will push for stricter oversight of Wall Street, using the anniversary of Lehman Brothers’ collapse to argue for sweeping changes.