Obama says he is not worried about Muslim rumors
President Barack Obama said in an interview Sunday that he can’t worry about dispelling every rumor about him — even though a recent poll showed nearly 20% of Americans erroneously believe he is Muslim.
“The facts are the facts, right’” Obama told NBC’s Brian Williams in New Orleans, where he…
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Does the American withdrawal date matter?
Ever since Barack Obama announced July 2011 as the date U.S. troops will start withdrawing from Afghanistan , western politicians, military personnel, and media figures have been ceaselessly discussing the pros and cons of the expected withdrawal. Recently the military has also joined in the fray, supporting Republican calls for…
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Example set by first military tribunal case has US wary: NYT
After working for a year to redeem the international reputation of military commissions, Obama administration officials are alarmed by the first case to go to trial under revamped rules: the prosecution of a former child soldier whom an American interrogator implicitly threatened with gang rape.
The defendant, Omar Khadr, was…
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Israel, Palestinians to resume direct talks
US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton is due to announce Friday that Israel and the Palestinians will resume direct peace talks in Washington in early September, sources close to the talks said. President Barack Obama, who has pushed hard for reviving talks suspended since December 2008, would host the negotiations…
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Kerry assures additional aid for flood recovery
US Senator John F. Kerry said that flood was Pakistan’s as well as international challenge. He said that Pakistan would be provided additional aid to Pakistan along with Kerry-Lugar Bill for flood recovery. In a joint press conference with President Asif Zardari Bhutto, John Kerry said that President Obama was taking…
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Pak not in Obama’s itinerary to Asia in November: White House
There is no discussion to add Pakistan in the US President Barack Obama’s itinerary when he visits India and other Asian nations in November, the White House has said.
“I haven’t heard any discussion of that,” White House Deputy Press Secretary Bill Burton said when asked if there was…
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Accept Indian aid, no role for politics in disaster: US
Asserting that there is no role for politics in disaster response, the Obama Administration has said it expects Pakistan to accept the $5 million aid offer from India for its flood relief work. “In terms of responding to a disaster, politics should play no role. You have a country (India)…
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US frustrated with Zardari’s political free-fall following poor flood relief response
The United States is frustrated by Pakistan President Asif Ali Zardari’s falling political popularity following his government’s slow response to the deluge, which has submerged almost one-fifth of the nation, American officials have said.
The Obama administration, which is working hard to work together with the Pakistan government to allay…
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Kayani a powerful political factor in Pak: US
WASHINGTON (Online) – Pakistan’s Army Chief General Ashfaq Parvez Kayani is a powerful political factor in his country, Obama administration’s point man for Afghanistan and Pakistan has said.
“He (Kayani) is an enormously powerful political factor in the country. And we have extensive discussions with him,” Special US Representative…
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Obama backs Islamic centre near site of 9/11 attacks
WASHINGTON – President Barack Obama strongly backed the proposed mosque and Islamic cultural centre near the site of 9/11 attacks in New York – a project opposed by American conservatives and an influential Jewish organisation – as he emphasised that America’s commitment to religious tolerance was “unshakeable.”
“Let me be…
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US committed to lasting friendship with Pakistan: Obama
Congratulating people of Pakistan on the occasion of its 63rd independence day, US President Barack Obama has expressed his country’s long term commitment in strengthening ties with the country.
“Pakistan’s Independence Day is a useful time to reflect on the friendship Pakistan has in the world and the expressions…
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Kayani is a powerful political factor in Pak: US
Pakistan’s Army Chief General Ashfaq Pervez Kayani is a powerful political factor in his country, Obama Administration’s point man for Afghanistan and Pakistan has said. “He (Kayani) is an enormously powerful political factor in the country. And we have extensive discussions with him,” Special US Representative for Pakistan and Afghanistan,…
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US on track for Iraq withdrawal: White House
The US military remains on track for ending combat operations in Iraq by the end of this month, the White House said after President Barack Obama held a meeting with key advisors.
“Nothing was brought up with the President that would necessitate us needing to turn back,” spokesman Robert…
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US on track for Iraq withdrawal: White House
The US military remains on track for ending combat operations in Iraq by the end of this month, the White House said after President Barack Obama held a meeting with key advisors.
“Nothing was brought up with the President that would necessitate us needing to turn back,” spokesman Robert…
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Spanish monarchs welcome Michelle Obama
The wife and younger daughter of US President Barack Obama reached the Marivent Palace, the royal family’s summer residence, shortly after midday on Sunday after arriving by airplane from the southern coastal city of Malaga, where they had been vacationing since last Wednesday.
At the entrance to the palace,…
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Obama is leaving Iraq to the wolves: Tariq Aziz
Saddam Hussein’s leading lieutenant accused the United States of abandoning Iraq and leaving the country to die, according to a British newspaper interview to be published Friday.
Tariq Aziz, whose long tenure as Saddam’s foreign minister made him the international face of the Iraqi dictator’s regime, was quoted by The…
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Senate approves Obama nominee Kagan to top court
President Barack Obama’s nomination of Elena Kagan to the Supreme Court won Senate approval on Thursday, his second appointment to the court that decides abortion, death penalty and other contentious cases.The Democratic-led Senate voted largely along party lines, 63-37, to confirm the former Harvard Law School dean as the fourth…
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