Obama, Hu vow cooperation but produce few deals
BEIJING - President Barack Obama and Chinese President Hu Jintao promised a determined, joint effort to tackle climate change, nuclear disarmament and other global troubles yet emerged from their first full-blown summit Tuesday with scant progress beyond goodwill.
Nations:China North Korea Pakistan Denmark Afghanistan People:Dalai Lama Barack Obama George W. Bush Hu Jintao Activities:China-U.S.
2009-11-17
In Asia, Obama pushing arms control with Russians
SINGAPORE - A major pact within tantalizing reach, President Barack Obama aims to nudge forward an arms-control deal in talks with Russian President Dmitry Medvedev.
Nations:Myanmar Singapore Russia People:Dmitry Medvedev Aung San Suu Kyi Barack Obama Vladimir Putin George W. Bush
2009-11-14
Obama confronts an Asia reshaped by China's rise
BEIJING - Days after coming to power in September, Japan's new prime minister broached forming a new East Asian trading bloc with rival China - one that would exclude the United States.
Nations:Japan China Afghanistan South Korea Singapore North Korea People:Robert Gates Barack Obama George W. Bush Hu Jintao Activities:Japan-U.S. China-U.S.
2009-11-09
Analysis: Election lessons will shape '10 campaign
WASHINGTON - What we learned from the off-year elections: The president's influence is limited, independents rule, incumbents beware, issues trump ideology and, once more, "It's the economy, stupid."
People:Bill Clinton Barack Obama Michael Bloomberg George W. Bush
2009-11-04
Health care plan hits rich with big tax increases
WASHINGTON - The typical family would be spared higher taxes from the House Democratic plan to overhaul health care, and their low-income neighbors could come out ahead.
Nations:U.S. People:Barack Obama George W. Bush Activities:2009 US Health Reform Source:(AP)
2009-11-02
Cheney told FBI he had no idea who leaked Plame ID
WASHINGTON - Former Vice President Dick Cheney told the FBI in 2004 he had no idea who leaked to the news media that Valerie Plame, wife of a Bush administration critic, worked for the CIA.
People:Dick Cheney Karl Rove George W. Bush Activities:2003 CIA Leak Case Source:(AP)
2009-10-30
Celebs, lobbyists among White House guests
WASHINGTON - Celebrities Oprah Winfrey, George Clooney and Denzel Washington, prominent Democratic fundraisers and heavyweights from the financial services and high-tech industries were among those landing visits with President Barack Obama or others at the White House during Obama's first months in office.
Nations:U.S. People:Denzel Washington Michael Moore Larry Summers Steve Ballmer Joseph Biden Barack Obama Activities:Obama Admin.
2009-10-30
White House rejects Cheney's Afghanistan criticism
WASHINGTON - The White House on Thursday forcefully rejected criticism from former Vice President Dick Cheney and other Republicans that President Barack Obama's Afghanistan decision is taking too long.
Nations:Slovakia Pakistan Afghanistan People:John Kerry Dick Cheney Robert Gates Hamid Karzai Newt Gingrich Barack Obama Activities:Obama Admin. Afghan Terror War
2009-10-22
Bailout watchdog expects much to remain unrefunded
WASHINGTON - The man who watches over the $700 billion in government money given to banks and other institutions to avert a financial collapse said Wednesday he thinks it's too early to say how much will be repaid to the taxpayers.
People:Barack Obama George W. Bush Activities:2008 U.S. Financial Rescue Source:(AP)
2009-10-21
In New Orleans, Obama fires back at critics
NEW ORLEANS (Reuters) - U.S. President Barack Obama fired back on Thursday at critics who say he has few accomplishments of note in his nine months in office and declared he was just getting started.
Nations:Afghanistan U.S. People:Barack Obama George W. Bush Activities:Obama Admin. 2005 Hurricane Katrina Source:(Reuters)
2009-10-16
US wants bunker-buster fast, denies Iran is reason
WASHINGTON - The Pentagon is speeding up delivery of a colossal bomb designed to destroy hidden weapons bunkers buried underground and shielded by 10,000 pounds of reinforced concrete.
Nations:North Korea Afghanistan People:Kim Jong Il Robert Gates Mahmoud Ahmadinejad George W. Bush Activities:Iran Nuclear Crisis Source:(AP)
2009-10-13
In a surprise, Obama wins Nobel Peace Prize
OSLO - President Barack Obama won the 2009 Nobel Peace Prize on Friday in a stunning decision designed to encourage his initiatives to reduce nuclear arms, ease tensions with the Muslim world and stress diplomacy and cooperation rather than unilateralism.
Nations:Afghanistan Pakistan Russia Zimbabwe Poland South Africa People:Nelson Mandela Morgan Tsvangirai Dmitry Medvedev Barack Obama Al Gore Jimmy Carter
2009-10-09
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