Posts Tagged ‘ Republican ’

New Cain sex accuser goes public in New York 

November 8, 2011
New Cain sex accuser goes public in New York 

   Sharon Bialek arrives for a news conference where she accused Republican presidential candidate Herman Cain of sexual harassment on November 7, 2011 in New York City. Republican presidential hopeful Herman Cain, already hit with sexual harassment allegations by three unidentified women, was accused for the first time in public by a woman who said [...]

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Republican Cain accused of sex harassment: Politico 

October 31, 2011
Republican Cain accused of sex harassment: Politico 

Republican party presidential candidate and frontrunner Herman Cain appears on “Face the Nation” October 30, 2011 in Washington. Two women employees complained of sexually suggestive behavior by Republican presidential contender Herman Cain when he headed the National Restaurant Association in the 1990s, Politico said on Sunday. The women ultimately left the trade group after signing [...]

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Obama calls for end to 'political circus' over jobs 

September 9, 2011
Obama calls for end to 'political circus' over jobs 

US President Barack Obama Thursday challenged Republicans to halt a "political circus" and immediately pass a bigger than expected $447 billion jobs plan he said would jolt the "stalled" economy. Calling for unity and an end to a "political circus" US President Barack Obama told Republicans to immediately pass a $447 billion jobs plan to [...]

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Lawmakers deadlocked over debt deal as default looms 

July 26, 2011
Lawmakers deadlocked over debt deal as default looms 

President Barack Obama speaks in a prime-time address to the nation from the East Room of the White House in Washington. The United States edged closer on Tuesday to a devastating default as Republicans and Democrats deadlocked over competing plans to raise the debt ceiling, one week before a deadline to act. President Barack Obama, [...]

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US rushes to avert disastrous default 

July 25, 2011
US rushes to avert disastrous default 

A street sign is seen in front of the New York Stock Exchange. The White House and top lawmakers scrambled on Monday to reach a deal to save the world’s richest country from a disastrous default on its debt, amid fears that inaction could affect markets around the globe. With global financial markets on edge, [...]

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Top senator warns US reaching ‘brink of default’ 

July 24, 2011
Top senator warns US reaching ‘brink of default’ 

US President Barack Obama (R) meets with the US Speaker of the House John Boehner in the Cabinet Room at the White House in Washington, DC. President Barack Obama and top US lawmakers searched for an elusive deal Sunday necessary to avert an unprecedented debt default by the United States that economists warn could have [...]

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Obama calls crisis debt talks as default looms 

July 23, 2011
Obama calls crisis debt talks as default looms 

US President Barack Obama makes a statement to the media at the White House. US President Barack Obama angrily summoned top lawmakers for crisis talks Saturday on averting a disastrous early August debt default that could send shockwaves through the fragile global economy. With an August 2 deadline fast approaching, Obama warned that polarized lawmakers [...]

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House passes bill to avert government shutdown 

March 2, 2011
House passes bill to avert government shutdown 

President Barack Obama responds to a question during a news conference at the White House in Washington February 15, 2011. The House of Representatives on Tuesday voted to extend government funding for two more weeks, a move that would avert a federal shutdown but do nothing to resolve a bitter debate over the federal budget. [...]

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Gunman wounds congresswoman, kills six 

January 9, 2011
Gunman wounds congresswoman, kills six 

People gather for a vigil at University Medical Center for US Representative Gabrielle Giffords, who was in critical condition after being shot in the head by a gunman in Tucson, Arizona. A gunman shot a congresswoman in the head, seriously wounding her, and killed six other people in a shooting rampage at a public meeting [...]

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US tax-cut bill nears Senate approval 

December 15, 2010
US tax-cut bill nears Senate approval 

President Barack Obama makes a statement about the senate vote on middle class tax cuts in the Brady Press Briefing room of the White House in Washington, December 13, 2010. President Barack Obama’s sweeping plan to extend expiring tax cuts for millions of Americans headed for overwhelming passage in the Senate on Wednesday, putting the [...]

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Vietnam, Cuba foreign ministries to bolster ties

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Vietnam’s top diplomat has affirmed that the Foreign Ministry will closely cooperate with its Cuban counterpart to implement the agreements reached by the two...