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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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U.S. senate passes $1.1 trillion spending package for fiscal year 2010

December 16, 2009
U.S. senate passes $1.1 trillion spending package for fiscal year 2010

U.S. Senate passed on Sunday a 1.1-trillion-U.S. dollars spending package for fiscal year 2010, except for the Defense Department. The Democratic-controlled Senate approved the bill at a vote of57-35. The year-end package that covers about half of all federal programs, now goes to President Barack Obama for his signature. The 1,000-plus-page bill brings together six [...]

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Obama, Democrats tested in 2009 elections

November 4, 2009
Obama, Democrats tested in 2009 elections

Barack Obama’s party is faced up with another test on Tuesday as a handful of local elections are held in states and cities. A voting guide is posted outside a polling station in New York Nov. 3, 2009. Citizens of New York City went to polls on Tuesday for the general election of the city. [...]

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Party leader reaffirms Vietnam’s path to socialism

September 2, 2009
Party leader reaffirms Vietnam’s path to socialism

Party chief Nong Duc Manh called on the entire Party and the people to unite in a single bloc and embark on a path of national independence closely linked to socialism. LookAtVietnam – Party General Secretary Nong Duc Manh has called on the entire Party, the people and the army to unite in a single bloc [...]

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POLITICS IN BRIEF 2/9

September 2, 2009
POLITICS IN BRIEF 2/9

Numerous events mark National Day; DPRK’s National Day observed in Hanoi; PM visits legendary general Vo Nguyen Giap; Vietnam’s August Revolution and National Day celebrated all over SEA Numerous events mark National Day  Across the country a range of diverse activities, such as paying tribute to war martyrs, decorating the streets and holding concerts to [...]

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A turning point in the nation’s history

September 2, 2009
A turning point in the nation’s history

September 2, 1945 is a historic day for Vietnam as President HCM read out the Declaration of Independence, proclaiming the birth of the Democratic Republic of Vietnam. Vietnamese armed forces lined up in front of the main stage at Ba Dinh Square in Hanoi. (file photo)LookAtVietnam – September 2, 1945 is a historic day for [...]

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Fiscal challenges loom for newly elected Japan Democrats

August 31, 2009
Fiscal challenges loom for newly elected Japan Democrats

Japan’s main opposition Democratic Party leader Yukio Hatoyama places a marker on a winning candidate’s name Japan’s next prime minister began forming a government Monday as investors worried the untested Democratic Party would overspend in a bid to revive the economy or would ruffle ties with Tokyo’s closest ally, Washington. Sunday’s historic election win by [...]

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Japan votes in election, opposition tipped to win

August 30, 2009
Japan votes in election, opposition tipped to win

Japanese Prime Minister and leader of the ruling Liberal Democratic Party (LDP) Taro Aso speaks, as a voter waves a Japanese flag Japanese voted in an election on Sunday that looked set to oust the long-ruling conservative party and give the untested opposition the job of nurturing a recovery from the country’s worst recession since [...]

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US elite turns out for Kennedy funeral

August 29, 2009
US elite turns out for Kennedy funeral

Victoria Kennedy, widow of US Senator Edward Kennedy, wipes a tear as she stands with her son Curran Raclin during a memorial service for the late senator at the John F. Kennedy Presidential Library on August 28 in Boston. President Barack Obama, three former presidents and a nation’s elite gathered in the rain Saturday to [...]

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Freed S. Korean worker returns home after 137-day detention in DPRK

August 14, 2009
Freed S. Korean worker returns home after 137-day detention in DPRK

A South Korean worker was freed on Thursday from the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea (DPRK) after being detained in the territory for 137 days. Yoo Seong-jin (C), a worker who was detained by the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea (DPRK), speaks to the media upon his arrival at the South Korean Customs, Immigration and [...]

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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...