November 14, 2011
President Barack Obama arrives during the first plenary meeting at the APEC Summit in Honolulu, Hawaii November 13, 2011. The head of Boeing chose his words carefully as he explained to President Barack Obama the “dilemma” that Corporate America faces in trying to do business in China. “We see a world where our interests lay [...]
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October 20, 2011
US soldiers walk past tanks at a courtyard at Camp Liberty in Baghdad September 30, 2011. The Obama administration denied a news report on Saturday it had made a final decision to pull almost all US troops out of Iraq by a year-end withdrawal deadline. The White House and Pentagon both denied an Associated Press [...]
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May 7, 2011
Pakistani Islamists chant anti-US slogans holding a picture of Osama bin Laden during a protest outskirt Quetta. Al-Qaeda and Islamic militants have vowed to avenge the killing of Osama bin Laden by US commandos, declaring him a “martyr” and calling on Muslims to rise up against the United States. But US President Barack Obama swept [...]
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December 16, 2009
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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November 15, 2009
This photo obtained in March 2003 shows Khalid Sheikh Mohammed, alleged organizer of the September 11, 2001, attacks, shortly after his capture. Sheikh Mohammed, the alleged 9/11 mastermind, and four co-accused will be tried in a civilian court in New York just blocks from where Al-Qaeda hijackers crashed two airliners into the World Trade Center, [...]
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October 18, 2009
The U.S. federal deficit of the 2009 fiscal year reached a record high of 1.42 trillion U.S. dollars, the Treasury Department announced Friday. The U.S. government imbalance for the fiscal year ending Sept. 30, 2009, more than tripled last year’s record. As a portion of the economy, the deficit accounted about 10 percent, the highest [...]
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August 14, 2009
U.S. Defense Secretary Robert Gates hinted Thursday that it’s still possible for Washington to send additional troops to Afghanistan beyond what President Barack Obama has promised. U.S. Defense Secretary Robert Gates speaks during a briefing the at Pentagon, Thursday, Aug. 13, 2009. (Xinhua/AFP Photo)However, there’ll be no formal request for additional troops from a review [...]
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July 31, 2009
The United States signed the United Nations convention on the rights of people with disabilities here on Thursday, marking the first international human rights treaty the U.S. has signed in nearly a decade. Permanent representative of the United States to the United Nations Susan Rice (1st R) hugs President of the U.S. International Council on [...]
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July 6, 2009
The U.S. flag flies at the Burt GM auto dealer in Denver June 1, 2009. A U.S. federal judge on Sunday approved the sale of General Motors Corp.’s assets to a new government-run company, clearing the way for GM to exit bankruptcy protection, according to media reports. (Xinhua/Reuters Photo)The decision by the judge, Robert E. [...]
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July 6, 2009
The U.S. flag flies at the Burt GM auto dealer in Denver June 1, 2009. A U.S. federal judge on Sunday approved the sale of General Motors Corp.’s assets to a new government-run company, clearing the way for GM to exit bankruptcy protection, according to media reports. (Xinhua/Reuters Photo)The decision by the judge, Robert E. [...]
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