Category: December 2010
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UK fears Obama retaliation
U.K. is in fear that with President Barack Obama sitting in power, London’s ties with the US may be compromised because of historical events that occurred to the president’s grandfather during his stay in the European country. According to leaked diplomatic documents that were once top secret, Obama’s grandfather was ill-treated while he spent time…
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Forsyth Tech prepares for Obama visit
Forsyth Tech’s Bolton campus was extremely busy in recent day in preparation for US President Barack Obama’s visit. The faculty members and students dropped by their campus earlier to pick up their tickets to be able to meet Obama on their campus’ 50th anniversary celebrations. Forsyth Technical Community College Chairman of Dental Education department says…
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Conrad advises Obama to call summit
Senator Kent Conrad of North Dakota, who is both a member of the president’s debt commission and chairman of the Senate’s budget committee, says that Obama should follow up on his commission’s findings by forming a summit of which he should be part of. The Democrat senator, along with Judd Gregg, proposed forming the committee…
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Ted Turner says Obama made huge mistake on health
Billionaire Ted Turner has his own opinions of US President Barack Obama, who he thinks made a crucial mistake by prioritizing health care over climate change legislation. Turner believes that if Obama had focused on climate change, there would have been a bill now sitting in Congress that is of more substantial importance than the…
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WikiLeaks founder calling for Obama’s resignation
WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange is calling out on President Barack Obama, advising the US president to resign if he proves to the public that the former Democratic representative of Kentucky had indeed approved of US diplomat spy monitoring on UN officials. Assange says that even the entire chain of command that agreed with Obama on…
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Approval rating for President Obama rebounding
US President Barack Obama is now enjoying a rebound of his approval rating which stems from increased support from political groups, plus backing from independents and Republicans who were originally against his policies. Over the recent week, approval for Obama from independents dropped from 62% to 54%. It has now rebounded back to 62%, along…
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Republicans win vote over tax cuts
President Obama’s administration officials as well as Republican congressmen have just announced their steady advance towards clinching an agreement to continue, albeit temporarily, tax cuts at all income levels dating back to the Bush administration. Meanwhile, Democrats are scrambling for votes to approve Obama’s preferred tax plan which the Senate rejected just a day before…
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Obama reverses decision on Atlantic Coast
President Obama’s administration said in a press conference the previous week that it will not approve of any scoping activities to be undertaken in the Atlantic Coast and the eastern Gulf of Mexico for purposes of offshore drilling projects. The ban on such activities equates to a seven-year ban on oil exploration campaigns in the…
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Remarks by President Obama and Former President Clinton
The White House Office of the Press Secretary For Immediate Release December 10, 2010 Remarks by President Obama and Former President Clinton James S. Brady Press Briefing Room 4:20 P.M. EST PRESIDENT OBAMA: Hey, everybody. I thought it was a slow day, so I’ve — Q Slow news day, huh? PRESIDENT OBAMA: — bring the…
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Statement by the President on the Awarding of the Nobel Peace Prize
The White House Office of the Press Secretary For Immediate Release December 10, 2010 Statement by the President on the Awarding of the Nobel Peace Prize One year ago, I was humbled to receive the Nobel Peace Prize – an award that speaks to our highest aspirations, and that has been claimed by giants of…