Posts Tagged ‘barack obama’
Year of Tiger 2010
HONG KONG — It’s the Year of the Tiger, but Chinese fortune tellers say it’ll be a rough patch for the world’s most famous one: disgraced golfer Tiger Woods.
Other predictions: [...]
Obama’s State of the Union speech
Text of President Barack Obama’s first State of the Union speech, as prepared for delivery on Wednesday and provided by the White House.
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Madame Speaker, Vice President Biden, members of Congress, [...]
Google search results to include real-time data
MOUNTAIN VIEW, California — Fresh information from blogs, news sites, Twitter and other popular hangouts will appear in Google’s search results more quickly as the company aims to give people [...]
White House sets up interrogation unit
WASHINGTON – President Barack Obama has moved more forcefully than ever to abandon Bush administration interrogation policies, approving creation of a special White House unit for questioning terrorism suspects, as [...]
Audit Arroyo’s US trip
MANILA – Bayan Muna Rep. Teodoro Casiño on Tuesday asked the Commission on Audit (COA) to check the expenses of President Gloria Macagapagal Arroyo’s recent visit to the United States, [...]
Obama seeks common ground on abortion
SOUTH BEND, Indiana (AFP) – – President Barack Obama sought “common ground” over the divisive abortion debate in a controversial speech Sunday at one of the top Catholic universities in [...]
WHO warns global swine flu pandemic imminent
The World Health Organization has warned that a global swine flu pandemic is imminent, as more nations confirmed cases of a deadly disease that has spread round the world in [...]
Florida, First solar-powered city
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – A Florida utility and a real estate developer are aiming to bring the country’s first solar-powered city to the Sunshine State.
FPL Group Inc’s utility Florida Power & [...]
World’s oldest person celebrates 115th Birthday
LOS ANGELES — The world’s oldest known living person celebrated her 115th birthday Monday.
Gertrude Baines was honored at Western Convalescent Hospital with music, a letter from the president, and [...]
Small islands urge deep CO2 cuts
BONN, Germany (Reuters) – Small island states have sharpened their calls for the rich to make deep cuts in greenhouse gas emissions, saying low-lying atolls risk being washed off the [...]
Philippines wants immediate payment for veterans
Philippine President Gloria Arroyo Monday pushed for speedy cash payments to 18,000 Filipino World War II veterans under the US government’s stimulus package.
Arroyo also thanked her American counterpart, Barack Obama, [...]
NY Post apologizes to some over Obama cartoon
NEW YORK – After two days of protests, the New York Post apologized Thursday for a cartoon that some have interpreted as comparing President Barack Obama to a violent chimpanzee [...]
Asian stocks tumble
HONG KONG — Asian stock markets dropped early Wednesday as US markets plummeted toward last year’s lows and investors began losing hope that governments can rescue the world’s economies from [...]
Ringtones reflect users identity
(CNN) — Every time her cell phone rings, Christy Harness thinks of her husband.
The 34-year-old native of Jackson County, Georgia, set her ringtone to Sugarland’s “All I Wanna Do,” a [...]
Emotions scarier than aliens: Will Smith
Will Smith, Hollywood’s daredevil hero famous for shooting down aliens and zombies, admitted Monday he found it more frightening to handle the intense emotions involved in his latest movie “Seven [...]
