Posts Tagged Obama

Northwestern University Library Collection Shows Obama’s Widespread Popularity in Africa

Three years ago, library embarked on project to gather, categorize African artifacts, publications related to President Obama

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Published on Sat, 10 Jul 2010 14:21:41 GMT

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Texas on alert as Alex sweeps in

President Obama declares a state of emergency in Texas as Hurricane Alex strengthens, disrupting BP’s oil spill recovery.

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Published on Wed, 30 Jun 2010 17:18:17 GMT

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Petraeus to lead Afghanistan war

The US Senate confirms Gen Petraeus as the new commander in Afghanistan after President Obama sacked the previous general.

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Published on Wed, 30 Jun 2010 17:09:12 GMT

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US to Host Summit of African Leaders

President Obama invites 18 African leaders to Washington to commemorate their countries’ 50th anniversary of independence in August

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Published on Sat, 26 Jun 2010 12:19:42 GMT

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US Gulf oil drilling ban blocked

A US federal court judge blocks President Obama’s six-month moratorium on deep water oil drilling in the Gulf of Mexico.

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Published on Tue, 22 Jun 2010 19:50:04 GMT

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Netanyahu to Meet Obama on July 6

Israel has been facing intense international pressure to end its 3-year-old blockade of tiny Gaza, where 1.5 million Palestinians live

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Published on Sun, 20 Jun 2010 15:40:44 GMT

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Medvedev Sends US-Russian Arms Deal to Parliament

Russian president, Obama signed treaty last month in Prague

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Published on Fri, 28 May 2010 13:51:45 GMT

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Senate fails to end bill debate

Republicans block moves towards a final Senate vote on a major financial regulation bill backed by President Obama.

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Published on Wed, 19 May 2010 21:54:38 GMT

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Dodging presidential scorn of the iPad

President Obama bemoans the iPad as a distraction–but an Xbox it’s not.

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Published on Sun, 09 May 2010 16:45:51 PDT

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Obama: iPod, iPad don’t empower

In a commencement speech at Virginia’s Hampton University, the president offers that gadgets turn information into a distraction. He also says he doesn’t know how to use an iPod, iPad, Xbox, or PlayStation.

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Published on Sun, 09 May 2010 12:13:45 PDT

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