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White House mulls cash for new food aidThe White House may soon propose the biggest change in US food aid since the programmes were created during the Cold War - donating cash for hunger relief instead of shipping American-grown food to global trouble spots, say farm groups and chari More… |
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Obama starts second term in low-key ceremonyPresident Barack Obama took the official oath for his second term on Sunday at the White House in a small, private ceremony that set a more subdued tone compared to the historic start of his presidency four years ago. Gathered wit More… |
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The best is yet to come for America: ObamaPresident Barack Obama, who won a second term in the White House on Tuesday, told thousands of supporters in Chicago that "we have picked ourselves up, we have fought our way back" and that for America, the best is ye More… |
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US starts voting in tight White House raceAmericans started to vote in a presidential election on Tuesday with polls showing President Barack Obama and Republican challenger Mitt Romney neck-and-neck in a race that will be decided in a handful of states. Polling stations More… |
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US rivals in last-minute bid to get votesPresident Barack Obama and Republican challenger Mitt Romney engaged in frantic get-out-the-vote efforts and made final pleas to voters in a sprint through battleground states that will determine who wins their agonizingly clos More… |
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White House locked down for smoke bombThe White House was locked down for more than an hour on Tuesday night as authorities investigated what appeared to be a smoke bomb tossed over the fence of the executive compound, a Secret Service spokesman said. The device was thrown ove More… |
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Huntsman to quit Republican presidential raceRepublican presidential hopeful Jon Huntsman will drop out of the White House race on Monday and endorse front-runner Mitt Romney, a senior campaign official said. Huntsman's campaign never took off. Conserva More… |
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Airbus sees US hand in $22bn Boeing dealEurope's Airbus accused the White House of derailing open competition by helping Boeing win a record aircraft deal in Indonesia as details emerged of a behind-the-scenes struggle over jobs and airplane sales worth almost $22 billion. The E More… |
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Republicans vow to stop Iranian bombRepublican candidates vowed to stop Iran from developing an atomic bomb if they became president but differed over how to do it in a debate that tested their knowledge of world hotspots. The US economy has been the No 1 issue for the 2012 More… |
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Obama to meet Qatar ruler on ThursdayPresident Barack Obama will meet the ruler of Qatar at the White House on Thursday. Obama's meeting with Qatar's Sheikh Hamad bin Khalifa al-Thani comes after the president dispatched his national security adviser Tom Donilon to Saudi Arab More… |
