Obama knocks Republicans for anti-Muslim rhetoricPresident Barack Obama knocked Republican presidential candidates for anti-Muslim rhetoric and accused critics on Tuesday of playing into the hands of Islamic State in a speech aimed at setting an optimistic tone for his last year in office. More… |
US, not China, must write trade rules: ObamaPresident Barack Obama said the US and not China must write trade rules for Asia and called on Congress to give the White House a freer hand to close trade deals. Obama, who is pushing to overcome resistance to so-called fast-trac More… |
Let's make government work for 'the many': ObamaPresident Barack Obama challenged a divided Congress to back his plans to create middle-class jobs on Tuesday in a State of the Union speech that put a renewed focus on the US economy and sought s More… |
Obama pushes jobs, vows to fight onPresident Barack Obama pushed job creation to the top of his agenda and promised not to abandon his struggling healthcare overhaul after a political setback that raised doubts about his leadership. "Jobs must be our number one focus in 201 More… |
Bush will seek to calm American nervesPresident George W Bush will use his final State of the Union address on Monday to try to reassure nervous Americans about his economic rescue efforts and chart a course to stay relevant in his last year in power. But politically weakened More… |