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President Obama Speaks Live At G-20 Summit (VIDEO)
President Barack Obama is speaking live at the G-20 summit in Cannes, France. The European debt crisis and threat of Greece defaulting on its debt is … Continue reading →
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Obama, Cameron, Merkel And Sarkozy Call On Syria’s Assad To Step Down
The leaders of the US, Britain, Germany and France have called on Syria’s president to step down as international pressure mounts on the regime after … Read more: Arab Spring , Sarkozy , Clinton , Bashar Al Assad , Assad , Obama , Merkel , Barack Obama , Syria , UK News Continue reading →
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Tom Stevenson: Haiti: A Lesson for Supporters of NATO’s Libya Campaign
The idea that the same three powers — the United States, France and Britain – who have punished Haiti so mercilessly are now bombing Libya as part of a tireless effort to promote a “democratic transition” is absurd. Continue reading →
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Sarkozy: Europe Is ‘Doing The Work’ In Libya
BRUSSELS/TRIPOLI (Reuters) – French President Nicolas Sarkozy on Friday rebuffed criticism of Europe’s role in the Libyan war by outgoing Defense Secretary Robert Gates, saying Washington’s allies were “doing the work”. The spat is the latest sign of tensions among NATO allies in their campaign to oust Muammar Gaddafi, with Britain, France and others rejecting an Italian call earlier this week for a suspension of hostilities to allow humanitarian aid access Continue reading →
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Carlo Strenger: Netanyahu Is Driving Israel Towards Dark Times
Benjamin Netanyahu, Avigdor Lieberman and company are selling Israel’s citizens an illusion: they are positioning themselves as Rambo-heroes who will win against the world. They present Bibi’s visit to the U.S. Continue reading →
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Obama Heads To Tornado-Stricken Missouri To Act As Healer-In-Chief
WASHINGTON — President Barack Obama is pivoting from diplomacy on the world stage to the intimate and delicate domestic task of acting as healer-in-chief to a devastated community. The president travels to tornado-wrecked Joplin, Mo., on Sunday, a day after returning from a six-day European tour of Ireland, England, France and Poland. Read more: Barack Obama Joplin Speech , Tornados 2011 , Barack Obama , Obama Missouri Speech , Obama Joplin Tornados , Obama Joplin Tornado , Barack Obama Missouri Speech , Barack Obama Joplin Tornado , Obama Joplin Speech , Barack Obama Missouri Tornado , Obama Missouri Tornado , Politics News Continue reading →
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Doug Bandow: Memorial Day Tribute: Keep the Troops at Home
Another Memorial Day, another holiday filled with rhapsodies by politicians and citizens alike about the sacrifices of American military personnel. But if these summer patriots really cared about their neighbors in uniform, they would stop putting servicemen and women at risk for frivolous reasons Continue reading →
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Harper, Obama To Talk Perimeter Security at G8
DEAUVILLE, France (CP) — Prime Minister Stephen Harper will meet with U.S. President Barack Obama today to discuss the next stage of the perimeter security agreement Continue reading →
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A Look At What World Leaders Will Discuss At G8 Summit
This Thursday, leaders from the “Group of Eight” top industrialized nations — the United States, Japan, Germany, France, Britain, Italy, Russia and Canada — will convene at the French seaside town of Deauville to begin a two-day annual summit on global issues. The summit, which coincides with U.S. President Obama’s six-day European tour, will focus on a variety of topics, among them global economy, climate change and the aftermath of Japan’s devastating March 11 earthquake and tsunami Continue reading →
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Obama’s European Tour Agenda
President Obama and the First Lady touched down in Ireland Monday morning for the start of a six-day tour that will take them to four countries. As the Associated Press is reporting , the president’s Irish visit includes talks with President Mary McAleese and Prime Minister Enda Kenny as well as a visit to the village of Moneygall, the ancestral homeland of Obama’s great-great-great grandfather. The remainder of Obama’s trip will include a similar mix of one-on-one meetings with European leaders — including Queen Elizabeth II, French President Nicolas Sarkozy and Polish President Bronislaw Komorowski — along with a stop at the G8 Summit in France, during which he is expected to urge U.S. Continue reading →
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