Tag: "Barack Obama"

Muslim or Christian? Religion row dogs Obama

Muslim or Christian? Religion row dogs Obama

August 21, 2010 | Comments (0)

A day after controversial evangelical leader Rev. Franklin Graham said Barack Obama was born a Muslim because of his father’s religious beliefs, the White House again asserted that the president is a “committed Christian” and prays daily. Graham, son of famed presidential religious adviser Billy Graham, told CNN Thursday that while he believes Obama is [...]

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Obama is a Christian, says White House

Obama is a Christian, says White House

August 20, 2010 | Comments (0)

A day after a poll found that one in five Americans think US President Barack Obama is a Muslim, the White House has asserted he is a Christian, who prays every day. “President Obama is a committed Christian, and his faith is an important part of his daily life,” White House Deputy Press Secretary Bill [...]

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Backing Muslims’ right to build centre not an endorsement: Obama

Backing Muslims’ right to build centre not an endorsement: Obama

August 16, 2010 | Comments (0)

US President Barack Obama has clarified that his defence of Muslims’ right to build an Islamic complex near New York’s Ground Zero site of 9/11 attack was not an endorsement of the controversial proposal that has drawn flak from both Republicans and Democrats. Speaking to reporters during a family vacation visit to Panama City, Florida, [...]

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Obama aims to make India-US ties a ‘defining partnership’

Obama aims to make India-US ties a ‘defining partnership’

August 14, 2010 | Comments (0)

Wishing India a happy and safe Independence Day, US President Barack Obama has said he was looking forward to his India visit aimed at making their relations “one of the defining partnerships of the 21st century”. “The strategic partnership between our countries will continue to grow, and I am looking forward to my November visit [...]

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Ignoring Indian concerns, Obama set to sign visa fee hike bill

Ignoring Indian concerns, Obama set to sign visa fee hike bill

August 13, 2010 | Comments (0)

Unmindful of India and corporate America’s concerns, President Barack Obama is all set to sign into law a legislation to secure the US-Mexico border with $600 million raised by hiking work visa fees. “Today’s action by Congress answers my call to bolster the essential work of federal law enforcement officials and improve their ability to [...]

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Bachelor boy Obama goes without birthday

Bachelor boy Obama goes without birthday

August 5, 2010 | Comments (0)

President Barack Obama did not get to eat his own birthday cake as he turned 49 with only family dog Bo to keep him company on a trip to his home in Chicago. Instead of taking the day off to celebrate, Obama Wednesday went to the Washington Convention Centre to address members of the AFL-CIO, [...]

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Obama vows to fight India, China for new jobs

Obama vows to fight India, China for new jobs

August 5, 2010 | Comments (0)

US President Barack Obama has vowed to give tough competition to India and China for millions of potential jobs in the American clean energy industry, once again raising the bugaboo of outsourcing. “For generations, manufacturing was the ticket to a better life for the American worker,” he said at a meeting here Wednesday of the [...]

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Obama vows to keep up war in Afghanistan

Obama vows to keep up war in Afghanistan

July 21, 2010 | Comments (0)

President Barack Obama has vowed to continue the war in Afghanistan to deny an even larger safe haven to Al Qaeda terrorists trained in Afghanistan and the tribal regions along the Pakistani border. “This is not an easy fight. But it is a necessary one,” he said at the White House Tuesday after a meeting [...]

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Pakistan must take Headley’s disclosures seriously, Obama told

Pakistan must take Headley’s disclosures seriously, Obama told

June 28, 2010 | Comments (0)

Raising the terror issue with US President Barack Obama, India Sunday said Pakistan must rein in terror groups and act on disclosures made by David Coleman Headley on the 26/11 Mumbai terror attacks. The issue was raised during bilateral talks with the US on the sidelines of the G20 Summit here, during which the Indian [...]

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Obama delays vacation for healthcare reform

Obama delays vacation for healthcare reform

December 23, 2009 | Comments (0)

President Barack Obama will push back the start of his year-end vacation by a day and remain in Washington while the Senate completes work on healthcare legislation, his top domestic priority. “I will not leave until my friends in the Senate have completed their work,” the president told reporters Tuesday after a meeting with community [...]

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