Obama seeks new start in sagging US-Russia ties
Posted by Xander in Headlines on 05. Jul, 2009 | No Comments
STEVEN R. HURST
Associated Press
July 5, 2009
Presidents Barack Obama and Dmitry Medvedev end a seven-year hiatus in U.S.-Russian summitry on Monday, with each declaring his determination to further cut nuclear arsenals and repair a badly damaged relationship.
Both sides appear to want to use progress on arms control as a pathway to possible agreement on trickier issues, [...]
Ahmadinejad Demands Apology From Obama
Posted by Xander in Headlines on 25. Jun, 2009 | No Comments
Thomas Erdbrink and William Branigin
Washington Post
June 25, 2009
TEHRAN, June 25 — Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad lashed out at President Obama on Thursday, warning him against “interfering” in Iranian affairs and demanding an apology for criticism of a government crackdown on demonstrators protesting alleged electoral fraud.
Despite an increasingly harsh response to the protests, opposition leader Mir [...]
Obama denounces Iran crackdown on protesters
Posted by Xander in Headlines on 23. Jun, 2009 | No Comments
Paul Richter
Los Angeles Times
June 23, 2009
Under growing pressure to speak out more forcefully, President Obama used his toughest language yet Tuesday to condemn the Iranian government’s violent suppression of political dissent and declare the world “appalled and outraged” by the crackdown.
But Obama again stopped short of calling off his diplomatic overture to Iran and refused [...]
Drugmakers Offer $80 Billion Boost to Obama’s Overhaul Effort
Posted by Xander in Headlines on 21. Jun, 2009 | No Comments
Nicole Gaouette and Nicholas Johnston
Bloomberg
June 21, 2009
Drugmakers agreed to spend as much as $80 billion over 10 years to make it easier for elderly Americans to afford medicine, a move President Barack Obama hailed as “a turning point” in his effort to overhaul the nation’s health-care system.
The arrangement, negotiated over months with U.S. Senator Max [...]
Republicans Press Obama on Iran
Posted by Xander in Headlines on 21. Jun, 2009 | No Comments
JONATHAN WEISMAN
The Wall Street Journal
June 21, 2009
Key Republicans on Sunday urged President Barack Obama to do more to support protesters in Iran who have been clashing with security forces there over election results, underscoring the challenge the president faces in trying to strike the right balance in addressing fast-moving events in the Mideast country.
“The president [...]
Obama to Announce Sweeping New Market Regulations
Posted by Xander in Headlines on 17. Jun, 2009 | No Comments
Binyamin Appelbaum and David Cho
Washington Post
June 17, 2009
President Obama this afternoon will announce a series of proposals that would involve the government much more deeply in the private markets, from helping to steer consumers into affordable mortgage loans to imposing new limits on the largest financial companies, in a sweeping effort to prevent the kinds [...]