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Monday, 21 January 2013 18:37
WASHINGTON - Barack Obama has arrived at the US Capitol, where he is soon to take the oath of office for his second term as president. Hundreds of thousands of supporters have gathered to see Mr Obama, 51, be sworn in...Read More
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Friday, 28 December 2012 10:49
WASHINGTON - President Barack Obama is cutting short his Hawaiian holiday to leave for Washington on Wednesday to address the unfinished "fiscal cliff" negotiations with Congress, the White House said on Tuesday. As the clock ticks toward a January 1 deadline,...Read More
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Tuesday, 18 December 2012 17:03
WASHINGTON - US President Barack Obama has met senior officials to discuss how to respond to Friday's school shootings in Newtown, Connecticut, in which 20 children and six adults died. The White House said curbing gun violence was a "complex" problem...Read More
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Saturday, 01 December 2012 13:29
WASHINGTON - US President Barack Obama has warned of a "Scrooge Christmas" if tax breaks are not renewed for working families in a deal to avert a so-called fiscal cliff. Mr Obama made the remarks as he tried to win public...Read More
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Saturday, 17 November 2012 14:43
WASHINGTON - The US has lifted a decade-old ban on most imports from Burma, ahead of a historic visit by President Obama. The move was intended to support political reform in Burma and to offer new bilateral business opportunities, said US...Read More
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Thursday, 08 November 2012 11:23
HARARE - In joining people of the progressive world to congratulate Barack Obama on his re-election in the United States, Zimbabwe can draw a number of lessons from this much-anticipated poll. While one cannot obfuscate the racial undertones and minuscule glitches...Read More
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Thursday, 08 November 2012 10:28
HARARE - Zanu PF has hailed “democratic” America, with party officials claiming Barack Obama’s win over Republican nominee Mitt Romney is a victory against racists. Having suffered major attacks by the United States Republican regime led by George Bush (Junior) which...Read More
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Thursday, 08 November 2012 10:28
KOGELO - Waving her walking cane and smiling broadly, the step-grandmother of Barack Obama celebrated yesterday as the tiny western Kenyan village danced and rejoiced after the United States president won four more years in the White House. Kogelo, a dirt-road...Read More
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Wednesday, 07 November 2012 09:38
HARARE - President Barack Obama has been re-elected to a second term, defeating Republican challenger Mitt Romney. America's first black president secured the 270 votes in the electoral college needed to win the race. In his victory speech before supporters in...Read More
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Tuesday, 06 November 2012 13:05
WASHINGTON - A roller-coaster ride of an election campaign, buffeted by a superstorm and missteps on both sides, finally concludes Tuesday when America decides if President Barack Obama gets a second term or Republican challenger Mitt Romney will move into the...Read More
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Friday, 02 November 2012 09:32
WASHINGTON - President Barack Obama is to resume an election campaign which was suspended in the aftermath of storm Sandy, which wreaked havoc in the north eastern US. Obama visited storm-hit New Jersey on Wednesday, while Republican rival Mitt Romney has...Read More
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Tuesday, 23 October 2012 08:46
NEW YORK - A forceful President Barack Obama put Republican challenger Mitt Romney on the defensive on foreign policy on Monday night, with analysts and an immediate poll giving him the victory in their final debate just 15 days before the...Read More
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Wednesday, 17 October 2012 15:38
NEW YORK - A more aggressive Barack Obama buried the memory of a poor first showing as he and Republican presidential challenger Mitt Romney clashed in the second presidential debate in New York. Mr Obama, perceived to have lost their first...Read More
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Wednesday, 03 October 2012 14:04
BEIJING - A Chinese-owned firm in the US is suing President Barack Obama after he blocked a wind farm deal on national security grounds. Ralls Corp, a private firm, acquired four wind farm projects near a US naval facility in Oregon...Read More
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Tuesday, 25 September 2012 15:19
NEW YORK - President Barack Obama is to tell the UN General Assembly the US will "do what we must" to stop Iran acquiring nuclear weapons, officials say. The Middle East is set to dominate the summit in New York and...Read More
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