Maine: Mitt Romney eked out a narrow win in Maine's Republican caucuses, state party officials announced Saturday, providing his campaign for the party's presidential nomination a much-needed boost after three straight losses earlier this week. But the former Massachusetts governor's margin of victory over Texas Rep. Ron Paul was so slim it all but guaranteed scrutiny of the party's decision not to count the results of caucuses scheduled later in...
11:58 AM, Feb 12, 2012
New Delhi: US President Barack Obama will award nine scholars the 2011 National Medal for Humanities including India's Nobel Prize-winning economist Amartya Sen. Sen will be felicitated for his insights into the causes of poverty, famine, and injustice. "By applying philosophical thinking to questions of policy, he has changed how standards of living are measured and increased our understanding of how to fight hunger," said a White House statement. The...
08:52 PM, Feb 11, 2012
Washington: President Barack Obama will unveil a budget on Monday that projects a $901 billion deficit in fiscal 2013 while earmarking billions of dollars for jobs and infrastructure, a senior White House official said on Friday. Obama's proposal to the Congress will forecast the deficit in fiscal 2012 at $1.33 trillion before declining the following year. It will account for 5.5 per cent of gross domestic product (GDP), the official...
12:47 AM, Feb 11, 2012
Washington: Former Senator Rick Santorum rejuvenated his presidential hopes on Tuesday with overwhelming victories over front-runner Mitt Romney in Republican nominating contests in Missouri and Minnesota. Santorum, who until Tuesday had won only one of the first five Republican contests, crushed his rivals in a non-binding primary in Missouri and in the Minnesota caucuses. His previous victory had been by a slim margin over Romney in Iowa. Results were still...
10:18 AM, Feb 08, 2012
Washington: US President Barack Obama is leading over his potential Republican challenger Mitt Romney by six points, a latest opinion poll has said. The opinion poll results by The Washington Post and ABC news came a day after Obama said that he deserves to be re-elected for the second term given that his administration has successfully led the nation in revival of its economy. Romney, who won his third primary...
11:29 AM, Feb 07, 2012
Washington, US President Barack Obama is leading over his potential Republican challenger Mitt Romney by six points, a latest opinion poll has said. The opinion poll results by The Washington Post and ABC news came a day after Obama said that he deserves to be re-elected for the second term given that his administration has successfully led the nation in revival of its economy. Romney, who won his third primary...
11:26 AM, Feb 07, 2012
Homs: Violence continues unabated in Syria with heavy artillery attacks in Homs on Monday, killing at least 60 people. US President Barack Obama has urged for resolving the crisis without outside military intervention. The US has shut down its embassy in Damascus and pulled all diplomats while Britain has recalled its ambassador "for talks. President Bashar al-Assad is expected to meet chief ally Russia's Foreign Minister on Tuesday. ...
09:56 AM, Feb 07, 2012
Washington: US President Barack Obama and First Lady Michelle will host a dinner at the White House on February 29 to honour members of the armed services who served in Iraq. "This dinner is an expression of the nation's gratitude for the achievements and enormous sacrifices of the brave Americans who served in the Iraq war, and of the families who supported them," White House Press Secretary Jay Carney told...
09:46 AM, Feb 07, 2012
Washington: US-Iran ties hit a new low on Monday as the Obama administration ordered blocking of Iranian government properties and financial institutions in America. Obama said that additional sanctions are needed due to the "deceptive practices" by Iran's banks including the Central Bank to conceal transactions. The US has accused Iran of pursuing a nuclear weapons programme against stiff world opposition. Meanwhile, US banks have been given new powers to...
07:06 AM, Feb 07, 2012
Washington: US President Barack Obama has said that Israel has not made a decision yet on attacking Iran's nuclear installations, noting that he still prefers to use diplomacy. "I do not think Israel has taken a decision on what they need to do," Obama told the NBC news in an interview aired during the Super Bowl event Sunday. Full portion of the interview would telecast on Tuesday. Obama said he...
10:55 AM, Feb 06, 2012
Washington: Buoyed by the signs of improvement in the American economy, US President Barack Obama has said that he deserves another term. "I deserve a second term," Obama, who is seeking re-election in the November presidential polls, told NBC news in an interview. A portion of interview was aired during the Super Bowl on Monday and full interview would be telecast on Tuesday. Obama was responding to a question on...
10:02 AM, Feb 06, 2012
Thiruvananthapuram: For the second time in a week, the CPI(M) is embroiled in a controversy in Kerala on portrayal of Jesus Christ with a picture resembling the Christ's "Last Supper" now providing the spark. The Congress slammed the CPI(M) on Sunday for the alleged action of its workers in bringing out a political version of the famous 'The Last Supper' painting of Leonardo Da Vinci with US President Barack Obama...
08:48 PM, Feb 05, 2012
Las Vegas: A Las Vegas couple who married in 1933 recently celebrated their 78th wedding anniversary with an unexpected present. The Worldwide Marriage Encounter says Wilbur and Theresa Faiss have been married longer than any other couple in the world. Theresa was not well enough to talk, but Wilbur was full of advice. He says marriage is all about give and take, and compromise. Even US President Obama took notice...
09:57 AM, Feb 04, 2012
Washington: US President Barack Obama has said country's economy is growing strong and recovery is speeding up. Obama's remarks on the state of the economy came hours after latest report showed that unemployment rate has dropped to 8.3 per cent as added more than 2.4 lakh new jobs in January. "This morning, we received more good news about our economy. In January, American businesses added another 257,000 jobs. The unemployment...
08:53 AM, Feb 04, 2012
Washington: Reclusive Taliban leader Mullah Mohammed Omar wrote to US President Barack Obama last year indicating an interest in talks key to ending the war in Afghanistan, current and former US officials told The Associated Press. The letter purportedly from Omar was unsigned. It was passed through a Taliban intermediary in July and intended for the White House. The officials spoke on condition of anonymity because the letter and its...
07:49 AM, Feb 04, 2012
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