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World waits to hear Obama’s recipe for next 2 years

Ellen Wallace — Tue, 25 Jan 2011 11:14:27 +0000

GenevaLunch.com US President Barack Obama will give his annual State of the Union speech Tuesday evening 25 January US time, and it is drawing more than the usual attention, in part because of the extent to which social media will be used to include voters in the post-speech discussions. Questions cana be sent via Twitter and [...]

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Obama, in first TV news show, says BP must pay

Ellen Wallace — Wed, 16 Jun 2010 07:22:07 +0000

GenevaLunch.com US must also end its addiction to fossil fuels, president insists US President Barack Obama told Americans during his first televised news conference, a 17-minute speech, that BP will be held accountable and must pay for the oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico that has sent millions of tons of oil into the water [...]

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$69 million pricetag for oil leak, BP gets US bill

Ellen Wallace — Fri, 04 Jun 2010 08:01:07 +0000

GenevaLunch.com The US has sent a bill for $69 million to BP for the Gulf of Mexico oil spill that appears closer to being plugged, but which is still leaking. US President Barack Obama said on the Larry King TV show that he had not seen the kind of rapid response from BP that he would [...]

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France embraces, Asia rebuffs Obama bank moves

Ellen Wallace — Fri, 22 Jan 2010 09:13:31 +0000

GenevaLunch.com US President Barack Obama’s announcement 21 January that he intends to limit the size of some lucrative activities by American banks was cheered by France, but Asian markets have reacted negatively and the dollar lost gains it made earlier in the week. France’s Finance Minister Christine Lagarde told French media that the US was finally [...]

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Obama to go to Copenhagen, China insists on Kyoto deal

Ellen Wallace — Thu, 26 Nov 2009 08:20:33 +0000

GenevaLunch.com US President Barack Obama 25 November became the latest head of state to say he will be in Copenhagen for the climate conference, COP 15, in mid-December. Obama’s staff announced his travel plans as part of a statement that he is personally committed to cutting US emissions by 17 percent below 2005 levels during the [...]

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US, Chinese leaders’ differ over responses to economic crisis

Sean Ecker — Mon, 16 Nov 2009 11:29:00 +0000

GenevaLunch.com US President Barack Obama has arrived in Beijing, China after visiting Shanghai where he met with students and called for greater Internet freedom for the Chinese. Obama said in a town-hall style meeting with students that he believes the free flow of information strengthens societies. Obama will try to calm Chinese fears about Washington’s response [...]

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Obama in Japan (Chappatte cartoon)

Ellen Wallace — Sat, 14 Nov 2009 21:12:23 +0000

GenevaLunch.com © Chappatte, distributed by Globe Cartoon. More cartoons on Chappatte’s web site. Geneva-based Patrick Chappatte works for the International Herald Tribune, for Geneva newspaper Le Temps, and for NZZ am Sonntag. All cartoons reproduced with permission.

Mubarak in Washington for talks

Sean Ecker — Wed, 19 Aug 2009 09:24:01 +0000

GenevaLunch.com Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak was in Washington DC for talks with US President Barack Obama Tuesday, 18 August, his first visit in almost 6 years. Egypt is a key ally of the US in the Middle East, and the US needs its involvement in the issues of the Israel-Palestine peace process and Iran’s nuclear programme. [...]

US Presidential inauguration: Obama fact sheets, other US resources

Ellen Wallace — Tue, 20 Jan 2009 07:31:15 +0000

GenevaLunch.com The inauguration of Barack Obama as US President today is expected to pull in millions of television viewers worldwide. Here are sources for some of the basic information about the next US president and his inauguration that you might want handy if you’re part of the TV audience: Moving Day! Movers pack up Bushes, unpack [...]

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High noon and Obama gets it all, but first the inaugural speech

Ellen Wallace — Mon, 19 Jan 2009 20:29:53 +0000

GenevaLunch.com The hopes of a nation and of the world for a brighter future are riding on Barack Obama as he steps into the American presidential shoes just after noon Tuesday, Washington DC time (18:00 Swiss time). But before the problems weigh him down the public is hoping he will make their spirits soar with his [...]

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