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Obama not involved in lifting of boycott against Modi, says US
World | Feb 12, 2014, 11:51 AM ISTWashington: The US today sought to play down Thursday's meeting of Ambassador Nancy Powell with Narendra Modi, saying it is part of increased engagement with Indian leaders and indicated that President Barack Obama may not
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Companies back fast internet-in-schools initiative
Feb 03, 2014, 06:06 PM ISTWashington: The White House says it's lined up private support for President Barack Obama's pledge to connect 15,000 schools and 20 million students with high-speed Internet service over the next few years.A White House education
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Obama: I care deeply about 'Net Neutrality'
Feb 01, 2014, 08:55 PM ISTWashington: President Barack Obama says the government is exploring options for keeping the Internet free and open after a federal court set aside rules designed to do just that.A three-judge panel earlier this month set
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Obama promises action on economic inequality
World | Jan 29, 2014, 04:20 PM ISTWashington: US President Barack Obama has promised to tackle economic inequality in his annual State of the Union address.Jobs and “opportunity” are the key prongs of Obama's promise.He unveiled an executive order to raise the
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US looks at ways to prevent spying in its spying
Jan 28, 2014, 05:11 PM ISTWashington: The U.S. government is looking at ways to prevent anyone from spying on its own surveillance of Americans' phone records.As the Obama administration considers shifting the collection of those records from the National Security
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Dan Pfeiffer Warns Obama Could Go Around Congress
World | Jan 27, 2014, 11:58 AM ISTWashington: President Barack Obama will work with Congress where he can and circumvent lawmakers where he must, his top advisers warned Sunday in previewing Tuesday's State of the Union speech.Obama faces a politically divided Congress
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Woman sarpanch from Odisha to meet Obama
India | Jan 24, 2014, 02:04 PM ISTBerhampur (Odisha): Aarti Devi, a woman sarpanch from Dhunkapara near Polsara in Odisha's Ganjam district, is leaving for the United States as the sole representative from South Asian and India to take part in the
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Tech Industry: Obama's NSA reforms 'insuffiecient'
Jan 22, 2014, 06:21 PM ISTSan Francisco: Technology companies and industry groups took President Barack Obama's speech on U.S. surveillance as a step in the right direction, but chided him for not embracing more dramatic reforms to protect people's privacy
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Obama nominates first black lesbian judge for Federal Judgeship
World | Jan 17, 2014, 08:27 AM ISTWashington: US President Barack Obama on Thursday charted new territory by nominating Staci Michelle Yandle the first African-American lesbian federal judge he's picked.Yandle, who's in private practice, will be Obama's pick for the district court
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Obama heading towards separation from Michelle: US tabloid reports
World | Jan 15, 2014, 02:21 PM ISTWashington: The corridors of power in Washington are abuzz with reports about US President Barack Obama heading towards separation from his wife of 22 years, Michelle.Some reports said the marriage has collapsed, after Obama left
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Obama, Cameron, Schmidt take selfie at Mandela memorial
Dec 11, 2013, 10:49 AM ISTNew Delhi: It could well be called as one of the highest-powered "selfies" ever snapped.US President Barack Obama, UK Prime Minister David Cameron, and Denmark's PM Helle Thorning-Schmidt took an impromptu photograph of themselves at
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Obama mourns Mandela's death, credits him for his success
World | Dec 06, 2013, 03:57 PM ISTWashington: Describing himself as one of the countless millions who drew inspiration from Nelson Mandela, Barack Obama today mourned the death of the South African anti-apartheid icon with whom he shares the distinction of being
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Obama launches $100 mn HIV cure initiative
World | Dec 03, 2013, 10:22 AM ISTWashington : President Barack Obama announced Monday the US will shift $100 million into research efforts in the next three years aimed at curing HIV (Human Immunodeficiency Virus).Obama launched the HIV Cure Initiative at a
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Obama to stay in Washington after vacating White House in 2017
World | Nov 30, 2013, 08:20 AM ISTWashington: US president Barack Obama has indicated that he would continue to stay in Washington after leaving the White House in January 2017.In an interview this week with Barbara Walters of ABC News, Obama and
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Obama pushes back against critics of Iran deal
World | Nov 26, 2013, 07:31 AM ISTWashington : Pushing back hard, President Barack Obama forcefully defended the temporary agreement to freeze Iran's disputed nuclear program on Monday, declaring that the United States “cannot close the door on diplomacy.”The president's remarks followed
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Indian-American takes over as Obama's point person for South, Central Asia
World | Nov 22, 2013, 11:13 AM ISTWashington: The success of Nisha Desai Biswal and other Indian-Americans is reflective of the deep ties between the United States and India, U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry has said.Ms. Biswal, the first ever Indian-American
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Senate Democrats vote major rules change
World | Nov 22, 2013, 09:24 AM ISTWashington : The Democrat majority in the Senate has pushed through a major rules change, one that curbs the power of the Republican minority to block President Barack Obama's nominations for high-level judgeships and cabinet
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Obama signs bill for HIV organ donation
World | Nov 22, 2013, 08:45 AM ISTWashington : US President Barack Obama signed into law Thursday a bill that allows scientists to carry out research into organ donations from one person with HIV to another.In a statement, Obama said he signed
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Obama urges senators to delay new sanctions on Iran
World | Nov 20, 2013, 08:39 AM ISTWashington : US President Barack Obama Tuesday appealed to senators to delay voting for tougher sanctions on Iran, as part of his administration's continuing efforts to buy negotiators more time and space to seal a
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Obama to brief senators as Iran talks resume
World | Nov 18, 2013, 11:35 PM ISTWashington: President Barack Obama is preparing to meet with key U.S. senators on Iran as the White House pushes Congress to hold off on new sanctions.The White House says Obama will meet Tuesday with the