Obama Seeks G-20 Accord on Approach to Tax Havens (Update1)
March 31 (Bloomberg) — President Barack Obama will seek backing from other leaders of the world’s advanced and emerging economies on incentives for off-shore tax havens to adopt global accounting and transparency rules, an economic adviser said …
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Obama team seeks seat on UN rights body
US President Barack Obama’s administration announced Tuesday it will run in May for a seat on the UN Human Rights Council — a body the Bush administration shunned. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton, who is traveling in Europe, and the US ambassador …
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Americans Weigh In On Obama”s Automaker Bailout Plan
Copyright 2009 Cable News NetworkAll Rights Reserved CNN .com March 30, 2009 Monday 9:21 PM EST SECTION: POLITICS LENGTH: 718 words HEADLINE: Americans weigh in on Obama’s automaker bailout plan Americans don’t favor handing billions more dollars to …
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Obama bringing hefty agenda on European trip
WASHINGTON (Reuters) ‘“ President Barack Obama headed to Europe on Tuesday with a hefty agenda for tackling the economic crisis and seeking support for his new Afghanistan strategy on a trip that will test his global leadership. As he sets out for …
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Ex-military officers back continued ban on gays
More than 1,000 retired military officers, including several who were top commanders, are urging President Barack Obama and Congress to maintain the law that bars gays from serving openly in the armed forces. Obama is consulting with the Pentagon on …
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Obama in Europe: Facing Four Big Challenges
Joshua Roberts / Reuters As an economic theory, the concept is widely accepted: When consumer and corporate spending collapses, government should increase its spending to prevent a downward economic spiral. The real controversy comes with the next …
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Obama leaves for European meetings
WASHINGTON – President Barack Obama left for Europe Tuesday, packing a weighty agenda as he heads for critical economic and political talks in his first journey across the Atlantic since taking office two months ago. Obama’s focus: a G-20 meeting of …
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HHS Secretary nominee Sebelius backs public health care plan
1:31 p.m. WASHINGTON (AP) – Kansas Gov. Kathleen Sebelius, President Barack Obama’s choice to head the Health and Human Services Department, said Tuesday she backs his call for giving Americans the option of government-run health insurance as an …
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Topic: Barack Obama
GM Chief Financial Officer Ray Young told me in a phone discussion Tuesday that the previous offers extended to the company’s union and bondholders are no longer valid. They are going to get new offers, and they will be harsher, per order of the …
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Obama tightens reins on GM, Chrysler
President Obama asserted unprecedented government control over the auto industry Monday and delivered an ultimatum to the two auto giants. He bluntly rejected their turnaround plans, demanded fresh concessions for long-term federal aid and raised the …
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