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Obama set to meet Dalai Lama

By DPA • Feb 18th, 2010
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Washington, Feb 18, US President Barack Obama was to hold a long-awaited meeting Thursday with Tibet’s spiritual leader, the Dalai Lama, rebutting China’s threats that the encounter would further harm ties between the two powers.



52 percent Americans say Obama doesn-t deserve re-election- CNN poll

By ians • Feb 17th, 2010
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Washington, Feb 17, A year after President Barack Obama’s landslide victory, more than half of Americans say he doesn’t deserve re-election in 2012, according to a new poll.



Dalai Lama set to leave for US, to meet Obama

By ians • Feb 16th, 2010
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Dharamsala, Feb 16, Tibetan spiritual leader the Dalai Lama was set Tuesday to leave for the US where he will have a long-awaited meeting with President Barack Obama despite China’s objection, an aide said.



Americans believe world leaders respect Obama- Gallup

By Arun Kumar • Feb 16th, 2010
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Washington, Feb 16, A year after Barack Obama came to power, more than half the Americans believe leaders of other countries around the world respect the first black US president, according to a new poll.



Obamas bank reforms are not right for us- EU ministers

By DPA • Feb 16th, 2010
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Brussels, Feb 16, The medicine recommended by US President Barack Obama to cut Wall Street down to size is not suitable for the European Union EU), the bloc’s finance ministers are expected to say in a report set for approval Tuesday.



US to push for more UN sanctions on Iran- Obama adviser

By DPA • Feb 15th, 2010
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Washington, Feb 15, The US is pushing for more sanctions in the UN Security Council against Iran for its continued pursuit of a nuclear programme, President Barack Obama’s national security adviser said Sunday.



Ignoring China-s objections, Obama to meet Dalai Lama

By Arun Kumar • Feb 13th, 2010
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Washington, Feb 13, Refusing to bow to demands from Beijing, the White House has reiterated that President Barack Obama will meet the Dalai Lama next Thursday as scheduled.



White House reviewing venue of trial for 9/11 suspects

By DPA • Feb 13th, 2010
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Washington, Feb 13, President Barack Obama is still mulling a new location to try the five Al Qaeda suspects accused of plotting the Sep 11, 2001, terrorist attacks and has not ruled out reverting to military commissions.



Obama telephones Mandela, 20 years after prison release

By DPA • Feb 13th, 2010
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Washington, Feb 13, US President Barack Obama telephoned Nelson Mandela Friday to commemorate 20 years since the iconic South African leader was released from prison, White House spokesman Robert Gibbs said.



US confirms Dalai-Obama meet, China says scrap it

By ians • Feb 12th, 2010
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Washington/Beijing, Feb 12, US President Barack Obama will meet Tibetan spiritual leader the Dalai Lama Feb 18 at the White House even as China Friday asked the US to withdraw the decision.