Archive for the ‘Barack Obama’ Category

How to avoid the ‘death tax’ (source: CNN)

Tuesday, June 9th, 2009

If 84-year-old Bob Sievers of Pacific Palisades, Calif., had his way, Congress would scrap the estate tax altogether when it considers an Obama administration proposal on the future of the controversial tax. As co-owner of a lumber business for 40 years, … (source: CNN) - RSS widgets and RSS feeds on Feedzilla.com

POLITICS-US: Hawks Push "Jordanian Option" for Palestine (source: IPS)

Tuesday, June 9th, 2009

WASHINGTON, Jun 3 (IPS) - As U.S. President Barack Obama prepares to deliver a major foreign policy speech in Cairo and his administration pushes aggressively for a two-state solution in Israel-Palestine, neoconservatives and other foreign policy hawks … (source: IPS) - RSS widgets and RSS feeds on Feedzilla.com

Obama reaches out to Muslims (source: The Globe and Mail)

Tuesday, June 9th, 2009

‘I consider it part of my responsibility as president of the United States to fight against negative stereotypes of Islam wherever they appear,’ he says during speech in Cairo (source: The Globe and Mail) - RSS widgets and RSS feeds on Feedzilla.com

Israelis Say Bush Agreed to West Bank Growth (source: New York Times)

Tuesday, June 9th, 2009

President Obama has not acknowledged what Israeli officials said were clear understandings on settlements. (source: New York Times) - RSS feeds and Feed widget on Feedzilla.com

Obama calls for new beginning between U.S., Muslims (source: Reuters)

Tuesday, June 9th, 2009

CAIRO (Reuters) - President Barack Obama sought a ”new beginning” between the United States and the Muslim world on Thursday but offered no new initiative to end the Palestinian-Israeli conflict, an omission likely to disappoint many. (source: Reuters) - RSS and News widget on Feedzilla.com