Tag: President Barack Obama
Sony says sorry to Obama, amid leaked emails storm
Beleaguered studio Sony Pictures apologized Thursday for racially insensitive remarks about President Barack Obama in company emails, the latest in…
Obama taken to hospital, treats sore throat
President Barack Obama was taken to hospital Saturday to treat a sore throat, the White House said, stressing it was…
Obama urges ‘peaceful’ protests in Ferguson
US President Barack Obama urged calm Friday ahead of a grand jury decision expected to trigger protests in the restive…
Republicans warn Obama against weak Iran agreement
Senate Republicans called Thursday for US President Barack Obama to submit any text of an agreement with Iran to Congress…
White House disappointed as TVs snub Obama speech
The White House admitted Thursday it was disappointed that leading US television networks — ABC, NBC and CBS — have…
Obama lifts deportation threat, saves 5 million migrants
United States President Barack Obama will announce Thursday he is offering work permits for up to five million undocumented migrants,…
Obama takes responsibility for Democrats’ election rout
US President Barack Obama has taken responsibility for his party’s crushing defeat in last week’s midterm elections. “We got beat,”…
Obama heads for China after cyberspying row
President Barack Obama headed for China Sunday on a trip that will focus on Washington’s often tense relations with the…
Deflated Obama vows to work with Republicans
United States President Barack Obama pledged Wednesday to work with Republican lawmakers after their midterm election win but warned he…
Obama has offered nearly nothing to his supporters, says China media
China’s state-run media on Wednesday decried Barack Obama as a banal leader who has done an “insipid job”, days ahead…
Obama, post-midterm vote, must re-energize presidency
Six years after sweeping into the White House on the slogan “Yes We Can,” Barack Obama, whose Democratic party is…
Man charged over fake Obama assassination plot
A 30-year-old US man was arrested Wednesday and released on bail accused of lying to the Secret Service about a…
Obama reassures Ebola-wary American public
President Barack Obama told Americans Saturday that they must be “guided by the facts, not fear” when it comes to…
Dogs nab Nigerian after jumping White House fence
A suspect who climbed over the White House fence Wednesday was nabbed by Secret Service agents and dogs, a spokesman…
Obama names Ebola chief
United States President Barack Obama on Friday named attorney Ron Klain to coordinate the US response to the Ebola outbreak,…