Friday 27th January, 2012
Obama-driven car for sale
A car driven by US President Barack Obama is up for auction on shopping website eBay at a whopping starting bid of $1 million. Obama, before he became president, reportedly drove the grey 2005 ...
Polls envisage 'dead heat' situation before Florida primary
Various polls in the United States have envisaged a dead heat between Republican presidential candidates Newt Gingrich and Mitt Romney before the Florida primary, as the GOP gets ready for the ...
Obama says encounter with Arizona Gov. blown out of proportion
In an exclusive interview with ABC News, President Barack Obama has said that his so-called "tense" meeting with Arizona Governor Jan Brewer on Wednesday, has been blown out of proportion. "I'm ...
US says Pakistan 'too small an economy' to have free trade accord with
North America News.NetThe United States has said that a free trade accord is too big for Pakistan as there is no match between the economies of the two countries, a top official of the commerce ministry in Islamabad has ...
US to lease out Gulf of Mexico chunk for oil drilling
North America News.NetThe US government Thursday announced plans to sell leases for 38 million acres in central Gulf of Mexico for oil exploration to increase domestic energy supplies. The scheduled sale in June will be ...
Clinton ready to step off `high wire' of politics
North America News.NetSecretary of State Hillary Clinton, who has made clear that she won't be serving in a second Obama term if there is one, is ready to step off "the high wire of American politics". Clinton told ...
Mexico rolls out supercomputer
North America News.NetMexican scientists inaugurated Latin America's No. 2 supercomputer by size and speed, with the ability to process 24.9 trillion operations per second, authorities said. The computer, along with ...
Nissan to build new $2 bn plant in Mexico
North America News.NetNissan Motor Co. announced plans to invest $2 billion in building a third manufacturing facility in Mexico. The new plant in the central state of Aguascalientes will generate 3,000 jobs and spur ...
2.5 mn Mexicans at risk of going hungry due to drought
North America News.NetSome 2.5 million people are at risk of going hungry due to the severe drought plaguing more than half of Mexico's 32 states, a leading expert said Thursday. "Fifty percent of the municipalities are ...
Eight shot dead in Mexico
North America News.NetEight people were shot dead in a house in northern Mexico, authorities said. The incident took place around 6 a.m. Thursday in Monterrey city. The victims were between 20 and 30 years of age. AK-47 ...
Obama Promotes Energy, Tax Proposals on Cross-Country Trip
North America News.NetPresident Barack Obama Thursday continued his three-day cross-country trip reinforcing major themes of his State of the Union address. He used remarks in the western state of Nevada to discuss his ...
Panetta Outlines US Defense Budget Decisions
North America News.NetThe U.S. Defense Department says the Obama administration will propose to Congress that U.S. ground forces be cut by 100,000 as part of nearly $500 billion in defense budget cuts during the next ...
UPDATE: Obama calls for overhaul of higher education financial aid
Richmond Times-DispatchANN ARBOR, Mich. - President Barack Obama called today for an overhaul of the higher education financial aid system, warning that colleges and universities that fail to control spiraling tuition ...
Perdue's decision could benefit Obama
WRALRALEIGH, N.C. - The key battleground state of North Carolina is still within President Barack Obama's grasp, despite Democratic Gov. Beverly Perdue's surprise decision to drop her ...
Obama Exaggerates Role of Federal Government in Natural Gas Boom
U.S. News & World ReportIn the State of the Union, President Obama argued that government-enabled oil and natural gas technology was responsible for the oil and gas drilling doom sweeping the United States. The ...
Obama to High-Priced Universities: 'You're on Notice'
U.S. News & World ReportPresident Obama announced Friday a plan to limit college tuition costs by punishing schools that don't keep prices down. The proposed funding changes were just one part ...
Obama to Address Rising College Costs at U. of Michigan Speech
U.S. News & World ReportROMULUS, Mich. - President Barack Obama wants to shift some federal dollars away from colleges and universities that aren't controlling tuition costs to those that are. He's also proposing ...
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