Obama urges Morehouse College graduates to help others

McClatchy - Monday 20th May, 2013

WASHINGTON - President Barack Obama urged graduates of a celebrated historically black college Sunday to use their education to help others and to work for "something larger than yourself," citing the example of civil rights leader Martin Luther King Jr. In the commencement address at Morehouse College in Atlanta, Obama urged graduates headed to law school to make sure they ...

Obama to address Guantanamo prison drone program

Middle East Times - Monday 20th May, 2013

Obama will address the U.S. secret drone program's legality and his pledge to shut the Guantanamo Bay detention camp, a White House official said. Obama will address them in a speech Thursday at the Defense Department's National Defense University in Washington -- a speech that will focus on how he intends to bring his counter-terrorism policies in line with the legal structure and ...

Kids Count report Americas children are advancing despite the economy

Christian Science Monitor - Monday 20th May, 2013

The widely-watched Kids Count annual survey on the state of America's children shows gains in health and education despite the poor economy. But advocates say raised poverty rates merit more attention from ...

Progressive Democrats of America DNC Delegate Support Surges for Guaranteed Health Care Plank

progressive newswire - Monday 20th May, 2013

Donna Smith (773) 617-4493 Tim Carpenter, National Director, PDA (413) 320-2015 Norman Solomon, Obama delegate and co-drafter ...

ACLU Reminds Americas Toughest Sheriff That Hes Not Above The Law

progressive newswire - Monday 20th May, 2013

ACLU Reminds "America's Toughest Sheriff" That He's Not Above The Law PHOENIX - August 7 - The American Civil Liberties Union filed a motion yesterday to hold Maricopa County Sheriff Joseph Arpaio in contempt for disobeying a court order that would allow women prisoners in Maricopa County to obtain timely, safe, and legal abortions. In addition, today's motion asks ...

Media Matters for America New Anti-Obama Books... Swift Boat Redux

progressive newswire - Monday 20th May, 2013

New Anti-Obama BooksSwift Boat Redux? WASHINGTON - August 5 - The release this month of two books attacking Sen. Barack Obama -- both of which have links to the 2004 smear ...

Consumer Federation of America Leaders Confront Flawed Auto Rule Analysis Poll

progressive newswire - Monday 20th May, 2013

Dramatic Shift To Fuel Efficient Vehicles Began In 2005 New Auto Sales Analysis Reveals Market Reality Missed by Automakers & NHTSA Resulting Rule and Enviro Impact Analysis Flawed New Consumer Poll Shows Greater Demand for Fuel Economy than Available WASHINGTON - August 4 - The Consumer Federation of America (CFA) released an analysis of the impact of fuel economy on auto sales ...

Huffington Post The 4 Dumbest Things Obama And Romney Say About China

SINA - Monday 20th May, 2013

You might hear a lot about China at tonight's foreign-policy-themed presidential debate. We'd better hope that most of it is bogus posturing, because most of what the candidates usually say about China is dumb. Aside from al Qaeda there are few more reliable bogeymen in politics than China. They took our jerbs! Plus, they're foreigners. Also, Chinese-Americans are not yet a big ...

Kid upstages President Obama by planting big kiss

SINA - Monday 20th May, 2013

(Photo/Agencies) It was the kiss that stole the US president's limelight. Barack Obama surprised the kids of the Daughter of Zion Jr Academy in Delray Beach, Florida with a drop-in photo op after a campaign event at Delray Beach Tennis Centre on Tuesday, Yahoo News reported. The kids appeared excited, as one might imagine. All except for a boy in the back row, who seemed a little ...

Obama Romney plunge in intense campaign as election enters last stretch

SINA - Monday 20th May, 2013

U.S. President Barack Obama and his Republican rival Mitt Romney embarked on a swirl-wind campaign tour Tuesday following the conclusion of three presidential debates, as election enters its last stretch. The most intense campaigning will be done by Obama. He is scheduled to visit seven battleground states in two days, and two of them, Florida and Ohio, will be visited by the incumbent twice. ...

Final Obama Romney presidential debate begins

SINA - Monday 20th May, 2013

The third and final debate of the US presidential campaign began on Monday, with Democratic incumbent Barack Obama and his Republican rival Mitt Romney due to discuss foreign policy. The candidates shook hands on stage at Lynn University in Boca Raton, Florida before their last head-to-head, which pundits said may prove decisive, with opinion polls predicting an extremely close vote on November ...

Obama viewed as winner of 2nd presidential debate

SINA - Monday 20th May, 2013

U.S. President Barack Obama was viewed by more Americans who watched the second presidential debate of this election cycle as the winner of his second face-off with Republican challenger Mitt Romney, according to a latest Gallup poll released on Friday. The poll found that more Americans believed Obama did a better job than Romney, by 51 percent to 38 percent. The rating showed a sharp reversal ...

Obama daughters school evacuated

SINA - Monday 20th May, 2013

Michelle Obama with daughters (Photo/Agencies) The D.C. private school attended by the daughters of President Barack Obama says it briefly evacuated after it received a phone call that it considered suspicious. Sidwell Friends School, the Washington school attended by Sasha and Malia Obama, was evacuated after what the school described as "a suspicious phone call." D.C. police ...

Mexico to exhume parents of killed drug cartel boss

SINA - Monday 20th May, 2013

Sina English Mexican authorities are set to exhume remains of the parents of drug cartel "Zetas" leader Heriberto Lazcano, killed in a shootout with police, for the purpose of DNA testing. The authorities were forced to resort to this since after his death Lazcano's body was stolen by unknown perpetrators. This leaves law enforcement bodies still unable to confirm that the ...

Obama nominates Rodriguez to head U.S. Africa Command

SINA - Monday 20th May, 2013

WASHINGTON, Oct. 18 (Xinhua) -- U.S. President Barack Obama has nominated General David M. Rodriguez as the next commander of U.S. Africa Command, Defense Secretary Leon E. Panetta announced on Thursday. Panetta said Rodriguez, currently commander of U.S. Army Forces Command at Fort Bragg, North Carolina, has served in "a variety of key leadership roles on the battle field." ...

Canadian court rules to repatriate Chinese fugitive

People's Daily - Monday 20th May, 2013

A federal court in Ottawa ruled late Thursday to uphold Chinese fugitive Lai Changxing's deportation order, paving the way for his return to China after he stayed here for 12 years.The verdict, made after more than three hours of court hearings, putting an end to all legal proceedings related to the deportation case.According to the law, the deportation should be executed soon after the ...

Record-high heat scorches parts of Canada strains power grids

People's Daily - Monday 20th May, 2013

by Mark BourrieA heat dome that has been hovering over parts of Canada several days are setting record highs across Eastern and Central Canada on Thursday, which could be the hottest day of the year.Environment Canada, the federal government agency that monitors weather, released a special weather statement for the region, warning residents that a "sultry tropical air mass" will make ...

China welcomes Canadian courts rule on Chinese fugitive

People's Daily - Monday 20th May, 2013

China on Friday welcomed the Canadian Federal Court's decision to uphold the deportation of Lai Changxing, one of China's most wanted fugitives.Foreign Ministry spokesman Ma Zhaoxu made the remark in a statement posted on the ministry's website.Ma said Lai is the prime suspect in a smuggling case in the city of Xiamen and has been sought by law enforcement for several ...

U.S. not concerned about Chinas influence in L.America White House official

People's Daily - Monday 20th May, 2013

CARTAGENA, Colombia, April 14 (Xinhua) -- The United States is not concerned about China's growing influence in Latin America, a senior White House official said here Saturday."We're not concerned at all," Ben Rhodes, deputy national security advisor for strategic communications, said at a press briefing on the sidelines of the sixth Summit of the Americas."In fact, if ...

Air Canada plane returns safely to Sydney after smoke in cabin

People's Daily - Monday 20th May, 2013

An Air Canada plane landed safely after being forced to return to Sydney Airport because of smoke in the cabin, the Australian Transport Safety Bureau (ATSB) said on Thursday.The plane landed in Sydney shortly after 12.10 p.m. (local time) on Thursday, an ATSB spokesman said.It had left Sydney Airport at about 10.30 a.m. (local time) for Vancouver and Toronto."Air Canada reported smoke in ...

Mexico Guatemala collaborate to strengthen border security

People's Daily - Monday 20th May, 2013

Mexican President Felipe Calderon (L) and his Guatemalan counterpart Alvaro Colom arrive at a joint press conference at the official residence Los Pinos, in Mexico City, capital of Mexico, on July 27, 2011. (Xinhua/David de la ...

GOP ponders how to capitalize on Obamas woes

San Diego Union-Tribune - Monday 20th May, 2013

WASHINGTON -; The scandals dogging President Barack Obama are a political gift to Republicans. But it's unclear how Republicans can best capitalize on Democrats' woes, legislatively or ...