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Editor's note: Paul Starobin is author of ',' recently published by Viking, a division of Penguin Group (USA) Inc. He served as Moscow bureau chief for Business Week from 1999-2003. Barack Obama often

Obama convenes flu summit for next week - 67 Minutes ago

WASHINGTON (CNN) â?? CNN has learned that the Obama administration is planning to convene a 'flu summit' next week to make preparations for the fall, as officials in Argentina declare a health emergency

Obama Favors Strong 'Right to Refuse' Protections for Health-Care Workers - 53 Minutes ago

President Barack Obama said today that he still favors a 'robust' federal policy protecting health-care workers who have moral objections to performing some procedures, even though he plans to roll back

Guinea-Bissau Presidential Vote Moves to Second Round - 80 Minutes ago

Guinea-Bissau's presidential election is heading toward a second round as no candidate won more than 50 percent of the ballots in last Sunday's voting. Ruling-party candidate Malam Bacai Sanha came out

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Vice president visits RAF Mildenhall, meets Airmen - 3 Hours ago

Vice President Joe Biden talks with a group of Airmen and thanks them for their service while encouraging them to continue doing a great job July 2 at Royal Air Force Mildenhall, England. The vice president

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Budgeting for Hard Power: Defense and Security Spending Under Barack Obama - 5 Hours ago

WASHINGTON, July 2 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Even as the global economic crisis consumes President Obama's attention -- and the nation's resources -- he still must focus on the conflicts in Iraq and

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DJ Obama: June Jobs Report Is 'Sobering News' - 56 Minutes ago

President Barack Obama called last month's employment figures 'sobering news,' but said the pace of job losses is slowing and there are signs the recession is easing. 'Obviously, this is little comfort

Obama longtime Jackson fan - 51 Minutes ago

Americas The King of Pop had a fan in the White House. President Barack Obama described himself as a longtime follower of Michael Jackson, the legendary US performer who died June 25 at age 50. 'I grew

Rights Coalition urges Obama to initiate War Crime investigations - 48 Minutes ago

A Coalition of six US-based Human Rights Organizations in a letter to U.S. President Obama wrote: '[t]o address abuses associated with the recent fighting [in Sri Lanka's north], there is an urgent need

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Obama makes health-care pitch in N.Va. - 45 Minutes ago

Virginia took center stage in the national debate over health-care coverage yesterday when Debby Smith rose to tell her story to President Barack Obama. 'Good afternoon, Mr. President,' the 53-year-old

Clinton to skip Russia - 44 Minutes ago

WASHINGTON - US SECRETARY of State Hillary Clinton is unable to travel to Moscow next week because she needs to continue physical therapy on her 'shattered' elbow, a US official said on Thursday. A State