<?xml version="1.0" encoding="iso-8859-1"?><?xml-stylesheet href="http://www.congoo.com/css/rss.css" type="text/css" media="screen"?><rss version="2.0"><channel><title>US-politics News - Congoo</title><link>http://www.congoo.com/feed/newschannelsfeed.aspx?chid=64&amp;catid=299</link><description>News Feed for - US-politics</description><item><title>Obama Says Will 'Finish The Job' In Afghanistan</title><link>http://www.congoo.com/news/addstorycomment.aspx?st=96414355&amp;Channel_ID=64&amp;Category_ID=299</link><pubDate>2009-11-25T07:25:00</pubDate><description>U.S. President Barack Obama answers a question during his Washington press conference with Indian Prime Minister Manhoman Singh on November 24. U.S. President Barack Obama has vowed to 'finish the job' </description><source>Radio Free Europe</source></item><item><title>Michelle Obama image in race row</title><link>http://www.congoo.com/news/addstorycomment.aspx?st=96450195&amp;Channel_ID=64&amp;Category_ID=299</link><pubDate>2009-11-25T08:23:00</pubDate><description>The White House has declined to comment about the image Google has apologised over a racially offensive image of Michelle Obama which appears when users search for images of the US first lady. The picture </description><source>BBC</source></item><item><title>U.S., India to tackle economy, security</title><link>http://www.congoo.com/news/addstorycomment.aspx?st=96433374&amp;Channel_ID=64&amp;Category_ID=299</link><pubDate>2009-11-25T01:30:00</pubDate><description>President Obama welcomes Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh on a state visit Tuesday at the White House. STORY HIGHLIGHTS NEW: Afghanistan, climate change, economy, nuclear civil deal on two leaders' </description><source>CNN</source></item><item><title>Obama official slams oil industry [Houston Chronicle]</title><link>http://www.congoo.com/news/addstorycomment.aspx?st=96428129&amp;Channel_ID=64&amp;Category_ID=299</link><pubDate>2009-11-25T07:15:00</pubDate><description>11/24/2009 9:35 PM ET 11/24/2009 9:05 PM ET Nov. 25--Interior Secretary Ken Salazar fired back at critics of the federal government's oil and gas leasing program on Tuesday, saying the oil industry was </description><source>BusinessWeek</source></item><item><title>Obama expects support for more Afghanistan troops</title><link>http://www.congoo.com/news/addstorycomment.aspx?st=96451861&amp;Channel_ID=64&amp;Category_ID=299</link><pubDate>2009-11-25T08:26:00</pubDate><description>WASHINGTON -- President Barack Obama expects Americans to support more U.S. troops in Afghanistan once they understand the perils of losing, and he is preparing to make his case to the nation next week. </description><source>Washington Post</source></item><item><title>Whose side is Obama on?</title><link>http://www.congoo.com/news/addstorycomment.aspx?st=96451771&amp;Channel_ID=64&amp;Category_ID=299</link><pubDate>2009-11-25T08:37:00</pubDate><description>What really sticks in our craw, however, is that while most of the country is hunkered down, Wall Street continues to feast on a bounty of trading profits. You'd expect that a new liberal Democratic president </description><source>Washington Post</source></item><item><title>White House official's net neutrality comments irk AT&amp;T</title><link>http://www.congoo.com/news/addstorycomment.aspx?st=96451374&amp;Channel_ID=64&amp;Category_ID=299</link><pubDate>2009-11-25T08:32:00</pubDate><description>AT&amp;T doesn't like the idea of new regulations mandating unfettered access to the Internet, and recent comments from the Obama administration that connected the issue to censorship in China have really </description><source>Washington Post</source></item><item><title>Google apologises for Obama image</title><link>http://www.congoo.com/news/addstorycomment.aspx?st=96445085&amp;Channel_ID=64&amp;Category_ID=299</link><pubDate>2009-11-25T07:32:00</pubDate><description>Google sorry for racist image of Michelle Obama Google has apologised for a racially offensive image of Michelle Obama that appears when users search for images of the US first lady. A doctored picture </description><source>BBC</source></item><item><title>We can change the world, Obama tells Indian PM</title><link>http://www.congoo.com/news/addstorycomment.aspx?st=96443217&amp;Channel_ID=64&amp;Category_ID=299</link><pubDate>2009-11-25T07:07:00</pubDate><description>President Barack Obama entertained the prime minister of India in style on Tuesday night, hailing their countries' relationship as a 'defining partnership of th 21st century'. 400 guests including Hollywood </description><source>Telegraph</source></item><item><title>US to send 34,000 more troops to Afghanistan</title><link>http://www.congoo.com/news/addstorycomment.aspx?st=96305888&amp;Channel_ID=64&amp;Category_ID=299</link><pubDate>2009-11-25T07:25:00</pubDate><description>BEIJING, Nov. 25 (Xinhuanet) -- U.S. President Barack Obama is expected to send about 34,000 additional troops to Afghanistan, a U.S. defense official was quoted as saying by news agencies Wednesday. </description><source>Xinhua News Agency</source></item><item><title>Obama to Announce Afghanistan Decision</title><link>http://www.congoo.com/news/addstorycomment.aspx?st=96334834&amp;Channel_ID=64&amp;Category_ID=299</link><pubDate>2009-11-25T07:43:00</pubDate><description>It's time for another prime-time, TV-revenue-killing address to the nation! This time, though, it's actually important. After holding his ninth and final Afghanistan strategy session last night, President </description><source>New York Magazine</source></item><item><title>Obama leaning toward aggressive Afghan strategy</title><link>http://www.congoo.com/news/addstorycomment.aspx?st=96441617&amp;Channel_ID=64&amp;Category_ID=299</link><pubDate>2009-11-25T03:16:00</pubDate><description>Konrad Yakabuski Washington ? U He revealed Tuesday that he will announce his decision on an expected troop surge in Afghanistan next week immediately prompting a flurry of speculation about the scope </description><source>Globe and Mail</source></item><item><title>PHOTOS: Historic Figures Gather at White House State Dinners</title><link>http://www.congoo.com/news/addstorycomment.aspx?st=96437189&amp;Channel_ID=64&amp;Category_ID=299</link><pubDate>2009-11-25T02:07:00</pubDate><description>Princess Diana, Sophia Loren among guests at previous state dinners. PHOTOS: State Dinners at the White House President Dwight Eisenhower and Mrs. Mamie Eisenhower on Sept.15, 1959 with Soviet Premier </description><source>ABC News</source></item><item><title>Obama welcomes Singh, hails India's 'leadership role' in Asia</title><link>http://www.congoo.com/news/addstorycomment.aspx?st=96340927&amp;Channel_ID=64&amp;Category_ID=299</link><pubDate>2009-11-25T02:17:00</pubDate><description>'In Asia, Indian leadership is expanding prosperity and the security across the region,' Obama said after a two-hour meeting with Singh at the White House. 'And the United States welcomes and encourages </description><source>Washington Post</source></item><item><title>Gaffney: Obama's Approach to Islamic Terror Putting U.S. on 'Dangerous Trajectory'</title><link>http://www.congoo.com/news/addstorycomment.aspx?st=96435595&amp;Channel_ID=64&amp;Category_ID=299</link><pubDate>2009-11-25T01:48:00</pubDate><description>President Barack Obama is engaged in a dangerously naive, ignorant policy of trying to engage radical Islam rather than confront it militarily in both the United States and abroad, a leading scholar of </description><source>NewsMax.com</source></item><item><title>Obama to issue first pardon -- a real turkey</title><link>http://www.congoo.com/news/addstorycomment.aspx?st=96432795&amp;Channel_ID=64&amp;Category_ID=299</link><pubDate>2009-11-25T01:25:00</pubDate><description>President Obama will issue his first pardon Wednesday -- a 20-week-old youngster from North Carolina named Courage, spared from a death sentence as somebody's Thanksgiving dinner. Yes, it's that time </description><source>USA Today</source></item><item><title>Obama Praises Korean Emphasis on Education</title><link>http://www.congoo.com/news/addstorycomment.aspx?st=96430105&amp;Channel_ID=64&amp;Category_ID=299</link><pubDate>2009-11-25T01:09:00</pubDate><description>U.S. President Barack Obama yesterday praised the Korean emphasis on education in kicking off his 'Education to Innovate' campaign at a White House ceremony in Washington. Fresh from his first trip as </description><source>Donga.com</source></item><item><title>President Barack Obama entertains India's PM Manmohan Singh</title><link>http://www.congoo.com/news/addstorycomment.aspx?st=96273217&amp;Channel_ID=64&amp;Category_ID=299</link><pubDate>2009-11-25T01:02:00</pubDate><description>President Barack Obama entertained the prime minister of India in style on Tuesday night, hailing their countries' relationship as a "defining partnership of th 21st century". At a lavish banquet to mark </description><source>Telegraph</source></item><item><title>Obama seeks to reassure Singh on U.S.-India ties</title><link>http://www.congoo.com/news/addstorycomment.aspx?st=96258743&amp;Channel_ID=64&amp;Category_ID=299</link><pubDate>2009-11-25T01:25:00</pubDate><description>WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Barack Obama sought to reassure Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh on Tuesday of his commitment to boosting U.S. ties with India even as his administration has set its </description><source>Reuters Canada</source></item><item><title>MultiVu Digital Center Feed: U.S. and India Strengthen Their Partnership, Cooperation </title><link>http://www.congoo.com/news/addstorycomment.aspx?st=96350367&amp;Channel_ID=64&amp;Category_ID=299</link><pubDate>2009-11-25T00:25:00</pubDate><description>FORMAT: Soundbites and broll STORY SUMMARY: Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton signs a Memorandum of Understanding on Climate Change and Clean Energy with S. M. Krishna, Minister of External Affairs </description><source>Reuters</source></item><item><title>White House veggies for Obama's big night</title><link>http://www.congoo.com/news/addstorycomment.aspx?st=96442538&amp;Channel_ID=64&amp;Category_ID=299</link><pubDate>2009-11-25T07:00:00</pubDate><description>With arugula straight from his garden and entertainment by two Oscar winners, President Barack Obama took a fresh take on the state dinner in Washington's top social event since his inauguration.  For </description><source>France24</source></item><item><title>Google explains Michelle Obama's racist image</title><link>http://www.congoo.com/news/addstorycomment.aspx?st=96443341&amp;Channel_ID=64&amp;Category_ID=299</link><pubDate>2009-11-25T07:21:00</pubDate><description>WASHINGTON: Google is running advertisements to explain the appearance of racist and anti-Semitic material in search results, including a picture which depicts US First Lady Michelle Obama as a monkey. </description><source>Times of India</source></item><item><title>Obamasā?? special touches for Manmohan dinner</title><link>http://www.congoo.com/news/addstorycomment.aspx?st=96442145&amp;Channel_ID=64&amp;Category_ID=299</link><pubDate>2009-11-25T07:06:00</pubDate><description>It is an old tradition, a White House dinner governed by ritual and protocol that happens to be this city's hottest social event. But at their first state dinner on Tuesday night, President Barack Obama </description><source>NDTV</source></item><item><title>In N.E. governors races, GOPsees a chance to build on gains</title><link>http://www.congoo.com/news/addstorycomment.aspx?st=96447695&amp;Channel_ID=64&amp;Category_ID=299</link><pubDate>2009-11-25T07:33:00</pubDate><description>CEDAR CREEK, Texas - Invigorated by state house victories earlier this month in Virginia and New Jersey, Republicans are turning their attention to governorships in New England, where they believe the </description><source>Boston Globe</source></item><item><title>Michelle Obama's desi look at dinner</title><link>http://www.congoo.com/news/addstorycomment.aspx?st=96442759&amp;Channel_ID=64&amp;Category_ID=299</link><pubDate>2009-11-25T06:57:00</pubDate><description>WASHINGTON: First Lady Michelle Obama glowed in a silver-sequined, strapless gold and cream gown Tuesday night at the first state dinner hosted by her husband in honour of Indian Prime Minister Manmohan </description><source>Economictimes</source></item></channel></rss>