Congressman who shouted at Obama gets censuredSeptember 15th, 2009 WASHINGTON - A Republican lawmaker was censured Tuesday in the US House of Representatives for shouting "you lie" during President Barack Obama's speech on health care last week before a joint session of Congress. The formal rebuke against Congressman Joe Wilson was approved 240-179, largely along party lines.
Joe Wilson's 'you lie!' outburst on Obama may cost him dearlySeptember 12th, 2009 WASHINGTON - Republican Joe Wilson's outburst during President Barack Obama's speech to Congress this week has drastically ruined his re-election prospects, a new poll has found. Wilson shouted out "you lie!" when Obama was elaborating his health care plans before congressmen.
US student claims he is the creator of Obama-Joker imageAugust 19th, 2009 WASHINGTON - The creator of an iconic anti-Obama image is no angry conservative frustrated at corporate bailouts and healthcare reform, but a student from the president's hometown who favoured an even more liberal presidential candidate. The work depicting Barack Obama as Batman's archenemy the Joker, which appeared on street posters, T-shirts and bumper stickers across the country this summer, was fashioned on a lark by a bored Palestinian-American on break from university.
Brit victim of Mumbai terror attack faces three million pound medical billAugust 14th, 2009 LONDON - A Britisher, who was a victim of last year's Mumbai terror attacks, faces the prospect of paying three million pounds in medical expenses. According to The Telegraph, 29-year-old Will Pike, who suffered a spinal cord injury and is now confined to a wheel chair, after jumping 50 feet from the third floor of the Taj Mahal hotel in Mumbai, says that most policyholders do not hold top-grade cover, including chronic-condition cover.
Michelle v. Barack smackdown: He's the Internet click magnet; she wins points for styleJuly 7th, 2009 Michelle v Barack smackdown: He's the click magnetWASHINGTON — He's more powerful; she's more popular. He sells millions of books he's written; she sells millions of magazines she's posed for.
Obama adviser: No White House ultimatums to Congress on what health care overhaul should coverJune 28th, 2009 Obama adviser: No ultimatums on health careWASHINGTON — Presidential adviser David Axelrod on Sunday said the White House hasn't issued ultimatums over its proposed health care overhaul because that approach kills grand ideas. Axelrod said the White House has made progress on a health care plan and is working with Congress.
President Obama to sign a bill into law on Monday that hands tobacco oversight to the FDAJune 22nd, 2009 Obama to sign tobacco bill on MondayWASHINGTON — President Barack Obama is to sign the Family Smoking Prevention and Tobacco Control Act. The law allows the Food and Drug Administration to reduce nicotine in tobacco products, ban candy flavorings and block labels such as "low tar" and "light."
The bill, to be signed Monday during a Rose Garden event, also requires tobacco companies to cover their cartons with large graphic warnings and reveal what chemicals they put into their products.
Don't get in the way of his TV interview: Obama kills annoying fly, then keeps goingJune 16th, 2009 Barack Obama: The human flyswatterWASHINGTON — Evidently, there's a new SWAT team at the White House — and it's Barack Obama. The president, irritated by an omnipresent fly during a TV interview at the Executive Mansion Tuesday, took matters into his own hands.
Obama wants new cuts in health care spending, but details are sparse, opposition loomingJune 13th, 2009 Obama wants new cuts in federal health spendingWASHINGTON — President Barack Obama is seeking to help pay for his health care plan by sharply reducing the government's medical spending, mainly by trimming payments to prescription drugmakers, hospitals and other care providers. His ambitions are thick but the details thin; the president and his aides said specific ways for achieving the cuts will be decided later.
Controversial topless cafe in US gutted by fireJune 4th, 2009 WASHINGTON - A controversial topless cafe in Maine, US, was gutted by fire on Wednesday. Fire officials believe that the fire at the Grand View Topless Coffee Shop in Vassalboro, just north of Augusta, was intentionally set.
US, Cuba to hold talks on migrationMay 31st, 2009 WASHINGTON - The US and Cuba are to hold discussions on migration and other issues for the first time since such talks were broken off six years ago, the US State Department announced Sunday. US State Department officials said the talks, agreed to by Cuba Saturday, would also cover mail services between the two countries.
Michelle Obama still unchanged in her new role as First LadyMay 23rd, 2009 CHICAGO - US First Lady Michelle Obama says that she has not changed much from her days before she moved to the White House. She has revealed in the latest edition of Time magazine, which carries a photo of her on its cover, that she hopes people get to see the real her as time goes by.
Michelle Obama to show her force in bio-comicApril 25th, 2009 WASHINGTON - Michelle Obama is set to grace the cover of a biographical comic book. The First Lady will feature in the Female Force: Michelle Obama "as she secures her place in American history".
Eva Herzigova dares to pose make-up free for French Belle coverApril 17th, 2009 MELBOURNE - Supermodel Eva Herzigova, who is known for making dazzling appearances decked up in exquisite make-up, has posed bare-faced for the cover of French Elle magazine. Though Eva, 36, looks a little pale on the cover, her flawless bone-structure grabs all the attention.
Obama extends sanctions on Iran for another yearMarch 13th, 2009 WASHINGTON - Expressing its fears that Iran's nuclear program is a cover to build atomic weapons, the Obama administration has extended sanctions imposed on that country for one more year. Tehran claims that it is enriching uranium to produce nuclear energy for civilian purposes.
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