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Obama calls for elimination of Uganda's rebel group

Obama calls for elimination of Uganda's rebel group

United States President Barack Obama has announced intent to take on the Uganda's most feared Lord's Resistance Army (LRA). Responding to US legislation passed in May this year, Obama declared his four-point strategy which called for disarmament of Joseph Kony-led LRA fighters.

Sarah Palin's latest gaffe: Calls North Korea an 'ally'

Sarah Palin's latest gaffe, calls North Korea an "ally"
Within days after she announced her intention to run for the President, Sarah Palin, the former governor of Alaska, is caught up with yet another gaffe. This time, referring to North Korea as an ally of the United States.

Sarah Palin's latest gaffe, calls North Korea an 'ally'

Sarah Palin's latest gaffe, calls North Korea an "ally"
Within days after she announced her intention to run for the President, Sarah Palin, the former governor of Alaska is caught up with yet another gaffe. This time, referring to North Korea as an ally of the United States.
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U.S. Sen. Jon Kyl, R-AZ

OPINION: Forget the missiles, get Obama!

It’s now as plain as the beard on Lincoln’s chin. The Republican Party that Honest Abe helped to found – that is, in its current Limbaughian form -- does not give a hoot about American global security. All it wants to do is remove Barack Obama from the White House, and it does not care if its actions – that is, its inaction – wrecks the painstakingly constructed goodwill between the U.S. and Russia and pushes the entire world back toward the shadow of possible nuclear annihilation.
(L to R) France's President Nicolas Sarkozy, U.S. President Barack Obama, German Chancellor Angela Merkel and Britain's Prime Minister David Cameron pose for a family photo at the NATO summit in Lisbon November 19, 2010.

NATO agrees on missile defense shield

North American and European nations of the NATO alliance agreed for the first time to develop a missile defense shield over the next decade to protect against the threat of ballistic missiles for all its member states, President Barack Obama announced on Friday.
U.S. President Barack Obama and Portugal's President Anibal Cavaco Silva (partially hidden) are protected by umbrellas during an arrival ceremony at the Presidential Palace before the start of the NATO summit in Lisbon November 19, 2010.

War exit, missile shield key as NATO summit starts

Coordination on exiting the Aghanistan war, a missile shield system over Europe to protect against Iranian threats, and forging closer ties with Russia will be on the agenda for the NATO summit in Portugal over the next two days.
Ahmed Khalfan Ghailani, a Tanzanian held at the U.S. naval base in Cuba since 2006 accused of involvement in the bombing of U.S. embassies in Africa, is depicted in this courtroom sketch of his arraignment, in New York, June 9, 2009. Standing next to Ghai

End civilian terror trials, critics say after Ghailani verdict

Lawmakers critical of President Barack Obama's efforts to try some accused terrorists in civilian courts continued in their opposition after a jury in New York convicted Ahmed Khalfan Ghailani of just one of 285 counts related to the 1998 twin U.S. embassy suicide bombings in Africa.
Sarah Palin's own 'American Dream'

Sarah Palin's own 'American Dream'

Sarah Palin, who announced her intent to run for the Presidential bid on Wednesday, seems to be reaching out to the American public in a rather tidy way. Her latest stint on reality TV, coupled with an unfaltering media management, could come along in her pursuit to the White House.
Michael Moore  sues the Weinstein Brothers over Fahrenheit 9/11

Left-leaning Democrats decry Obama 'sell-out' on tax cuts

A meeting between President Barack Obama and Congressional representatives originally scheduled to be held on Thursday has been postponed until Nov. 30, the White House said on Wednesday, signaling consensus on the extension of Bush-era tax cuts eluded leaders at the Capitol.
US says troop withdrawal from Afghanistan not an 'exit strategy'

US says troop withdrawal from Afghanistan not an 'exit strategy'

The Obama administration is to present a transition plan for Afghanistan at the upcoming NATO summit in Lisbon. A gradual reduction of troops is to begin in July next year and all combat operations will end in 2014 as scheduled. The plan is also expected to suggest stepping up the efforts to build up the Afghan security forces.
U.S. President Barack Obama (C) shakes hands with China's President Hu Jintao as they walk next to other world leaders during the family photo session at the G20 Summit in Seoul November 12, 2010.

Critics blast Obama's ineffectual waltz through Asia

President Barack Obama's 10-day Asian tour has been dubbed a failure by media owing to key failures in binding together the much-awaited free trade pact with South Korea and the inability to persuade a majority of the G-20 nations to support the U.S. position on current account imbalances.
U.S. President Barack Obama (C) shakes hands with China's President Hu Jintao as they walk next to other world leaders during the family photo session at the G20 Summit in Seoul November 12, 2010.

China and U.S. take center stage

A major question emerging here in Seoul on the final day of the G-20 Summit, as world leaders personally powwow on global dilemmas, is this: Can the U.S. and China play nice?
G20 leaders stand for a group photo at the COEX convention center in Seoul on November 12, 2010.

G20 Comes Up Short On Action, But Leaders Hope For More

Leaders at the G20 spent as much time promoting the process itself as the real accomplishments of the summit. Most said that while there was little in the way of concrete rules, there were a number of steps in the right direction.
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Who is Obama's friend in G20?

Replying to a question whether his relationship with other G20 leaders suffered because of some electoral setbacks back home, he said his relationship with some of the leaders was far better now than two years ago when he first took over the office.
U.S. President Barack Obama speaks at a news conference at the G20 Summit in Seoul, November 12, 2010.

G20 progress not fast enough: Obama

U.S. President Barack Obama said the G20 economies have been successful in putting the world economy back on the path of recovery, but admitted that the progress was not fast enough as expected, especially in creating more jobs.
China's President Hu Jintao (L) talks with German Chancellor Angela Merkel as they arrive at the National Museum of Korea for dinner in Seoul November 11, 2010, on the first day of the G20 Summit. World leaders are gathering in Seoul on Thursday and Frida

G20 declares currency war over but challenges remain

The leaders of the G20 countries completed their summit in Seoul, South Korea with an agreement to push for “market-determined” currency exchange rates, to enhance exchange rate flexibility, and to establish a timetable to lay out “indicative guidelines” for global economies to confront trade imbalances by the first half of next year.
President Barack Obama and South Korea's President Lee Myung-bak greet U.S. Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner and U.S. Ambassador to Korea Kathleen Stephens in Seoul

US-South Korea free trade pact trips over autos, beef

The U.S.-South Korea free trade talks broke down as the two sides failed to resolve principal differences over U.S. beef and auto exports to South Korean markets, but Presidents Barack Obama and Lee Myung-bak said they still hoped the deal could be clinched.
Angel Gurria, Secretary- General of the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development

Resist protectionism, group says

Angel Gurria, Secretary- General of the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development, an organization consulted by the nations of the world, including most of the nations of the G-20, put the very complex matter of what the G-20 is attempting to do at its summit in Seoul this week, in simple and precise terms.

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