All Posts Tagged With: "President Obama"
Foxx Selected by President Obama as Transportation Secretary
President Barack Obama will nominate current Charlotte, North Carolina Mayor Anthony R. Foxx to be the Secretary of Transportation succeeding Ray LaHood. Foxx was born in Charlotte on April 30, 1971 and was first elected to the City Council of Charlotte in 2005 then became mayor of the city in 2009. Amongst his accomplishments in [...]
Obama Repeats Call for the Departure of Assad
U.S. President Barack Obama has said he is determined to achieve his goal of a political transition for Syria that includes the departure of current Syrian President Bashar al-Assad. President Obama’s remarks came after he had talks with Qatar’s Emir who was visiting the White House in Washington and after the issue of the use [...]
Obama to have Miss Israel as Dinner Guest
U.S. President Barrack Obama was moved by the story of Yityish Aynaw so much that he has asked to meet with her during his stay in Israel. She said that ten years ago, walking in Ethiopia barefoot, she could not have ever imagined something so powerful like this would happen. As thousands of Israelis hope [...]
Rice Withdraws from Consideration, Kerry Awaits Word
Now that Susan Rice has withdrawal her name as a choice for Secretary of State, the attention will shift to John Kerry, the next prospect for the position. Kerry is the current chairman of the Foreign Relations Committee in the Senate and has been thought of as one of the leading contenders for the position. [...]
Approval Rating Increases for Obama
Just a month after winning a bitterly fought presidential election, President Obama now has his highest approval rating since Osama bin Laden was killed, according to data released from an Associated Press poll. In addition, more Americans are now saying the nation is on the right path now than at any other time during his [...]
Obama Travels on Historic Journey to Myanmar
President Barack Obama was in Myanmar on Monday on an historic visit for an American president. Obama’s visit is the first for a U.S. president and comes after a decades-long brutal grip by the regime has been loosened on the nation creating rapid change over the last two years. Part but not the entire brutal [...]
Field for 2016 Election Wide Open
Now that the 2012 election is finally in the books, with President Obama winning a second term, all eyes are turning to 2016. It might seem like a long way away, but for some the road to the White House in 2016 starts now. For both the Democrats and Republicans the field is wide open [...]
Democrats Say Obama Deserves More Credit
President Barack Obama will officially accept his party’s nomination Thursday night. In his convention speech, he will give out his plan for the next four years. It was heard on the first day of the convention and it will be repeated on the last day. President Obama made a forceful argument that he had improved [...]
Williams Jr. Says Obama Hates the Military
Country singer Hank Williams Jr., known for his controversial opinions and comments, took a big political swing at current U.S. President Barack Obama during a performance in front of over 8,500 people Friday night at the Iowa State Fairgrounds. When Williams Jr. finish the song titled We Don’t Apologize for America, audience members started to [...]
Obama Funds State Transportation Projects
President Barack Obama will send $473 million to 49 US states and Washington, D.C. for various transportation projects. These funds were earmarked for the projects in past federal budgets but were not spent. States have until October 1 to tell the federal government how they will apply the funds for transit, highway, passenger rail or [...]
As the shareholders in Germany opposes the re-election of Mr Flint as Chairman and Mr Gulliver CEO of HSBC Holdings ...
Since Obama seems to never know anything about any issue at any given time on any given subject from any ...
a one year high of $63.82? On May 15th?
What a nonsense, the shares were at $77.11!