Tag: Obama
Obama blends threat of attack, hope of diplomacy
SEPT 11- President Barack Obama used a nationally televised address Tuesday night to make his case for military action against Syria, telling skeptical Americans...
Barack Obama sees possible ‘breakthrough’ in Russia’s Syria plan
SEPT 10- In a day of swift developments, President Barack Obama called Russia's proposal to have Syria surrender its chemical weapons as "potentially positive"...
Obama faces resistance in Senate, vote on military intervention in Syria...
SEPT 10- US President Barack Obama faced stiff resistance from the opposition Republican Senators and scepticism from his own Democrats, forcing the Senate Majority...
Obama rejects G20 pressure to abandon Syria air strike plan
SEPT 7- U.S. President Barack Obama resisted pressure on Friday to abandon plans for air strikes against Syria and enlisted the support of 10...
White House lauds Senate panel for okaying use of force in...
SEPT 5- The White House on Wednesday praised the Senate Foreign Relations panel for quickly approving the use of military force in Syria as...
President Barack Obama wins backing for Syria strike from key figures...
SEPT 4- President Barack Obama won the backing of key figures in the US Congress, including Republicans, in his call for limited US strikes...
Obama, Kerry indicate attack on Syria imminent
AUG 31- Indicating that an attack on Syria is imminent, President Barack Obama has declared that the US had an obligation to punish Damascus...
Barack Obama heckled by Bradley Manning supporter
AUG 23- President Barack Obama was on Friday heckled by a supporter of Bradley Manning, the American solider who has been sentenced to 35...
Obamas congratulate Kate-William on birth of their first child
JULY 23- US President Barack Obama and lawmakers on Tuesday congratulated Britain's royal family on the birth of a new prince, who is now...
Obama says slain black teen Trayvon Martin ‘could have been me’...
JULY 21- In a rare and public reflection on race, President Barack Obama called on the nation on Friday to do some soul searching...
