Posts Tagged ‘President’

Official: Yemen president in US for treatment (AP)

FILE - In this Saturday, Dec. 24, 2011 file photo, Yemen's President Ali Abdullah Saleh speaks to reporters during a news conference at the Presidential Palace in Sanaa, Yemen. Yemen's President's office says Yemeni leader Saleh has arrived in London en route to the U.S. (AP Photo/Mohammed Hamoud, File)AP – The embattled president of Yemen arrived Saturday in the United States for medical treatment, according to a statement from the country’s foreign press office.


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Senegal’s president cleared to run for 3rd term (AP)

FILE -  In this Sept. 1, 2011 file photo, Senegalese President Abdoulaye Wade waves as he leaves the Elysee Palace in Paris, France. Senegal's highest court ruled Friday, Jan. 27, 2012, that the country's increasingly frail, 85-year-old president could run for a third term in next month's election, a deep blow to the country's opposition which has vowed to take to the streets if the leader does not step aside.(AP Photo/Jacques Brinon, File)AP – Senegal’s highest court ruled Friday the country’s increasingly frail, 85-year-old president could run for a third term in next month’s election, a deep blow to the country’s opposition, which has vowed to take to the streets if the aging leader does not step aside.


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President Obama’s war on wealth

Krauthammer: Once upon a time, small ball was not President Obama’s game. Tuesday, it was the essence of his State of the Union address.

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Mr. President, help save veterans’ lives 

Rieckhoff: President Obama has talked plenty of times, including on Tuesday night, about keeping our military strong. Ending the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan and helping veterans find work when they get home are part of that mission.

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Pelosi on a President Gingrich: ‘That will never happen,’ I know ‘something’  

It’s looking like all-out war between Nancy Pelosi and Newt Gingrich.

The California Congresswoman is ripping the Republican presidential candidate, arguing there is no way he’ll assume office — cryptically adding she knows “something” that will prevent him from getting the GOP nomination.

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Yemen’s president leaves for US, hands over power (AP)

Protestors react after receiving the news of the departure of Yemen's President Ali Abdullah Saleh from Sanaa to Oman in Sanaa, Yemen, Jan. 22, 2012. A spokesman for Yemen's embattled president says Ali Abdullah Saleh has left the country for the Persian Gulf country of Oman. (AP Photo/Hani Mohammed)AP – Yemeni President Ali Abdullah Saleh left his battered nation Sunday on his way to the U.S. for medical treatment after passing power to his deputy and asking for forgiveness for any “shortcomings” during his 33-year rein.


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Yemeni president departs for Oman en route to US (AP)

FILE - In this Friday, April 8, 2011 file photo, Yemeni President Ali Abdullah Saleh reacts while looking at his supporters, not pictured, during a rally supporting him, in Sanaa,Yemen. Yemeni officials say outgoing President Ali Abdullah Saleh will leave soon to Oman, en route to medical treatment in the United States. Washington has been trying to get Saleh out of Yemen — though not to settle in the U.S. — to allow a peaceful transition from his rule. However, there appear to be differences whether Saleh would remain in exile. (AP Photo/Muhammed Muheisen, File)AP – Yemen’s president left his battered nation on Sunday, his spokesman said, after delivering a farewell speech in which he asked for forgiveness and said it was time to hand over power.


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