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Iran must show world it wants to be ‘responsible’

Mon, 16 Nov 2009 20:11:00 +0000

AFP – WASHINGTON (AFP) – The United States said Monday “now is the time” for Iran to show it wants to be a responsible member of the world community after the IAEA criticized Tehran for refusing to meet international obligations.

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Obama: China and the US need not be adversaries

Mon, 16 Nov 2009 04:23:00 +0000

AFP – SHANGHAI (AFP) – US President Barack Obama declared on Monday that China and the United States need not be adversaries, in a town hall meeting with Chinese students in Shanghai.

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Clinton warns US has ‘no long-term stake’ in Afghanistan

Sun, 15 Nov 2009 19:07:00 +0000

AFP – WASHINGTON (AFP) – Secretary of State Hillary Clinton warned the Afghan government Sunday it cannot count on long-term US support, demanding President Hamid Karzai take concrete steps to tackle graft.

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‘Pacific’ President Obama vows US leadership in Asia

Sat, 14 Nov 2009 05:33:00 +0000

AFP – TOKYO (AFP) – Billing himself America’s first “Pacific president”, Barack Obama Saturday said the United States did not seek to “contain” China and promised an engaged US role in charting Asia’s future.

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‘Pacific’ President Obama vows full US role in Asia

Sat, 14 Nov 2009 01:01:00 +0000

AFP – TOKYO (AFP) – Billing himself America’s first “Pacific president”, Barack Obama said the United States did not seek to “contain” China and promised a full US role in charting Asia’s future.

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First U.S. marijuana cafe opens in Portland

Sat, 14 Nov 2009 00:51:00 +0000

Reuters – PORTLAND, Oregon (Reuters) – The United States’ first marijuana cafe opened on Friday, posing an early test of the Obama administration’s move to relax policing of medical use of the drug.

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‘Pacific’ President Obama to speak to Asia

Fri, 13 Nov 2009 22:17:00 +0000

AFP – TOKYO (AFP) – America’s first “Pacific president” Barack Obama will reach out to Asia Saturday in a major speech seeking to reassert the United States as a regional powerhouse and counter-balance to a rising China.

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US calls on N.Korea to tone down ‘bellicose’ rhetoric

Fri, 13 Nov 2009 19:43:00 +0000

AFP – WASHINGTON (AFP) – The United States on Friday urged North Korea to abandon its “bellicose rhetoric” in the wake of a naval clash with South Korea just days before President Barack Obama’s ongoing trip to Asia.

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Obama says has strategy to boost U.S. exports to Asia

Thu, 12 Nov 2009 18:24:00 +0000

Reuters – WASHINGTON (Reuters) – President Barack Obama said on Thursday he planned to discuss a strategy with Asia Pacific leaders calling on their countries to import more U.S. goods and the world to rely less on exporting to the United States.

Swine flu means worst flu season in 12 years in U.S.

Thu, 12 Nov 2009 17:41:00 +0000

Reuters – WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Swine flu is causing the worst flu season in the United States since 1997, when current measurements started, and has killed at least 1,200 people, U.S. health officials reported Thursday.

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