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Obama to meet Guantanamo deadline: top aide

Sun, 15 Nov 2009 14:41:00 +0000

AFP – WASHINGTON (AFP) – US President Barack Obama remains committed to closing the controversial Guantanamo Bay prison, but may not meet a January 2010 deadline, a top White House aide said on Sunday.

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Obama tells Myanmar PM: Release Suu Kyi

Sun, 15 Nov 2009 09:09:00 +0000

AFP – SINGAPORE (AFP) – US President Barack Obama pressed Sunday for Myanmar’s military junta to release democracy leader Aung San Suu Kyi, during a landmark encounter with the regime’s prime minister, the White House said.

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US senator unveils tax credit for jobs

Fri, 13 Nov 2009 21:15:00 +0000

AFP – WASHINGTON (AFP) – A Democratic US senator on Friday unveiled details of a plan to create a tax credit for businesses that create jobs, as the White House has called a December summit to tackle sky-high unemployment.

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Obama aide who guided Guantanamo policy is resigning

Fri, 13 Nov 2009 14:21:00 +0000

Reuters – WASHINGTON (Reuters) – White House Counsel Gregory Craig, who has played a central role in the Obama administration’s rocky efforts to close the U.S. military prison at Guantanamo Bay, said on Friday he was resigning.

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Obama top lawyer expected to quit: sources

Fri, 13 Nov 2009 09:05:00 +0000

AFP – TOKYO (AFP) – President Barack Obama’s top lawyer Greg Craig is expected to officially resign Friday, with the White House admitting it may miss its one-year deadline to close the Guantanamo Bay prison camp.

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White House counsel to resign: reports

Fri, 13 Nov 2009 06:20:00 +0000

Reuters – WASHINGTON (Reuters) – White House Counsel Gregory Craig, who has tried to lead the closure of the Guantanamo Bay military prison, intends to resign on Friday, the Washington Post and the New York Times reported.

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Deadline nears over 9/11 accused at Guantanamo

Thu, 12 Nov 2009 21:08:00 +0000

AFP – WASHINGTON (AFP) – The White House is set to announce a key decision on where to prosecute a number of Guantanamo Bay detainees, including five men accused of planning the September 11, 2001 attacks.

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White House says open to using TARP to ease debt

Thu, 12 Nov 2009 19:25:00 +0000

Reuters – WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The Obama administration is weighing how a $700 billion financial rescue fund could be used to ease the U.S. debt burden, the White House budget director said on Thursday, as data showed the deficit had deepened.

Obama to hold conference on battling unemployment

Thu, 12 Nov 2009 15:30:00 +0000

Reuters – WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. President Barack Obama said on Thursday he would host a December conference to brainstorm how to beat back double-digit unemployment, and repeated a pledge to fight for U.S. exports as he toured Asia next week.

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Obama jobs forum not a stimulus discussion: White House

Thu, 12 Nov 2009 14:16:00 +0000

Reuters – WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. President Barack Obama’s jobs forum next month will not be a discussion on a second stimulus package, a White House aide said on Thursday, rather part of an ongoing process to lift employment.

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