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President Obama  (AFP Photo / Saul Loeb) 25.05.2012 12:44 10 comments

Way to Obama’s heart: Russian cook turns long pen-pal of US president

The way to an American man’s heart indeed lies through his stomach. While Russian and US diplomats struggle to forge closer ties, a Russian cook has established a close diplomatic connection with the US President himself!

 
Barack Obama (AFP Photo / Jewel Samad) 24.05.2012 19:45 18 comments

Democrats revolt against Obama over TPP

A leading Senate Democrat has called out US President Barack Obama over his alleged unwillingness to keep Congress updated on negotiations over a treaty that might be potentially disastrous for America.

Osama bin Laden (Reuters / Str Old) 23.05.2012 23:29 11 comments

Access Hollywood: Pentagon, CIA leaked Bin Laden raid info to filmmakers

Classified data about the raid that killed Osama bin Laden may have been leaked to Hollywood. The CIA and Pentagon are accused of dangerously tight involvement with the writers of a movie, denounced as pre-election Obama propaganda.

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Barack Obama (AFP Photo / Jewel Samad) 23.05.2012 22:07 6 comments

Obama almost loses Democratic primaries

Even though US President Barack Obama has no real competition in the Democratic primaries leading up to Election Day, the commander-in-chief has still managed to embarrass his party by barely winning in several state elections.

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U.S. President Barack Obama (Reuters / Larry Downing) 21.05.2012 23:32 7 comments

Even after Obama's promise, lobbyists still run the White House

If you’re looking for someone busier than US President Barack Obama, try finding his doorbell repairman. New records reveal that the White House has had millions of visitors since Obama entered office, and many were lobbyists.

 
Vladimir Putin (L) and Hu Jintao (AFP Photo / Pool / Takuro Yabe) 19.05.2012 19:07 40 comments

From G8 to NATO: ‘Russia and China may be on the same side’

With Putin opting not to attend the ongoing G8 summit at Camp David and Obama passing on an upcoming APEC summit in Vladivostok, much has been made of the bilateral snub. But Russian expert Martin McCauley told RT critics have missed the plot.

Russia's President Dmitry Medvedev (R) gives U.S. President Barack Obama a thumbs up as they meet at the first plenary meeting during the APEC Summit in Honolulu, Hawaii November 13, 2011 (Reuters/Jason Reed) 16.05.2012 17:35 7 comments

Obama and Medvedev to meet on sidelines of G8 summit

US President Barack Obama and Russian Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev will have a bilateral meeting on the sidelines of a G8 summit in Camp David, according to a Russian daily newspaper.

 
US President Barack Obama holds a jersey presented to him during an event in honour of Major League Soccer champions, the LA Galaxy, in the East Room of the White House in Washington, DC. From left, front row: General Manager/Head Coach Bruce Arena, Captain Landon Donovan and David Beckham (AFP Photo/Mandel Ngan) 16.05.2012 17:01 1 comment

Obama teases Beckham over age and underwear

US President Barack Obama mainly spoke about David Beckham as he greeted MLS champions the LA Galaxy in the White House.

Mitt Romney (Bill Pugliano / Getty Images / AFP) 11.05.2012 19:52 38 comments

Obama falls behind Romney in polls after endorsing gay marriage

President Obama’s re-election campaign roped in millions of dollars in donations this week after the incumbent formally endorsed same-sex marriage for Americans. According to the latest polling, though, that might not be enough to cinch another term.

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George Clooney (AFP Photo / Mandel Ngan) 11.05.2012 18:30 11 comments

Obama cashing in on Clooney

President Obama will have plenty of extra cash after the largest single fundraiser in presidential election history.

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Keith Judd 10.05.2012 01:14 4 comments

Superhero inmate is kryptonite for Obama in West Virginia primary

Barack Obama almost lost the West Virginia Democratic presidential primary this week, but it isn’t all that odd considering the competition: Around 72,000 voters opted instead for a prison inmate that’s a former super hero and really into bowling.

 
US President Barack Obama (AFP Photo / Saul Loeb) 09.05.2012 23:46 62 comments

Obama endorses same-sex marriage by way of another massive flip-flop

US President Barack Obama officially endorsed same-sex marriage on Tuesday. Also on the president’s agenda for the day was once again flip-flopping on a major issue during an election year.

President-elect Vladimir Putin is sworn in during the inauguration ceremony (RIA Novosti / Dmitry Astakhov) 07.05.2012 12:10 58 comments

Back in the saddle, Putin faces uphill ride

The newly inaugurated Russian President, Vladimir Putin, is no stranger to controversy and challenges. The question remains, however, whether the seasoned politician will be able to adjust himself to shifting political ground both at home and abroad.

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Dmitry Medvedev (RIA Novosti / Mikhail Klimentyev) 05.05.2012 21:01 42 comments

Medvedev leaves behind legacy of reform

Dmitry Medvedev’s time in the Kremlin may go down in the history books as a period when Russia began to make serious strides in the fight against corruption, and changes in law that introduced colorful diversity into the nation's political life.

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Member of the U.S. Navy stand aboard the USS Higgins, one of 18 American ships deployed globally with Aegis interceptor systems (Reuters / Atef Safadi  Pool) 02.05.2012 14:34 24 comments

Russia warns 'point of no return' imminent in US missile defense talks

The deployment of a US missile defense system in Eastern Europe will demand that Russia takes counteractive measures within the next five years unless an agreement is reached, says Russia’s deputy defense minister.

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A young man holds up a dollar sign during an Occupy Wall Street rally (AFP Photo / Don Emmert) 30.04.2012 14:40 27 comments

US political theater: ‘Global oligarchic elite robs middle class’

America sees the’ looting’ of the US Treasury, and the money given to a Wall Street ‘criminal class’, journalist Chris Hedges told RT. He adds that ordinary people are caught in the vice of unregulated corporate capitalism – with no escape.

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Iranian technicians work at the Isfahan Uranium Conversion Facilities (UCF), 420 kms south of Tehran (AFP Photo / Behrouz Mehri) 28.04.2012 15:52 31 comments

US to concede on uranium enrichment for Iran?

American authorities are ready to compromise with Iran on uranium enrichment. Washington could agree to Tehran enriching uranium to five per cent in return for unlimited IAEA inspection of the country’s nuclear facilities.

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In this photo reviewed by a U.S. Department of Defense official, a Guantanamo detainee holds onto a fence inside the Camp 6 high-security detention facility at Guantanamo Bay U.S. Naval Base (Reuters/Michelle Shephard/Pool) 27.04.2012 18:54 20 comments

Senate probe to admit torture ‘fruitless’

The Senate Intelligence Committee is preparing to announce that questionable interrogation techniques used by the CIA have not resulted in any noteworthy victories in the war on terror.

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US President Barack Obama (AFP Photo/Brendan Smialowski) 26.04.2012 01:08 23 comments

White House 'strongly opposes' CISPA, threateans to veto

Congress is slated to vote this week on America's most controversial bill in waiting — the Cyber Intelligence Sharing and Protection Act. But now the president’s advisers say they will recommend Obama vetoes CISPA if it makes it to the White House.

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U.S. President Barack Obama (AFP Photo / July. Sara D. Davis) 25.04.2012 00:18 22 comments

Piracy vs Privacy: Obama may 'oppose' CISPA but still sign it like NDAA

The White House has officially announced that the Obama administration is opposed to the controversial Cyber Intelligence Sharing and Protection Act, or CISPA, expected to go before Congress this week. But does it really matter?

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