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Is China Threatening the U.S.?

Tensions between the world's two giants are mounting after China's People's Daily newspaper launched an attack on U.S. President Barack Obama as it described his weekend meeting with the Dalai Lama as an "unscrupulous trick of pragmatism," adding that the move has undermined the U.S.'s status as a major world power.

Michele Bachman and Obama both affected by “ex gay” clinics scandal ?

Recent reports that the therapy clinic co-owned by Republican presidential candidate Michele Bachmann offers "ex-gay" therapy are raising questions about the Tea Party darling's chances of winning the Republican presidential electoral bid, but could also surprisingly tarnish President Obama's image.

Obama’s Cash Machine Campaign to Trash Republicans' White House Hopes?

Despite criticism and a rise in domestic public discontent, President Barack Obama is proving he's still a force to be reckoned with by raising a record-shattering $86 million for his re-election campaign from April to June, exceeding a $60 million quarterly target and easily eclipsing all Republican challengers.

Is Sarah Palin Ready to Announce Nomination Decision?

After Sarah Palin's interview with Newsweek last weekend, speculation has intensified that she's ready to throw her hat into the ring for the Republican nomination for the right to challenge President Obama for the White House.

Michele Bachmann signs controversial marriage pact suggesting black families led better lives during slavery

Michele Bachmann's signing of "The Marriage Vow" pledge, supported by the Christian values group The Family Leader was met with outrage over the weekend and threatens to derail the tea-party darling's Republican nomination campaign. The nominee from Minnesota had been doing so well. She was almost level with Mitt Romney for the GOP nomination after a strong performance in the first Republican debate last month. She had even managed to generally avoiding the campaign gaffes that derai...

Obama Twitter Town Hall on Wednesday: Tweet-up at #askObama

President Barack Obama will answer questions about the economy and jobs Wednesday during his first Twitter town hall meeting.But the president, known for his oft- lengthy responses to the shortest of questions, will not be confined to Twitter's 140-character limit. He is verbally answering questions from Twitter users, who were urged to use the hashtag #AskObama.

Afghanistan: Obama Announces 33,000-Troop Cut From Afghanistan

President Obama has ordered 33,000 U.S. troops out of Afghanistan in the next 14 months with 10,000 to be withdrawn by the end of this year. The timetable settled on by the president after a vigorous internal review was faster than sought by some top military commanders but much slower than demanded by many domestic political critics.

Sony Networks hacked post-PSN and PlayStation Store restart

On the same day that Sony Corp. finally managed to restart its PlayStation Store service, a new group of hackers claimed to have successfully bypassed the company's online security, compromising a further one-million Sony customers account information.

Netanyahu's speech in the American congress : Israel stands firm

After Obama's Middle East speech last week, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu swiftly drafted an official statement that was a first response to the U.S. President's demand to consider the 1967 border proposal as a starting point for negotiation. The tone was clear and firm, with Mr Netanyahu insisting on a common point Israel shares with the U.S.: national security is what is primordially leading the country's foreign policy.

Barack Obama begins his European Tour

Us President Barack Obama's trip to Europe is indeed quite a trip as it will include visits to Ireland, Britain, France and Poland and a G-8 summit. The visit will start with Ireland, and finish with Poland.

Cheer for Democrats and Republicans but little for the President

After most of the results were declared for America's 2010 Midterm Election last week, the Democrats won consolations whilst the Republicans, at first glance, have most to celebrate. The Republicans won back the Lower House, narrowly lost the Upper House and have a large majority of the State Governors. The real loser was President Obama who was not finding office too easy with majorities in both Houses, a majority that until the loss to the Republicans of Ted Kennedy's Massachusetts se....