US President Barack Obama swept to re-election Tuesday, creating history again by defying the undertow of a slow economic recovery and high unemployment to beat Republican foe Mitt Romney. [/caption] Obama became only the second Democrat to win a second four-year White House term since World War II, when television networks projected he would win the bellwether state of Ohio where he had staged a pitched battle with Romney. "This happened because of you. Thank you," Obama tweeted to his 22 million followers on Twitter as a flurry of states, including Iowa, which nurtured his unlikely White House dreams suddenly tipped into his column. With a clutch of swing states, including Florida and Virginia still to be declared, Obama already had 275 electoral votes, more than the 270 needed for the White House and looked set for a comfortable victory. There was a sudden explosion of jubilation at Obama's Chicago victory party as the first African American president, who was elected on a wave … [Read more...] about Barack Obama wins
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US President Barack Obama visits Middles East
(VOVworld) - US President Barack Obama will begin a 3-day tour of Israel, the Palestinian West Bank, and Jordan on Wednesday. Obama's choice for his first trip abroad after resuming the office of US President shows that Middle East issues remain one of the top priorities of the White House and its agenda for the next four years. VOV's Hong Van commentsâ¦.. In Israel, Obama will meet with Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, deliver a speech to students in Jerusalem, visit several historical relics including the Yad Vashem Holocaust memorial, and the Church of the Nativity in Bethlehem, a sacred place for Christians. When he is in the Palestinian West Bank, Obama is set to talk with Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas and Prime Minister Salam Fayyad in Ramallah, and visit a youth center. Then he will make a 24-hour tour of Jordan, an important US ally, to discuss violence on the Syrian border. More than 45,000 Syrians have fled to Jordan and are in need of international aid. Obama … [Read more...] about US President Barack Obama visits Middles East
Barack Obama vows to move US forward
(VOVworld) - US President Barack Obama has called on all Americans to join together to move the country forward. In his victory address in Chicago right after winning the presidential race Obama list tasks for his second term. He pledged to work with both parties to reform tax and immigration laws and lessen the country's dependence on imported oil, and called for greater cooperation between the parties. He told the Americans: Despite all the differences, most of us share certain hope for the American future. We want our kids to grow up in a country where they can access to the best schools and the best teachers, a country that is the global leader in technology, discovery, and innovation. In the coming weeks and months, I'm looking forward to reaching out and working with leaders of both parties to meet the challenges we can only solve together. Reducing our deficit, reforming our tax, we 've got more work to do. … [Read more...] about Barack Obama vows to move US forward
US jobs plan: Barack Obama outlines key proposals
Mr Obama said an "American Jobs Act" would create new jobs for construction workers, teachers and the long-term unemployed. US President Barack Obama has urged lawmakers to back his ambitious proposals aimed at creating more jobs and cutting taxes. In a rare address to a joint session of Congress, he said he wanted to get the unemployed back to work, put money in employees' pockets and rebuild infrastructure. He urged lawmakers to pass the plan, worth almost US$450 billion, promptly. Some Republican opponents have said the bill is Mr Obama's re-election plan. US unemployment, currently jammed at 9.1 percent, is expected to dominate the 2012 presidential election campaign. "The purpose of the American Jobs Act is simple: to put more people back to work and more money in the pockets of those who are working. It will create more jobs for construction workers, more jobs for teachers, more jobs for veterans, and more jobs for the long-term unemployed. But Mr Obama's … [Read more...] about US jobs plan: Barack Obama outlines key proposals
Obama speech expected to draw huge crowd in Berlin
Presidential candidate Barack Obama travels to Berlin on Thursday to give the only public speech of a week-long foreign tour, an outdoor address on transatlantic ties that is likely to draw tens of thousands. Highly popular in Germany, where he is often likened to former President John F. Kennedy, the Democratic senator will also meet for the first time Chancellor Angela Merkel, who opposed his initial plan to speak at the Brandenburg Gate. Democratic presidential candidate Senator Barack Obama (D-IL) speaks to reporters on his plane at Ben-Gurion International Airport in Tel Aviv, Israel, July 24, 2008. … [Read more...] about Obama speech expected to draw huge crowd in Berlin