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Officials: Pakistani jets kill 31 militants
Tweet Government officials say Pakistani fighter jets bombed militant positions in two different areas along the Afghan border, killing 31 suspected insurgents.Political administrators Wajid Khan and Ameer Gul say the strikes occurred Wednesday morning in the Orakzai and Kurram tribal areas.It was not possible to independently confirm the information because the areas are effectively off-limits to reporters.The strikes followed clashes between soldiers and militants over a strategic mountaintop in Kurram that killed over 60 people in the last week.The Pakistani military has launched a series of offensives against militants in the country's semiautonomous tribal region in the past few years. [...]
Brazil’s Rousseff meets with Fidel Castro in Cuba
Tweet By Jeff Franks (Reuters) - Brazilian President Dilma Rousseff met with Fidel Castro, the revolutionary hero of her youth, and held talks with his younger brother, President Raul Castro, on Tuesday in a visit to strengthen financial ties with communist-led Cuba. She toured the port of Mariel near Havana where a Brazilian company is leading a massive renovation and chided the United States for its controversial military prison at Guantanamo Bay. Cuba released few details about the visit and did not allow coverage by the international media, but state-run television said the two governments signed agreements on Cuban food purchases from Brazil, the Mariel project and Cuba's [...]
Three Years After Campaigning In Florida, President Obama Has Failed To Live Up To Candidate Obama’s Promises
IN 2008, OBAMA ASKED FLORIDA, “WILL THIS COUNTRY BE BETTER OFF FOUR YEARS FROM NOW?” OBAMA CLAIM: Obama Asked, “Will This Country Be Better Off Four Years From Now?” “The question in this election is not ‘Are you better off than you were four years ago?’ We know the answer to that. The real question is, ‘Will this country be better off four years from now?’” (Senator Barack Obama, Remarks At A Campaign Event, Sarasota, FL, 10/30/08) OBAMA REALITY: Obama: Americans Are Not Better Off Than They Were Four Years Ago. OBAMA: “Well I don’t think they are better off than they were four years ago. They’re not better off than they were before Lehman’s collapse, before the financial crisis, before this extraordinary recession that we’re going through.” ( ABC [...]
Obama Approval Above 50% in 10 States and D.C. in 2011
District of Columbia, Hawaii most approving; Utah, Idaho, least PRINCETON, NJ — In 10 states plus the District of Columbia, a majority of residents approved of the job Barack Obama was doing as president last year, according to aggregated data from 2011. His greatest support came from District of Columbia, Maryland, and Hawaii residents, while Utah and Idaho residents gave him his lowest levels of support — below 30%. via Obama Approval Above 50% in 10 States and D.C. in 2011. Technorati Tags: approval, Barack Obama, Gallup, Hawaii, Maryland, Obama, United States presidential approval rating, Utah, Washington DC Post Published: 31 January 2012 Author: politisite Found in section: Barack Obama, polls, Top Story Tags: approval, [...]
President Obama, White House, Briefing Schedule Tuesday, January 31, 2012
DAILY GUIDANCE AND PRESS SCHEDULE FOR TUESDAY, JANUARY 31, 2012 In the morning, the President will receive the Presidential Daily Briefing in the Oval Office. This meeting is closed press. Later in the morning, the President will hold a Cabinet Meeting in the Cabinet Room. There will be a pool spray at the top of the meeting. In the afternoon, the President will meet with Secretary of Defense Panetta in the Oval Office. This meeting is closed press. In the evening, the President will deliver remarks at a campaign event in Washington, DC. There will be print pool coverage for remarks only. Later in the evening, the President will deliver remarks at a campaign event at a private residence in Washington, DC. There will be print pool coverage for remarks only. EST [...]