President Barack Obama on Wednesday called for the United States to cut its imports of oil by one-third by 2025. That is one of several goals in the president's national energy policy. President Obama went to Washington's Georgetown University to out

发表于:2019-02-02 / 阅读(50) / 评论(0) 分类 英语新闻

President Barack Obama has defended his economic policies, saying the latest disappointing national employment figures demonstrate that more work needs to be done despite some growth in the economy. The president's remarks Friday were made at an auto

发表于:2019-02-03 / 阅读(76) / 评论(0) 分类 英语新闻

The U.S. unemployment rate was slightly better than expected in July. The relatively good news gave President Barack Obama a break from the weeks relentlessly bad news on Wall Street. As stock prices continued to slide in New York, the government rep

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The day after U.S. forces killed terror network leader Osama bin Laden, President Barack Obama said it is a good day for America. And, the presidents top counterterrorism adviser briefed reporters on Monday about the details of the operation that kil

发表于:2019-02-04 / 阅读(56) / 评论(0) 分类 英语新闻

President Obama on Thursday presided over the first meeting of his new Council on Jobs and Competitiveness. During a more than hour long session(会议,开庭), Mr. Obama told its members they have an important mission to help build American's co

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WASHINGTON, Jan. 4 (Xinhua) -- U.S. President Barack Obama is expected to name former senator Chuck Hagel to serve as his next Defense Secretary, and the announcement could come early next week, U.S. reports said Friday. Media outlets such as CNN, Fo

发表于:2019-02-08 / 阅读(89) / 评论(0) 分类 英语新闻

President Barack Obama says the 2013 fiscal year budget he sent to Congress on Monday will reduce deficit spending in a balanced way by $4 trillion over the next decade and require wealthy Americans to contribute more, while preserving investments to

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Presenting his second major set of economic proposals in 10 days, President Barack Obama has unveiled a plan for more than $3 trillion in spending reductions over the next decade, saying all Americans, and specifically the wealthy, will be asked to s

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Obama's Next Campaign: More Taxes for Rich Americans WHITE HOUSE President Barack Obama's re-election campaign may be over, but his economic campaign continues. The president is appealing to business and labor leaders, lawmakers and the public to pre

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LOS CABOS, MEXICO - President Barack Obama is welcoming statements by Europe's major economic powers that they will work toward a plan for growth and an integrated banking system. The president spoke Tuesday, at the end of the annual Group of 20 econ

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U.S. President Barack Obama will urge business leaders next week to keep jobs at home rather than outsourcing their industries abroad. Obama announced in his weekly address that he will host a forum at the White House Wednesday. He will meet with bus

发表于:2019-02-09 / 阅读(65) / 评论(0) 分类 英语新闻

As President Barack Obama welcomes this week's European debt-relief agreement, the White House says he will go to the G20 summit in France able to point to some progress in fixing the U.S. fiscal situation. In reacting to the European deal, Obama sai

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President Barack Obama plans to withdraw one-third of U.S. forces from Afghanistan by late 2012. The president said Wednesday the recent increase in troop strength is meeting its goals. President Obama told a nationwide television audience he is begi

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President Barack Obama is cautiously welcoming Friday's news that the U.S. unemployment rate continues to fall. The president says the December jobless numbers show that the nations economy is moving in the right direction. With unemployment at its l

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WASHINGTON, Aug. 22 (Xinhua) -- U.S. President Barack Obama still opposes sending U.S. ground troops to Libya, Deputy White House Spokesman Josh Earnest said Monday. Earnest said the president's position on the matter has not changed. He made the sta

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Israel says it will ask President Obama to clarify remarks in his speech Thursday in which he said the future borders of Israel and Palestine should be based on the 1967 lines. President Obama's remarks, during a major address on the Middle East, dre

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After the two-day G20 economic summit in France was dominated by the debt crisis in Greece, President Barack Obama says he will keep pressing for quick action to solve the crisis. The president also vows to continue his push for legislation that woul

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WASHINGTON, Nov. 7 (Xinhua) -- U.S. President Barack Obama on Monday announced three new initiatives to get veterans back to work, as part of recent executive actions the president has taken to jump start the economy and create more jobs. We're here

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President Barack Obama will announce his plan for implementing the beginning of a U.S. troop withdrawal from Afghanistan in a speech scheduled to begin at 00:00 UTC Thursday. Mr. Obama will say he is fulfilling the commitment made 18 months ago to be

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U.S. President Barack Obama says fixing the American economy could take years, calling it a long term process. In a television interview to be broadcast on Sunday, Obama said the structural problems in the economy have been building for two decades a

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