President Obama
US axes European missile defence system
The White House will axe plans to deploy a theatre missile defence system in Poland and the Czech Republic concluding that the limited technical capabilities of the Iranian missile programme to date do not justify the costs in terms of both strained budgets and strained relations with Russia.
Russian President Medvedev wants to meet with US “dissidents”
AP reports that, “Russian President Dmitry Medvedev says he would like to meet with ‘dissidents’ when he visits the U.S. […]
Daily Mail crowd estimate out by 2,000 per cent
The Daily Mail headline screamed, “A million march to US Capitol to protest against ‘Obama the socialist’.” But American bloggers […]
NHS “lies” derailing Obama’s plans
The international online civic organisation, Avaaz, is promoting a petition from Brits to "the US Congress and the people of America" which states, "We urge you to ignore the myths about health systems in our country and others that are being pushed by US healthcare companies."
Obama: Popular President facing many challenges
A new study by US thinktank, the Brookings Institution, outlines that - despite facing more difficult circumstances - President Barack Obama is the most popular president 6-months into his term of office since Ronald Reagan.