Obama’s Health Plan Faces Opposition

President Barack Obama expects the Senate and House to agree on the outline of a health care plan by their recess in August, reported USA Today. Republican National Committee chairman Michael Steele joined the expanding number of opponents, reported the Washington Post. Steele said that the Obama Administration “want[s] to get a bill done in … Continue reading →

Obama’s Health Plan Continues to Gain Momentum

The House Ways and Means Committee agreed to raise taxes on couples making more than $350,000 in order to pay for Obama’s government health plan. Obama’s goal for the health plan is to bring health insurance to as many of the 46 million Americans who are currently without. On mentioning that the new health plan … Continue reading →

Obama to Pope: U.S. to Lower Abortion Rate

U.S. President Barack Obama met with Pope Benedict XVI, who presented Obama with a booklet about the church’s viewpoints, on Friday and promised to reduce the number of abortions taking place in the United States, reported Reuters. Reuters also reported that the Vatican spokesperson Father Federico Lombardi said, “We know that this (abortion) is a … Continue reading →

G8 Summit Pledges $20B in Aid

After the recent G8 summit, the United States and other countries pledged $20 billion to help developing nations prosper, reported the New York Times. U.S. President Barack Obama said that African countries could not blame “the legacy of colonialism” for their weaknesses, reported the New York Times. The New York Times reported that, in comparing … Continue reading →

Obama Speaks at Moscow’s New Economic School

During U.S. President Barack Obama’s first visit to Russia, he gave a speech to graduates of Moscow’s New Economic School, in which he called for better relations between the nations, reported the Associated Press.And here is the rest of it. Obama gave a critique of Russian foreign policy and said that national interdependence ensures that … Continue reading →