Connect to share and comment

US Congress passes bill to ease flight delays

Agence France-PresseApril 26, 2013 14:01
Faced with the sudden ire of thousands of Americans caught up in flight delays, Congress on Friday gave overwhelming approval to a bill that puts furloughed air traffic controllers back on the job. In a lightning-quick vote, the House of Representatives approved the legislation 361-41, following a unanimous consent vote in the Senate the previous day. It now goes to President Barack Obama's desk for his signature.

Obama vows answers after Boston bombing suspect held

Agence France-PresseApril 19, 2013 22:45
President Barack Obama vowed to find out what turned two young US residents accused of the Boston bombings to violence, after the second suspect was captured alive, ending a week of horror. Obama said in a late-night on-camera statement that the attacks had failed because Americans refused to be terrorized and heaped praise on police and law enforcement services while remembering the dead and injured.

Obama out of sight, gets repeated Boston briefings

Agence France-PresseApril 19, 2013 18:01
US President Barack Obama got repeated briefings from top officials Friday on the intense hunt for a remaining fugitive suspect in the Boston bombings, but stayed out of public view. Early in the day Obama huddled in the White House Situation Room with top security, intelligence and foreign policy aides and then took a fresh briefing in the late afternoon in the Oval Office from anti-terror advisor Lisa Monaco.

Obama accuses senators of buckling to pro-gun lobby pressure

Agencia EFEApril 17, 2013 20:31
Washington, Apr 17 (EFE).- U.S. President Barack Obama on Wednesday accused some senators of buckling to pressure from the pro-gun lobby and voting against the bipartisan amendment that was intended to expand background checks for all weapons buyers. Wednesday was "a pretty shameful day for Washington," said the visibly angry president from the White House Rose Garden - where he was joined by some of the parents of victims of the Newtown, Connecticut, elementary school massacre - after the amendment was voted down in the Senate.

Obama slams US Senate 'minority' for blocking gun reform

Agence France-PresseApril 17, 2013 18:30
An defiant and angry President Barack Obama Wednesday said the defeat of gun reforms in the US Senate was "shameful," accused senators of caving to the gun lobby, and promised to fight on. A deeply emotional Obama -- in unusually direct language, and surrounded by relatives of gun victims including some of the 20 kids gunned down in the Newtown massacre -- accused the firearms lobby of lying to doom reforms.

Obama: Boston attacks 'cowardly' act of terror

April 16, 2013 12:16
US President Barack Obama on Tuesday branded the Boston bombings a "cowardly" act of terror, but said it was still unclear if a foreign or domestic group or individual was behind the attacks. "This was a heinous and cowardly act," Obama said at the White House. "Any time bombs are used to target innocent civilians, it is an act of terror." Obama said while the impact of the attacks near the finish line of the Boston marathon on Monday, which killed three people and wounded more than 170 others, were clear, the motives and the identify of those responsible was not.

Obama says he expects more provocation from North Korea

April 16, 2013 09:01
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Barack Obama said on Tuesday he expects more posturing and provocation by North Korea and, while he does not believe the Asian nation has the capacity to mount a nuclear weapon on a ballistic missile, the United States is preparing for "every contingency." "I think all of us would anticipate that - you know, North Korea will probably make more provocative moves - over the next several weeks," Obama told NBC's "Today" show.

Security boosted across US after Boston blast

April 15, 2013 19:46
Security was boosted across the United States after a double blast killed at least two people and injured more than 100 at the Boston Marathon Monday. President Barack Obama ordered federal agencies to help police and local officials prevent any further attacks by increasing vigilance and catching the perpetrators of what White House staff described as an "act of terror." "We're continuing to monitor and respond to the situation as it unfolds," Obama said in a brief statement.

Obama says unclear who caused Boston blasts

April 15, 2013 19:46
President Barack Obama said Monday that the United States did not yet know who was responsible for blasts at the Boston marathon but officials privately described the incident as an "act of terror." "We don't yet have all the answers," Obama said in his first public comments on explosions which killed two people and more than 100. "We still do not know who did this or why," he added, hinting that he believed the explosions were planned but stopping short of calling them a terrorist attack.

Obama: 'we don't have all the answers' on Boston blasts

April 15, 2013 18:46
President Barack Obama said Monday that the United States did not yet know who was responsible for blasts at the Boston marathon but he vowed to find those accountable and punish them. "We don't yet have all the answers," Obama said. "We still do not know who did this or why," he added, hinting that he believed the explosions were planned but stopping short of calling them a terrorist attack. "We will get to the bottom of this. We will find out who did this. We will find out why they did this," Obama said in a short televised statement from the White House briefing room.
Syndicate content