President Obama’s meeting with Prime Minster Petr Necas of the Czech Republic came in the wake of an announcement that European leaders reached an agreement to cut Greek debt and solve the Eurozone crisis. Before his trip to the White House, Prime Minister Necas had been involved with those talks in Brussels. In a statement, President [...]
Financial swindler Bernard Madoff said that he is happier in prison than he was on the outside because he no longer lives in fear of being arrested and knows he will die in prison, TV journalist Barbara Walters said on Thursday. Walters, who spent two hours at the prison with Madoff two weeks ago, also [...]
Author Walter Isaacson discusses a moment Steve Jobs was rude to a waitress and how he rationalized being tough on people. Print PDF This post was submitted by CNN.
In a move that harkens back to the Japanese American redress days, the U.S. Senate has passed a resolution that apologizes to the Chinese for the discriminatory laws they once endured in this country, including the 1882 Chinese Exclusion Act. Senate resolution 201 passed by unanimous consent on Oct. 6. The bill now heads to [...]
Deplu AS mengatakan, keputusan memulangkan Duta Besar Robert Ford semata-mata didasarkan pada ancaman atas keselamatannya. Amerika telah menarik duta besarnya untuk Suriah karena alasan terkait kekhawatiran keselamatan pribadinya. Jurubicara Departemen Luar Negeri Amerika Mark Toner hari Senin mengatakan, keputusan untuk memulangkan duta besar Robert Ford ke Washington semata-mata didasarkan pada keselamatannya setelah menerima ancaman-ancaman yang [...]
Siapa yang tak kenal Madonna, penyanyi top dunia itu. Kekayaan yang dimilikinya berkat tarik suara itu tak berdampak luas untuk keluarganya. Buktinya, kakak ratu musik pop itu mengaku tak punya rumah dan tinggal di kolong jembatan, jadi gelandangan. Pria bernama Anthony Ciccone itu mengaku hidup di jalanan dan tidur di bawah jembatan St. Union, Los [...]
CNN’s Nadia Bilchik and TJ Holmes discuss a man who wants to be Superman and surgery in Seoul. Print PDF This post was submitted by CNN.
NEWARK, Calif. – As four former Tri Valley University (TVU) officials pleaded not guilty Oct. 11, to committing visa fraud, hundreds of the sham college’s former students have received notices from immigration officials which amount to the first step in deportation proceedings. At a press conference here Oct. 16, at the offices of immigration attorney [...]
Today in Las Vegas, the President is kicking off a new effort to urge Congress to pass the American Jobs Act, piece by piece, to put folks back to work and strengthen the economy.  Using the mantra “we can’t wait,†the President will highlight executive actions that his Administration will take. He’ll continue to pressure Congressional [...]
Hey, wealthy foreigners! Want to live in the U.S.? Buy a home here. International purchases of American homes are ramping up, and a new Senate bill designed to boost the ailing real-estate market would encourage globe-trotting investors to buy even more. The bill, co-sponsored by Charles Schumer (D-N.Y.) and Mike Lee (R.-Utah) would grant a [...]
Terlampir disampaikan informasi lomba tulis yang diselenggarakan oleh KBRI Washington DC, dengan hadiah yang sangat menarik. 2011 10 Ambassador Awards click here 10 Writing contest click here Print PDF This post was submitted by Pensosbud KBRI Washington.
President Obama discusses how the death of Moammar Qadhafi in Libya and the announcement that troops from Iraq will return home by the end of the year are strong reminders that the United States has renewed its leadership in the world. Print PDF This post was submitted by The White House / IM.
In 2008, in the height of the presidential campaign, then-Senator Obama made a promise to give our military a new mission: ending the war in Iraq. As the election unfolded, he reiterated this pledge again and again — but cautioned that we would be “as careful getting out of Iraq as we were careless getting [...]
CNN’s Jason Carroll reports on outrage in Ohio after dozens of animals were killed after being set free by their owner. Print PDF This post was submitted by CNN.
For more than 40 years, the Presidential Citizens Medal has honored Americans who have “performed exemplary deeds of service for their country or their fellow citizens.” Past recipients have included some of America’s most respected public figures as well as everyday heroes committed to helping their fellow citizens. This year, President Obama asked the public to submit [...]
Para karyawan toko-toko ‘Apple’ diberi kesempatan untuk menyaksikan siaran pemakaman pendiri Apple, Steve Jobbs. Toko-toko Apple di seluruh Amerika ditutup selama beberapa jam hari Rabu, sehingga para karyawan Apple dapat menyaksikan siaran pemakaman pendirinya – Steve Jobbs. Upacara tersebut berlangsung hari Rabu di luar amphi-theater di markas Apple di Cuppertino – California. Gorden putih dipasang [...]
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