WASHINTON D. C, Nov. 18th, 2008: Founder and President of the Washington D. C.-based Arab American Institute (AAI) James Zogby said he is convinced that the U. S. President Elect Barack Obama truly wants to find a responsible way out of Iraq.
New York, Nov 18 : The gun sales have shot in the United States as Americans fear that the Barack Obama Administration will bring stiffer rules for possessing fire arms.
During election week, the FBI did 374,510 background checks on prospective gun owners, compared with 251,804 in the same week last year. Last month, the G-men did checks on 285,894 people buying handguns, compared with 223,141 in October 2007.
“It is a significant jump,” the Daily News quoted special agent Jason Pack, as saying.
Melbourne, Nov. 18 : A cheeky bid has been launched to lure US president-elect Barack Obama to Port Douglas'' famed Four Mile Beach in North Queensland.
Port Douglas Daintree Tourism boss Doug Ryan said letters and emails inviting the charismatic Obama to the Far North had been sent this week and he was hopeful of soon receiving a positive answer.
When The Cairns Post called, Ryan was meeting with representatives of the Sheraton Mirage to finalise an accommodation package.
"We are serious, you do not send a letter and an email to the White House if you are not," Ryan said.
New York, Nov. 18 : Aides to U. S. Presidential-elect Barack Obama are reported to becoming exasperated by the Clinton camp’s pokey response to queries on former President Bill Clinton’s finances.
According to Politico, so high is the exasperation, that it could cost Senator Hillary Rodham Clinton her potential job of being the next Secretary of State of the United States.
Washington, Nov. 18 : As many as four million people are expected for the inauguration of President-elect Barack Obama, a crowd that would be three or four times larger than previous big events on the Mall.
According to a Washington Post report, only a fraction of those people will be close enough to a ringside view of the landmark event in the United States.
Washington, November 18: Barack Obama’s barber in Chicago has revealed that the U. S. President-elect does not seem to be too concerned about the greying of his hair.
"It''s just a normal thing," Us magazine quoted Zariff, who has been cutting Obama’s hair for 14 years, as saying.
"It''s not like he has a head full of gray hair. It''s just a few gray hairs, so it''s nothing to get excited about," the barber added.
WASHINTON D. C, Nov. 18th, 2008: Founder and President of the Washington D. C.-based Arab American Institute (AAI) James Zogby said he is convinced that the U. S. President Elect Barack Obama truly wants to find a responsible way out of Iraq.
New York, Nov 18 : The gun sales have shot in the United States as Americans fear that the Barack Obama Administration will bring stiffer rules for possessing fire arms.
Melbourne, Nov. 18 : A cheeky bid has been launched to lure US president-elect Barack Obama to Port Douglas'' famed Four Mile Beach in North Queensland.
New York, Nov. 18 : Aides to U. S. Presidential-elect Barack Obama are reported to becoming exasperated by the Clinton camp’s pokey response to queries on former President Bill Clinton’s finances.
Washington, Nov. 18 : As many as four million people are expected for the inauguration of President-elect Barack Obama, a crowd that would be three or four times larger than previous big events on the Mall.
Washington, November 18: Barack Obama’s barber in Chicago has revealed that the U. S. President-elect does not seem to be too concerned about the greying of his hair.
