Washington - US President Barack Obama, under fire over the payment of huge bonuses to traders at the floundering insurance giant AIG, Wednesday vowed to end the culture of corporate greed in the United States.
He made his remarks on the White House lawn as he headed to California for two days away from the capital, where the crescendo of public ire over the payments is rising.
Mexico City - US President Barack Obama is set to visit Mexico on April 16-17, the Mexican government said Wednesday.
Obama and Mexican President Felipe Calderon are set to discuss "several matters in the hemispheric and global agenda that are of interest to both nations, particularly taking into account the active participation of both countries in several regional and global forums," said Max Cortazar, spokesman for the Mexican Presidency.
US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton is to visit Mexico on March 25-26 for meeting with Mexican Foreign Minister Patricia Espinosa.
Calgary (Canada), Mar. 18 : Former US President George W Bush has said that he does not want spend his retirement criticizing his successor Barack Obama.
"He [Obama] was not my first choice for president, but when he won I thought it was good for the United States of America. I was deeply touched and I was deeply moved when I saw African Americans on TV weeping and saying, `I never thought it was possible,''" the Globe and Mail quoted Bush, as saying during a luncheon speech here.
Washington, March 18: A new research has suggested that US president Barack Obama has become a ‘glorious mascot’ for biethnic people seeking to achieve in the workplace.
The research, carried out at the University of Leicester, UK, determines that Obama is seen to give inspiration and new impetus to biethnic people who seek to achieve ‘against the odds.’
Postgraduate researcher Rana Sinha has studied if a biethnic background provides any advantage to a biethnic adult in adapting to the modern international workplace.
Washington, Mar. 18 : Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger will appear with President Barack Obama on one platform in California later this week, according to a source.
According to Politico, though details haven't been finalized as yet, the Republican governor is expected to join Obama at one of his public stops in Southern California.
Washington, Mar. 18 : A New York University professor, Robert Wright, has suggested that a good theme song on Obama's message for the economy is an old Billy Joel tune: "We Didn''t Start the Fire."
"We didn''t start the fire / It was always burning since the world''s been turning / We didn''t start the fire / No we didn''t light it but we tried to fight it," goes the chorus.
According to the Washington Times, the 1989 hit has spawned fan love and fan hate since it hit number one on the charts.
Washington - US President Barack Obama, under fire over the payment of huge bonuses to traders at the floundering insurance giant AIG, Wednesday vowed to end the culture of corporate greed in the United States.
Mexico City - US President Barack Obama is set to visit Mexico on April 16-17, the Mexican government said Wednesday.
Calgary (Canada), Mar. 18 : Former US President George W Bush has said that he does not want spend his retirement criticizing his successor Barack Obama.
Washington, March 18: A new research has suggested that US president Barack Obama has become a ‘glorious mascot’ for biethnic people seeking to achieve in the workplace.
Washington, Mar. 18 : Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger will appear with President Barack Obama on one platform in California later this week, according to a source.
Washington, Mar. 18 : A New York University professor, Robert Wright, has suggested that a good theme song on Obama's message for the economy is an old Billy Joel tune: "We Didn''t Start the Fire."
