Washington, Mar. 6 : A majority of Americans think President Barack Obama is meeting, if not exceeding, expectations, and keeping his campaign promises.
In addition, despite Obama''s claim that he doesn''t believe in bigger government, a new poll shows there is widespread belief among Americans that he does.
The defense contractor building a fleet of new presidential helicopters has privately advised the Pentagon that its total cost has gone up by at least 1.8 billion dollars in the past year to 13 billion dollars.
The development makes the embattled program less likely to be completed, reports the Washington Post.
President Obama last month ordered a Pentagon review of the program, which was already under scrutiny because of last year''s estimate that the cost had risen from six billion dollars to 11.2 billion dollars.
Louisiana (US), Mar. 6 : Louisiana's Indian origin Governor Piyush `Bobby' Jindal has admitted that he can't match President Barack Obama's debating and speaking skills.
In an interview with FOX News'', Jindal, responding to criticism over his delivering the GOP response to President Obama''s first address to Congress, said: "The president is a very gifted speaker, and I certainly think he''s a better speaker than I am. I''m not the only one that thinks that."
Washington, Mar. 6: As he introduced his new choice for Secretary of Health and Human Services this week, President Obama turned his head from right to left, but he was not looking at the audience. He was reading from two teleprompters strategically set up outside the tight television camera shot.
When he was done, the teleprompters quietly began retracting down to the floor. As she stepped forward to make her remarks, the nominee, Governor Kathleen Sebelius of Kansas, seemed momentarily surprised.
Washington, Mar. 6 : A majority of Americans think President Barack Obama is meeting, if not exceeding, expectations, and keeping his campaign promises.
London, Mar. 6 : Ahead of G-20 economic summit, Queen Elizabeth is expected to hold a private "getting-to-know-you" meeting with Obama.
The defense contractor building a fleet of new presidential helicopters has privately advised the Pentagon that its total cost has gone up by at least 1.8 billion dollars in the past year to 13 billion dollars.
Louisiana (US), Mar. 6 : Louisiana's Indian origin Governor Piyush `Bobby' Jindal has admitted that he can't match President Barack Obama's debating and speaking skills.
Washington, Mar. 6: As he introduced his new choice for Secretary of Health and Human Services this week, President Obama turned his head from right to left, but he was not looking at the audience. He was reading from two teleprompters strategically set up outside the tight television camera shot.
