Washington - US President Barack Obama said Wednesday he backs the expansion of NATO to European countries aspiring to join the alliance but pledged to work towards reinvigorating US-Russian relations.
Obama, meeting with NATO Secretary General Jaap de Hoop Scheffer just a week before the alliance summit, also said he will present his administration's strategic review of the situation in Afghanistan to other members.
Washington - US President Barack Obama said Wednesday he backs the expansion of NATO to European countries aspiring to join the alliance but pledged to work towards reinvigorating US-Russian relations.
Obama, meeting with NATO Secretary General Jaap De Hoop Scheffer just a week before the alliance summit in Germany and France, also said he will present his administration's strategic review of the mission in Afghanistan to other members.
"We expect to share that with our NATO counterparts," Obama said.
Washington - US President Barack Obama will name a task force to overhaul the country's 96-year-old tax code and plug loopholes that could save 300 billion dollars per year, Obama's top budget advisor said Wednesday.
The task force will be headed by former Federal Reserve chairman Paul Volcker and directed by Austin Goolsbee, a close economic advisor of Obama's, and should report back by December 4.
Washington, Mar 25: A team of scientists has developed a test that could help doctors precisely identify which breast cancer patients should receive aggressive therapy, thereby sparing many women at low risk for metastatic disease from undergoing unnecessary and potentially dangerous treatment.
Researchers developed the test based on an earlier finding that the co-mingling of three cell types can predict whether localized breast cancer will metastasize, or spread throughout the body.
Washington, Mar 25 : Brit singer Boy George is feeling the pinch after his clothing store had to be closed down due to heavy losses.
The pop star is currently serving a 15-month prison sentence for falsely imprisoning Norwegian Audun Carlsen at his East London apartment in April 2007.
Boy George, real name George O''Dowd, has been going through some tough times, with his B-Rude store in Shoreditch, east London closing down after recording a 130,000 dollars deficit.
Washington, Mar. 25: In quite a departure from his first press conference on February 9, President Barack Obama avoided taking questions from the New York Times, Washington Post, Wall Street Journal or USA Today, and according to experts, this may not sit well with the already insecure newspaper industry.
Obama opened things up to a wider variety of outlets, including Spanish-language television, a military news outlet, and black-oriented media. It''s another example of the White House going over the typical Washington press corps "filter."
Washington - US President Barack Obama said Wednesday he backs the expansion of NATO to European countries aspiring to join the alliance but pledged to work towards reinvigorating US-Russian relations.
Washington - US President Barack Obama said Wednesday he backs the expansion of NATO to European countries aspiring to join the alliance but pledged to work towards reinvigorating US-Russian relations.
Washington - US President Barack Obama will name a task force to overhaul the country's 96-year-old tax code and plug loopholes that could save 300 billion dollars per year, Obama's top budget advisor said Wednesday.
Washington, Mar 25: A team of scientists has developed a test that could help doctors precisely identify which breast cancer patients should receive aggressive therapy, thereby sparing many women at low risk for metastatic disease from undergoing unnecessary and potentially dangerous treatment. 
Washington, Mar 25 : Brit singer Boy George is feeling the pinch after his clothing store had to be closed down due to heavy losses.
Washington, Mar. 25: In quite a departure from his first press conference on February 9, President Barack Obama avoided taking questions from the New York Times, Washington Post, Wall Street Journal or USA Today, and according to experts, this may not sit well with the already insecure newspaper industry.
