WRAPUP 7-Obama meets Dalai Lama, angering China - Reuters
WASHINGTON, Feb 18 (Reuters) - President Barack Obama hosted exiled Tibetan spiritual leader the Dalai Lama at the White House on Thursday, drawing an angry reaction from China and risking further damage to strained Sino-U.S. ties. Raising issues …
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China suspends military exchanges with US
China suspended military exchange visits with the United States on Saturday in protest over $6.4 billion in planned U.S. arms sales to Taiwan and warned the U.S. ambassador that the sales would harm already strained ties.
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Poll: Fewer See Obama Advancing Racial Ties - NewsMax.com
Fewer Americans believe the presidency of Barack Obama, the first African American elected to the White House, has helped advance race relations compared with a year ago, a Washington Post-ABC News poll suggests. The poll, published on the U.S …
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Obama ties failed plane attack to al-Qaeda - Financial Times
HONOLULU, Jan 1 ? US President Barack Obama said on Friday it appeared the man suspected of trying to bomb a Detroit-bound plane on Christmas was a member of al-Qaeda and had been trained and equipped by the Islamic militant network. Defending his …
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When Obama Apologists Attack
I’m home in northwestern Wisconsin (aka Real America) this week. When I’ve talked with friends and family (even Obama-voting ones) about the failed Christmas Day terrorist attack, the security failure most astounding to them is that although Abdulmutallab was on the terrorist watch list because his own father warned the U.S. government, he was not [...]
Iran troops have made partial withdrawal: Iraq
Iranian troops have withdrawn partially from a disputed oil well claimed by both Tehran and Baghdad, an Iraqi spokesman said on Sunday, possibly defusing a border feud straining the two countries’ delicate ties.
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