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Obama meets war cabinet on Afghanistan...40,000 more US troops, warning the conflict could be lost within a year without reinforcements. But Obama faces opposition from his own Democratic party and many Americans to dispatching more US troops to the conflict now in its ninth year. In this article: Barack Obama, Afghanistan, US, Stanley McChrystal, Robert Gibbs, Democratic Party, Hillary Clinton, Joe Biden, White House, and Asia |
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Reuters | 17 hours ago
U.S. eyes Afghan drawdown starting by 2013: report
...Democratic party, which controls Congress. Rising U.S. casualties and military costs have sapped public support for the war, threatening Obama's standing ahead of congressional elections next year. An international conference on Afghanistan,...
In this article: Stanley McChrystal, Barack Obama, Mike Coffman, NATO, Afghanistan, Afghan army, Pentagon, and U.S. Army
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Health public option fight - symbol over substance
The Senate's version of a public option would serve just 3 million to 4 million of the 46 million uninsured living in the United States, and charge slightly higher premiums than private plans, according to non-partisan budget analysts.
In this article: Harry Reid, Barack Obama, Thomson Reuters, Small business, Dick Durbin, Congressional Budget Office, NYSE, Nasdaq, and House of Representatives
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Sydney Morning Herald - World | November 17, 2009
Lawmakers caution Obama over troops
...caution Obama over troops Liberal lawmakers from US President Barack Obama's Democratic Party have voiced concern to him about sending more troops to Afghanistan, saying that US objectives remained ill-defined. Five members of the...
In this article: Barack Obama, Afghanistan, US, California, Raul Grijalva, Democratic Party, Jim McGovern, Barbara Lee, Lynn Woolsey, and Mike Honda
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Yahoo! News | November 20, 2009
US lawmakers press on Taiwan arms sales (AFP)
...from Obama's Democratic Party. A Republican congressman, Joe Barton, introduced a separate bill that would call on the United States to make a decision "based solely" on Taiwan's defense needs. Beijing considers Taiwan, where...
In this article: Taiwan, Agence France Presse, Beijing, Barack Obama, China, Washington, and All rights reserved
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Financial Times | November 13, 2009
Obama kicks off Asia tour in Japan
...November 13 2009 08:09 Barack Obama on Friday began his first Asia tour as US president, arriving in a chilly and foggy Tokyo for talks officials hope will help smooth recent frictions with Japan's new leaders. Mr Obama was scheduled to...
In this article: Barack Obama, Yukio Hatoyama, DPJ, Asia, Tokyo, Japan, Okinawa Prefecture, US, Climate change, and Democratic Party
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Obama faces strains in Japan
...forge closer ties with Asia, have been frayed by a feud over a U.S. military base. Obama and Hatoyama, whose Democratic Party ousted its long-dominant rival in a historic August election, were expected to turn down the heat in the dispute...
In this article: Barack Obama, Yukio Hatoyama, Japan, Tokyo, U.S., Okinawa, Thomson Reuters, Okinawa, Washington, and China
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The United States of America (commonly referred to as the United States, the U.S., the USA, or America) is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district. The country is situated mostly in central North America, where its forty-eight contiguous states and Washington, D.C., the capital district, lie between the Pacific and Atlantic Oceans, bordered by Canada to the north and Mexico to the south. The state of Alaska is in the northwest of the continent, with Canada to the east and Russia to the west across the Bering Strait. The state of Hawaii is an archipelago in the mid-Pacific. The country also possesses several territories in the Caribbean and Pacific.
At 3.79 million square miles (9.83 million km) and with about 308 million people, the United States is the third or fourth largest country by total area, and the third largest by land area and population. It is one of the world's most ethnically diverse and multicultural nations, the product of large-scale immigration from many countries. The U.S. economy is the largest national economy in the world, with an estimated 2008 gross domestic product (GDP) of US $14.4 trillion (a quarter of nominal global GDP and a fifth of global GDP at purchasing power parity).
- Name:
- the United States
- Conventional Long Name:
- United States of America
- Capital:
- Washington, D.C.
- Language:
- None at federal level
- English (de facto)
- Motto:
- In God We Trust
- Largest City:
- New York City
- Government type:
- Federal constitutional republic
- Founding Date:
- September 03, 1783
- Formations:
- Recognized
- Area:
- 3794101
- GDP (per capita PPP):
- $14.441 trillion
- GDP (per capita PPP) Rank:
- 1st
- GDP (nominal):
- $14.441 trillion
- GDP (nominal per capita) Rank:
- 17th
- GPD (nominal) Rank:
- 1st
- GDP (nominal per capita):
- $47,440
- Currency:
- United States dollar ($)
- Demonym:
- American
- Drives On:
- right
- Currency (code):
- USD
- Country Calling Code:
- +1
- ccTLD:
- .us .gov .mil .edu
- Anthem:
- "The Star-Spangled Banner"
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