Barack Obama

...on whether to send more U.S. troops. The White House said Obama would meet Vice President Joe Biden, Secretary of State Hillary Clinton, Defense Secretary Robert Gates and other officials at an 8 p.m. EST/0100 GMT Tuesday meeting in the...

In this article: Afghanistan, Stanley McChrystal, U.S. Army, Hillary Clinton, Robert Gates, Joe Biden, Al Qaeda, and Hamid Karzai

...to be sent there. Mr Obama convened a group of senior officials, including Vice President Joe Biden, Mr Gates, and Hillary Clinton, Secretary of State, for a two-hour "war council" meeting on Monday night. It was the ninth and final...

In this article: Afghanistan, White House, Pentagon, NATO, Robert Gates, US, George W. Bush, and Tax

...taking too long to make up his mind. The White House said Obama would meet with Vice President Joe Biden, Secretary of State Hillary Clinton, Defense Secretary Robert Gates and other officials at 8 p.m. EST/0100 GMT Tuesday in the...

In this article: Afghanistan, Robert Gibbs, Tax, White House, Robert Gates, United States, Daniel Inouye, Stanley McChrystal, and Taliban insurgency

...providing basic services to its people.'' Mr Obama sent the Secretary of State, Hillary Clinton, to Kabul to press Mr Karzai to deliver ''measurable results'' on governance and corruption. Mrs Clinton reportedly warned Mr Karzai...

In this article: Hamid Karzai, Hillary Clinton, United States, Afghanistan, Iraq War, Pentagon, White House, and Beijing

...to tell Congress of his plans for the troops. Mr Obama convened a group of senior officials, including Vice President Joe Biden, Secretary of State Hillary Clinton and Mr Gates, at 8:13 pm. EST in the White House Situation Room. The...

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...situation is unstable and uncertain. Clinton, who has visited Afghanistan four times before, arrived from Beijing, where she was accompanying President Barack Obama on his trip to Asia. She is one of more than 40 dignitaries from the...

In this article: Hillary Rodham Clinton, Hamid Karzai, United States, Kabul, Afghanistan, Beijing, Stanley McChrystal, and Al-qaida

...Golden Room of the Great Hall of the People. Women in white served guests at the head table, including Obama, Chinese President Hu Jintao and U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton. Women in pink served guests at a dozen smaller...

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