Barack Obama
Barack Hussein Obama II, the first black president of the United States of America, is now in his second year in the White House.
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Barack Obama and David Cameron to discuss BP
Talks between US President Barack Obama and David Cameron are likely to include BP's role in the Deepwater Horizon spill and the release of the Lockerbie bomber, the White House has said.
20 Jul 2010
'Yemen will be Obama's Afghanistan' warns Al Qaeda cleric
An American-born cleric with links to al-Qaeda has warned the American people that President Barack Obama will mire US forces in Yemen just as in Afghanistan, in a message appearing on militant websites.
20 Jul 2010
PM refuses formal Lockerbie meeting
David Cameron is refusing to see senior US senators for a formal meeting to discuss the release of the Lockerbie bomber.
19 Jul 2010
Tea Party row over 'racist' letter
A branch of America's Tea Party movement has been expelled after one its members wrote a fictional letter from "Colored People" to Abraham Lincoln.
19 Jul 2010
Clinton lures Pakistan with $500m new aid package
Hillary Clinton, the US Secretary of State, called on Pakistan to do more to tackle militant groups hiding in the country's lawless tribal areas as she unveiled $500 million (£330 million) of new aid projects on Monday.
19 Jul 2010
A pragmatic Mr Cameron goes to Washington
Telegraph View: It will help the special relationship if Barack Obama and David Cameron get on.
19 Jul 2010
David Cameron flies out for talks with Obama
David Cameron will travel to Washington tonight to present a robust defence of BP in response to American anger over the oil giant’s possible role in the release of the Lockerbie bomber.
19 Jul 2010
Obama makes peace with Clinton
With his approval ratings plummeting and his party facing a pummeling in crucial elections, President Barack Obama has turned for salvation to the man who was until recently his harshest Democratic critic - Bill Clinton.
17 Jul 2010
Barack Obama needs to find his voice
Barack Obama's inability to articulate his plans has generated the sense of a presidency on the verge of failure, writes Alex Spillius.
17 Jul 2010
BP to learn today if leaking oil well cap will hold
Pressure tests on Gulf of Mexico well almost complete after it was temporarily choked off for the first time.
17 Jul 2010
US wrecks David Cameron's extradition pledge
A series of high-profile extradition attempts, including that of Gary McKinnon, the alleged computer hacker, have sparked public anger.
16 Jul 2010
Obama keeps pressure on BP as leak seal holds
President Barack Obama warns BP still has a "big job to do", despite positive signs that a seal on its leaking Gulf of Mexico well will hold.
16 Jul 2010
Obamas head for Maine but 'curse' may scupper relaxation
President Barack Obama and his family are taking a holiday in the spectacular national park on the coast of Maine.
16 Jul 2010
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Don't follow our leader
When David Cameron visits America next week he will learn a lot – about how not to run a country, says Peggy Noonan.
16 Jul 2010
BP stops flow of oil in Gulf of Mexico
BP has confirmed that no oil is leaking from it's blown-out Macondo well into the Gulf of Mexico for the first time since late April.
16 Jul 2010
Barack Obama praises Yemen's fight against al-Qa'eda
US President Barack Obama has praised Yemen's "determination" to fight terror during a phone call with his counterpart Ali Abdullah Saleh.
16 Jul 2010
BP says oil has stopped leaking in Gulf of Mexico
Oil has stopped flowing into the Gulf of Mexico for the first time since the BP oil rig disaster in April.
15 Jul 2010
Barack Obama forced to quell rebellion from 'nuclear mad' Democrats
Barack Obama has been forced to quell a rebellion in his own party caused when a senior aide predicted the Democrats could lose control of the House of Representatives.
15 Jul 2010
Manuel Barroso: Obama 'not living up to potential'
Barack Obama's relationship with Europe is "not living up to its potential", according to José Manuel Barroso, the President of the European Commission.
15 Jul 2010
Obama Hitler billboard removed
The North Iowa branch of the Tea Party has replaced a billboard comparing Barack Obama to Adolf Hitler and Vladimir Lenin, admitting the sign was a bad decision.
14 Jul 2010
Obama: al-Qaeda sees Africans' lives as cheap
President Barack Obama has warned Africans to shun al-Qaeda, which saw their "innocent" lives as cheap.
14 Jul 2010
Uganda bombings: Barack Obama says terrorists don't value African lives
US president Barack Obama has said that groups like Al-Shabaab and Al-Qaeda saw Africa as a place where life was cheap and innocents could be killed for little political cost.
14 Jul 2010
Barack Obama compared to Hitler
US billboard compares Obama to Adolf Hitler and Vladimir Lenin.
13 Jul 2010
Democrats warn over Obama's Arizona immigration writ
Democratic governors have complained that the Obama administration's decision to try and block a controversial immigration law in Arizona will increase their chances of being voted out of office.
12 Jul 2010
Obama loses appeal to restore drilling ban
A federal appeals court rejected the Obama administration's effort to restore an offshore deepwater drilling moratorium.
09 Jul 2010
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