RSS Feed
Twitter
Editor’s note: Marc Young is a Berlin-based freelance journalist covering President Obama’s visit for Yahoo! News. Ever since John F. Kennedy made his legendary “Ich bin ein Berliner” address almost 50 years ago to the day, Berlin has been a place where U.S. presidents come when they have something important to say. In 1963, JFK [...]
Posts Tagged ‘Visit’
Obama loses German hearts and minds ahead of Berlin visit
Posted by admin on June 18th, 2013
Editor’s Note: Marc Young, an American journalist based in Berlin, is covering President Barack Obama’s visit for Yahoo News. BERLIN—When Barack Obama last visited Berlin back in 2008, Constanze Fröhlich felt like she was part of history. “He was about to become the first black president – I wanted to support that,” the 35-year-old university [...]
Posted in Breaking News 
Tags: ahead, Berlin, German, Hearts, Loses, Minds, Obama, Visit 
No Comments »Senators, White House official visit Guantanamo
Posted by admin on June 7th, 2013
WASHINGTON (AP) — White House Chief of Staff Denis McDonough and two leading senators on national security are traveling to the U.S. detention center at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba. Politics News Headlines – Yahoo! News Tweet This Post
McCain, Feinstein, Obama chief to visit Guantanamo Bay
Posted by admin on June 7th, 2013
One week after President Barack Obama renewed his vow to try to close the Guantanamo Bay prison, Republican Sen. John McCain, Democratic Sen. Dianne Feinstein, and White House Chief of Staff Denis McDonough headed Friday to visit the notorious facility. Feinstein chairs the Senate Intelligence Committee and serves on the Senate Judiciary Committee. McCain serves [...]
Obama to visit NC school, fundraise in California
Posted by admin on June 6th, 2013
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Barack Obama wants to see the nation's classrooms transformed into digital learning centers and he is ready to ask federal regulators to use billions of dollars to pay for the broadband and high-speed Internet connections that will be needed to make it happen. Tweet This Post
October state visit planned for Brazil’s president
Posted by admin on May 29th, 2013
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Barack Obama will roll out the red carpet to welcome Brazil’s president, Dilma Rousseff, for an official state visit this fall. Politics News Headlines – Yahoo! News Tweet This Post
Tecmo Bowl–Winning Bulldogs Visit White House
Posted by admin on May 28th, 2013
WASHINGTON—President Barack Obama hosted the Tecmo Bowl champion Bulldogs at the White House Thursday, honoring the team for their stunning victory over the heavily favored Wildcats. Obama, who met with the players and coach BOB and provided a guide… The Onion Tweet This Post
McCain makes surprise trip to visit Syrian rebels
Posted by admin on May 28th, 2013
WASHINGTON (AP) — Leaders of Syria's opposition forces got a chance to make their case for increased U.S. support directly with Sen. John McCain when he slipped into that country for a surprise visit. Tweet This Post
Sen. McCain makes trip to Syria to visit rebels
Posted by admin on May 27th, 2013
WASHINGTON (AP) — Republican Sen. John McCain has quietly slipped into Syria for a meeting with Syrian rebels. Politics News Headlines – Yahoo! News Tweet This Post
Kerry makes 1st official sub-Saharan Africa visit
Posted by admin on May 25th, 2013
ADDIS ABABA, Ethiopia (AP) — Making his first official trip to sub-Saharan Africa, U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry on Saturday demanded that Nigeria respect human rights as it cracks down on Islamist extremists and pledged to work hard in the coming months to ease tensions between Sudan and South Sudan. Tweet This Post
