More U.S. politics

  • Netanyahu heads to US hoping for Obama meet
    Netanyahu heads to US hoping for Obama meet AFP - 2 hours, 38 minutes ago

    TEL AVIV (AFP) - Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu headed to Washington Sunday to address Jews and hoping to meet President Barack Obama amid a delicate time in US efforts to restart Middle East peace talks.

  • Obama wins big as House approves health care bill
    Obama wins big as House approves health care bill AFP - 2 hours, 45 minutes ago

    WASHINGTON (AFP) - The US House of Representatives has approved the broadest overhaul of US health care in four decades, handing President Barack Obama a hard-fought victory for his top domestic priority.

  • Japanese protest US base before Obama visit
    Japanese protest US base before Obama visit AFP - Sun Nov 8, 5:01 AM

    GINOWAN, Japan (AFP) - Tens of thousands of Okinawan residents rallied Sunday against a US military base on the island, raising the heat in a simmering row days before US President Barack Obama is due in Japan.

  • Thousands of Japanese protest U.S. base plan
    Thousands of Japanese protest U.S. base plan Reuters - Sun Nov 8, 2:44 AM

    GINOWAN, Japan (Reuters) - Thousands of Japanese gathered in sweltering heat on the southern island of Okinawa on Sunday to demand that a U.S. Marine base be moved out of the region, days ahead of a visit by President Barack Obama.

  • No easy options as Obama agonises over Afghan war
    No easy options as Obama agonises over Afghan war AFP - Sun Nov 8, 1:51 AM

    KABUL (AFP) - With Hamid Karzai confirmed as Afghan president for another five years, the pressure is on Barack Obama to declare his plans for winning a war which commanders say is in danger of being lost.

  • Japanese protest over US base before Obama visit
    Japanese protest over US base before Obama visit AFP - Sun Nov 8, 1:26 AM

    GINOWAN, Japan (AFP) - Thousands have rallied against a US military base on Japan's Okinawa island, raising the heat in a simmering row days before President Barack Obama visits Tokyo.

  • Obama wins as US House passes health care overhaul AFP - Sat Nov 7, 11:19 PM

    WASHINGTON (AFP) - The US House of Representatives late Saturday approved the broadest US health care overhaul in a half-century, handing President Barack Obama a major victory on his top domestic priority.