Politics

World AIDS Day – A Message from President Barack Obama

December 1, 2011

For Immediate Release December 01, 2011 Presidential Proclamation — World AIDS Day, 2011 BY THE PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA A PROCLAMATION On World AIDS Day, 30 years after the first cases of HIV/AIDS were reported, we stand [...]

American Citizen Held in South African Prison, Grassroots Movement Calls for Release of Olympian Sydney Maree

December 1, 2011

American Citizen Being Held in South African Prison Grassroots Movement Calls for Release of Olympian Sydney Maree New York, NY Thursday, December 1, 2011 – Free Sydney Maree today launched a call for support and membership in the grassroots movement [...]

Video: United Nations General Assembly – President Barack Obama on Open Government: “The Essence of Democracy”

September 21, 2011

“This week, President Obama is in New York City for the United Nations General Assembly to meet with partners and address a range of issues with the international community, including open government. At the U.N. General Assembly last year, President [...]

(Video) “A Debt We Can Never Repay” – Remembering 9/11

September 11, 2011

“Nearly a decade after September 11, 2001, Vice President Biden, with Presidents George W. Bush, Bill Clinton, Secretary of Interior Ken Salazar, Laura Bush and Dr. Jill Biden were in Shanksville, Pennsylvania today to participate in a dedication ceremony for [...]

At least 18 Die In Car Bomb Attack On Nigeria U.N. HQ

August 26, 2011

ABUJA (Reuters) – A car bomb ripped through the United Nations’ headquarters in the Nigerian capital of Abuja on Friday, killing at least 18 people, in an attack reminiscent of a June blast claimed by a local radical Islamist group. [...]

Nigeria’s Goodluck Jonathan Proposes Single 7year Term for Presidents & Governors

July 13, 2011

“Worried by the rising cases of violence and tension across the country during elections, the Presidency has concluded plans to send a bill to the National Assembly for a single term of seven years for governors and Presidents. It reasoned [...]