Obama orders US banks to boost lending
President Obama has told US bank executives that it’s time for them to help taxpayers by lending more. In a meeting with Wall Street’s top bank executives, the president laid it on the line that their obligations to taxpayers are far from over. “Now that they’re back on their feet, we expect an extraordinary commitment...
Robert Gates visits Troops in Afghanistan
U.S. Defense Secretary Robert Gates has visited U.S. commanders in Afghanistan, assuring them that extra forces ordered by U.S. President Barack Obama will give them what they need to successfully defeat the Taliban. Gates toured a new command headquarters Wednesday that serves as a joint operation center for all NATO combat troops. He told...
Barack Obama to order 34,000 troops to Afghanistan
President Obama will today announce the deployment of an extra 34,000 American troops to Afghanistan, according to sources briefed since the President issued new orders to his top military commanders. The precise figure, reported last night by the Washington Post, was close to previous estimates and enough to bring the total US troop strength...
Afghan Address in One Week
President Barack Obama has conducted a final meeting on his military review for Afghanistan, administration officials said, and he is expected to explain his decision in an address to the nation next Tuesday. “After completing a rigorous final meeting, President Obama has the information he wants and needs to make his decision and he will...
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