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Obama Touts Benefits of Free Trade for US, Asia
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YOKOHAMA, Japan (Nov. 13) -- Appealing for broader access to fast-growing markets in Asia, President Barack Obama says the United States is in the Pacific region to stay and that both sides will benefit from stronger trade relationships. On a mission to help create jobs at home, Obama noted that while U.S. exports to the region have increased by more than 60 percent in the last five years, competition has cut into the U.S. share of trade here. "We want to change that," Obama declared in a speech Saturday at a regional economic summit. The president hopes to double U.S. exports within five ...
Obama Says US Economy Key in Global Recovery
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SEOUL, South Korea (Nov. 10) -- President Barack Obama said a strong, job-creating economy in the United States would be the country's most important contribution to a global recovery as he pleaded with world leaders to work together despite sharp differences. Arriving in South Korea on Wednesday for the G-20 summit, Obama is expected to find himself on the defensive because of plans by the Federal Reserve to buy $600 billion in long-term government bonds to try to drive down interest rates, spur lending and boost the U.S. economy. Some other nations complain that the move will give American ...
Obama Seeks More Economic Stimulus Abroad While Stymied at Home
By Joseph Schuman - Politics DailyPresident Barack Obama called on partner economies around the world to maintain fiscal stimulus in the face of threats to the global recovery, even as he struggles to wring more money from Congress to help job creation in the U.S. Agenda-Setting Abroad In a letter to leaders of the Group of 20 countries -- whom he'll join for an economic summit at the end of the month in Toronto -- Obama laid out an agenda that also includes balancing budgets and tightening financial regulation. But he emphasized what he called a "unity of purpose" toward nourishing business demand and getting people back to ...
Oh, Honey: Michelle Obama's Gifts for G20 Spouses
By Lynn Sweet - Politics DailyFirst Lady Michelle Obama's gifts to spouses of global leaders attending the G20 summit in Pittsburgh are safe, conventional and include a product from her White House garden. The gifts are described as "personal and historical" and were made public on Thursday afternoon, though clearly they have been in the works for some time. ...
Michelle Obama to Lobby at U.N., G20, Copenhagen for 2016 Chicago Olympics
By Lynn Sweet - Politics DailyFirst Lady Michelle Obama, who has stayed very much in her comfort zone during her eight months in the White House, is stepping into the international limelight this week and next as she entertains global leaders and their spouses in New York and Pittsburgh, then travels to Copenhagen to try to land the 2016 Olympics for Chicago -- her biggest act yet.On Wednesday evening the First Couple will host a splashy international dinner in New York for about 190 world leaders in town for the opening of the 64th session of the United Nations General Assembly. ...
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