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Democrats wheel out heavy artillery Barack Obama to save face in midterms
Common folk are upset with a weak White House helmed by Biden and are seeking the return of a tougher and more decisive Trump. My taxi driver was hugely upset with economic tumult plaguing the country. As he said, America needs to redefine itself again, only Trump can set the nation on that path, gun violence is a rampant issue, as is abortion, even as the economy is caught in a maelstrom.
Obama Foundation revenues down in 2021 amid pandemic: Report
The foundation's total revenue for 2021 of $160 million, almost all of it from fundraising, only gets it 10 per cent of the way there, dpa news agency reported citing the foundation's annual report, which is traditionally released each August. It was the second lowest revenue total the foundation has recorded since its founding, according to the report. The lowest total was in 2019, when revenues amounted to $139 million. Two years earlier the foundation recorded its highest revenue, $232 million. In its five years of existence, the foundation has notched a total of $866 million in revenues.
Ex-US President Barack Obama tests Covid positive
"I've had a scratchy throat for a couple days, but am feeling fine otherwise," Obama tweeted on Sunday, Xinhua news agency reported. He also wrote that he and his wife, Michelle, "are grateful to be vaccinated and boosted, and she has tested negative". "It's a reminder to get vaccinated if you haven't already, even as cases go down," the former US president added. Obama, 60, served as the 44th President of the US from 2009 to 2017.
Obama to face protests at Glasgow climate talks
While former US President Barack Obama will hold a roundtable and meetings with key leaders, the ITR will be highlighting the 'Monster of Militarism' and the contradictions of his legacy of militarism, including greater military expansion into the Pacific, the expansion of drone warfare and the use of military interventions on water protectors fighting against the Dakota Action Pipeline.
Barack Obama scales back 60th BDay party amid Covid resurge
Obama turned 60 on Wednesday and had planned a major celebration on Martha's Vineyard in Massachusetts this weekend. Media reports said hundreds of people were invited to the occasion, with rumours that actor George Clooney, director Steven Spielberg and talk show host Oprah Winfrey were all on the guest list.
Under Obama-Biden, US spied on top German leaders
The scandal was exposed by Danish media, triggering a political storm. This is the second time since 2013, that the US has been accused of spying on European politicians and officials, especially Germany. However, this time the Danish media has gained access to the reports which provide insights into how the Defence Intelligence Service (FE) of Denmark collaborated with the US National Security Agency (NSA) to collect intelligence and information on Germany, an ally of the US.
Barack Obama's Kenyan step-grandmother, family's matriarch, passes away
Taking to Twitter on Monday, the former President said: "My family and I are mourning the loss of our beloved grandmother, Sarah Ogwel Onyango Obama, affectionately known to many as 'Mama Sarah' but known to us as 'Dani' or Granny. "We will miss her dearly, but we'll celebrate with gratitude her long and remarkable life."
Obama calls out Trump for violence at Capitol Hill as a moment of 'great dishonour and shame' for US
“History will rightly remember today's violence at the Capitol, incited by a sitting president who has continued to baselessly lie about the outcome of a lawful election, as a moment of great dishonour and shame for our nation. But we'd be kidding ourselves if we treated it as a total surprise,”
Obama administration knowingly funded al-Qaeda affiliate: US report
The report is based on a probe by the office of the Senate Finance Committee Chairman Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa) into the Obama administration's approval of a $200,000 grant to a US evangelical aid organisation World Vision for the al-Qaeda affiliate, Islamic Relief Agency (ISRA).
Obama warns against threats to fundamental principles of US democracy after WAPO Georgia expose
"Tomorrow is Election Day in Georgia and the stakes could not be higher. We’re seeing how far some will go to retain power and threaten the fundamental principles of our democracy. But our democracy isn’t about any individual, even a president—it’s about you," Obama tweeted without mentioning any names.
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