June 2009

Obama confident on Guantanamo deadline: WHouse

AFP
June 29, 2009

The White House said Monday that President Barack Obama “absolutely” believed he could still close the Guantanamo Bay terror camp by next January, despite a political storm over how to deal with detainees. more

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June 2009

Europeans ‘Demand More’ From Americans

The New York Times
June 29, 2009

Many environmental advocates have called the recent passage of a climate bill through the United States Congress a landmark achievement in the struggle to address climate change. more

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June 2009

U.S. and Russia Differ on a Treaty for Cyberspace

International Herald Tribune
June 27, 2009

The United States and Russia are locked in a fundamental dispute over how to counter the growing threat of cyberwar attacks that could wreak havoc on computer systems and the Internet. more

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June 2009

EU: we want US climate bill to succeed

Associated Press
June 26, 2009

The Europe Union wants a U.S. climate change bill to succeed so the United States can move swiftly to curb greenhouse gas emissions, EU Commission President Jose Manuel Barroso said Friday. more

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June 2009

Russia says to ink U.S. military deal at summit

Washington Post
June 26, 2009

Russia and the United States will sign deals on military cooperation when U.S. President Barack Obama visits Moscow next month, Russia’s top general said on Friday. more

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June 2009

Obama, Merkel to meet under cloud of disagreement

Associated Press
June 25, 2009

President Barack Obama sits down this week with German Chancellor Angela Merkel under a cloud of disagreement over the way out of the global financial crisis and Germany’s role in the U.S.-led Afghan war. more

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June 2009

US trade chief vows action on aid for Airbus jet

Associated Press
June 25, 2009

President Barack Obama’s trade chief said Thursday that the U.S. will respond “quickly and swiftly” if European nations agree to subsidize the Airbus A350 jet program. more

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June 2009

Senator John McCain Becomes Atlantic Partnership Patron

mccain.gifWashington, DC
June 22, 2009

Atlantic Partnership (AP) is proud to announce that Senator John McCain, U.S. Senator, Arizona and 2008 Republican Presidential nominee, has agreed become an esteemed AP Patron.

Link to Press Release

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June 2009

US lodges WTO case against China

Financial Times
June 23, 2009

The US and the European Union on Tuesday raised the stakes in a growing dispute with China, lodging a joint case at the World Trade Organisation over export quotas on raw materials in the latest sign of friction over trade. more

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June 2009

Obama needs Europe’s help to pursue Middle East peace effort

Irish Times
June 23, 2009

BARACK OBAMA is setting forth on an entirely new path in the Middle East with great courage. He has broken with the previous policies and is engaging in an effort to build for the future. His address in Cairo testifies to this. more

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