Posts Tagged ‘Barack Obama’

New Promises to Get Rid of Nukes

In April 2010, President Obama met with leaders from 46 other countries to discuss the danger of nuclear weapons.



Tax Day

Each year on April 15, millions of United States residents file their taxes. Who’s really paying the most?



A ‘Common Sense’ Budget?

On February 1, President Obama released his budget for next year. He says the new budget will use “common sense” to fix some of the financial problems facing the country.



Newsbriefs

The Republic of Maldives, a country of islands in the Indian Ocean, held an underwater meeting on October 17 to protest climate change.



How Would You Change Healthcare?

This fall expect a lot of debate in Congress over how to reform healthcare. Here is a look at three choices.



Letters to the Editor: March/April 2009

Kids respond to the inauguration of Barack Obama, environmental activism, Wal-Mart trampling, and more.



‘Post’ Cartoon Uproar

Protesters express their anger over a cartoon that depicts two police officers shooting a monkey, while one of them comments about President Obama’s stimulus package.



Obama: Three More Years of War in Iraq And More Troops to Afghanistan

President Obama announced a plan to remove all U.S. troops from Iraq by the end of 2011



A New President Takes Office

When President Barack Obama was sworn in on January 20, he brought with him a team of top advisers and members of his cabinet to help him as he tries to fulfill his promise of bringing change to the country. Here’s a look at four of the cabinet members joining Obama in Washington, D.C.



Where the Candidates Stand: Health Care

The United States is the only industrialized country that does not provide universal health care to all its citizens.