October 6, 2011 (KATAKAMI.COM / ABC News) — Sarah Palin will not run for president. She made the announcement in a letter to supporters Wednesday night that was obtained by ABC News and read aloud on the Mark Levin radio program, ABC News reported on Wednesday. Read Palin’s letter here: October 5, 2011 Wasilla, Alaska […]
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Swiss president to retire from politics
September 7, 2011 
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GENEVA, September 7, 2011 (KATAKAMI.COM / AP) — Switzerland’s president and foreign minister, Micheline Calmy-Rey, says she will bow out of politics after nine years in the Cabinet, The Associated Press reported. The 66-year-old Social Democrat told a press conference Wednesday in Bern that she will not stand for re-election in December to the […]
Read moreJapan’s Noda forms Cabinet with younger allies to tackle challenges
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JAPAN, September 3, 2011 (KATAKAMI.COM / KYODO NEWS AGENCY) — Japan’s new Prime Minister Yoshihiko Noda handpicked his allies in their 40s for key posts in the Cabinet he launched Friday to attain his goals of reconstructing areas hit hard by the March 11 earthquake and tsunami, and propping up the flagging economy amid budgetary […]
Read moreAung San Suu Kyi sees Myanmar parallels with Arab Spring
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LONDON, June 28, 2011 (KATAKAMI.COM / Reuters) - Myanmar pro-democracy leader Aung San Suu Kyi said there were “notable similarities” between December’srevolution in Tunisia and the 1988 uprising in her own country that led to her original detention by military authorities, REUTERS reported. Both rebellions started with small, apparently unimportant events that grew into national protests in pursuit of freedom, […]
Read moreArgentine President says she will seek re-election
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BUENOS AIRES, Argentina, June 23, 2011 (KATAKAMI.COM) — Argentine President Cristina Fernandez announced on Tuesday that she will seek re-election, ending months of speculation about her political plans, The China Post reported. In a nationally televised address, Fernandez told the nation, “We are once again going to go submit ourselves” to the vote. “I […]
Read moreDmitry Medvedev Hints at Presidential Run
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RUSSIA, June 20, 2011 (KATAKAMI.COM / VOA / FINANCIAL TIMES) —Russian President Dmitry Medvedev says he would like to run for a second term as president, but is reluctant to compete for the position against his predecessor, Vladimir Putin. Medvedev told the Financial Times Monday that a competition for the presidency between himself and Prime Minister […]
Read moreObama, Boehner Seek to Ease Tensions Over Round of Golf
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WASHINGTON DC, June 19, 2011 (KATAKAMI.COM / VOA) — President Barack Obama and John Boehner, the speaker of the U.S. House of Representatives, spent four hours playing golf together on Saturday. The two political rivals were not expected to reach any deals on contentious issues such as government spending or U.S. military involvement in […]
Read morePhotostream : British Prime Minister David Cameron meets Romanian President Traian Basescu
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US: Mitt Romney Entering Race to Oust Obama in 2012
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June 2, 2011 (KATAKAMI.COM / VOA) —- Mitt Romney — a former state governor and head of the Salt Lake City winter Olympics — is entering the 2012 U.S. presidential contest to try to oust President Barack Obama, VOA reported on Thursday. Romney failed to win the Republican presidential nomination in 2008. But he […]
Read morePhotostream : British Prime Minister David Cameron meets U.S. President Barack Obama
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U.S. House Speaker John Boehner’s Speech at AIPAC Policy Conference 2011
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WASHINGTON, DC, May 23, 2011 (SPEAKER.GOV) — U.S. House Speaker John Boehner (R-OH) today addressed attendees of the American Israel Public Affairs Committee’s (AIPAC) 2011 Policy Conference. Transcript of Boehner’s speech : “Thank you, Sander, for the kind introduction. “And to all of you, thank you for what you do… “You know, I’ve had a […]
Read moreMahmoud Abbas and King Abdullah II Review Peace Initiative Committee
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AMMAN, May 24, 2011 (KATAKAMI.COM / WAFA) – Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas Monday met King Abdullah II to review latest developments of the Palestinian cause and Arab Peace Initiative follow-up Committee which will be held on Tuesday in Qatar, according to a presidential official, WAFA News Agency reported on Monday. Abdullah II reviewed the efforts to […]
Read moreMahmoud Abbas: No Hamas or Fatah figures in new government
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AMMAN, Jordan, May 24, 2011 (KATAKAMI.COM / Ma’an) — President Mahmoud Abbas said Monday that Israel and the US had misinterpreted the unity deal as ushering in a government of Hamas and Fatah figures, as the new body would solely include non-partisan technocrats, Me’an News Agency reported on Monday. At a press conference in Amman […]
Read moreAnalysis : Obama – Netanyahu, Not a personality clash but a conceptual one
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May 21, 2011 (KATAKAMI.COM / THE BIBI REPORT BLOG / HERB KEINON / Jpost) — There are those who would chalk up the current difficulties in the US-Israeli relationship to a lack of chemistry or fondness between the two leaders. There are those who would look at the current tension and attribute it to Obama’s […]
Read moreU.S. Republicans disappointed by Obama’s Mideast speech
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WASHINGTON, May 20, 2011 (KATAKAMI.COM / HAARETZ) —- Republican House Majority Leader Eric Cantor expressed disappointment Thursday in regards to U.S. President Barack Obama’s Mideast policy speech, saying he failed to propose a serious plan for achieving Mideast peace, Haaretz reported on Thursday. “Today, the President outlined his hopes for Mideast peace – a […]
Read moreIsraeli Prime Minister Netanyahu says ‘No’ to 1967 borders
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Presiden Barack Obama’s Remarks on the Middle East and North Africa Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s statement on US President Obama’s Speech ISRAEL, May 20, 2011 (KATAKAMI.COM / Ynet) —- Responding to President Barack Obama’s major Mideast policy speech, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu says that Israel will not be withdrawing to the 1967 borders as part […]
Read moreSpeaker Boehner Delivers the Commencement Address at The Catholic University of America
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WASHINGTON, DC, May 15, 2011 (KATAKAMI.COM / SPEAKER.GOV) — House Speaker John Boehner (R-OH) delivered remarks at the 122nd Annual Commencement Ceremony of The Catholic University of America in Washington, DC. Following are Speaker Boehner’s remarks to the Class of 2011 released by his office on Saturday : “President Garvey, thanks for the warm welcome. I […]
Read moreHouse Speaker John Boehner avoids mention of criticism surrounding appearance at Catholic University
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Washington, May 15, 2011 (CNN) — House Speaker John Boehner emphasized “humility, patience and faith” in his commencement speech Saturday at the Catholic University of America, steering clear of addressing concerns raised by dozens at the college over his role in passing the 2012 budget, CNN reported on Saturday. Boehner, a Catholic and a Republican, made […]
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