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US congressional panel considers Armenian genocide resolution
March 04, 2010By Dorian Jones A U.S. congressional panel is set to vote on declaring that the 1915 massacre of more than a million Armenians by Ottoman Turks was genocide. But Turkey warns that such a move could harm U.S.-Turkey relations. The resolution, being...
U.S. President Barack Obama demands quick action on health care reform
March 04, 2010By Kent Klein President Barack Obama is urging Congress to vote in the next few weeks on his proposal to reform the U.S. health care system. The president is indicating that he is ready to try to pass the plan with no Republican Party support. After...
Political battle in US: Health care vote in the next few weeks? (video)
March 04, 2010U.S. President Barack Obama outlined his final version of a health care bill Wednesday and urged Congress to bring the plan to a conclusive vote within the next few weeks. The president said his nearly $1 trillion proposal is a compromise plan that combines...
USA: Republicans counting on energized conservatives for November election
March 03, 2010By Jim Malone In U.S. politics, 2010 is shaping up to be a good year to be a conservative. Poll ratings for President Barack Obama and Democrats in Congress are down, and opposition Republicans are hoping that energized conservatives will carry the...
Congressman Berman: US aid to reach those who need it most
March 03, 2010Effective foreign assistance can help make the world better and safer, Berman says at hearing with new USAID Administrator U.S. funding for foreign assistance is a comparatively small investment with big dividends, House Foreign Affairs Committee Howard...
Obama hosts summit to salvage US health care bill
February 25, 2010U.S. President Barack Obama has urged Democratic and Republican lawmakers to bridge their differences on health care reform, at a special televised summit aimed at reviving legislation that has stalled in Congress. Opening the meeting Thursday, President...
Edvins Snore, Director of the Soviet Story, comes to Washington
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February 09, 2010Although he commented that he did not fully realize that travel time and public speaking would be a substantial part of his work with The Soviet Story (see trailer here), Director Edvins Snore was prepared to answer any question presented to him about...
Moldovan PM Filat speaks in front of the Helsinki Commission in Washington
January 15, 2010Senator Benjamin L. Cardin (D-MD), Chairman of the Commission on Security and Cooperation in Europe (U.S. Helsinki Commission), and Co-Chairman Congressman Alcee L. Hastings (D-FL) will hold a hearing: "Democratic Change and Challenges in Moldova...
Barack Obama faces major political challenges at end of 1st year
December 30, 2009The 2010 congressional elections in November will be a major test for the president as voters judge his record on the economy, health care, Afghanistan and many other issues. U.S. President Barack Obama marks his first year in office on January 20....
Where walls still stand-20th anniversary of fall of Berlin Wall
November 04, 2009Twenty years after the fall of the Berlin Wall, leaders of the U.S. Helsinki Commission said Wednesday the U.S. must lead the fight against modern tools of repression and consistently raise human rights concerns. Standing in front of the largest piece...
