Many Americans believed that the US was fighting a war that the Vietnamese people did not want to be fought for them. To say that the US military participation in Vietnam was not popular in the US is an understatement. Many critics felt that what was going on was a civil war between north and [...]
The nascent administration of US President Barack Obama had their first big victory in Congress and celebrated the newly passed $787 billion economic stimulus bill as a “major milestone on our road to recovery.” The House vote was 246-183. The legislation, among the costliest ever considered in the Congress, allocates 120 billion dollars to infrastructure [...]
Obama’s Stimulus package has been hailed as a “major milestone”. But some of the measures may very well backfire in spite of the noble intentions that initiated them.
An amendment in the $787 billion economic stimulus package passed by Congress Friday would severely restrict bonuses and other forms of compensation for top executives at companies [...]
United States now has a new president, Barack Obama. The crowd cheered his name as he made the inaugural speech. Thousands of people watched him as he was sworn in as the 44th US president.
Obama has raised hopes of millions of people when he said, “tonight we celebrate, but tomorrow the work begins”. Amidst the [...]
Obama’s election campaign will be remembered for many reasons. It was a most expensive and successful campaign. Democrats raised huge funds, designed excellent campaigns and counter campaigns. They used all openings in print, television and internet to reach to people with their manifesto and the message of change.
Obama has won and now is the time [...]