Washington DC residents line up to get access to a rare free health clinic which offers a wide range of treatment options Earlier this year, President Obama signed into law a long-awaited reform of health care in America. It's designed to provide med...
President Barack Obama on Tuesday said he has enough votes in the U.S. Senate to pass financial reform legislation. The president said several opposition Republicans and conservative Democrats have agreed to support the bill. President Obama said Sen...
The U.S. economy is healing from a deep and prolonged recession, according to U.S. Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner. Geithner struck an upbeat note on America's economic prospects, but also stressed the need to confront pressing risks to the natio...
President Barack Obama says Thursday's U.S. Supreme Court ruling on campaign finance will damage the country's democracy and his domestic agenda. The president says he will respond with legislation. The Supreme Court voted 5-to-4 Thursday to strike d...
One big hurdle remains before the needed legislation can be signed into law. Paula Wolfson | Washington 27 December 2009 The White House says the American people are on the verge of health-care reform. One big hurdle remains before the needed legisla...
By Dan Robinson 08 November 2009 President Barack Obama stands with House Speaker Nancy Pelosi after caucus meeting on Capitol Hill in Washington, DC, 07 Nov 2009 The House of Representatives has approved a more than $1 trillion plan by majority Dem...
This is the VOA Special English Economics Report. On Wednesday, President Obama proposed major changes to rebuild government supervision of the financial industry. President Obama announces his plan at the White House BARACK OBAMA: So today, my admi...
European Union candidate Turkey said on Wednesday it was determined to pursue its bid to join the 27-member bloc after the European Commission urged Ankara in a progress report to speed up reforms. Brussels strongly criticized the Turkish government...
By Peter Fedynsky Moscow 07 May 2008 As president-elect of Russia, Dmitri Medvedev has made several public statements about the rule of law and importance of civil society, private property, and free media for the people of his nation. His remarks im...
By Sabina Castelfranco Rome 15 April 2008 The winner in Italy's national elections, Silvio Berlusconi, has promised to form a streamlined Cabinet that could get to work quickly to tackle the country's problems. After his center-right coalition emerge...