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Turkey releases man held in alleged plot against Obama
Turkish authorities have released a Syrian man who was arrested last week in connection with an alleged plan to kill President Obama, a senior U.S. official said. The official said that although U.S
Obama to troops in Iraq: ‘Thank you’
The White House released this transcript of President Obama’s remarks to U.S. troops Tuesday at Al Faw Palace — Camp Victory — in Baghdad, Iraq. THE PRESIDENT: Thank you.
Poll: U.S. split on Muslim allies
President Obama stood before the Turkey’s parliament on Monday and told lawmakers that the Muslim nation is "a critical ally," but a new poll shows Americans are split about the level of trust the United States should have with Muslim allies. A CNN/Opinion Research Corporation Poll released Monday shows that 51 percent of Americans believe the United States should trust Muslim allies the same as any other ally, but 48 percent said the United States should trust Muslim allies less
Authorities: Pilot of stolen plane captured after going on the run
The pilot of a small Cessna 172 aircraft reported stolen from a Canadian flight school has been captured, authorities said. The pilot reportedly stole a small Cessna 172 aircraft from a Canadian flight school, flew hundreds of miles across the Midwest, landed on a dirt road in Missouri late Monday and took off on foot, federal officials said
Poll: Most say Obama has improved U.S. image abroad
President Obama earned high marks for diplomacy during his first overseas trip, and a majority of Americans think that he will return home with some accomplishments in his pocket, according to results of a poll released Monday.
Ex-Bush speechwriter: Obama achieved little on overseas trip
President Obama is ending his first overseas trip as U.S. leader with a stop Monday in Turkey after conferring with NATO allies on Afghanistan strategy and meeting with world leaders to tackle the economic crisis
U.S. warns of threats to diplomats in Nigeria
The U.S. Embassy in Nigeria warned Sunday that it had received threats of a possible attack on diplomatic missions in Lagos, the nation’s most populous city.
Obama says U.S., Turkey can be model for world
President Obama said Monday that the United States and Turkey can send a powerful message to the world through their friendship. “I have now spent a week traveling through Europe, and I’ve been asked, ‘Are you trying to make a statement by ending this weeklong trip in Turkey’ And the answer is yes,” Obama said during his first state visit to a Muslim nation. Obama said he is trying to make a statement about the importance of Turkey — “not just to the United States, but to the world.” “I think that where there’s the most promise of building stronger U.S.-Turkish relations is in the recognition that Turkey and the United States can build a model partnership in which a predominantly Christian nation, a predominantly Muslim nation — a Western nation and a nation that straddles two continents,” he continued, “that we can create a modern international community that is respectful, that is secure, that is prosperous, that there are not tensions — inevitable tensions between cultures — which I think is extraordinarily important.” Obama said “one of the great strengths of the United States” is that it does not consider itself “a Christian nation or a Jewish nation or a Muslim nation
Football First XI: Best former Eastern Bloc players
The Berlin Wall came down 20 years ago and in that time the world game has opened its arms to a tidal wave of talent from behind the former Iron Curtain. Here, Football Fanzone picks the 11 finest footballers to emerge from the old Eastern Bloc since 1989