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US President Barack Obama's appointment of a new envoy to the Philippines to replace Ambassador Kristie Kenney augurs well for the two countries' relations, Malacañang said Saturday.
18:35:55 2009-11-21
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WASHINGTON - US officials Friday said infections from A(H1N1) virus had slowed in the United States this week, raising hopes the early roll-out of vaccines may be bringing the disease under control.
08:36:18 2009-11-21
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WASHINGTON - A planned November hearing by the US Senate Armed Services Committee to consider ending a ban on gays serving openly in the US military will be postponed, a spokeswoman indicated Friday.
08:14:02 2009-11-21
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Eight years after his father, former President Joseph Estrada, was forced out of Malacañang, Senate President Pro Tempore Jinggoy Estrada was back in Malacañang Friday for the first time since that fateful day in January 2001.
05:11:28 2009-11-21
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Following high-level US visits to Asia last week, US President Barack Obama has nominated an African-American career ambassador, Harry K. Thomas Jr., as Washington’s new envoy to the Philippines.
01:52:39 2009-11-21
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Inspired by President Barack Obama’s call for social change, 59 young Filipinos, became part of an experience that allowed them to share their thoughts on how to effect this.
15:13:51 2009-11-20
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US lawmakers criticized US President Barack Obama's administration Thursday for not pressuring China enough over its rigid currency as they set the stage for slapping import duties on Chinese goods.
10:48:17 2009-11-20
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(UPDATE) US President Barack Obama on Thursday named two ambassadors to Southeast Asia, tapping a close political ally as envoy to Singapore and nominating a career diplomat to the Philippines.
10:20:31 2009-11-20
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Indonesia's counter-terror chief called Thursday for greater power to hold suspects, warning that Islamist extremists remained active despite the death of terror mastermind Noordin Mohammed Top.
16:00:47 2009-11-19
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Top brass from Europe and the Americas, including US Defense Secretary Robert Gates, gather this week in Canada to discuss the future of NATO, the war in Afghanistan and other pressing security matters.
10:28:52 2009-11-19
