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White House: Obama Unlikely to Sign ‘Justice Against Sponsors of Terrorism Act’

By Aru Pande | VOA News on Apr 19, 2016   Featured, National  

White House: Obama Unlikely to Sign ‘Justice Against Sponsors of Terrorism Act’

WHITE HOUSE—Despite calls from victims’ families, the White House says President Barack Obama likely would not sign legislation that could allow countries like Saudi Arabia to be sued for any role officials may have played in the September 11, 2001 terrorist attacks on U.S. soil. “The whole notion of sovereign immunity is at stake. And […]

White House Urges Muslims to Counter Extremist Message

By Aru Pande | VOA News on Dec 8, 2015   Featured, National  

White House Urges Muslims to Counter Extremist Message

WHITE HOUSE—A day after U.S. President Barack Obama said the fight against the Islamic State militant group should not be defined as one between America and Islam, the White House is reinforcing that message, while urging Muslim-Americans in the United States to do their part. “We would like to see leaders in the Muslim community stand […]

Obama Slows US Troop Withdrawal From Afghanistan

By Aru Pande | VOA News on Oct 15, 2015   Featured, National  

Obama Slows US Troop Withdrawal From Afghanistan

WHITE HOUSE—For an American president who came into office with a promise to end U.S. wars in Iraq and Afghanistan, the announcement to slow the withdrawal of troops from Afghanistan was likely not an easy one. “I do not support the idea of endless war,” President Barack Obama said. “I repeatedly argued against marching into […]

Georgia Executes First Female Convict in Seventy Years

By Aru Pande | VOA News on Sep 30, 2015   Featured, National  

Georgia Executes First Female Convict in Seventy Years

A woman convicted for the 1997 murder of her husband has been executed in the southeastern U.S. state of Georgia, despite a flurry of last-minute legal maneuvers and a personal appeal by Pope Francis to spare her life. Kelly Gissendaner died by lethal injection early Wednesday morning at prison facility outside the capital city, Atlanta.  […]

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