CINCINNATI (VOA) – President Obama celebrated the Labor Day Holiday in Ohio, speaking to members of the largest labor federation in the United States. The president attended the AFL-CIO’s annual picnic in Cincinnati pledging to work closely with labor unions to battle unemployment, secure worker’s rights and pass healthcare reform . VOA’s Mil Arcega reports.
Health care reform debated in U.S. heartland
August 20, 2009 By Leave a Comment
WASHINGTON (VOA) – When lawmakers adjourned for their August break, many traveled to their home districts to listen to constituents about about a health care reform bill crafted by Democrats. At town hall meetings and other gatherings across the U.S., the debate over coverage — especially Obama’s proposed public option — and how to pay [...]
Obama pledges to cut military waste, boost effectiveness
August 18, 2009 By Leave a Comment
WASHINGTON (VOA) – President Obama says the United States will boost its national security by maintaining the world’s most-potent military and eliminating wasteful defense spending. Addressing a national convention of Veterans of Foreign Wars in Arizona, the president pledged to use America’s military might wisely and effectively, and to tend to the needs of those [...]
Barack Obama sworn in as president
January 20, 2009 By Leave a Comment
By Paula Wolfson WASHINGTON, D.C. – Barack Obama is now the President of the United States. Americans from around the country packed Washington on a cold January day to witness the historic swearing-in ceremony. It was a ceremony steeped in tradition. But the mood was electric and change was in the air. “…I Barack Hussein [...]