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President of USA Barack Obama has made good on a promise to give his $1.4 million in Nobel Peace Prize money to charity, releasing on Thursday the names of the organizations that will benefit ...more.

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Obama delays Asia trip to focus on on health care

added on 2010-03-12 18:01:15 (Washington Post - Politics)

President Obama has delayed his upcoming trip to Asia by three days to remain in Washington for what could be the climax of his year-long battle for health care reform, his press secretary announced via Twitter this morning. ...more.

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There Is No Need to Create Biological Copies of Human Beings

added on 2010-03-12 17:01:29 (Pravda.Ru: Russian news and analysis)

The human cloning is formally banned in two countries possessing state-of-the-art technologies in the field of molecular biology � the USA and Britain. Therapeutic cloning was allowed in the USA several days after Barack Obama�s inauguration. It goes about the development of human embryos, the development of which stops during the 14th day of their life. The embryo is then used as a source of stem cells ...more.

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Obama's ambitious export plan may rekindle free-trade battle

added on 2010-03-12 05:31:08 (Washington Post - Politics)

President Obama unveiled plans Thursday to double U.S. exports over the next five years in hopes of spurring job growth, an ambitious goal that may rekindle the battle over free-trade policy. ...more.

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Democrats' blind spot on health reform

added on 2010-03-12 00:01:12 (Washington Post - Politics)

In "The March of Folly," Barbara Tuchman asked, "Why do holders of high office so often act contrary to the way reason points and enlightened self-interest suggests?" Her assessment of self-deception -- "acting according to wish while not allowing oneself to be deflected by the facts" -- captures the conditions that are gripping President Obama and the Democratic Party leadership as they renew their efforts to enact health-care reform. ...more.

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