Philippine President Gloria Arroyo Meets US President Barack Obama at White House
Philippine President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo and US President Barack Obama finally met at the White House on Thursday (early Friday in Philippines); with the two leaders tighten the Philippine-US partnership despite of several issues.
President Arroyo is the first Southeast Asian leader who was received by Obama in the White House, arrived at around 3 p.m. at the executive mansion, where pro and anti-Arroyo groups held protests outside the White House gates.
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Obama nominates Republican Gregg for Commerce job
WASHINGTON – President Barack Obama named a third prominent Republican to his cabinet on Tuesday, nominating Senator Judd Gregg of New Hampshire as commerce secretary.
A respected lawmaker and accomplished negotiator, Gregg, 61, is the ranking Republican on the Senate Budget Committee. He could play a key role in selling Obama’s nearly $900 billion stimulus package to skeptical members of his party.
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Gloria congratulates the newly-elect US President
President Gloria Macapagal Arroyo plans to meet the newly-elect US president Barack Obama when she goes to the US next week. Executive Secretary Eduardo Ermita said the president is scheduled to attend the United Nations Interfaith Dialogue in New York next week, and she will try to personally meet Obama.
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