World Opinion on Barack Obama after one year in office
The piece argues Obama over promised during the 2008 campaign but avoids calling his year a total failure. It notes the Bush era legacy, praises the Cairo speech, criticizes Iran policy and the Afghan surge, and recalls Haiti aid. It advises him to do fewer, better actions in the second year.
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White House
Mario Cuomo
New York
Obama
United States
Condoleezza Rice
America
Cairo
Iran
Middle East
Beijing
Copenhagen
Haiti
Obama’s first year defined by Middle East hopes and hurdles
In a guest editorial Khaleej Times argues Obama’s legacy hinges on the Middle East where his change message sparked high hopes yet peace talks faltered as Jewish settlement expansion continued. The piece stresses that future leadership will be judged by his handling of regional conflict and diplomacy.
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Barack Obama
White House
U.S
Obama
Middle East
George Mitchell
Khaleej Times
Dubai
United Arab Emirates
Deepest Pacific Point Reached By Bathyscaphe Trieste
On January 23 1960 the bathyscaphe Trieste owned by the U S Navy carried two men to the deepest known ocean depth, exceeding 35 000 feet in the Challenger Deep of the Mariana Trench for a historic undersea dive.
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Trieste
U.S. Navy
Pacific Ocean
Mariana Trench
Local Service Members Earn Degrees and Promotions
Tech. Sgt. Leo B. Spear Jr. of Roswell received an associate degree in applied science from the Community College of the Air Force while serving as security supervisor with the 381st Security Police Squadron at McConnell AFB in Wichita. Army Pvt. Jim D. Raimer completed basic training at Fort Dix, N.J., son of Loretta A. Palmer of Lake Arthur. Terry B. Dennis, son of Mr. and Mrs. Robert Dennis of Roswell, has been promoted to staff sergeant. he serves as an artillery radar operator with the 82nd Airborne Division at Fort Bragg, Fayetteville, N.C.
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Leo B. Spear Jr
Air Force
Leo B. Spear
Roswell
The
Community College of the Air Force
Spear
381St
McConnell Air Force Base
Wichita
Kansas
Army
Jim D. Raimer
Fort Dix
N.J
Raimer
Loretta A. Palmer
Lake Arthur
Terry B. Dennis
Dennis
Robert Dennis
82Nd Airborne Division
Fort Bragg
Fayetteville
N.C
Taos Hears Tearful Dedication of UNM Taos Pueblo Hall
In Taos the UNM Taos Pueblo Hall dedication drew a buzzing crowd and a live KTAO radio broadcast. Former Mayor Fred Peralta, now state tourism secretary, fought tears as he thanked supporters eight years into the project, a symbol of renewal for the college community.
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Unm-Taos
Pueblo Hall
Radio Ktao
Haiti
Kate O'Neill
Fred Peralta
O'Neill
Peralta
Klauer
Albuquerque
Library and Water Resources Institute
Fred
New Mexico News Services
IRS vows 71 percent call-answer goal this tax season
The IRS says it will answer 71 percent of calls at 800 829 1040, a slight improvement over 2008 and last year. Taxpayers face long holds, with Nina Olson calling the service unacceptable, while officials defend growing call volumes and complexity in the code.
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Internal Revenue Service
IRS
Nina Olson
Michelle Eldridge
The
Washington Post
Congress
Treasury Department
Obama’s Pitchfork Barry aims to win back voters
Obama rolls out a populist rebranding drive proposing 90 billion in new taxes on major banks, arguing the industry profits and bonuses burden taxpayers. He casts Martha Coakley as a gate-crasher and presses a high‑stakes contrast between Main Street and Wall Street amid sagging poll numbers and a shifting political landscape.
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Senate
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Massachusetts
United States Senate
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