Posts Tagged ‘Obama’

BISHKEK, Kyrgyzstan - Kyrgyzstan's parliament will delay a vote on expelling U.S. troops from an important base there until it receives $450 million in aid and loans promised by Russia, a lawmaker said Monday. The base is a key staging platform for U.S. and coalition operations in Afghanistan. "We have decided to ... Full story

Washington - The two chambers of Congress must move fast to craft a compromise financial stimulus package, says one of US President Barack Obama's top advisors. Full story

LONDON (Reuters) – Reports that the Royal Bank of Scotland (RBS) was about to award its staff a billion pounds in bonuses prompted outrage in Britain on Sunday at a time of soaring unemployment and with a deep recession looming. Full story