Mitt Romney to face off with Obama: it’s official
GenevaLunch News GENEVA, SWITZERLAND – The US presidential race now has two unofficially official candidates, with President Barack Obama facing off against Republican Mitt Romney, who won the Texas...
View ArticleObama to visit massive Colorado wildfire
GenevaLunch News GENEVA, SWITZERLAND – US President Barack Obama is expected to visit the western state of Colorado Friday 29 June as wild fires continue to rage for a fifth day, and threaten the...
View ArticleUS Supreme Court says yes, 5-4, to Obama health care plan (update 2)
GenevaLunch News GENEVA, SWITZERLAND – The US Supreme Court Thursday 28 June gave President Barack Obama a resounding victory by saying yes to his effort to overhaul the country’s health care system,...
View ArticleAfter US massacre President urges tighter background checks
GenevaLunch News GENEVA, SWITZERLAND – Five days after a gunman killed 12 people in a US movie theater, President Barack Obama has spoken up about the need for government action to reduce gun violence....
View ArticleGeorge Clooney in Geneva, Obama’s best friend today (update)
GenevaLunch News Clooney reportedly raises $625,000 for Obama Monday night Update/Correction 28 August 2012 GENEVA, SWITZERLAND – George Clooney is in Geneva today, not to smile for gorgeous Swiss...
View ArticleObama support from US teachers’ unions wavers
GenevaLunch News GENEVA, SWITZERLAND – US teachers’ unions, traditionally strong supporters of the Democratic Party, are taking a more critical approach to the party as the Democrats’ convention opened...
View Article“Obama wins” is US media consensus – Romney concedes at 07:00!
GenevaLunch News UPDATE 07:00 – ROMNEY CONCEDES, OBAMA WINS! GENEVA, SWITZERLAND – From New York to California, major US media companies are declaring Barack Obama the winner of the 2012 US...
View ArticleObama and a divided country (Chappatte cartoon)
GenevaLunch News ©2012 Chappatte, distributed by Globe Cartoon. More cartoons on Chappatte’s web site. Geneva-based Patrick Chappatte works for the International Herald Tribune, for Geneva newspaper Le...
View ArticleObama’s gun control plan unveiled
GenevaLunch News GENEVA, SWITZERLAND – US President Barack Obama’s gun control programme, the source of much speculation in the past few days, was unveiled Wednesday 16 January, a month after a mass...
View ArticleUS president pushes for immigration reform
GenevaLunch News GENEVA, SWITZERLAND – US President Barack Obama said Tuesday 29 January that the time has come for a sweeping overhaul of the country’s immigration system, with a bipartisan approach...
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