Obama gets a mixed review in Ghana

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Mid East on peace prize announcement

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The Obama peace prize

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Global cartoonists and Obama’s peace prize

Global reaction to President Obama’s winning of the 2009 Nobel Peace Prize has ranged from praise to anger. Editorial cartoonists across the globe have certainly wasted no time in putting pen and ink to paper. The World’s Carol Hills has been trolling through some of their work today, and put together this slideshow.

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Entire program – July 21, 2009

Today on The World: A delay in President Obama’s plan to close the Guantanamo prison camp; Also, how water shortages can encourage more cooperation between Israelis and Palestinians; And what’s on the menu for the world’s top private chefs?
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Entire program – June 29, 2009

Today on The World: international pressure on Honduras after the country’s president is ousted in a coup; on the day of Bernie Madoff’s sentencing, we hear from the son of a British man who lost all his money to Madoff’s Ponzi scheme, then took his own life; and Shakespeare’s The Merry Wives of Windsor finds a new setting, in Africa.Listen

Obama addresses health care and Iran

President Obama spoke with reporters today about the unrest in Iran, where protests against the results of the recent presidential election have roiled the country and captured the attention of the world. The president’s comments came at an afternoon press conference in the White House Rose Garden. The World’s Katy Clark has our report.
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President Obama’s Plan to Overhaul Financial Rules

President Obama announced a plan for the most sweeping changes to the rules of finance since FDR’s changes during the Great Depression. It’s hard to argue that President Roosevelt’s actions in the 1930’s didn’t help bring stability and order to Wall Street. But it’s a much different world today. Listen to the Global Economy Podcast

How would you overcome America’s dependency on foreign oil?

President Obama has called for the U.S. to become energy independent, saying its reliance on foreign oil and global warming posed threats. Outlining his energy priorities, he said the country would not be held “hostage to dwindling resources, hostile regimes, and a warming planet”.