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Charges against George Obama dropped CNN Mon, 02 Feb 2009 0:16 AM PST All charges against George Obama, half-brother to U.S. President Barack Obama, have been dropped after his arrest in a drug raid, according to police in Kenya. Obama's half brother says he's out of jail CNN Sun, 01 Feb 2009 11:46 PM PST George Obama, the half brother of U.S. President Barack Obama, told CNN on Sunday that he was released from a Kenyan jail hours after his arrest on suspicion of marijuana possession. Obama to test US-China ties: analysts AFP via Yahoo! News Sun, 01 Feb 2009 10:55 PM PST The United States and China are set for new tensions under Barack Obama amid extra pressure caused by the economic crisis, but will likely work together to iron out their differences, analysts say. Obama calls meeting with top Democrats on stimulus Reuters via Yahoo! News Sun, 01 Feb 2009 9:04 PM PST Facing opposition from Republican lawmakers to parts of his economic recovery plan, President Barack Obama called Democratic Congressional leaders to a meeting on Monday to drive home his message of urgency. Obama's stimulus plan heads for stormy Senate debate AFP via Yahoo! News Sun, 01 Feb 2009 8:24 PM PST President Barack Obama's huge stimulus package faced a Republican blockade in Congress Monday as opposition senators clamored for a fundamental rethink to his plans for economic revival. As Obama Talks Of Bipartisanship, Definitions Vary Washington Post Sun, 01 Feb 2009 8:29 PM PST After a week of legislative successes for President Obama, Republicans seized on one asterisk: his inability to line up support from their ranks. As he heads into his second full week in office, members of both parties are waiting to see whether he will regard this as the failure that some have made... Obama to Have Biden Lead New U.S.-China Talks, Yomiuri Reports Bloomberg Mon, 02 Feb 2009 0:16 AM PST Feb. 2 (Bloomberg) -- U.S. President Barack Obama will name Vice President Joe Biden as his point man for talks with China that will go beyond the Bush administration's focus on economic issues, Japan's Yomiuri newspaper said, citing an unidentified U.S. State Department official. Obama: Iraq Elections "Good News" For U.S. CBS News Sun, 01 Feb 2009 11:49 PM PST President Barack Obama says the peaceful weekend elections in Iraq are "good news" for U.S. troops and their families, and he agrees with the suggestion that a substantial number of those troops could be home within a year. Obama Call for More NATO Troops in Afghanistan May Go Unheeded Bloomberg Sun, 01 Feb 2009 11:55 PM PST Feb. 2 (Bloomberg) -- President Barack Obama has made clear he is counting on America's NATO allies for greater military contributions in Afghanistan. He may be in for a disappointment. Obama Will Require Banks to Expand Lending as Condition for Aid Bloomberg Sun, 01 Feb 2009 11:26 PM PST Feb. 2 (Bloomberg) -- President Barack Obama will require banks to boost lending to consumers and companies in return for taxpayer aid from the $700 billion bailout fund, in a departure from Bush administration policy, a key lawmaker said.

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