Presidency stories:
US president Barack Obama's job approval rating drops below 50%
Nov 21st, 2009 - The Times of India
WASHINGTON: US President BarackObama's job approval rating has dipped below the 50% mark, the first time afterhe was sworn in January this year. The latest Gallup Daily trackingresults...
Hymn to Belgium's EU president
Nov 20th, 2009 - guardian.co.uk
As a Belgian, I am shocked by the disinformation around the candidacy and person of Mr Van Rompuy, especially by the British tabloids (The great EU stitch-up, 20 November)...Honduras' Zelaya proposes to postpone elections
Nov 20th, 2009 - XinHua
TEGUCIGALPA, Nov. 19 (Xinhua) -- Honduran ousted President Manuel Zelaya proposed on Thursday to postpone the Nov. 29 elections, till the power of the state is restored to the situation before the June 28 coup.
Iraqi MPs to reconsider vote law
Nov 19th, 2009 - Al Jazeera English
Iraq's parliament is to meet at the weekend to decide whether to amend a crucial election law vetoed by the vice-president.
Ayad al-Samarie, the parliamentary speaker...Abbas: Don't expect Mideast peace during my term
Nov 19th, 2009 - Haaretz
Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas this week countered Israeli and American claims that a Middle East peace deal could be reached before the end of his term. In an interview with Egyptian television on Wednesday...



