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And maybe Oprah, US celebrity politicians abound

Washington - Emiratesvoice

Talk show queen Oprah Winfrey's impassioned Golden Globes speech triggered speculation about her political future. A 2020 presidential race between Oprah and Donald Trump, himself a TV titan, would be the celebrity-political battle of the millenium, made for -- and by -- television. But they are by no means the first American screen stars to throw their hats in the politicalRead more

Thatcher refused to take panda to Washington in Concorde

london - Emiratesvoice

Margaret Thatcher refused a request to fly a panda in the back of her Concorde when she visited Washington for her first summit with Ronald Reagan, according to papers released on Friday. The then prime minister was drawn into the scheme in January 1981, the same month that Reagan was inaugurated, when the Smithsonian Institution in Washington appealed to LondonRead more

Elliott Abrams is Trump's leading candidate for deputy secretary

Washington – Arab Today

Elliott Abrams, who served in foreign policy roles for presidents Ronald Reagan and George W. Bush, is President Donald Trump's leading candidate to be deputy secretary of state, a source familiar with the matter said on Monday. Abrams is to meet Trump at the White House on Tuesday along with Secretary of State Rex Tillerson. Abrams, 69, last served inRead more

Poll: Obama Has Highest Approval Rating Compared with Outgoing Presidents

Washington - Arab Today

US President Barack Obama will leave office Friday with his highest approval rating since 2009, his presidency largely viewed as a success, and a majority saying they will miss him when he is gone, according to the (CNN). A new CNN/ORC poll finds Obama's approval rating stands at 60%, his best mark since June of his first year in office.Read more

Trump picks Robert Lighthizer as trade Representative

Washington - ArabToday

U.S. President-elect Donald Trump has picked Robert Lighthizer, a former trade official under President Ronald Reagan in the 1980s, as the U.S. Trade Representative (USTR), Trump's transition team announced Tuesday. Lighthizer, deputy USTR during the Reagan administration, had played a major role in developing trade policy for the administration and "negotiating roughly two dozen bilateral international agreements on aRead more

Reagan’s would-be assassin to be released after 35 years

Washington - Arab Today

John Hinckley Jr., who wounded US President Ronald Reagan and three other people in a 1981 assassination attempt prompted by his mental illness, should be freed after 35 years and released to live with his mother, a federal judge ruled on Wednesday. US District Judge Paul Friedman said Hinckley, 61, no longer posed a danger to himself or others andRead more