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Sources close to US President Barack Obama say that he will ask for a budget of $17.7 billion (€13.34 billion) for NASA this fiscal year. This sum is the lowest the American space agency was proposed to receive over the last four years, analysts say.
The forthcoming 2013 budget proposal is expected to severely ... |
13 February 2012
03:43 GMT |
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YouTube and the White House's recent initiative to have US President Barack Obama answer questions from every day people in a live interview on YouTube. People have been able to ask their questions, over YouTube of course, for the past week and the most interesting and relevant ones have already been chosen.
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30 January 2012
10:51 GMT |
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The State of the Union address on Tuesday was not the first time U.S. President Barack Obama made a positive example out of the late Apple co-founder Steve Jobs, but it was certainly the best one so far.
As widow Laurene Powell Jobs watched the speech from the balcony box of the U.S. Capitol's House of Represen... |
25 January 2012
09:47 GMT |
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The White House has joined Google+. Given that there are now 90 million Google+ users, regardless of how many of those are actually using the site, it was about time. Obama has been very active lately, setting up shop on various new sites and social networks, but this time around it's not part of the campaign, i... |
23 January 2012
13:01 GMT |
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Who knew he could do it? Obviously, not his team. President Barack Obama proved nay-sayers wrong at a recent fundraiser, belting out a few words from Reverend Al Green's “Let's Stay Together.”Held at the Apollo Theater in Harlem, the fundraiser saw the President help raise over $3.1 million (&eu... |
21 January 2012
06:35 GMT |
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Barack Obama, unsurprisingly, is gearing up for the 2012 elections with an even broader assault on online media than the first time around. He's set up shop on new platforms that gained popularity, Tumblr for example, and now's going mobile with his new Instagram account.You shouldn't be expecting too ... |
4 January 2012
16:41 GMT |
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The US is gearing up for an election year, with all the spectacle that it entails. As the last presidential elections in the US clearly showed, people will be turning to the web for information and context, more so than ever.
Barack Obama owes a lot to the online campaign which presented him as a candidate open to t... |
3 January 2012
10:11 GMT |
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The President of the United States, Barack Obama, has bought copy of the Ubisoft made rhythm game Just Dance 3, probably in order to give as a Christmas gift to his daughters.President Obama told the press that, “In case you all are wondering, Just Dance for the Wii. The girls beat me every time on these variou... |
23 December 2011
05:36 GMT |
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Whether Google+ is becoming more mainstream or not is debatable. What is clear is that it's big enough for people to take notice, even people like US President Barack Obama, or, rather, his campaign staff.
After Tumblr, the most powerful man in the world has set up shop inGoogle's social network. As the 20... |
24 November 2011
09:11 GMT |
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During a ceremony that took place at the White House on Tuesday, November 1, the four astronauts that conducted the last space shuttle flight to the International Space Station (ISS) met with US President Barack Obama.
The STS-135 mission was flown by the orbiter Atlantis, and was carried out by Commander Chris Fer... |
2 November 2011
03:30 GMT |
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Now that the American Space Shuttle Program is officially over, the space agency has just signed off a number of facilities at the Kennedy Space Center (KSC) to a company called Space Florida.
This agreement – which NASA officials announced yesterday, October 31 – will ensure that those installations wi... |
1 November 2011
04:49 GMT |
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Sometime last week, First Lady Michelle Obama went on the record to say that the US President, Barack, did not let their two daughters watch Keeping Up with the Kardashians. Jay Leno tried to confront Mr. Obama on that, but failed. As the video here will confirm, the President was on Leno the other night, mostly to... |
26 October 2011
04:19 GMT |
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Back in 2008 it was Facebook and, gasp, MySpace. In 2012, Barack Obama is betting on Tumblr. And everything else online of course. The current and prospective future President of the US has set up home on Tumblr to spearhead another victory.Thankfully, Obama, or rather his campaign team, aims to make the most of Tumb... |
25 October 2011
09:10 GMT |
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US President Barack Obama, one of Steve Jobs greatest admirers, has issued his own statement mourning the Apple-co founder’s death.Obama is known to be one of Steve Jobs’ biggest fans. Just this week, he confirmed that he had personally received his iPad from none other than Steve Jobs. Obama mostly uses ... |
6 October 2011
04:46 GMT |
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The president of the United States is not shy of technology and, in fact, does a lot of his newspaper reading on the web nowadays. Asked what specific device served the task, the prez confirmed he used an iPad, and one that he actually received personally from Apple’s iconic co-founder, Mr. Steve Jobs. In a te... |
4 October 2011
03:23 GMT |
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The other day, Hank Williams Jr. landed himself in very hot waters after going on Fox & Friends and comparing President Obama to Adolf Hitler. In a new statement, Williams says he was completely “misunderstood.”Check out the video below to see the context in which he made the comment as well. Speaking of ... |
4 October 2011
03:07 GMT |
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The website of the one known as the most powerful man in the world contains major XSS vulnerabilities that can be exploited by hackers who aren't so friendly.
The flaw was announced by someone with higher moral standards, who immediately alerted the site's webmasters, but it could have just as easily bee... |
21 September 2011
02:51 GMT |
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Amidst concerns that the NASA James Webb Space Telescope (JWST) might be canceled, a recent report provides another blow for the already-battered project. According to new estimates, the life cycle costs associated with the mission have soared from $6.5 billion to $8.7 billion.The document comes at the most inappropr... |
23 August 2011
07:25 GMT |
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According to officials at the American space agency, the NASA Robotic Refueling Mission (RRM) will change homes next month. The advanced experiment was developed in order to test whether refueling satellites and other spacecraft in space is possible and feasible. The RRM was carried to low-Earth orbit (LEO) aboard th... |
17 August 2011
04:17 GMT |
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The American space agency will make a special announcement today, NASA spokespersons said this morning. It was revealed that the nature of the announcement concerns the deep space human exploration program that the organization chose to follow. NASA officials will be making the statement at 3:30 pm EDT (1930 GMT), Sp... |
25 May 2011
01:01 GMT |
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Much has been written lately about Barack Obama’s Obamobile, a heavily armored Cadillac nicknamed “The Beast.” Apparently, it’s so high tech that no one seems to know exactly what it has on; apparently, it also boasts the ability of getting beached at the slightest ramp. As the video below wil... |
24 May 2011
05:20 GMT |
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For many months now, real estate mogul Donald Trump has been talking about the possibility of running for President of the United States in the upcoming elections. Though he’s still certain he would have won, The Donald has dropped out of the race. However, it’s not for the reason one might assume: Trump ... |
17 May 2011
06:12 GMT |
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One of the main space-related demands that US President Barack Obama made for the next fiscal year was the augmentation of the Office of Commercial Space Transportation's budget by $26.6 million. But the US Government Accountability Office (GAO) disproves of this measure. In a recent hearing held by members of t... |
11 May 2011
09:58 GMT |
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The war on terror may be far from over but at least a big victory was won with the death of Osama bin Laden, as President Barack Obama put it in his announcement of earlier this week. In light of media and political pressure to release the two photos taken of the dead Osama, the White House says it will never happen.... |
5 May 2011
04:21 GMT |
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The big news of the moment is the death of the world's most wanted terrorist Osama bin Laden. As with any big news story these days, it was a moment for Twitter to shine and the site didn't disappoint this time either. News of Osama's death actually surfaced on Twitter and was only later picked up by t... |
2 May 2011
09:10 GMT |
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US President Barack Obama announced yesterday that Osama bin Laden has been killed by a small strike force. The leader of al Qaeda was eliminated in a gun fight that took place on a compound located in Abbottabad, Pakistan, a few kilometers away from the capital Islamabad. The operation was carried out with surgical ... |
2 May 2011
03:49 GMT |
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US President Barack Obama recently took some time to respond to critics saying that the allocation of the retiring space shuttles to their new homes was a decision made based on political reasons. He explained that the White House had no say in the decision. The way NASA chose to handle the three orbiters after their... |
21 April 2011
03:07 GMT |
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Speaking at the Ad Age Conference keynote, the CEO of video game publisher Electronic Arts has said that the audience that is playing video games is rapidly growing and that it will become more important for advertisers in the coming years, surpassing that of television. Riccitiello has said that there are more than... |
7 April 2011
05:45 GMT |
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With Discovery having already flown its last mission, and Endeavor about to take off on its last spaceflight ever too, excitement is growing among museums ahead of a planned announcement that would finally reveal where the shuttles will be displayed. The last offers are now pouring in.Museums are competing against ea... |
30 March 2011
03:38 GMT |
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Interviewed by Univision's Jorge Ramos, U.S. President, Barack Obama confirmed he owned not only an iPad, but also a personal (full-fledged) computer, following up with a joke that he didn’t have to borrow such products from bystanders. Though you’ll never find President Obama dressed smart-casual a... |
29 March 2011
09:19 GMT |
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The American space agency could get an additional $3 billion in funding for the development of a heavy-lift delivery system to be used in upcoming missions. The organization may also get $350 million in space sciences funding boosts. This would raise the total NASA budget for the remainder of the fiscal year to no le... |
9 March 2011
19:11 GMT |
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Yesterday, March 3, US President Barack Obama called the joint crew of the space shuttle Discovery and the International Space Station (ISS), marking the final flight the orbiter will ever make. During the conversation Obama had with the 12 astronauts – who represent the United States, Russia, and the European ... |
4 March 2011
03:53 GMT |
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Reports indicate that Apple’s chief executive officer was present at a scheduled meeting with U.S. President Barack Obama, and several other technology leaders, despite reports that Jobs was in terribly bad shape.
Admittedly, these reports were unable to confirm the CEO’s current condition, as White Ho... |
18 February 2011
03:18 GMT |
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Despite reports saying that Steve Jobs is in very bad shape, the CEO is scheduled to appear at an event with President Barack Obama today.
“The president and the business leaders will discuss our shared goal of promoting American innovation, and discuss his commitment to new investments in research and devel... |
17 February 2011
09:36 GMT |
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In the new 2012 budget proposal, US President Barack Obama asked for a budget of about $5.5 billion for the country's National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA). The agency will receive less money than it did in 2011, but not by much. The fiscal year (FY) 2012 budget proposal holds a $56.8 million de... |
15 February 2011
05:33 GMT |
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According to the 2012 budget request that the White House and the Obama Administration proposed, a host of federal agencies in the United States, including NASA, will have their spendings maintained at 2010 levels in the coming year.
The new document proposes that NASA get about $18.7 billion in 2012, a $300 mill... |
15 February 2011
02:57 GMT |
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United States President, Barack Obama was asked to sign another iPad, this time at a NATO summit in Lisbon, Portugal. The President is at his second such encounter with the Apple tablet, following a rally in Seattle for Senator Patty Murray, where Obama was kind enough to offer a digital autograph to a person handing... |
26 November 2010
08:22 GMT |
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In a November 17 ceremony, US President Barack Obama awarded ten of the top scientific minds in the country with the highest distinction that the nation can offer, the National Medal of Science. The National Science Foundation (NSF) manages the NMS for the White House. The medal was instated in 1959, and has been awa... |
24 November 2010
04:50 GMT |
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Lately, United States President, Barack Obama just cant stay away from Apple. Whether it’s meeting up with the company’s CEO, or signing digital autographs on the iPad, Obama seems to have an affinity for everything that involves the Cupertino, Calif.-based electronics maker.A man named Sylvester Cann IV ... |
25 October 2010
03:26 GMT |
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US President Barack Obama is the latest public figure to lend his voice to the “It Gets Better” campaign meant to discourage bullying and discrimination, launched by activist and writer Dan Savage. As we also noted on a separate occasion, the campaign was prompted by the wave of teen (gay) suicides caused... |
22 October 2010
06:34 GMT |
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On his way to a fund raising dinner at the Palo Alto home of Google executive Marissa Mayer, United States President Barack Obama met with Apple CEO Steve Jobs to have a 45-minute private conversation on the presumed topic of technology, education, and job creation.MercuryNews.com reports that Obama’s private m... |
22 October 2010
03:21 GMT |
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Under the new bill that was passed by Congress in late September, the Orion Crew Exploration Vehicle project is severely underfunded, and risks losing its stamina, lawmakers in Colorado and officials at Lockheed Martin say.They explain that the new fiscal year is crucial stage in the development of America's rep... |
20 October 2010
03:18 GMT |
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On Thursday, October 14, US President Barack Obama announced the names of the 10 researchers that will receive the National Medal of Science. Additionally, three scientists and a research team will be awarded the National Medal of Technology and Innovation. These two awards are the highest distinctions that the US go... |
16 October 2010
05:35 GMT |
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On Monday, October 11, US President Barack Obama signed into law the new vision on space exploration that will guide the efforts of the United States in the coming decades. The plan shifts its focus from exploring the Moon as a primary target to exploring near-Earth objects (NEO) by 2025, and reaching the surface of ... |
12 October 2010
02:03 GMT |
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Officials in Washington announced that the White House will get a new set of solar panels on its roof, as well as a solar hot water heater, as part of ongoing efforts to raise awareness on the fact that alternative energy is readily available. At this point, solar panels are no longer prohibitively expensive, and an ... |
6 October 2010
05:43 GMT |
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With the new authorization bill that Congress passed this week, the American space agency is caught celebrating its October 1 anniversary in the most important transitional period of its history.The document, which was approved in the evening of September 29, states the new guidelines for space exploration that NASA ... |
1 October 2010
10:58 GMT |
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In a decision made late Wednesday, on September 29, the US Congress passed the NASA authorization bill, which set the amount of funding the American space agency will get for 2011, and also what its main avenues of development should be. Landing on the Moon by 2020 is no longer the main objective at NASA according to... |
1 October 2010
09:26 GMT |
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First Lady Michelle Obama was first criticized for her fashion choices – now it’s her spending, which is reportedly out of control, that’s come under serious fire because it sends a wrong message to the electorate. The US economy is still pretty much down from recession and almost 15 million people ... |
16 September 2010
03:11 GMT |
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Late last week, we were telling you that US President Barack Obama had put in an appearance on the legendary daytime talk show for women, The View. Though he received plenty of criticism for reportedly “scooping” so low as to do the cheeky show – Oprah would have been more appropriate, critics say, ... |
2 August 2010
09:56 GMT |
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US President Barack Obama has made an appearance on the chat show The View, where, among other, more important things, he also agreed to take on a pop culture quiz. As the video below will confirm, even President knows of Lindsay Lohan’s stay in jail, though he may not be aware of the existence of Jersey Shore&... |
30 July 2010
09:17 GMT |
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