When US President Barack Obama delivered his sixth State of the Union address Tuesday night, those listening at home may have heard variations on a theme that Obama focused on in his fifth address: the US economy and a growing inequality gap. A Pew Research Center poll recently found that the majority of Democrats and Republicans alike feel that economic ...

WASHINGTON (AP) -- Negotiations to limit Iran's nuclear program will be difficult and may not succeed, President Barack Obama said Tuesday, but he warned Congress that any new economic sanctions against Tehran while the discussions are ongoing will be vetoed. In his annual State of the Union speech, Obama said he's "cleared-eyed" about longstanding ...

PresidentBarack Obama, rejecting congressional demands to impose new economic sanctions on Iran, said theres no reason to do it right now when negotiations are under way over the Islamic Republics nuclear program. Listen, I dont think the Iranians have any doubt that Congress would be more than happy to pass more sanctions legislation, Obama said ...

The US Senate has begun a process that could allow a vote on Irans new sanctions bill as soon as next month, despite a White House veto threat. Senate aides and lawmakers said on Friday that Majority Leader Harry Reid had filed Rule 14 for the sanctions bill, which allows him to bypass the normal process of bringing a bill for a Senate vote through ...

Tehran, Dec 21, IRNA -- US State Department Spokesman Alan Eyreannounced that President Barack Obama will veto any sanction plan by the House of Senate against Iran. The Obama administration is seriously against any new sanctions against Iran or it is not necessary at all, Eyre said. He Stressed that the US Congress approach is against Obama administrations ...