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Arizona wildfire: Obama lauds elite crew of 'heroes' who died tackling blaze
2013-07-01 15:44:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Guardian: Barack Obama sent condolences to the families of 19 firefighters killed in an Arizona wildfire, praising the elite crew as "heroes". It was the deadliest loss of wild land firefighters since 1933. The firefighters were members of an elite "hotshot" crew, deployed near the small town of Yarnell, Arizona to fight a lightning fire, fuelled by hot temperatures and high winds. Hotshot teams undergo special training to hike deep into the wilderness during a wildfire, carrying chainsaws to clear brush...
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VIDEO: Obama to visit Africa 'boom' country
2013-07-01 11:34:33| BBC News | Business | UK Edition
Tanzania is one of the ten fastest growing economies in the world and the US is competing with several countries vying for business there.
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Tanzania: Business Ties At Forefront of Obama Visit to Tanzania
2013-06-30 23:05:56| Beverages - Topix.net
Dar es Salaam - U.S. President Barack Obama will continue to lobby for stronger business ties between Africa and the United States when he heads Monday to Tanzania, the last stop on his three-nation tour of the continent.
Obama pushes public on global warming issue
2013-06-30 07:02:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Associated Press: President Barack Obama is trying to frame climate change as a make-or-break political issue, urging Americans to vote only for those who will protect the country from environmental harm. He says people in the United States already are paying a price for climate change, including in lost lives and hundreds of billions of dollars. "If you agree with me, I'll need you to act," Obama said in his weekly radio and Internet address. "Remind everyone who represents you, at every level of government,...
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Obama Calls on Americans to Fight Climate Change
2013-06-30 03:55:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Voice of America: U.S. President Barack Obama is calling on Americans to support his national Climate Action Plan, which he says will cut carbon pollution and protect the nation from the impacts of climate change. Obama reiterated in his weekly address Saturday that last year was the warmest in American history, and that the cost of more extreme weather has has been measured in "lost lives and livelihoods." He said his new plan directs the nation's Environmental Protection Agency to work with states and businesses...
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