President Obama is visiting Mexico this week, the United States’ third largest trading partner.
Most of the back and forth in trade originates from big multinationals. It’s much harder though for small Mexican entrepreneurs to sell their products in the United States: http://ow.ly/kCxv6
President Barack Obama has told a memorial service for victims of the Boston marathon bombing the attack’s perpetrators will be held accountable. His visit comes as investigators found clear video images of two potential suspects carrying black bags. http://ow.ly/kczI2
— President Obama to Boston Marathon victims
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President Obama, April 16 press conference
President Obama paid his respects to Yad Vashem Friday. During his visit Obama received a manuscript - a song composed during World War II.
Marco speaks to Ruth Maroko, a relative of the cantor who wrote the song and who donated the manuscript to Yad Vashem. http://ow.ly/jkK0A
President Obama Meets with Ethiopian Crowned Miss Israel
Israel is putting its best face forward for President Obama, and what better face to put forward for America’s first black president than Israel’s first black beauty queen? http://ow.ly/jiwEW
As Barack Obama formally begins his second term, most eyes are on the domestic agenda. But the nation is still at war in Afghanistan.
Marco discusses the direction and conduct of the war with retired General Stanley McChrystal, former commander in Afghanistan. http://ow.ly/h1jNL
President Obama’s second inauguration has been a subdued event, says Gary Younge, a columnist for The Guardian.
He tells Marco why he thinks the notion that America might vote for a black president now seems like little more than a banal fact of life. http://ow.ly/h0pnx
