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Emmanuel SAINT-MARTIN

28/07/2009 - USA

Obama's push for health-care reform

Providing health-care insurance to the 47 million Americans without it is Barack Obama's ambition. With Congress unlikely to act before their August recess, an army of supporters is campaigning to keep the issue alive.
SWINE FLU
French students attended New York school hit by swine flu
There were 33 French exchange students at a New York school where 28 people were found to have swine-flu virus. Two French students and a teacher who presented flu-like symptoms were prescribed an antiviral drug and are thought not to be in danger.
UNITED STATES

Auctions as the new anti-crisis tool

With budgets stretched, Americans are discovering a new way to buy food and groceries: the auction. Ham, frozen French fries, cereal, cake: everything is for sale at a bargain. Just don't ask about the sell-by date.
USA

Through the military lies the path to US citizenship

The American military is trying to attract skilled immigrants who are living in the US with temporary visas, offering them the chance to become United States citizens in as little as six months.
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USA - JUSTICE
Last westerner in Guantanamo to go on trial
Canadian national Omar Khadr, the last westerner and one of the youngest detainees at Guantanamo Bay, faced military judges on Friday. The son of an al Qaeda commander, he will stand trial for the killing of a US soldier in Afghanistan.
USA - JUSTICE
Guantanamo’s youngest detainee faces his judges
Omar Khadr, a Canadian national and the youngest detainee at Guantanamo Bay detention camp, faces military judges Friday on the US base in Cuba for a preliminary hearing. His trial is scheduled to start January 26, 2009.
UNITED STATES

Once for Hillary, now for Obama in Philadelphia

Clay Smith, who campaigned for Hillary Clinton during the Pennsylvania primaries, is now working for Barack Obama. He is certain that polls don't reflect people's true feelings about his candidate, with racism the hidden variable.
USA - VOTE 2008

'Rednecks for Obama' gear up for the US election campaign

Since 1956, the state of Missouri has always voted for the man who ended up being president. A group called "Rednecks for Obama" started a campaign in favour of Barack Obama. But is rural America ready to vote for a black president?
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USA - CAR INDUSTRY
Will the Volt be GM's saviour?
On its one hundredth birthday, General Motors tones down economic hardships and looks to a brighter future with Tuesday's launch of the 'Volt,' an electric car that - it hopes - will be its saviour.
CARS - HISTORY
General Motors, a century of American classics
As General Motors celebrates its 100th anniversary on Tuesday, FRANCE 24 looks back at some of the classics the American automaker has released through the years.
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