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Liberal Democrats are furious about tomorrow’s vote on funding for the war in Afghanistan. House leaders are attempting to split war funding from domestic funding to allow war opponents to vote against one and for the other. Read more
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Farmer Darrell Anderson burns whins in the hills on the outskirts of Menstrie in Perthshire. Fires are lit to clear undergrowth so that lambs don’t get trapped. I had hoped that this silhouette might work with a piece about the odd rural consituency of Ochil and Perthshire south, in which Gordon Banks is defending a [...]
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All administrations have ups and downs in foreign policy. It’s like hitting a baseball: When you fail 70 percent of the time, you make the all-star team. So when the Obama administration has a month like this past one, it deserves recognition. Read more
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Chester Reed, 95, the oldest employee of the U.S. Postal Service, retires Wednesday after 37 years at the San Bernadino, Calif., Processing and Distribution Center. Read more
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AFGHANISTAN Official cites U.S. threat over corruption case Afghanistan’s attorney general on Tuesday accused the U.S. ambassador in Kabul of threatening to have him ousted if he didn’t pursue the case of a banker suspected of fraud. Mohammed Ishaq Aloko lashed out at Karl W. Eikenberry during a news conference in the Afghan capital convened [...]
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Long before an earthquake killed 230,000 people and left 1 million homeless in Haiti, Cheryl D. Mills was riveted on our Caribbean neighbor and the poorest country in the Western Hemisphere. As Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton‘s counselor and chief of staff, Mills’s portfolio truly covers everything all the time. Still, she agreed to [...]
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BOGOTA, COLOMBIA — The verdict this week was a milestone: A distant court affiliated with the Washington-based Organization of American States held the Colombian government responsible for the 1994 assassination of a prominent senator. Lion of a radical political party whose members were slain by the hundreds, Manuel Cepeda was shot dead in an operation [...]
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June 26 — 27, 2010 Preamble This Story Obama faces cost-cutting tide at G-20 G-20 Toronto Summit Declaration For G-20, a struggle between growth, debt Obama, British leader discuss strain in nations’ ties G-20 summit in Toronto brings protesters, police to streets Obama’s trips abroad World leaders seek common ground on crises View All Items [...]
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JOHANNESBURG — Nelson Mandela’s 13-year-old great-granddaughter died in a car accident early Friday on the way home from a World Cup concert, injecting sorrow and heartbreak into one of the most boisterous celebrations in South Africa’s history. Read more
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BEIJING — China and Taiwan, political rivals separated by 60 years of history and hostility, highlighted their growing economic links Tuesday by signing a trade cooperation agreement that could dramatically increase the flow of goods across the narrow Taiwan Strait. This Story Google applies to stay in China as censorship debate continues Longtime rivals China, [...]
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MOSCOW/WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Moscow on Tuesday angrily rejected allegations by Washington that it had cracked an undercover Russian spy ring but U.S. officials said the Cold War-style cloak and dagger saga would not undermine a thaw in relations. Read more
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WASHINGTON (Reuters) – President Barack Obama’s Supreme Court nominee Elena Kagan on Tuesday defended her decision to limit military recruiting at Harvard and rejected Republican charges she would be a liberal judicial activist. Read more
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Please turn on JavaScript. Media requires JavaScript to play. Gen Petraeus: “Levels of violence in Afghanistan have increased significantly” Gen David Petraeus has said fighting in Afghanistan will continue and could intensify in the coming months. He is before the Senate Armed Services Committee after being nominated by President Obama to lead the war. “The [...]
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AP – Demonstrator shout slogans against Basque riot police during a general strike in the Basque city of Bilbao … Play Video Wall Street Video:Sirius XM Rado: One-Minute Trade TheStreet.com Play Video Wall Street Video:3 Stocks I Saw on TV TheStreet.com Related Quotes Symbol Price Change ^DJI 9,900.61 -237.91 ^GSPC 1,046.27 -28.30 ^IXIC 2,153.77 -66.88 By CIARAN GILES, [...]
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AP – In this courtroom sketch, Anna Chapman, left, Vicky Pelaez, second from left, the defendant known as … Play Video Video:Search for 11th alleged spy continues AP Play Video Video:Russian spies arrested in the US Reuters By TOM HAYS and PETE YOST, Associated Press Writers Tom Hays And Pete Yost, Associated Press Writers – 29 mins ago NEW YORK [...]
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THE Vatican yesterday admonished a leading cardinal for publicly criticising the former Vatican No 2 for his handling of clerical abuse cases. Read more
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He warned that the generous retirement packages enjoyed by millions of public sector workers would not be ‘immune’ from the axe. Read more
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When faults let loose with a mighty rumble, the reverberations are felt across the globe. As Mother Nature takes lives and property with such minute warning, super temblors anywhere in the world remind those in quake-prone zones of the vulnerability of great metropolitan regions and remind us to be prepared with good building codes and [...]
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When faults let loose with a mighty rumble, the reverberations are felt across the globe. As Mother Nature takes lives and property with such minute warning, super temblors anywhere in the world remind those in quake-prone zones of the vulnerability of great metropolitan regions and remind us to be prepared with good building codes and [...]
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At the last World Cup, France was known for Zinedine Zidane’s infamous head-butt in losing the final match to Italy. At this World Cup, France was known for… getting eliminated in the first stage with two losses and one draw. And, to French President Nicolas Sarkozy, this was worthy of calling a crisis meeting of [...]