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Telegraph.co.uk | Clinton Justifies US Policy to Pakistani Tribal Leaders Voice of America By VOA News US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton has again defended US policy to Pakistanis who are growing frustrated with growing violence in the region. Clinton spoke in Islamabad Friday to a group of tribal leaders from the troubled northwest ... Clinton Debates Pakistan Tribes, Women Over Taliban Clinton chides Pakistan on al-Qaeda Pakistan military closes in on Taliban stronghold |
Globe and Mail | In dominant outing, Lee shows off his 'D' MLB.com NEW YORK -- It remains to be seen whether his mastery will » |
guardian.co.uk | Amid violence, Clinton arrives in Pakistan Washington Post ISLAMABAD -- US Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton arrived in Pakistan on Wednesday for a three-day visit aimed at quelling rising anti-Americanism and convincing Pakistanis that the United States wants a relationship based on ... Car Bomb Kills Dozens in Pakistan Car Bomb in Northwest Pakistan Kills 57 Pakistan Market Bomb Kills 72 as Clinton Begins Talks |
Los Angeles Times | Morning Fix: NY-23 as 2012 litmus test? Washington Post The Iowa caucuses may be more than two years from now but a series of moves by potential Republican presidential contenders has turned a special election in New York's 23rd district into an early test of conservative bona fides. ... Palin goes rogue in New York New York race at epicenter of a GOP mutiny GOP suffers anguish as 0-5 record stares it in face |
Telegraph.co.uk | Baghdad bombings death toll rises to 155 Washington Post BAGHDAD (Reuters) - The death toll from Sunday's two suicide bombs in Baghdad, one of Iraq's bloodiest attacks in years, has risen to 155 with more than 500 wounded, police said on Monday. Despite a drop in over » |
ABC News | U.N. experts in Iran to inspect new nuclear site Reuters TEHRAN (Reuters) - UN inspectors have arrived in Iran to examine a nuclear site that has heightened Western fears of a covert program to develop atomic bombs, an accusation the Islamic Republic rejects. "They arrived late last night for routine ... UN experts to visit Iran uranium enrichment plant UN inspectors arrive in Iran to visit secret nuclear plant Inspectors to visit Iranian plant |
Washington Post | US Drones Aiding Pakistani Military Offensive FOXNews In a significant shift, the US military is assisting the Pakistani army in its offensive on militants in South Waziristan by providing valuable surveillance video and intelligence gleaned from CIA-operated unmanned aircraft, according to a report in ... Bomber Kills 6 Outside Pakistan Military Complex Suicide bomber kills 7 in Pakistan Suicide Bomber Kills 7 in Pakistan |
Sydney Morning Herald | Bahamas Declares Mistrial in John Travolta Extortion ABC News NASSAU (Reuters) - A Bahamian Supreme Court judge declared a mistrial late on Wednesday in the case of two people accused of trying to extort $25 million from Hollywood actor John Travolta, after a political convention was told they ... Mistrial in John Travolta Bahamas extortion trial over Jett's death: Judge ... Judge orders retrial in Travolta extortion case Judge Declares Mistrial, Orders Do-Over in Travolta Extortion Case |
USA Today | Afghan election officials fired ahead of run-off Reuters KABUL, Oct 21 (Reuters) - The heads of more than half of Afghanistan's district election offices will be replaced to prevent fraud in a second-round presidential election critical to the country's credibility and foreign support. ... Afghan Runoff Election Prompts Steps to Fight Fraud Afghan Pres Ch » |
BBC News | Afghan Leader Said to Accept Runoff After Election Audit New York Times Musadeq Sadeq/AP By SABRINA TAVERNISE and HELENE COOPER KABUL, Afghanistan â" Under heavy international pressure, President Hamid Karzai appears set to concede as early as Tuesday that he fell short of a first-round victory in the nation's disputed ... Karzai likely to accept runoff AP source: Karzai expected to accept he fell short Afghanistan: Many b » |
BBC News | Attacks Target Multiple Sites in Pakistan New York Times ISLAMABAD, Pakistan â" Gunmen launched a daring series of attacks on two police training centers and engaged in a gun battle with officers at a regional office of the Federal Investigation Agency in Lahore on Thursday morning, ... Wave Of Deadly Attacks in Pakistan |
New York Times | Snowe went 'back and forth' till end Boston Globe Olympia J. Snowe of Maine spoke with reporters after casting the only Republican vote in favor of the Senate finance committee's health care bill. She is very deliberate; for months she has decried the âartificial deadlines'' that Democrats set for ... GOP's Snowe shaped health bill before backing it Senate Finance Committee approves health care overhaul package Rough road ahead in Senate, House for healthcare bill |
FOXNews | Obama didn't choose himself for peace prize Milwaukee Journal Sentinel It was just a sm » |
BBC News | Cast of 'Hair' joins DC march for gay rights Chicago Tribune Twenty cast members from the musical "Hair," led by the show's star, Gavin Creel, were more interested in the political stage in Washington, joining tens of thousands demanding equal rights for gays and lesbians. ... Gay Rights Marchers Press Cause in Washington Gays and lesbians r » |
guardian.co.uk | Obama vows to end restrictions on gays in military Washington Post WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Barack Obama, speaking on the eve of a major gay-rights march, told gay supporters on Saturday he would fight for their causes and renewed a pledge to end restrictions on their service in ... Obama to gay group: 'Still laws to change, hearts to open' Obama reaffirms will end 'don't ask, don't tell' Long Islanders divided on Obama's pledge on military gays |
New York Times | Does 'strengthening diplomacy' warrant Nobel? Americans split CNN (CNN) -- The decision to award President Obama the Nobel Peace Prize for his efforts to "strengthen international diplomacy and cooperation between peoples" appears to have left some in the United States divided over whether intangible achievements are ... For Presidency in Search of Success, Nobel Adds a Twist Critics Smell Politics in Decision to Honor Obama From right and left, questions about peace prize |
guardian.co.uk | Emerging Goal for Afghanistan: Weaken, Not Vanquish, Taliban Washington Post Marines take up positions during an operation in Helmand. US officials said Thursday that the emerging goal is to weaken the Taliban to the degree that it cannot ch » |
CBS News | Health-Care Bill Wouldn't Raise Deficit, Report Says Washington Post Congressional budget analysts gave an important political boost Wednesday to a Senate panel's health-care overhaul, projecting that the $829 billion measure would dramatic » |