Troopergate Closed Meeting Ends in Anchorage

"ANCHORAGE, Alaska -- Alaska lawmakers met behind closed doors Friday to discuss a politically charged ethics report into Gov. Sarah Palin's firing of her state public safety commissioner. The Republican vice...

Senate bill sets guidelines for cybersecurity center

"A new authorization bill would give the White House more oversight of the Homeland Security Department's much-beleaguered cybersecurity efforts. The Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee on...

Singh seeks a clean deal, says it should satisfy India

Washington, September 26: Prime Minister Manmohan Singh hoped that the Indo-US nuclear deal would be approved in a manner "satisfactory" from the point of view of both the countries as he met President George W Bush...

Marriott bombing group.. THREATENS TO ATTACK AT US TARGETS

Thursday, 25 September   Islamabad: The terrorist group that claimed responsibility for the deadly suicide attack on the Marriott Hotel in the Pakistani capital has issued fresh warnings that it will carry out more strikes on American targets. An SMS...

Woman Faces Jail Time For Not Paying For Diet Coke

An Idaho woman faces federal charges after refusing to pay for a Diet Coke."The Bush administration’s top attorney in Idaho is bringing charges against a North Idaho woman for refusing to pay for a Diet Coke and...

Bolivian army disappointed at Chavez's meddling

When Venezuelan President questioned the silence of Bolivian Army at the US meddling in their country, such comments fell badly at some cadres. "The head of the Armed Forces, General Luis Trigo, expressed his "strong...

Stump the Palin

"GRAND RAPIDS, Michigan (CNN) -- Republican vice presidential candidate Sarah Palin took questions with her running mate Wednesday night, offering at one point to play "stump the candidate" with a mostly friendly Michigan crowd. ...

Nepal Maoists PM begins India Tour

Maoists rebel turned New Nepalese Prime Minister Prachanda has begun his first official visit to India. After being elected Prime Minister this is second visit foreign visit. India and Nepal enjoys a familial but often prickly relationship. The two countries have very close...

Obama and the Palin Effect - a Mirror on the US Psyche

"Sometimes politics has the uncanny effect of mirroring the national psyche even when nobody intended to do that. This is perfectly illustrated by the rousing effect that Gov. Sarah Palin had on the Republican convention in Minneapolis this week. On the surface, she outdoes...

2 to 1 say "Better commander in chief"

I just heard George Stephanopoulos quote this poll  :"The focus on foreign policy crises over the past month, including the Russian invasion of Georgia, has played to McCain's perceived strengths among the...

Bluetongue Disease hits UK

Under DevelopmentDon't Panic...Bluetongue or catarrhal fever is a non-contagious, insect-borne viral disease of ruminants, and no known cases have been reported in Humans. (Sans Blue Man Group) Yet......" Two new...

Swedish pastor accused of leading violent 'cowboy sect'

The Old West...where you drive a Saab or Volvo instead of riding a Horse. "A southern Swedish religious congregation based at a cowboy-themed conference centre has been accused of harbouring a violent and extreme...

Meeting with OSCE Chairman-in-Office, Minister of Foreign Affairs of Finland ...

Is this a case of too many cooks spoil the broth?"On 22 August 2008, at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Georgia, Minister of Foreign Affairs Eka Tkeshelashvili and State Minister for Reintegration Issues Temur Iakobashvili held a meeting with OSCE Chairman-in-Office,...

Territorial deal signing suspended

"MANILA -- Triggered by attacks in certain areas in Mindanao, the Philippine government will no longer sign the controversial Memorandum of Agreement on Ancestral Domain (MOA-AD) with the Moro Islamic Liberation Front (MILF). Press Secretary Jesus Dureza made the...

Coming soon: 'wallet phones' from Japan

"TOKYO, Japan (AP) -- Japan will start an aggressive push to market abroad its mobile technology, especially the nation's popular "wallet phone," a government official said Tuesday. ...

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