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While more police officers patrol Tokyo's subway and train stations in preparation for U.S. President Barack Obama's two-day trip to Japan this week, people in other parts of the country have already sent the American President a message
Republicans have been downright giddy following the off-year elections in Virginia and New Jersey. In a swing state and a blue state, Republicans pulled off significant victories with Chris Christie's defeat of Gov. John Corzine and Robert McDonnell defeating Creigh Deeds.
Presidents get elected to run the nation. Some days that means knowing how to heal it.
The Administration's initial efforts to broker peace have hit a wall, highlighting tactical flaws - and even, perhaps, the idea that a two-state solution negotiated between the two sides has passed its sell-by date
Nearly 200 top jobs in the Obama administration remain vacant as a result of stalled nominations, new ethics rules, lengthy background checks and delays in Senate confirmations.
The deepening debate over the future of a major U.S. Marine base on the southern Japanese island of Okinawa has opened a broad rift in Washington's most important alliance in Asia ahead of President Barack Obama's visit to the region this week.
Nearly 200 jobs in the Obama administration remain vacant, the result of new ethics rules, lengthy background checks and confirmation delays.
Party leaders’ flexibility on issues like abortion and a public option has kept the health bill on track, but it has also left many liberals off balance.
Dueling visits to Brazil by the presidents of Israel and Iran are showing the South American powerhouse's growing role in Mideast diplomacy.
Today is Tuesday, Nov. 10, the 314th day of 2009. There are 51 days left in the year.
Former Presidents Bill Clinton and George W. Bush have canceled February appearances in Los Angeles and New York because a promoter wrongly billed the events as debates.
US Defense Secretary Robert Gates will travel to Texas on Monday to meet with families of those killed in a shooting rampage at the Fort Hood military base, his press secretary said.
President Barack Obama and investigators pledged to learn the motive behind last week's mass shooting at a US military base now its chief suspect has awakened in hospital and was able to talk.
Surge movie The Institute for the Study of War (ISW) on Monday premiered a film to showcase the success of President George W. Bush's "surge" of troops in Iraq at the National Press Club. The film, which can be seen at www.understandingthesurge.org, explains the events that fueled violence in Iraq in 2006, such as the Samarra mosque bombings. The bombings appeared to ...
A dispute over the relocation of a key US military base in Japan will not be a "dominant" or "essential" feature of President Barack Obama's visit to Tokyo, a senior US official said Monday.
The Senate gave President Barack Obama a major victory Monday in his efforts to remake the federal courts, confirming a judge who will tip the political balance on the once-conservative appeals court based in Richmond.
Nov. 10 (Bloomberg) -- “I can offer you a discount on the headbands,” said Tareq Abu Dayyeh, souvenir-store owner. “They’re just like the kind used by suicide bombers.”
The suspected shooter accused of killing 13 people at a US military base has regained consciousness and can talk, fueling hopes Monday he may soon reveal the motive behind the attack.
Nov. 10 (Bloomberg) -- Every economist has his day. World War II was the era of John Maynard Keynes , who taught that a few great minds can improve an economy.
The George W. Bush administration was the target of much criticism from human rights groups for, among other things, its policy of extraordinary rendition, in which detainees have been transferred for interrogation in other countries that are known for their use of torture.
The FBI knew for nearly a year before his murderous Fort Hood rampage that psycho Army Maj. Nidal Malik Hasan had repeatedly contacted al Qaeda -- but the blundering agency last night admitted it dismissed the lead. The clueless G-men said that at...
