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Two Afghan cabinet ministers are being investigated under suspicion of embezzlement, a deputy attorney general said on Monday, at a time when President Hamid Karzai faces tough Western pressure to clean up his government.
President Obama will speak about several government initiatives to raise the level of education in science, technology, engineering and mathematics.
President Barack Obama will speak about several government initiatives to raise the level of education in science, technology, engineering and mathematics.
A primer on the military utility of some of the force options before President Obama to bolster the 68,000 American troops already in Afghanistan.
When President Obama demanded this month that Afghan President Hamid Karzai tackle government corruption, no one welcomed the news more than Kabul real estate broker Haji Asadullah Safi.
When it comes to revamping insurance and health care systems, hearts have changed since President Clinton pitched sweeping changes in 1993. A look at views, then and now:
As chairman of the CFTC, Gary Gensler is leading the Obama administration's campaign to start policing the Wild West of finance.
The aim is to persuade Taliban foot soldiers to put down arms in exchange for jobs and protection from militants. The drive will be modeled on the 'Sons of Iraq' initiative that helped calm Iraq. The Afghan government and the U.S. military have begun a fledgling drive to lure Taliban foot soldiers away from the battlefield by offering them job opportunities and protection, diplomats and military ...
The guest list for Tuesday's gala remains a secret, but it should solidify who is considered a VIP in the Obama White House. The dinner honors India's prime minister. What's the hottest ticket in the nation's capital? An engraved invitation to Tuesday's White House state dinner, the first hosted by President Obama.
Register exclusive: Sarah Palin could expect a lot of support in Iowa’s Republican caucuses if she launched a campaign for the 2012 presidential nomination, according to The Des Moines Register’s Iowa Poll.
Maziar Bahari Talks to 60 Minutes About His 118-Day Ordeal; Says Military Now Rules Iran
Leeland Eisenberg, the man who took six hostages at Hillary Clinton's Rochester campaign headquarters less than two years ago, is out of prison already.
Talking with the Taliban
Iranian opposition leader Mirhossein Mousavi said Sunday the reform movement would not be cowed by the hardline government's harsh methods as riot police prevented a demonstration by moderates taking place.
WASHINGTON (AP) — Nuclear impasses with Iran and North Korea are the dominant issues for Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton on her trip to Europe and Asia, which begins with a stopover in Germany to commemorate the 20th anniversary of the Berlin Wall’s fall.
The Obama administration appears to have adopted a more pragmatic approach to the overthrow of the government in Honduras, and Sen. Jim DeMint , R-S.C., played a key role bringing that about.
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