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S.African opposed by U.S. named as U.N. rights chief (Reuters)
Source: Yahoo! News - Jul 24 2008 12:37
Reuters - U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon on Thursday named South African judge Navanethem Pillay as the world body's new human rights chief, succeeding outspoken Canadian Louise Arbour, a U.N. spokeswoman said.




Rice says will continue to speak out on Anwar
Source: Reuters - Jul 24 2008 00:12
SINGAPORE (Reuters) - Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice said on Thursday Washington would continue to speak out in legal cases such as that of Malaysian opposition leader Anwar Ibrahim, despite accusations of meddling.


Military officials to recommend more troops for Afghanistan
Source: USATODAY.com - Jul 23 2008 20:57
Top U.S. military leaders are expected to recommend to Defense Secretary Robert Gates hundreds of U.S. troops who could be sent ...


Blacks still rare in top U.S. military ranks
Source: USATODAY.com - Jul 23 2008 16:14
Blacks have made great strides in the military since it was integrated 60 years ago, but they still struggle to gain a foothold ...


Spending on vets exceeds 1947 high
Source: USATODAY.com - Jul 23 2008 00:37
The federal government is spending more money on veterans than at any time in modern history, surpassing the tidal wave of spending ...


Analysis: Obama pledges engagement in Mideast (AP)
Source: Yahoo! News - Jul 22 2008 16:56

Democratic presidential candidate Sen. Barack Obama, D-Ill., right, walks with King Abdullah of Jordan, Tuesday, July 22, 2008, in Amman, Jordan. (AP Photo/Jae C. Hong)AP - Is there anything new a presidential candidate can say about the absence of peace in the fragile Middle East?



Bill to rein in oil speculators wins test vote
Source: Reuters - Jul 22 2008 12:37
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A Democratic-backed bill to rein in energy market speculators blamed for high crude oil and gasoline prices cleared a U.S. Senate procedural hurdle on Tuesday, but final passage of the legislation remained uncertain.


Hearing will tackle 'Don't ask, don't tell' military policy
Source: USATODAY.com - Jul 22 2008 01:59
Democrats in Congress hope to ignite a drive to reverse the military's "don't ask, don't tell" policy Wednesday with the first ...


Rice told embassies to limit aid for Obama, McCain (AP)
Source: Yahoo! News - Jul 21 2008 16:56

In this photo released by the U.S. army, U.S. presidential candidate Barack Obama, left, and top U.S. military commander in Iraq, David Petraeus, talk as they take a helicopter ride over Baghdad, Iraq, Monday, July 21, 2008.  Iraq's government welcomed Obama on Monday with a message of apparent common ground on American troop withdrawal goals: expressing hopes that combat forces could leave by 2010. (AP Photo/Ssg. Lorie Jewell, HO)AP - On the eve of Democrat Barack Obama's overseas tour, Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice told employees at U.S. embassies to provide only minimal help to visiting presidential candidates.



Rice, at weekend nuke talks, says Iran not serious
Source: USATODAY.com - Jul 21 2008 08:16
Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice accused Iran on Monday of not being serious at weekend talks about its disputed nuclear program ...


Bush: Congress could take steps to ease gas prices
Source: USATODAY.com - Jul 19 2008 11:17
Responding to Americans' anger over gas prices and the housing bust, President Bush is stepping up pressure on Congress to open ...


Lawmakers delay Macedonia envoy vote
Source: USATODAY.com - Jul 19 2008 06:40
Two U.S. senators are holding up the Bush administration's nominee for ambassador to Macedonia, which has been engaged in a dispute ...


Brandenburg Gate not venue for Obama speech: aides
Source: Reuters - Jul 19 2008 00:05
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Barack Obama has decided against using the Brandenburg Gate as a backdrop for a speech in Berlin, his aides said on Friday.


McCain adviser Gramm quits after 'whiners' remarks (AP)
Source: Yahoo! News - Jul 18 2008 20:37

**FILE PHOTO** Former Texas Sen. Phil Gramm introduces Sen. John McCain, R-Ariz., to speak at a town hall meeting, Saturday, Feb. 17, 2007, in Des Moines, Iowa. (AP Photo/Charlie Neibergall)AP - Republican presidential candidate John McCain pledged Friday to help auto workers rebuild their industry and in the process jump-start the entire U.S. economy. On the day McCain visited one of the areas hardest hit by the economic downturn and rising gas prices, one of his top advisers, former Sen. Phil Gramm gave up his campaign position a week after saying the country was a "nation of whiners" facing merely a "mental recession."



Rice to meet North Korean minister in Singapore
Source: Reuters - Jul 18 2008 12:57
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice will meet North Korea's foreign minister next week in an "informal" meeting of the six countries in talks on ending Pyongyang's nuclear arms program, the State Department said on Friday.


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