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US tells Pakistan to cooperate in India probeAP - The United States has told Pakistan it expects complete cooperation in investigations into the terrorist rampage in nuclear rival India, Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice said Monday, saying the civilized world must unite against this menace.
Yahoo! – Dec 1, 2008 3:07 PM [GMT] – comment?
found in Top Stories: Terrorism
Pentagon to Beef Up Domestic Security
The Pentagon will have 20,000 uniformed troops inside the United States by 2011 to help state and local officials respond to a domestic catastrophe.
Fox News – Dec 1, 2008 2:56 PM [GMT] – comment?
found in Politics
The Pentagon will have 20,000 uniformed troops inside the United States by 2011 to help state and local officials respond to a domestic catastrophe.
Fox News – Dec 1, 2008 2:56 PM [GMT] – comment?
found in Politics
A president called Barack Hussein Obama changes the name game
NEW YORK -- Zenas Ackah has heard it all his life: What kind of name is that? You must not be from here. You must be foreign. Actually, no. Born in the United States, the 22-year-old college senior with the Greek first name and the Ghanian last name grew up in Philadelphia.
Pantagraph.com – Dec 1, 2008 2:39 PM [GMT] – comment?
found in Local: Illinois: Peoria-Bloomington
NEW YORK -- Zenas Ackah has heard it all his life: What kind of name is that? You must not be from here. You must be foreign. Actually, no. Born in the United States, the 22-year-old college senior with the Greek first name and the Ghanian last name grew up in Philadelphia.
Pantagraph.com – Dec 1, 2008 2:39 PM [GMT] – comment?
found in Local: Illinois: Peoria-Bloomington
Gov't to consult with provinces on climate talks
Reuters - LAKE LOUISE, Alberta (Reuters) - Canada's environment minister said on Friday the federal government would give the country's provinces a consultative role in any negotiations with the United States on a North American pact to cut greenhouse-gas emissions.
Yahoo! – Dec 1, 2008 2:38 PM [GMT] – comment?
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Reuters - LAKE LOUISE, Alberta (Reuters) - Canada's environment minister said on Friday the federal government would give the country's provinces a consultative role in any negotiations with the United States on a North American pact to cut greenhouse-gas emissions.
Yahoo! – Dec 1, 2008 2:38 PM [GMT] – comment?
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Awaiting the Obamnesty
From a piece (not online) by Frontera NorteSur:Meanwhile, many Mexican migrants are hedging their bets in the Promised Land. Taurino Castrejon Salgado, a Guerrero leader of the Union of Campesinos and Mexican Emigrants (UCEM), said the election of Barack Obama to the presidency of the United States ... more »
National Review Online – Dec 1, 2008 2:30 PM [GMT] – comment?
found in Politics: Opinions
From a piece (not online) by Frontera NorteSur:Meanwhile, many Mexican migrants are hedging their bets in the Promised Land. Taurino Castrejon Salgado, a Guerrero leader of the Union of Campesinos and Mexican Emigrants (UCEM), said the election of Barack Obama to the presidency of the United States ... more »
National Review Online – Dec 1, 2008 2:30 PM [GMT] – comment?
found in Politics: Opinions
Serbia: No US witnesses testify in fugitive case
AP - A Serbian court says it has received no response from U.S. witnesses it invited to testify in the case of a Serbian basketball player who fled the United States after allegedly beating a fellow student.
Yahoo! – Dec 1, 2008 2:22 PM [GMT] – comment?
found in World: Europe
AP - A Serbian court says it has received no response from U.S. witnesses it invited to testify in the case of a Serbian basketball player who fled the United States after allegedly beating a fellow student.
Yahoo! – Dec 1, 2008 2:22 PM [GMT] – comment?
found in World: Europe
Serbian court: No US witnesses to testify in fugitive basketball player case
BELGRADE, Serbia (AP) _ A Serbian court says it has received no response from U.S. witnesses it invited to testify in the case of a Serbian basketball player who fled the United States after allegedly beating a fellow student.
Newsday.com – Dec 1, 2008 2:22 PM [GMT] – comment?
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BELGRADE, Serbia (AP) _ A Serbian court says it has received no response from U.S. witnesses it invited to testify in the case of a Serbian basketball player who fled the United States after allegedly beating a fellow student.
Newsday.com – Dec 1, 2008 2:22 PM [GMT] – comment?
found in World
Philadelphians scramble to see Obama inauguration
A few weeks after the March presidential primaries, Darlene Atta had a feeling. Barack Obama had won a string of state primaries and was besting the mighty Hillary Rodham Clinton. It could happen, Atta thought. Obama could very well become the next president of the United States, the first African A ... more »
philly.com – Dec 1, 2008 1:01 PM [GMT] – comment?
found in Local: Pennsylvania: Philadelphia
A few weeks after the March presidential primaries, Darlene Atta had a feeling. Barack Obama had won a string of state primaries and was besting the mighty Hillary Rodham Clinton. It could happen, Atta thought. Obama could very well become the next president of the United States, the first African A ... more »
philly.com – Dec 1, 2008 1:01 PM [GMT] – comment?
found in Local: Pennsylvania: Philadelphia
Nuke, bioterror attack called likely
WASHINGTON, Dec. 1 (UPI) -- The United States and other nations need to act urgently to prevent a nuclear or biological terrorism attack in the near future, a bipartisan panel says.
United Press International – Dec 1, 2008 12:39 PM [GMT] – comment?
found in Top Stories
WASHINGTON, Dec. 1 (UPI) -- The United States and other nations need to act urgently to prevent a nuclear or biological terrorism attack in the near future, a bipartisan panel says.
United Press International – Dec 1, 2008 12:39 PM [GMT] – comment?
found in Top Stories
India Attacks Put American Travelers On Edge
The recent terrorist strike in India only re-enforces the need for vigilant safety precautions -- both overseas and the United States.
cbs4boston.com – Dec 1, 2008 12:34 PM [GMT] – comment?
found in Local: Massachusetts: Boston
The recent terrorist strike in India only re-enforces the need for vigilant safety precautions -- both overseas and the United States.
cbs4boston.com – Dec 1, 2008 12:34 PM [GMT] – comment?
found in Local: Massachusetts: Boston