With the Obama and Clinton camps floating trial balloons all over Washington, and with no new Hill or Bill revelations surfacing, it now appears that Senator Hillary Clinton of New York may be the nominee for Secretary of State. The first impression is that a secure and confident President-elect ...
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Former US President Jimmy Carter, former UN head Kofi Annan, and Graca Machel, wife of former South African President Nelson Mandela, seen from left, during a news conference in Johannesburg, Staurday, Nov. 22, 2008. Former U.S. President Jimmy Carter says he and others have been refused entry to ...
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WASHINGTON, Nov. 21 (Xinhua) -- The New York Knicks trade guard Jamal Crawford on Friday for Golden State Warriors forward Al Harrington. "Al is a true NBA veteran who possesses multi-positional skills," Knicks head coach Mike D'Antoni said. "He will fit perfectly into our system and will help us ...
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LANSING -- Gov. Jennifer Granholm had advice Friday for the Detroit Three automaker executives when they plead their case again to Congress next month for $25 billion in loans to rescue the cash-starved industry. Make it clear that survival of the U.S. auto industry -- especially U.S.-made electric ...
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Lame-duck US, Israeli leaders to meet a final time Lame-duck US, Israeli leaders to meet a final time Iraq's prime minister, president in public quarrel Carter, Annan, others refused entry to Zimbabwe Carter, Annan say they have been refused entry to Zimbabwe for humanitarian mission DHARMSALA ...
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Iraq's presidential council has taken the unusual step of publicly criticizing the Shiite prime minister after he berated them for their opposition to councils of loyal tribesmen in several Iraqi provinces. The quarrel is the latest in a series of political setbacks that underline enduring rivalries ...
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An Army wife accused of setting her apartment on fire botched an attempt to collect on her husband's $400,000 insurance policy when he survived and her two children died instead, a federal prosecutor said. Billi Jo Smallwood, 35, was denied bond at a Friday hearing in northeast Georgia, where she ...
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