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U.S.: Obama to Seek Global Re-engagement, But How Much?
While a President Barack Hussein Obama will present a strikingly different face of the United States to the rest of the world, how different his actual foreign policy will be remains unclear.
POLITICS-US: Yes, He Could – Obama Handily Takes White House
In a historic victory, Democratic Sen. Barack Obama has been elected the 44th president of the United States.
POLITICS-US: Massive Turnout Expected to Tip Vote for Obama
On the eve of Tuesday's elections, Sen. Barack Obama and his fellow Democratic candidates appear to be on the verge of a historic victory, according to political experts attached to both major parties and the latest polling.POLITICS-US: Two, Three, Many Grand Bargains?
As the United States waded ever deeper into the Indochinese quagmire in the early 1960s, the Argentine revolutionary Che Guevara called for "two, three, many Vietnams" to bog down the superpower in unwinnable Third World conflicts that would drain its treasury and overstretch its military.FINANCE: NGOs Call for Radical Reforms as IMF Offers New Loans
Two weeks before U.S. President George W. Bush hosts an economic summit to address the six-week-old financial crisis that has wreaked havoc on the world's capital and stock markets, a coalition of nearly 600 non-governmental organisations (NGOs) from 88 countries is calling for a "fundamental and far-reaching transformation on the international financial and economic system."U.S.: Arab Americans Stoke Strong Minority Support for Obama
With only one week left before the Nov. 4 presidential elections, Arab Americans have sharply increased their support for the Democratic candidate, Sen. Barack Obama, according to a poll released here Tuesday by the Arab American Institute (AAI).
U.S.: A Week Out, Obama and Democrats Poised for Victory
With only one week before the Nov. 4 elections, Democrats are increasingly hopeful that they will emerge next Wednesday with control of the White House and substantially increased majorities in both houses of Congress.POLITICS-US: Candidates' Worldviews Are Worlds Apart
While the ongoing financial crisis has almost entirely displaced foreign policy and even the Iraq War as the main concern of voters here, the differences in approach to the world beyond U.S. borders between the Republican candidate, Sen. John McCain, and his Democratic rival, Sen. Barack Obama, remain both wide and substantial.ECONOMY: Rich-Poor Divide Worst Among Rich Countries
The "American Dream" of upward social mobility appears to have emigrated from its birthplace in the United States to northern Europe, according to a major new report by the Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD) on the growth of economic equality over the past 20 years.POLITICS-US: Powell Marks Latest Republican Defection
The announcement by former Secretary of State Colin Powell Sunday that he will vote for Democratic Sen. Barack Obama for president Nov. 4 marks the latest and most prominent, if not entirely unexpected, defection of a major Republican figure from his party's election campaign.US/AFGHANISTAN: Moving Towards a 'Grand Bargain'
Increasingly frustrated by the "downward spiral" that the U.S. intelligence community sees in Afghanistan, the Pentagon appears to be moving in support of engaging leaders of the resurgent Taliban who are prepared to disassociate themselves from al-Qaeda.RIGHTS: Activists Celebrate Iran’s Ban on Juvenile Executions
International human rights groups have welcomed the reports out of Tehran Thursday that Iranian courts may no longer order the death penalty against juvenile offenders.U.S.: Top Ex-Diplomats Slam “Militarisation” of Foreign Policy
While the Pentagon's budget has risen to heights not seen since World War II, U.S. diplomatic and foreign aid assets have largely atrophied and must be quickly rebuilt by any new administration that takes office in January, according to a new report released here this week by former senior foreign service officers.
POLITICS-US: Bush Set to Go With a Whimper, Not a Bang
With only three months left in office, U.S. President George W. Bush appears increasingly determined to calm the international waters he so vigorously churned up, especially during his first term.
U.S.: McCain Sinks on Economy, Palin Pick, Negative Attacks
Overwhelmed by crashing stock markets and what is increasingly seen by even traditional conservatives as a Faustian bargain with the extreme right-wing core of his Republican Party, Sen. John McCain's chances of winning the Nov. 4 presidential elections have fallen sharply over the past three weeks.U.S.: Pakistan "Greatest Single Challenge" to Next President
Calling Pakistan the "greatest single challenge" to the next U.S. administration, a bipartisan group of South Asia experts recommends cutting aid to the Pakistani army unless it commits itself to the counter-insurgency struggle against the Taliban and al Qaeda.POLITICS-US: Asian Americans Tilt Heavily Toward Obama
By a margin of nearly two to one, Asian-American voters favour Democratic Sen. Barack Obama over his Republican rival, Sen. John McCain, in the Nov. 4 elections, according to a major new poll released here Monday.INDIA/US: Senate Passes Nuke Deal Over Escalation Fears
While the U.S. Senate's approval of a controversial nuclear deal with India was hailed by the White House Thursday as a major advance in Washington's "strategic relationship" with the South Asian giant, weapons experts warned that it dealt a serious blow to more than 30 years of U.S. and international non-proliferation efforts.U.S.: Brief Talks with Syria Spur Speculation
A series of meetings between U.S. and Syrian diplomats, including Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice and her counterpart, Foreign Minister Walid Moallem, at the United Nations over the past week is stirring speculation that Washington may at last be moving toward engaging Damascus.
U.S.: Obama Solidifies Lead Amid Turmoil in Washington
With just five weeks before the Nov. 4 presidential elections, Democratic candidate Sen. Barack Obama has built a strong lead that his rival, Republican Sen. John McCain, could find difficult to reverse.U.S.: Iran Resolution Shelved in Rare Defeat for “Israel Lobby”
In a significant and highly unusual defeat for the so-called "Israel Lobby", the Democratic leadership of the House of Representatives has decided to shelve a long-pending, albeit non-binding, resolution that called for President George W. Bush to launch what critics called a blockade against Iran.« Previous Page — Next Page »
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