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... woo Taliban fighters away from the insurgency," the Washington Post reports. In talks Wednesday, says the Post, Karzai "plans to stress that the U.S. search for local governance solutions cannot come at Kabul's expense, sources close to his delegation said. The challenge for U.S. officials will be ...
SEN. MARY LANDRIEU: And define legitimate, please, for us. LAMAR MCKAY: Substantiated claims. I -- I can't define the term. What -- here's the intent. The intent is to be fair, responsive and expeditious. And to -- as to the $75 million that you mentioned, we think that we're going ...
... clear that companies across a wide range of industries are paying executives in ways that officials worry will not discourage the kind of excessive short-term risk-taking that led to the financial crisis." China's President to Attend Nuclear Summit Despite a recent strain in relations, President Hu Jintao ...
... of politicians and religious leaders alike. His new book, ‘Rock & Roll Jihad,’ looks back at his career, challenges the current perception of the politically-charged term “jihad,” and imagines what role rock music could play to bridge the serious gaps in understanding between America and the Muslim world. // ]> // ]]> A full ...
... Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner warned it would be "very troubling" to the financial markets if the Senate were to reject Ben Bernanke for a second term as chairman of the Federal Reserve. In an interview with Politico, Geithner said the administration is "very confident" the embattled Fed chairman will be ...
... Port-au-Prince before Tuesday's quake, and Haiti's tragic history with disasters. The Christian Science Monitor has a slide show of the various search-and-rescue teams either in Haiti or on the way, while CNN has video of how specially trained dogs prepare for search-and-rescue ...
... priority areas for assistance, and shared the results of that review throughout the United States government, and with international partners who are also sending support. Search and rescue teams are actively working to save lives. Our military has secured the airport and prepared it to receive the heavy equipment and ...
... larger health concern for the population that's still alive. MATTHEW MAREK: Absolutely. And we have to take that into consideration immediately for our short-term relief efforts and our long-term planning. The population needs to be concerned with that as well. HARI SREENIVASAN: Where are people getting their ...
Prime Minister Gordon Brown: GORDON BROWN: I can say that our 64 firefighters who were flown out urgently with the help of Gatwick Airport being opened for that to happen, together with 10 tons of lifting equipment to help, and search-and-rescue dogs, have arrived in Haiti, in Port ...
... be Christmas Day bomber? KENNETH BUTTON, professor of public policy, George Mason University: I think some of the measures are simply, as I said, short term, and they're knee-jerk reactions. Of course, all these measures can be put into place, like blankets on the lap and not going ...
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