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Iraq wants explanation on 'US spying on PM'
Iraq will seek an explanation from US officials about a report asserting the United States spied on Iraqi officials, including Prime Minister Nouri Maliki, the Iraqi government spokesman said on Friday.
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Washington Post Death Spiral Watch
Why oh why can't we have a better press corps? Here's Chris Conkey in the WSJ, doing some straight reporting: Bush Ends Opposition to Highway-Fund Boost : WASHINGTON -- The Bush administration reversed earlier ...
My brain tumor brings out best in people
The first sign that I was in trouble came on Wednesday, July 23, when my 2004 black Corvette struck a pedestrian on 18th Street in downtown Washington while I was on my way to my office.
THE US government is planning to put under strict federal control troubled mortgage giants Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac, fire their top executives and use federal funds to bail them out.
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CNN: McCain: 'Fight with me' John McCain vowed Thursday to "shake up Washington" and said he's prepared to reach across the aisle to get the country "back on the road to prosperity and peace."' Full transcript ...
Gov. Palin's 31 earmarks Sarah Palin, John McCain, and Earmarks By Scott Lilly September 4, 2008 The truth is out.
Robert Blackwill downplays Washington Post report on India-US nuke deal
New Delhi, Sept 5 : Former US Ambassador to India Robert Blackwill has downplayed a Washington Post's report on the India-US nuclear deal that said the deal would stand terminated if New Delhi conducts a ...
U.S. spied extensively on al-Maliki, new book by Bob Woodward says
By STEVE LUXENBERG WASHINGTON - The Bush administration has conducted an extensive spying operation on Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki, his staff and others in the Iraqi government, according to a new book by ...
Presidential frontrunner says he will revoke power to bring down democratic govts
In an op-ed article contributed to the Washington Post on Thursday, Zardari wrote that "chief among the challenges that all Pakistanis face is the threat of global terrorism, demonstrated again in this week's ...
Sarah Palin and the Stunning NaivetA of Sally Quinn
In the wake of John McCain's choice of unknown Sarah Palin as his veep, there's been a spate of commentators who can't see beyond the obvious fact that she's a woman.
NSG meet eve, Washington posts N-bomb to India
A well-timed leak in an American newspaper could complicate New Delhi's case at the Nuclear Suppliers Group meeting that begins on Thursday even as India anxiously awaited a nod from the 45-nation group to ...
Rove 'Wrong' About Palin, Steve Schmidt Says
In an interview with CBS' Katie Couric last night, John McCain chief strategist Steve Schmidt takes Karl Rove to task: COURIC: I want to get your reaction to something Karl Rove told the Washington Post today.
'Push for Poll Workers As Election Nears'
The Washington Post offers this report , which begins: "Elections officials across Washington are scrambling to recruit enough poll workers for the November election, plastering banks and grocery stores with ...
Kanarick Graduates From Kaplan University
Kanarick Graduates From Kaplan University Yvette Kanarick of Wellington was awarded a master's degree in business administration from Kaplan University during a recent commencement ceremony at the Chicago ...
Kashmir Valley protests are peaceful: Washington Post
By Khalid Hasan WASHINGTON: Despite the government's use of force, many Muslims in Indian-held Kashmir seem determined to find peaceful ways to voice their separatist aspirations, says a report filed from ...
Risks of McCain's VP pick highlighted
Sunday, August 31, 2008 WASHINGTON: Republican John McCain's shock choice of a youthful, female governor as his running mate was an image-making decision that could backfire before the November presidential ...
- Barackus' accepts the presidential nomiations from Temple O
The star of the Democratic National Convention wasn't Michelle Obama, Hillary Clinton, Hillary's husband - ' certainly not Joe Biden or even Barack Obama.
U.S. Contractor in Iraq, KBR, Accused of Slavery
Posted by Satyam, Think Progress at 7:27 AM on August 29, 2008. A Washington law firm has filed a lawsuit against KBR alleging their involvement in human trafficking, forced labor and slavery.
Attytood: Charles Babington's big hack attack
I don't know a lot about a reporter for the Associated Press named Charles Babington who also spent a lot of time at the Washington Post -- it seems like he's written things over the years that have annoyed the ...
McCain to announce VP pick on Friday: reports
Republican John McCain has settled on a running mate and will unveil his choice tomorrow as he seeks to limit the expected poll surge from Democrat Barack Obama's nomination, reports said.