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Afghanistan: An Election Without Results

Abdulhadi Hairan | Posted 10.19.2009 | World

Read More: Afghanistan, 2009, Election, Abdullah, Afghan Election, Hamid Karzai, Kandahar, Kabul, Election Fraud, Fraud, Terrorism, War, Tension, Us, Un, World News
Abdulhadi Hairan

Everyone here is impatient to know the outcome of the much-discussed, controversial Afghan elections, but two months have passed and still no one has a clue about the real situation.

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Iran Blames US, Britain For Suicide Bombing

The Guardian | Robert Tait | Posted 10.18.2009 | World

Read More: Shia, White House, Soldiers of God, Revolutionary Guard, Noor Ali Shooshtari, Pakistan, Terrorism, Fars, Irna, Suicide Bomber, Obama, Fars News, Iran, Iran Suicide Bombing, Britain, Sistan-Baluchistan, Baluchistan, Iran Bomb, Jundallah, Iran Boming, Abdol Vahed Mohammadi Saravani, Pishin, Rajab Ali Mohammadzadeh, Us, Sunni, World News

Iran's Revolutionary Guards today vowed to take revenge after blaming Britain and the US for a suicide bombing that killed six of its commanders and 3...

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Data: Afghan War Costs US $3.6 Billion Per Month

The Hill | Roxana Tiron | Posted 10.14.2009 | Politics

Read More: Afghanistan War, Price of Afghanistan, Pentagon, Troops, Afghanistan, Budget, Troop Levels, Cost Per Soldier, Congressional Research Service, Kabul, Obama, Solder, Cost of Afghanistan, Barack Obama, Afghan War, Monthly Cost, Military, Army, How Much Money, Mcchrystal, Total, Cost Per Month, Afghanistan Election, Us, Afghanistan War Cost, Crs, Politics News

The United States spends about $3.6 billion a month in Afghanistan, according to data provided by the Congressional Research Service. ...

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Let France, Israel, the Saudis Deter Iran

Leon T. Hadar | Posted 10.07.2009 | World

Read More: France, Iran, Sarkozy, Charles Krauthammer, Saudi Arabia, Neoconservatives Iran, Israel, U.S., Obama, Chirac, Iran Nuclear Weapons, Ehud Barak, World News
Leon T. Hadar

By counting on the Americans to protect them against a nuclear Iran, the French, the Saudis and the Israelis are avoiding assuming the responsibility for their own security.

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A Team of Rivals: The United States and China on Energy

Armond Cohen | Posted 10.05.2009 | Green

Read More: China Coal Mine, Green Energy, Carbon Emissions, Us, China Us, China, Inside DC, Green News
Armond Cohen

When it comes to green energy technology development, the United States and China are not just rivals; they are also natural allies and partners, with complementary strengths.

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G-7 To Meet, Talk Less As G-20 Ascends: Officials

Bloomberg | By Rainer Buergin and Simon Kennedy | Posted 10.03.2009 | Business

Read More: Uk, Italy, Germany, United Kingdom, Imf, United States, Canada, G7, G-20, Pittsburgh, Global Policy, Japan, France, G-7, g20, Global Economic Policy, Us, Un, Economy, Business News

Group of Seven finance chiefs said they will meet less and issue fewer statements as the G-20 becomes the main arena for setting global economic polic...

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Weekly Foreign Affairs Roundup

Christopher Herbert and Victoria Kataoka Rebuffet | Posted 10.02.2009 | World

Read More: Benyamin Netanyahu, Uk, Guinea, Somalia, Pakistan, Iraq, China, Karzai, Iran, Irish Vote, Guido Westerwelle, Russia, Mahmourd Abbas, Honduras, Solana, Us, Germany, Zelaya, Micheletti, Palestinian, UN General Assembly, G20 Climate Change, Yemen. Lebanon, Medvedev, France, Al Shabaab, Mcchrystal, Georgia, Angela Merkel, Taliban, Afghanistan, Hizbul, Ninawa, Qum, World Affairs, Foreign Affairs Roundup, World News
Christopher Herbert and Victoria Kataoka Rebuffet

This Past Two Week's Top Stories in Foreign Affairs

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Israel Tells US, Time To Act On Iran

AP | IAN DEITCH | Posted 11.26.2009 | World

Read More: Netanyahu, White House, Jerusalem, United Nations, Obama, U.S., Barack Obama, Iran, Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, Benjamin Netanyahu, Nuclear Weapons, Nuclear Facility, Avigdor Lieberman, Tehran, Military, Israel, Un, Us, Strike, Ahmadinejade, World News

JERUSALEM — Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu urged the U.S. to take action over a newly revealed Iranian nuclear facility in a phone co...

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Gates To Ahmadinejad: "Not A Chance" We'll Apologize

ABC News | George Stephanopoulos | Posted 11.25.2009 | World

Read More: Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, Iran, This Week With George Stephanopoulos, Robert Gates, Us, Iran Un, World News

President Ahmadinejad demanded an apology from the US for accusing Iran of violating international law with the secret uranium enrichment site discove...

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Iraqi Shot After Throwing Slipper At US Patrol

AP | ABDUL-QADIR AL-SAADI | Posted 11.17.2009 | World

Read More: Warwire, Iraq, Fallujah, Us, US Marines, World News

FALLUJAH, Iraq — American Marines shot and wounded an Iraqi man in the former flash point city of Fallujah believing he was throwing a grenade a...

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Band-e-Amir Pictures: Photos Of Afghanistan's First National Park

AP / Huffington Post | Posted 11.16.2009 | World

Read More: Kabul, Slideshow, Hindu Kush, Unesco, Afghanistan, Us, Band-E-Amir, National Park, Afghanistan War, World News

Afghanistan designated it's first national park this year, Band-e-Amir. The 228-square-mile park is a group of six lakes situated high in the Hindu Ku...

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Obama Imposes Tariffs On Chinese Tires

AP | JENNIFER LOVEN | Posted 11.11.2009 | Business

Read More: Tire Tariffs, Trade, Tires, China-US Trade, Tariffs, China, Us, Barack Obama, Business News

WASHINGTON — President Barack Obama on Friday slapped punitive tariffs on all car and light truck tires entering the United States from China in...

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Deadly Afghan Air Strike Prompts US-German Rift; More Reports Of Voter Fraud

The Huffington Post | Posted 10.22.2009 | World

Read More: Germany, Afghanistan, Nato, U.S., Kunduz, Afghanistan Election, Voter Fraud, German Elections, World News

An air strike by U.S. fighter jets that appears to have killed Afghan civilians could turn into a major dispute for NATO allies Germany and the United...

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Japan Breaks Out of U.S. Orbit

Diane Francis | Posted 10.19.2009 | World

Read More: Gdp, Japanese Elections, Obama, U.S., Japanese Economy, Asia, Japan, China, Yukio Hatoyama, Djp, Liberal Democratic Party, World News
Diane Francis

The transfer of power in Japan marks a desire on the part of many Japanese voters to move toward Asia and out from under the West's sphere of influence.

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Japan's New Leader Reassures U.S. On Alliance

nytimes.com | MARTIN FACKLER | Posted 10.19.2009 | World

Read More: Japan Economy, Japan Foreign Policy, Barack Obama, Yukio Hatoyama, Hatoyama, Japan America, Japan Us, Japan, Us, Obama Japan, Obama Foreign Policy, Obama Hatoyama, World News

TOKYO -- Scrambling to mend fences with his country's biggest ally, Japan's next leader, Yukio Hatoyama, told the United States ambassador on Thursday...

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Germany, France reinforce Iran sanctions threat

AP | GEIR MOULSON | Posted 10.16.2009 | World

Read More: Germany, Berlin, Iran Sanctions, Sanctions, U.S., Atomic Bomb, China, Britain, France, Iran, Nuclear Weapons, U.N., Tehran, Russia, Iran Nuclear Program, United Nations General Assembly, World News

BERLIN — Germany and France on Monday reinforced a call for Iran to respond to concerns about its nuclear program in September or face tougher s...

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Fayyad's Brilliant Two-Year Plan for Palestinian Statehood

Daoud Kuttab | Posted 09.27.2009 | World

Read More: London Times, Israeli-Palestinian Conflict, Israel, Plo, Obama, Fatah, Salam-Fayyad, Us, Palestinian State in Two Years, Palestinian Territories, Salam Fayyad, Salam Fayyad Palestinian State Plan, World News
Daoud Kuttab

The Palestinian Prime Minister told the press that he wanted the American president arriving in Palestine on Airforce One, to an international airport, and not just a small airstrip.

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Would You Want To Live To Be 100?

Dr. Judith Rich | Posted 09.19.2009 | Living

Read More: Health Care Town Halls, The Balanced Life, Living News, Longevity, Senior Citizens, The Healthy Life, Women's Health, Featured Contributor, President Obama, Health Care Reform, Dr. Judith Rich, Huffington Post, Town Hall Meetings, Health, United States, Cardiovascular Disease, Barack Obama, University of Pittsburgh, High School, Bachelor's Degree, Us, Living News
Dr. Judith Rich

Can you imagine yourself as a really, really old person? I'm talking really old, like 100 years or beyond? In fact it's not only possible you could ...

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Arabia Felix 101: Yemen in the Grips of Unrest

Magda Abu-Fadil | Posted 09.17.2009 | World

Read More: Ali Abdallah Saleh, Al Qaeda, An-Nahar, Zaidi, Khaled Misha’al, Guantanamo, Lebanon, Iraq, U.S., Hezbollah, Salah Al Shanfara, The Losing Bet, Arabian Peninsula, Shafee Saif, United Arab Emirates, Chatham House, Yemen Times, Saudi Arabia, Al Manar, Najib Ghalab, Ramadan, Al Hayat, Carsten Niebuhr, Nasser Al Waheeshi (Abu Baseer), Palestinian, Sana’A, Yemen, Jihadi, Hamas, Qat, Sheikh Ahmad Yassin, Osama Bin Laden, Al Hirak Al Jounoubi (Southern Movement), Abu Bakr Al Qurbi, Al Yaman Al Saeed, Ginny Hill, Kuwait, Arab, Asharq Al-Awsat, Arabia Felix, Afghanistan, Hassan Nasrallah, Sa’ada Province, Sunni, 21st Century, Danish, Moslem, Houthis, Orientalist, Hadramawt, Wahabi, Israel, World News
Magda Abu-Fadil

Yemen has mounted a tight security plan for the holy Moslem month of Ramadan starting this week in a bid to thwart any new terrorist attacks, the Yemen Times reported.

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Optimism Drives Americans Toward the Horizon

Frank Cooper III | Posted 09.11.2009 | Business

Read More: Obama Optimism, U.S., American Culture, American-Optimism, America, Optimism, Business News
Frank Cooper III

Americans remain an optimistic lot. Across all ages, races, sex, location and economic background, Americans are expressing a sense that their individual and collective action can and will move the world forward in a positive way.

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"Coalition Of The Willing" Comes To An End As Last British Troops Leave Iraq

New York Times | ROD NORDLAND and TIMOTHY WILLIAMS | Posted 08.28.2009 | World

Read More: Warwire, Iraq, US Troops, Us, Britain, Iraq Troops, British Troops, World News

Commanders of the Multi-National Force-Iraq, as the American-led military coalition here is formally called, have a looming nomenclature problem....

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"Birthers" Hit a Nerve

Tamar Abrams | Posted 08.27.2009 | Politics

Read More: Hawaii, Birthers, Elections, Air Force, John McCain, Hokkaido, Indonesia, Obama Hawaii, New Mexico, President Obama, Canada, U.S., Panama, Japan, Politics News
Tamar Abrams

I vote to eliminate this antiquated requirement. Presidents should be chosen for their acumen and not for a word or two on a birth certificate.

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North Korea Willing To Hold Talks With US: Report

AP | KWANG-TAE KIM | Posted 08.25.2009 | World

Read More: North Korea Talks, Us, Kim Jong Il, North Korea, World News

SEOUL, South Korea — North Korea has indicated its interest in holding direct talks with the United States, a news report said, after the two si...

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Biden: "Withering" Russia Will Bend To U.S.

Wall Street Journal | PETER SPIEGEL | Posted 08.25.2009 | World

Read More: Russia, Joe Biden, Us, Russia Economy, World News

Vice President Joe Biden said in an interview that Russia's economy is "withering," and suggested the trend will force the country to make accommodati...

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