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Pentagon: Chinese Ships Harassed US Vessel

AP | BY PAULINE JELINEK | Posted 04.09.2009 | World

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WASHINGTON — Chinese ships surrounded and harassed a Navy mapping ship in international waters off China, at one point coming within 25 feet of ...

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US Envoy: "Common Ground" In Syria Talks

AP | SAM F. GHATTAS | Posted 04.07.2009 | World

Read More: Syria, Diplomacy, Us, Syria Talks, World News

DAMASCUS, Syria — A senior U.S. envoy visiting Syria said Saturday that there is common ground between Washington and Damascus but cautioned not...

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Obama To Visit Turkey

AP | SUZAN FRASER and ROBERT BURNS | Posted 04.07.2009 | World

Read More: Foreign Relations, Syria, Us, Hillary Clinton Secretary of State, Foreign Policy, World News

ANKARA, Turkey — For one of his first foreign visits, President Barack Obama will call on NATO ally Turkey, an overwhelmingly Muslim country vie...

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In Egypt, International Community Pledges To Reconstruct Gaza

Daoud Kuttab | Posted 04.02.2009 | World

Read More: Israel, Us, Palestinian, Hillary Clinton, Sharm-El-Sheikh, Israeli-Palestinian Conflict, Gaza Donors Conference, Sharm El-Sheikh, Gaza Aid, Hillary Clinton Israel, Gaza War, Hamas, Gaza Conference, Hillary Clinton Gaza, World News

Sharm el Sheikh, EGYPT -- A resounding and unanimous international message of support was sounded in the Red Sea resort of Sharm el Sheikh March 2 wit...

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US, China Military Talks Described As Frank And Open

Washington Post | Maureen Fan | Posted 04.01.2009 | Politics

Read More: Military Talks, Us China Discussion, Us China Military Talks, US China Relations, Us, China, Politics News

China and the Obama administration concluded their first military consultations Saturday without setting a timetable for high-level exchanges while ag...

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Weekly Foreign Affairs Roundup

Christopher Herbert and Victoria Kataoka Rebuffet | Posted 03.30.2009 | World

Read More: Sanctions, Nuclear Program, Clinton, Economy, Missile, Iran, Drugs, Obama, Tibet, Non-Military Goods, Ceasefire, Taliban, Nato, Bribe, Kurds, Turkmenistan, Security, Pakistan, Swat, Mexico, United States, Uzbekistan, Us, Nukes, Instablity, Human Rights, State Department, Guam, Mosul, Qaeda, China, North Korea, Foreign Affairs Roundup, Foreign Affairs, Foreign Policy, World News

The Week's Top Stories in Foreign Affairs: American Economic Leadership Recognized Facts: US President Barack Obama made his first address to Americ...

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North Korea offers possible olive branch to US

AP | JAE-SOON CHANG | Posted 03.18.2009 | World

Read More: North Korean America Relations, North Korea Reaching Out to Us, North Korea, South Korea, Us, World News

SEOUL, South Korea — North Korea is ready to improve relations with "friendly" countries, the communist country's No. 2 leader said Sunday ahead...

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China Will Continue Buying US Treasury Bonds

Financial Times | Henny Sender | Posted 03.14.2009 | Business

Read More: China Buying Us Bonds, Us, China, Us Treasury Bonds, Business News

China will continue to buy US Treasury bonds even though it knows the dollar will depreciate because such investments remain its "only option" in a pe...

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Record Global Wind Growth: Becomes Race Between US & China

Dennis Markatos | Posted 03.06.2009 | Green

Read More: Renewable Energy, Wind Power, Record Growth, Us, China, 2009, Green News

Wind power did not just have outstanding growth in the US last year. This renewable energy success story was a worldwide phenomenon.

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US Badminton Team To Play In Iran

AP | MATTHEW LEE | Posted 03.05.2009 | World

Read More: Women, Sports, Iran, Education, State Department, Badminton, Diplomacy, Us, Foreign Policy, Culture, World News

WASHINGTON — The Obama administration is sending a women's badminton team to Iran this week as part of a broad bid to engage the Iranian people ...

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"Buy American" Provision In Stimulus Plan Angers US Trade Partners

AFP | Veronica Smith | Posted 03.01.2009 | Business

Read More: Europe, Canada, Economic Stimulus, US Trade Partners, Us, Stimulus, Business News

A new "Buy American" push in President Barack Obama's economic stimulus plan is sparking protests about protectionism from US trading partners. Passa...

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War and Peace

Carolita Johnson | Posted 02.12.2009 | Home

Read More: Iran, Rocket Attacks, Gaza, Middle East, War, Israeli Security, Iraq War, Israel, Palestine, Afghanistan, Iraq, U.S., Hamas, Peace, Israel Palestine, Home News

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US And Afghanistan Planning To Recruit Local Militias To Fight Taliban

New York Times | Dexter Filkins | Posted 01.24.2009 | Politics

Read More: Afghanistan War, Warwire, Us, Afghanistan, Afghanistan Militias, Politics News

Taking a page from the successful experiment in Iraq, American commanders and Afghan leaders are preparing to arm local militias to help in the fight ...

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US Denies Russia's Claim That Its Volunteers Fought With Georgia

AP | Posted 01.24.2009 | World

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MOSCOW — The U.S. Embassy has denied Russian investigators' claims that American volunteers fought on Georgia's side in its war against Russia. ...

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US Excluded From Latin American Summit As Russia, China Loom Large

Bloomberg | Joshua Goodman | Posted 01.15.2009 | World

Read More: Russia, Iran, Us Excluded From Latin American Summit, Us, China, Latin American Summit, World News

Latin American and Caribbean leaders gathering in Brazil tomorrow will mark a historic occasion: a region-wide summit that excludes the United States...

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Russia and the US: It's Time to Graduate

Brian Burton and David Capezza | Posted 01.05.2009 | World

Read More: Nuclear Disarmament, US Russia Relations, Venezuela, Center for New American Security, Georgia, Russia, Ukraine, Political Satire, International Relations, Cuba, Us, North Korea, World News

Russia cannot understand why the U.S. continually sets up social networks to take in more friends, while socially-awkward Russia has trouble making friends at all.

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China To US: Get Your Economy In Order

AP | JOE McDONALD | Posted 01.04.2009 | Business

Read More: US Economy, China Economy, Us, China, Business News

BEIJING — China is urging Washington to rein in debt-fueled spending and stabilize its economy in high-level talks on their commercial relations...

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US, China Headed For Possible Clash Over Currency

AP | JOE McDONALD | Posted 01.03.2009 | Business

Read More: Financial Crisis, US Economy, Yuan, China Currency, Us, China, US Currency, Dollar, Business News

BEIJING — China's chief trade envoy urged Washington on Thursday to stabilize its economy and protect Beijing's U.S. investments as the two side...

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Intelligence Report: US Can No Longer 'Call The Shots Alone'

Guardian | Julian Borger | Posted 12.21.2008 | Politics

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The United States' leading intelligence organisation has warned that the world is entering an increasingly unstable and unpredictable period in which ...

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Russia Rejects US Missile Defense Plan, Reports Say

AP | MIKE ECKEL | Posted 12.13.2008 | Politics

Read More: Russia, Foreign Affairs, Missiles, Us, Missile Defense, Politics News

MOSCOW — The Kremlin has rejected a second set of U.S. proposals offered to assuage increasingly strident Russian criticism of plans for an Amer...

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US to Iran: Let's Get Back Together

Shirin Sadeghi | Posted 12.01.2008 | Politics

Read More: Syria, Iran, War on Terror, Tehran US Presence, Pakistan, Iranian Public, US Hegemony, Iraq, Afghanistan, Georgia, Tehran, International Relations, Us, Bush Adminstration, Politics News

The US needs Iran right now: the War on Terror is in shambles and Iran remains the only stable force in the region that can bring resolution to the rapidly deteriorating problems faced by the US.

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The Ten Percenters

Robbie Gennet | Posted 11.12.2008 | Politics

Read More: Politics, Bush, Mccain, Economy, Obama, Democrats, Us, Poll Numbers, Republicans, Politics News

People are mad as hell and they are under no delusions who got us into this mess. Well, at least 86 percent of us are.

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The White House's Final Folly

Eric Margolis | Posted 11.10.2008 | Politics

Read More: India, White House, Islam, Latin America, Australia, War in Afghanistan, Afghanistan, George W. Bush, Washington DC, Pakistan Democracy, Afghanistan War, Wall Street, Us, Muslim, Iraq, Israel, Europe, China, International, Politics News

In its final days in office, the White House has engineered an historic nuclear deal with India that Congress, unaware of the import, approved last week.

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Detroit Three Expect $25 Billion -- So Who Bails Out Americans' Missing Car Payments?

Steve Parker | Posted 10.25.2008 | Business

Read More: Automotive News, San Diego, Portland, Detroit Three, Mortgage Crisis, AIG Bailout, Cars, Washington DC, Gas/Electric Hybrid, Los Angeles, Denver, America, Ford Motor Co, Dallas, American Financial Services Association, Chrysler, Chevrolet Volt, Aig, Seattle, Sen. Carl Levin, General Motors, Wall Street, Phoenix, Michigan, Home Foreclosures, San Francisco, Plug-in Hybrids, Us, Repossession, Wall Street Bailout, Business News

It used to be said that a house was the largest expenditure in any person's lifetime; but if someone buys five or more new cars over 40 or 50 years, those purchases could easily cost more, in total, than their home.

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Defending Against the Real Threats

Rep. Ellen Tauscher | Posted 09.20.2008 | Politics

Read More: Mccain Foreign Policy, John McCain, Us, Anti-Missile Shield, Poland, Anti-Missile Defense Deal, Us and Poland, McCain Georgia, Politics News

Republicans in Congress, led by McCain, are once again reacting to Russian saber-rattling in a manner that reflects their complete misunderstanding of the threats the United States and our allies face.

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