Elections

Another ormer rival joins Obama cabinet

At some point during the long series of Democratic debates last year, Bill Richardson came to realize he was not exactly the center of attention. Obama stood with him again on Wednesday as he announced that he would make...

Roger Simon: Why did Hillary opt for career change?

Is this the end of Hillary? When, during the presidential primary campaign, Obama said he would meet without preconditions (but with preparation) with foreign leaders of nations that oppose the United States, Clinton dismissed...

Thailand restores international air links

Thailand's battered political parties tried to come up with a candidate Thursday to replace the ousted prime minister as airport authorities hurried to restore international air links severed by protesters who occupied...

Obama's New World Order

It was hard to miss the message that Barack Obama was sending with the powerful tableau lined up behind him onstage in Chicago. In Hillary Clinton, Obama is getting a Secretary of State who battled him to the bitter end of a...

Clinton's Indonesian ties may face scrutiny

JAKARTA (Reuters) - Hillary Clinton's nomination as U.S. secretary of state could prove tricky for Indonesia, a key ally in Southeast Asia in the U.S.-led war on terror, because of a past funding scandal and her stance on trade...

Palin files late disclosure for free 2007 trips

ANCHORAGE (AP) — Gov. Sarah Palin has added to her financial disclosure forms two free trips that she took nearly two years ago but failed to report. Palin, who was Republican presidential candidate John McCain's running mate,...

Israel's troubled Labor Party struggles to survive

Not much is going right for Israel's once-powerful Labor Party. With parliamentary elections less than three months away, polls predict Labor could be whittled down to just the fifth-largest faction in parliament and pushed to...

Nigeria: Senate to Investigate Jos Mayhem

The Senate is to investigate the recent mayhem in Jos that led to the death of over 200 Nigerians on the backdrop of failures of past judicial commission of inquiries. The resolution followed a motion moved yesterday by the...

Zimbabwe: When Will This Mugabe-Made Disaster End?

"Yes, Zambia has problems - but thank God, we're not Zimbabwe!" I've heard this remark several times recently and even repeated it myself. But I never appreciated its full meaning so much until I listened last week to several...

Matthews inches closer to Senate run (Politico)

Josh Kraushaar, Michael Calderone Josh Kraushaar, Michael Calderone – 45 mins ago Chris Matthews is getting ready to play hardball—not on television, but in the down-and-dirty world of Pennsylvania politics. The garrulous host...

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