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Honduras Court Rebuffs OAS on Zelaya's Return - Voice of America

Los Angeles Times Honduras Court Rebuffs OAS on Zelaya's Return Voice of America The Honduran Supreme Court has rejected a call from the head of the Organization of American States to return deposed leader Manuel Zelaya to the...

Iraq's Maliki declines U.S. offer on national reconciliation

The Iraqi prime minister tells visiting Vice President Joe Biden that Iraqis must overcome their political differences on their own and that U.S. involvement would not be welcome. Vice President Joe Biden's mission to promote...

Anti-Americanism plays in Russia

President Obama is to visit Russia next week, but U.S. hopes to 'reset' ties with Moscow may run into the problem that being in opposition to America is a stance that serves the Kremlin. When President Obama visits the Kremlin...

Dems Feud Over N.Y. Race

Former President Bill Clinton is headlining a fundraiser for the opponent of White House-backed Sen. Kristen Gillibrand and New York Rep. Charles Rangel rebuked President Obama for meddling into the primary as he defended Rep....

Republican Comeback Territory In California

SANTA MONICA, Calif. -- California's campaigns introduce candidates not only to the state's voters but also to its immensity. In Bakersfield, Meg Whitman, 52, the former CEO of eBay who is campaigning for the 2010 Republican...

Mrs. Obama bringing glamor to Moscow this weekend

By CATRINA STEWART ASSOCIATED PRESS WRITER FILE -- In this July 16, 2009, file photo, Svetlana Medvedeva, wife of Russia's President Dmitry Medvedev is seen in Moscow. Medvedev's wife Svetlana is pious and discreet and met her...

D.C. Same-Sex Couples Headed for Equality

THE DISTRICT'S recognition of same-sex marriages performed in other jurisdictions took a big step forward on Tuesday. The D.C. Superior Court ruled that the Board of Elections and Ethics "correctly concluded" that a proposed...

Albanian Opposition threatens street protests

By LLAZAR SEMINI Associated Press Writer TIRANA, Albania (AP) - Albania's opposition Socialists charged Saturday that the ruling Democrats were improperly trying to influence the country's lengthy vote count by declaring...

Coup, Coup Ga Joob

In the complex world of hemispheric politics, where the name of Revolutionary War veteran James Monroe is still tossed about in glorious ancient relevancy, currency is everything and subtle shifts in the stance of the North...

Schwarzenegger's Failure in California

In a letter to the Wall Street Journal, the financier Warren Buffett spoke of three houses he owns, two in Laguna Beach in southern California and one in Omaha, Nebraska. In 2003, it had a market value of about $4 million, and...

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