Archive for February, 2009

Cash call

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The money-making schemes of social networking sites Read more..

Future war

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The MoD showcases its latest gadgets Read more..

Orszag Is Economic Centrist Who Knows How to Deal

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The gangly, bespectacled official who yesterday laid down the fiscal footprint of a new presidency is an unassuming man who proudly refers to himself as the administration's "super-nerd." Read more..

Ambitious Blueprint a Big Risk The President Is Willing to Take

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President Obama's first budget -- with its eye-popping $1.75 trillion deficit, a health-care fund of more than $600 billion, a $150 billion energy package and proposals to tax wealthy Americans ... Read more..

D.C. Voting Measure Clears The Senate

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The Senate passed a bill yesterday that would give the District a voting seat in the House of Representatives, but lawmakers attached language strongly opposed by city leaders that strips ... Read more..

Britain Acknowledges 2 Detainees Are in U.S. Prison in Afghanistan

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The British government, after years of denying it had any role in the U.S. policy of "extraordinary rendition," acknowledged yesterday that two prisoners its military forces turned over to U.S. ... Read more..

Clinton Praises ‘Valuable’ Talks

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The United States, Pakistan and Afghanistan will begin regular, trilateral meetings after sessions held among the three nations here this week, Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton announced yesterday. Read more..

Senate Panel to Examine CIA Detainee Handling

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The Senate intelligence committee is planning an unprecedented review of the CIA's handling of captured terrorist suspects, drawing back the curtain for the first time on the agency's use of ... Read more..

Democrats Assail Plan For Pulling Out Troops

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President Obama sought yesterday to quell growing complaints from members of Congress about his plans for drawing down troops in Iraq, inviting lawmakers to a White House meeting on the ... Read more..

Criminal Charges Said to Be Set for ‘Enemy Combatant’ Marri

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The Justice Department is preparing to announce criminal charges against Ali Saleh Kahlah al-Marri for allegedly providing material support to al-Qaeda terrorists, sources said, a groundbreaking step that would place ... Read more..