Obama Taps Panetta for CIA Director
President-elect Barack Obama has chosen Leon Panetta as his Director of the CIA. Panetta served as former President Bill Clinton’s chief of staff from 1994-1997 and was a member of the Iraq Study Group, a bipartisan commission that pushed for a phased withdrawal of American troops from Iraq—a recommendation that was ignored by the Bush administration,
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U.S. Opens Word’s Largest Embassy in Iraq
U.S. diplomats and Iraqi leaders took part in a ceremony opening the new US embassy in Iraq. The $592 million, 104-acre compound becomes the largest, and most expensive, American embassy in the world. The U.S. diplomatic core in Iraq moves to the new compound – located in Baghdad’s “Green
Palestinian Protestors Pay Visit to Obama’s Hawaii Home
On January 20, 2009, Barack Obama will officially assume the mantle as the forty-fourth President of the United States. It was a historical victory for the Democrats. It was also a major victory for the Democrats. On Election Day, Obama won a major victory over his GOP rival Senator John McCain of Arizona.
Gaza Residents Fear Invasion
Reporting from Gaza City and Jerusalem — Residents of the Gaza Strip today braced for a long-feared Israeli tank incursion as warplanes pounded the bottled-up coastal enclave for a third straight day.The West Bank-based Palestinian Authority announced the suspension of its peace talks with Israel
Bombings in Afghanistan Kill Dozens Including Schoolchildren
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6.5 Earthquake Kills Over 100 In Pakistan
The death toll sits at 170 as of now. Hundreds more are injured and close to 6,000 have been left homeless. The earthquake began in the middle of the night and destroyed mud housing in the cities as well as created major land
Gas Prices Fall at Fastest Rate in History
Gas prices have fallen 53 cents over the past two weeks. The price drop was the largest in history. The average gas price is now cheaper than it was on this date last year.