Oil drops 7 percent to 3-1/2-year low below $50
NEW YORK - Oil prices dropped more than 7 percent to below $50 a barrel on Thursday as a bearish U.S. jobs report intensified concerns of a long and deep global recession and further crushed fuel demand expectations.
Nations:Kuwait Venezuela Saudi Arabia Activities:2007-8 Oil Crisis Source:(Reuters)
2008-11-20
Dem sources: Clinton to help Hillary get State job
CHICAGO - Former President Bill Clinton has offered several concessions to help Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton, his wife, become secretary of state, people familiar with President-elect Barack Obama's transition vetting process said Wednesday.
Nations:Kuwait Qatar People:Hillary Clinton Bill Clinton Barack Obama George W. Bush Activities:Obama Admin.
2008-11-19
Clinton lawyers vetting her for secretary of state
CHICAGO - Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton has engaged three prominent lawyers to help President-elect Barack Obama vet her candidacy for secretary of state even as some insiders criticized the pick and advisers to the former first lady said she was weighing whether to take the job if Obama offered it.
Nations:Kuwait Qatar People:Bill Clinton Hillary Clinton Barack Obama George W. Bush Activities:Obama Admin.
2008-11-18
Around the world, US vote sparks buzz for change
BERLIN - Throngs packed plazas and pubs around the world to await U.S. elections results Tuesday, many inspired by Barack Obama's promise of change amid a sense of relief that -- no matter who wins -- the White House is changing hands.
Nations:France Germany Israel Cuba U.K. Kuwait People:Barack Obama Sarah Palin John McCain Activities:US Election 2008 Source:(AP)
2008-11-04
Iraqi Cabinet says US security pact needs changes
BAGHDAD - Iraq's Cabinet decided Tuesday to ask the U.S. for changes to the draft agreement that would keep American troops here three more years, as key Shiite lawmakers warned the deal stands little chance of approval as it stands.
Nations:Iraq Kuwait Activities:Second Gulf War Source:(AP)
2008-10-21
US: 7 soldiers die in helicopter crash in Iraq
BAGHDAD - Seven American soldiers were killed in southern Iraq early Thursday when their helicopter crashed as it was flying into the country from Kuwait, the U.S. military said.
Nations:Iraq Kuwait Activities:Second Gulf War Source:(AP)
2008-09-18
Obama camp suggests Palin has distorted record
WASHINGTON - The question of whether Sarah Palin has ever been to Iraq pushed Obama aides Saturday to accuse the McCain campaign of outright lies, distortions and distractions to the American people.
Nations:Kuwait Mexico U.S. Germany Canada People:Sarah Palin Barack Obama John McCain Activities:US Election 2008 Source:(AP)
2008-09-14
Palin's national guard faces a crisis in personnel
WASHINGTON - The Alaska National Guard, which Republicans are pointing to as an important national-security credential for vice presidential choice Sarah Palin, has personnel shortages that make its aviation units the most poorly staffed in the nation.
Nations:Afghanistan Kuwait People:John McCain Activities:2005 Hurricane Katrina US Election 2008 Source:(AP)
2008-09-04
Obama in Iraq: Withdrawal support but no timetable
BAGHDAD - Face to face with Iraq's leaders, Barack Obama gained fresh support Monday for the idea of pulling all U.S. combat forces out of the war zone by 2010. But the Iraqis stopped short of actual timetables or endorsement of Obama's pledge to withdraw American troops within 16 months if he wins the presidency.
Nations:Iraq Afghanistan Kuwait Israel U.S. People:David Petraeus Chuck Hagel Barack Obama John McCain Activities:US Election 2008 Second Gulf War
2008-07-21
Obama begins firsthand look at Baghdad
BAGHDAD - Barack Obama began Monday his first on-the-ground inspection of Iraq since launching his bid for the White House, with U.S. commanders ready to brief him on progress in a war he long opposed and Iraqi leaders wanting more details of his proposals for troop withdrawals.
Nations:Iraq Afghanistan Kuwait Israel U.S. People:David Petraeus Jalal Talabani Hamid Karzai Chuck Hagel Barack Obama John McCain Activities:US Election 2008 Second Gulf War
2008-07-21
Obama expected to meet with commanders of Iraq war
BAGHDAD - Democratic presidential candidate Barack Obama's visit to Iraq for talks with commanders of a war he long opposed follows the prime minister's apparent endorsement of his troop withdrawal plan and a shift by the White House away from refusing to discuss that option.
Nations:Kuwait Pakistan Afghanistan Iraq U.S. People:David Petraeus Barack Obama Hamid Karzai Chuck Hagel John McCain Activities:US Election 2008 Second Gulf War Source:(AP)
2008-07-20
Bush ends peace mission without breakthrough
U.S. President George W. Bush wrapped up his mission to Israel and the occupied West Bank on Friday, emboldened enough to have predicted a peace treaty within a year but with no major breakthroughs for his efforts.
Nations:Kuwait United Arab Emirates Lebanon Saudi Arabia Egypt People:Mahmoud Abbas Ehud Olmert Condoleezza Rice George W. Bush Activities:2007 Palestinian Peace Talks
2008-01-11
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