Obama moves to pick Geithner for Treasury
CHICAGO - President-elect Barack Obama on Friday moved toward nominating Timothy Geithner as Treasury secretary and charging the respected head of the New York Federal Reserve with helping pull the United States out of an economic nosedive.
Nations:Afghanistan People:Bill Clinton Robert Gates Bill Richardson Ben Bernanke Barack Obama John McCain Activities:Obama Admin.
2008-11-21
Judge orders release of 5 terror suspects at Gitmo
WASHINGTON - A federal judge on Thursday ordered the release of five Algerians held at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, and the continued detention of a sixth in a major blow to the Bush administration's strategy to keep terror suspects locked up without charges.
Nations:Afghanistan Algeria People:George W. Bush Activities:CIA Prison Scandal Source:(AP)
2008-11-20
Al-Qaida No. 2 insults Obama with racial epithet
CAIRO, Egypt - Al-Qaida's No. 2 leader used a racial epithet to insult Barack Obama in a message posted Wednesday, using a demeaning racial term implying that the president-elect is a black American who does the bidding of whites.
Nations:Afghanistan Israel Egypt People:Osama bin Laden Barack Obama Condoleezza Rice Colin Powell George W. Bush Activities:Obama Admin. Source:(AP)
2008-11-19
Afghan offer to Taliban leader catches US in awkward spot
WASHINGTON (AFP) - The US administration found itself in an awkward position after Afghanistan's offer of peace talks with Mullah Mohammad Omar, the fugitive Taliban leader long seen by Washington as an arch-enemy.
Nations:Afghanistan Saudi Arabia U.S. People:Hamid Karzai George W. Bush Activities:Afghan Terror War Source:(AFP)
2008-11-17
Obama vows to exit Iraq and rebuild US 'moral stature'
WASHINGTON, (AFP) - President-elect Barack Obama vowed to pull troops out of Iraq, crush Al-Qaeda in Afghanistan and shut down the Guantanamo Bay camp as part of a dramatic foreign policy break with George W. Bush.
Nations:Afghanistan People:Barack Obama George W. Bush Hillary Clinton Activities:Obama Admin. Second Gulf War
2008-11-16
US supply line threatened by Pakistan truck halt
PESHAWAR, Pakistan - Pakistan temporarily barred oil tankers and container trucks from a key passageway to Afghanistan, threatening a critical supply route for U.S. and NATO troops on Sunday and raising more fears about security in the militant-plagued border region.
Nations:Pakistan Afghanistan People:Hamid Karzai Activities:Pakistan-U.S. Afghan Terror War Source:(AP)
2008-11-16
Afghan bombing kills 9, including US soldier
KABUL, Afghanistan - A suicide car bomber struck a U.S. military convoy Thursday as it passed through a crowded market in eastern Afghanistan, killing at least eight civilians and an American soldier, Afghan officials said.
Nations:Afghanistan Activities:Afghan Terror War Source:(AP)
2008-11-13
Obama vows far-reaching review of US govt
WASHINGTON (AFP) - Senior politicians, former ambassadors, top business leaders and lawyers will lead special teams into US government departments and agencies to prepare the ground for Barack Obama's presidency, his office said.
Nations:Afghanistan People:Joseph Biden Sarah Palin Jim Leach Robert Gates Bill Richardson Chuck Hagel Activities:Obama Admin. Vietnam War
2008-11-13
Obama seeks new approach in Afghanistan
WASHINGTON - President-elect Barack Obama plans to try a more regional approach to the war in Afghanistan including possible talks with Iran, The Washington Post reported on Tuesday, citing national security advisers to Obama.
Nations:Afghanistan Pakistan People:Barack Obama Activities:Afghan Terror War Source:(Washington Post) (Reuters)
2008-11-11
Indonesia executes 3 militants for Bali bombings
CILACAP, Indonesia - Indonesia executed three Islamic militants Saturday for helping plan and carry out the 2002 Bali bombings that killed 202 people, many of them foreign tourists, lawyers and relatives said.
Nations:Afghanistan Activities:2002 Bali Bombing Source:(AP)
2008-11-08
Bush, Obama focus on economy in radio addresses
WASHINGTON - With the economy in a downward spiral, U.S. troops in Iraq and Afghanistan and the nation under threat from terrorists, President Bush pledged Saturday to make a smooth transition to an Obama administration a top priority for the rest of his days in office.
Nations:Afghanistan Colombia South Korea People:Laura Bush Activities:Obama Admin. 2008 Global Recession Bush Admin. Source:(AP)
2008-11-08
Obama receives congratulations from world leaders
CHICAGO - President-elect Obama accepted congratulations from nine presidents and prime ministers Thursday, returning calls from world leaders who reached out after his presidential victory.
Nations:Mexico U.K. South Korea Canada Afghanistan Iraq People:Kevin Rudd Lee Myung-Bak Nicolas Sarkozy Gordon Brown Felipe Calderon Ehud Olmert Activities:Obama Admin. US Election 2008
2008-11-06
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