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US sets marker on Afghan corruption
International donors must do more to ensure their aid does not encourage corruption in Afghanistan, US Defence Secretary Robert Gates has said.
Next decision for Giuliani: A run for Senate?
Former New York City mayor Rudy Giuliani speaks to the media at the Molinari Republican Club dinner on November 16, 2009 in Staten Island.
Clinton To Headline Baker Fundraiser
Attorney General Thurbert Baker is getting some high-profile help in his bid to become Georgia's first black governor.
Frustration with Obama Increasing
Articles 21:18 11/18/2009 Frustration with Obama Increasing Hopes of Obama's 'change' are continuously raised but have yet to be fulfilled.
US Welcomes Van Rompuy's EU Presidency
Belgian PM Herman Van Rompuy and European Trade commissioner Catherine Ashtone pictured during a press conference as they were chosen to be first-ever EU president and new foreign affairs supremo respectively.
YOU HAVE to hand it to Sarah Palin. I don't mean you have to hand her the 2012 nomination.
Governor's blindness now fodder for jokes, jabs
Obama more popular than his politics A A Nov. 19: Big Number: According to a new Quinnipiac poll, 27 percent more of the public likes President Barack Obama more than they agree with him personally.
Rudy Giuliani will announce plan to run for U.S. Senate
Former New York City Mayor Rudy Giuliani will run for U.S. Senate, not governor's seat.
Book claims Edwards tried to cut deals with Obama, Clinton for VP nod
A senior adviser to former North Carolina senator John Edwards approached representatives for Barack Obama and Hillary Clinton in an effort to secure a vice presidential nomination during the 2008 election, according to a new book by Obama's campaign manager David Plouffe.
Gay NY Pol Mulls Challenge to Sen. Gillibrand
Senator Kirsten Gillibrand, Democrat of New York, has a mixed record when it comes to GLBT equality measures.
Head of US international AIDS program says recession not dampening his efforts
The global recession is not dampening America's international drive to stop AIDS, the head of the campaign said Wednesday.
NH Clinton office hostage taker to get out of jail
A man who took hostages at one of Hillary Rodham Clinton's New Hampshire presidential campaign offices in 2007 is expected to be released from state prison.
Supreme Court ruling could play in 2010 governor's races
If the Supreme Court opens the door to more corporate money in political campaigns, it could affect laws in nearly two dozen states and a host of governor's races next year, including high-profile contests in Texas and Connecticut, experts say.
New president, same result on dispute over China's currency
China's rebuff this week of President Barack Obama's call to stop controlling the price of its currency sparked renewed calls for legislation to allow U.S. retaliation against Chinese-made goods.
When a hug becomes a kiss of death
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NYC political anchor takes bizarre fall from grace
Big political names abound in New York: Mario Cuomo. Hillary Rodham Clinton. Rudy Giuliani.
Afghan leaders unveil anticorruption measures
Seeking to smooth over a key point of contention in advance of President Hamid Karzai's inauguration this week, senior Afghan officials yesterday unveiled what they described as tough new anticorruption measures.
Tuesday, November 17, 2009 Akbar Nasir Khan What is it that sets the recent US secretary of state's visit to Pakistan apart from any of her predecessors'? My first feeling is that it is the Obama factor although I am tempted to call it the Clinton factor.
Obama Looks to Escape The Long Shadow of 1994
Like the Ghost of Christmas Past, the specter of 1994 haunts the contemporary political scene.
Obama Visits China with Closer Ties in Mind
U.S. President Barack Obama arrives at Pudong International Airport in Shanghai, China on Nov.
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