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Obama, Karzai to Mend Fences During Afghan Leader's Washington Visit
FOXNews After publicly feuding for months with President Obama over his leadership in Afghanistan, Afghan president Hamid Karzai will work to recast his image as a mercurial leader prone to outbursts against the West into one of a credible partner worthy of … Taliban to launch major offensive in Afghanistan Taliban vow new Afghan offensive with Karzai in US Taliban Warn of Major Offensive in Afghanistan |
May 08 2010
Obama, Karzai to Mend Fences During Afghan Leader’s Washington Visit – FOXNews
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May 08 2010
Obama hopes Senate will ratify START by November – Reuters
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Obama hopes Senate will ratify START by November
Reuters WASHINGTON (Reuters) – President Barack Obama said he hoped the Senate would ratify a major arms reduction treaty with Russia by November, after the Senate majority leader expressed doubt that it could happen before 2011. "I'd like to see it happen … `How long a wait?' Ban asks about nuke test treaty Fixing the Treaty Obama wants new START treaty ratified before the election |
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May 08 2010
Gates seeks big cuts in military spending – Los Angeles Times
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Gates seeks big cuts in military spending
Los Angeles Times The Defense secretary invokes Dwight Eisenhower as he calls for spending reductions in military healthcare and the command structure. He wants to cut $10 billion to $15 billion from a $547-billion Pentagon base budget. By Julian E. Barnes, … Gates Takes Aim at Pentagon Spending Gates: runaway military spending may affect war plans Gates in Uphill Fight to Change Pentagon Spending |
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May 08 2010
Palestinian Leaders Approve Peace Talks With Israel – Voice of America
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Palestinian Leaders Approve Peace Talks With Israel
Voice of America Photo: AP The Executive Committee of the Palestine Liberation Organization has approved indirect peace talks with Israel, the first negotiations in 18 months. "The Palestinian leadership today has declared its acceptance to participate in the proximity … PLO agrees to indirect Israeli-Palestinian peace talks Palestinian approval clears way for Mideast talks Abbas gets green light to relaunch peace process with Israel |
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May 08 2010
Ash Slows Flights Across the Atlantic – New York Times
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Ash Slows Flights Across the Atlantic
New York Times By AP BRUSSELS (AP) — Many flights between Europe and North America were either delayed or canceled on Saturday because of the spreading cloud of volcanic ash stretching across much of the northern Atlantic, the European flight control agency said. … Ash delays and reroutes trans-Atlantic flights Ash cloud closes 19 Spanish airports, could spread Icelandic volcano will disrupt more European flights over weekend |
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May 08 2010
Sixty injured as Staten Island Ferry boat hits terminal – CNN
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Sixty injured as Staten Island Ferry boat hits terminal
CNN By the CNN Wire Staff Emergency personnel attend to people injured in Saturday's Staten Island Ferry crash in New York. New York (CNN) — A ferry boat crashed into the Staten Island Ferry terminal Saturday morning, leaving at least 60 people injured, … Staten Island ferry slams into dock; dozens hurt NY Staten Island Ferry hits dock, minor injuries Ferry Boat Loses Power, Crashes Into SI Dock |
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May 08 2010
Ash cloud disrupts flights again – Aljazeera.net
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Ash cloud disrupts flights again
Aljazeera.net Spain has closed 19 airports as a cloud of ash from an Icelandic volcano drifts south over Western Europe. The government said over 400 flights would be cancelled, leaving almost 40000 people stuck in airports stretching from La Coruna in the northwest … Ash cloud closes 19 Spanish airports, could spread A glance at flight disruptions due to volcanic ash Volcanic Ash Grounds Flights in Spain, Portugal |
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