Max Boot: As someone who was skeptical of Obama's moderate posturing during the campaign, I have to admit that I am gobsmacked by these appointments, most of which could just as easily have come from a President McCain. This all but puts an end to the 1 ...
An abnormally cool Arctic is seeing dramatic changes to ice levels. In sharp contrast to the rapid melting seen last year, the amount of global sea ice has rebounded sharply and is now growing rapidly. The total amount of ice, which set a record low ...
Iraq has demanded a clear commitment from the US that its forces will have left its soil by the end of 2011. The stance was revealed in a newly toughened-up version of a draft military pact that could eventually see the US presence forced to make their ...
The Environmental Protection Agency has decided there's no need to rid drinking water of perchlorate, a toxic rocket fuel ingredient that been found in the water supplies in 35 states at levels high enough to interfere with thyroid function and pose ...
President Bush said Thursday that he shares Americans' concerns over the financial markets and the government will act aggressively to avert a deepening crisis. "The American people can be sure we will continue to act to strengthen and stabilize our ...
"Contrary to post-invasion predictions, the first foreign contract for the development of an Iraqi oil field has not gone to a western oil major," The Hindu newspaper in India reports. In August, Iraqi Oil Minister Hussain Al Shahristani signed a $3 ...
"[A]rmed forces will be used if necessary to protect the sovereignty and territorial integrity of the Russian Federation and its allies, including on a preventative basis, including with the use of nuclear weapons." -- Russian Chief of General Staff ...
Of all the women who have visited a VA facility after serving in Iraq or Afghanistan, 15 percent of them screened positive for military sexual trauma. "A woman who signs up to protect her country is more likely to be raped by a fellow soldier than ...
Non-governmental relief agencies working in Georgia are furious that President Bush has put the Pentagon in charge of the humanitarian operation, charging that the "militarization" puts them at risk. "We are concerned about blurring the lines between ...
A prominent Philadelphia attorney and Hillary Clinton supporter filed suit in federal court in Pennsylvania, claiming that Barack Obama is constitutionally ineligible to run for and hold the office of President of the United States. ...
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