Clinton commits to broader ties to India
NEW DELHI (AP) U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton today touted prospects for strengthening U.S.-India relations and prepared to sign one agreement designed to give U.S. companies more access to India s expanding markets. We want to broa...
 1.4K - Jul. 20, 2009; scored 204.0 Ousted leader, rival duel for Honduras
TEGUCIGALPA, Honduras - A military coup has divided Honduras between two leaders - one recognized by world bodies and another backed by the country's congress, courts and military. Presidents from around Latin America were gathering in Nicaragua for ...
7.0K - Jun. 29, 2009; scored 291.0 U.S. names religious freedom violators
WASHINGTON On its final working day in office, the Bush administration re-designated eight countries as severe violators of religious freedom but waived possible sanctions against Saudi Arabia and Uzbekistan, officials said Monday. The moves were r...
2.1K - Apr. 2, 2009; scored 308.0 Obama says Taliban, al-Qaida must be stopped
WASHINGTON - President Barack Obama today ordered 4,000 more military troops into Afghanistan, vowing to disrupt, dismantle and defeat the terrorist al-Qaida network in Afghanistan and neighboring Pakistan. In a war that still has no end in sight, ...
5.9K - Mar. 27, 2009; scored 289.0 Japan OKs deployment of missile defense system
TOKYO - Japan's military mobilized today to protect the country from any threat if North Korea's looming rocket launch fails, ordering two missile-equipped destroyers to the Sea of Japan and sending batteries of Patriot missile interceptors to protec...
4.9K - Mar. 27, 2009; scored 254.0 Clinton says leveling homes unhelpful
RAMALLAH, West Bank (AP) U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton today promised vigorous and personal involvement in stalled Mideast peace efforts and criticized Israel s demolition of Palestinian homes in Jerusalem as unhelpful. Clinton al...
5.7K - Mar. 4, 2009; scored 343.0 Clinton meets with new Israeli leaders
JERUSALEM (AP) U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton promised today to work with the incoming Israeli government, easing tensions ahead of a meeting with the country s hardline prime minister-designate, Benjamin Netanyahu. Clinton, opening her fi...
0.6K - Mar. 3, 2009; scored 176.0 Official: North Korea readies to fire missile
SEOUL, South Korea (AP) North Korea appears to be preparing to test-fire a ballistic missile that could be capable of striking the western United States, a South Korean official and reports said today. The move comes amid heightened tensions on the...
1.1K - Feb. 3, 2009; scored 176.0 Obama hits the ground running
WASHINGTON On his first full day in the White House, Barack Obama stepped into the Oval Office for the first time as president and summoned economic advisers and top military officials to meetings aimed at making early progress on the change he pro...
4.9K - Jan. 21, 2009; scored 265.0 Crowds pack frigid Mall for Obama's inauguration
WASHINGTON Braving frigid temperatures, an exuberant crowd of hundreds of thousands packed the National Mall on Tuesday to celebrate the inauguration of Barack Hussein Obama as America s first black president. He grasps the reins of power in a high...
7.1K - Jan. 20, 2009; scored 302.0 Inauguration program under way
WASHINGTON (AP) The inaugural festivities have started at the U.S. Capitol, as a huge crowd awaits the swearing-in of Barack Obama as president. The Marine Band began playing shortly after 10 a.m., EST, as VIPs began filling the seats overlooking t...
7.9K - Jan. 20, 2009; scored 302.0 Clinton vows smart diplomacy, defense
WASHINGTON Secretary of State-designate Hillary Rodham Clinton called today for a smart power strategy in the Middle East that goes beyond the Israeli-Palestinian conflict to address other pressing issues like Iran s nuclear program. While offeri...
3.8K - Jan. 13, 2009; scored 1000.0 Why pick Kennedy in senate?
President-elect Obama s designation of Sen. Hillary Clinton, D-N.Y., as his intended secretary of state creates a vacancy in her Senate seat, which New York Gov. David A. Paterson must fill by an appointment that will last through 2010. Caroline Kenn...
2.7K - Dec. 29, 2008; scored 254.0 There are limits to presidential power
Whenever a new president is inaugurated, there is always a tremendous amount of speculation over what he (or she) is going to do. And there s no denying that the new chief executive does have a great deal of discretionary power. But it swiftly beco...
3.6K - Dec. 11, 2008; scored 258.0 | 
