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Director of National Intelligence Dennis Blair testifies on Capitol Hill in Washington, Thursday, Feb. 12, 2009, before the Senate Intelligence Committe
Intelligence   Photos   Politics   Terrorism   US  
 The Star 
U.S. spy chief in spotlight after botched plane attack
| WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. intelligence chief Admiral Dennis Blair faced tough questions about his future on Wednesday as the Obama administration fended off criticism over the attempted bombing of... (photo: AP / Susan Walsh)
shoppers walk past a defaced poster of leading challenger and reformist candidate Mir Hossein Mousavi, in Tadrish bazaar in northern Tehran. Mousavi is still nominally the guiding force of the fury over Iran's disputed election. But there are ample signs to suggest his rebel stature is being eroded by his hesitation to shift from campaigner to street fighter.
Iran   Photos   Politics   Protests   Society  
 The Times 
Disappearance of Mir Hossein Mousavi and Mehdi Karoubi could lift protest movement
| The arrest or enforced disappearance of Mir Hossein Mousavi and Mehdi Karoubi would be more likely to galvanise than neuter the Green movement of which they are merely the nominal leaders. | The two... (photo: AP / Ben Curtis)
U.S. President Barack Obama walks off Air Force One upon his arrival at Paya Lebar Air Base in Singapore, Saturday, Nov. 14, 2009.  Daily Star Lebanon 
Waiting for Obama in 2010
| By The Daily Star | Thursday, December 31, 2009 | - Powered by | Editorial |   | In 2008, America and the world were promised hope and change by the US presidential candidate Barack Obama and h... (photo: AP / Pablo Martinez Monsivais)
Obama   Photos   Politics   President   US  
Mall -  Business Establishments  -  Filipino Consumers  -  Shoppers  -  Shopping  Inquirer 
'Holiday, poll spending kept recession at bay'
| BAGUIO CITY, Philippines—Christmas spending and early election campaigning may have saved the country from recession, finance officials told President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo during the year's final... (photo: WN / Trigedia)
Christmas   Consumers   Economy   Philippines   Photos  
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 President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo acknowledges the cheers from residents of Polangui, Albay who warmly welcomed her during her visit to the area this morning (November 5). The President was in Polangui, Albay to check on government programs and projects Journal Online
Gullas: Nothing wrong with GMA running for Congress
A VISAYAN lawmaker has claimed there is nothing wrong with President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo doing a John Quincy Adams, the sixth President of the United States. | Cebu R... (photo: Malacaang )
Arroyo   Candidacy   Philippines   Photos   Politics  
Chanting slogan, a female Iranian demonstrator holds a poster of supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, in a pro-government rally at the Enqelab (Revolution) Sq. in Tehran, Iran, Wednesday, Dec. 30, 2009. The Star
Hundreds of thousands at pro-government rallies in Iran
| TEHRAN (Reuters) - Hundreds of thousands of government supporters rallied across Iran on Wednesday, swearing allegiance to the clerical establishment and accusing oppos... (photo: AP / Vahid Salemi)
Elections   Iran   Photos   Politics   Protests  
Japanese Prime Minister Yukio Hatoyama addresses the 64th session of the General Assembly at United Nations headquarters, Thursday, Sept. 24, 2009. (AP Photo/Henny Ray Abrams) The New York Times
Japan Unveils New Plan for Growth
| TOKYO - Still struggling after its worst recession in generations, Japan announced a long-term growth strategy Wednesday that seeks to tap into the dynamism of its Asia... (photo: AP / Henny Ray Abrams)
Business   Economy   Japan   Photos   Politics  
Yukio Hatoyama, center, leader of Japan's new ruling party Democratic Party of Japan, People's New Party chief Shizuka Kamei, left, and Social Democrat leader Mizuho Fukushima shake hands after their meeting in Tokyo, Japan, Wednesday, Sept. 9, 2009. Wall Street Journal
Why Japan Needs a 'Hatobama'
By IAN BREMMER AND NOURIEL ROUBINI | Like President Barack Obama, Japan's new Prime Minister Yukio Hatoyama made lots of extravagant economic and foreign policy promises ... (photo: AP / Shizuo Kambayashi)
Election   Japan   Photos   Politic   President  
Democratic Party of Japan leader Yukio Hatoyama, top row standing at left, bows as he is applauded by fellow lawmakers after being elected as Japan's 93rd prime minister by the lower house of parliament in Tokyo, Japan, Wednesday, Sept. 16, 2009. LA Daily News
Japan unveils growth plan for next decade
By The Associated PressUpdated: 12/30/2009 09:27:51 AM PST | Japan's Prime Minister Yukio Hatoyama tries on a Toyota's personal mobility vehicle "i-REAL" as part of ... (photo: AP / Itsuo Inouye)
Decade   Growth   Photos   Toyota   Yukio  
Tribute to Slain Journalist Monument at the De Lara Park, Cagayan de Oro City - Philippines The Boston Globe
Wars, elections main threats to journalists in '09
| NEW YORK-Covering wars and elections proved dangerous to journalists in 2009 -- a year that saw the largest massacre of media workers ever killed in one day, a watch do... (photo: WN / Arturo Ubaub)
Elections   Journalism   Occupation   Photos   Press  
Bristol Palin, daughter of Republican vice presidential candidate, Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin, touches the face of her boyfriend Levi Johnston attend the Republican National Convention in St. Paul, Minn., Wednesday, Sept. 3, The Examiner
The custody battle between Bristol Palin and Levi Johnston
| Levi Johnston and Bristol Palin during happier times AP Photo / Google | For the moment it appears that reconciliation between Bristol Palin and Levi Johnston is highly... (photo: AP / Charles Rex Arbogast)
Bristol   Custody   Johnston   Parents   Photos  
President Barack Obama speaks during a town hall meeting at Broughton High School in Raleigh, N.C., Wednesday, July 29, 2009 The Examiner
DeMint rails against TSA collective bargaining while Obama fails to act
| Senator Jim Demint (R-SC) pictured here at Tea Party rally demands TSA continue failed management C-Span | Once again TSA is in the headlines as an aviation-related ter... (photo: AP / Gerry Broome)
Obama   Photos   Politics   President   US  
President Barack Obama gestures while speaking during a town hall meeting at Broughton High School in Raleigh, N.C., Wednesday, July 29, 2009. BBC News
Obama takes flak over US plane bomb plot failure
| "If we can't catch a Nigerian with a powerful explosive powder in his… underpants and a syringe full of acid, a man whose own father had alerted the US embass... (photo: AP / Gerry Broome)
Obama   Photos   Politics   President   US  
Politics Presidential Elections
- Soren takes oath, BJP top brass, Nitish stay away
- TSA Subpoenas Bloggers, Demands Names Of Sources
- Mailman To Deliver Aid In Case Of Anthrax Attack
- Stars of the arts honoured - but no awards for politicians
Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh, right, and newly inducted minister Shibu Soren, greet each other at the swearing-in-ceremony in New Delhi, India, Saturday, Nov. 27, 2004. Soren who was the Coal and Mines Minister, resigned in July after a court ordered his arrest on charges involving a 1975 mob killing of 11 people in the eastern Indian state of Bihar, and was re-inducted Saturday.
Soren takes oath, BJP top brass, Nitish stay away
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- Dems try to trim presidential primary calendar
- Democratic panel seeks to shorten presidential primary proce
- Dems try to trim presidential primary calendar
- Dems try to trim presidential primary calendar
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Croatia: presidential election goes to runoff
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Elections Voting Rights
- U.S. Probes Cleric's Tie to Jetliner Bomb Plot
- Chinese Slapped in Steel Dispute
- California Pushes for Federal Help
- Napolitano Becomes GOP Political Target
shoppers walk past a defaced poster of leading challenger and reformist candidate Mir Hossein Mousavi, in Tadrish bazaar in northern Tehran. Mousavi is still nominally the guiding force of the fury over Iran's disputed election. But there are ample signs to suggest his rebel stature is being eroded by his hesitation to shift from campaigner to street fighter.
Disappearance of Mir Hossein Mousavi and Mehdi Karoubi could lift protest movement
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- Senate crosses threshold with health bill vote-buys OUR VIEW
- 'Create awareness on right to vote'
- Apathy and fear as Uzbekistan votes in election
- Narendra Modi pitches for right to negative vote
A portrait of Bharatiya Janata Party leader Lal Krishna Advani is seen in the background as Gujarat state Chief Minister Narendra Modi speaks during an election campaign rally in Bayad, about 80 kilometers (50 miles) from Ahmadabad, India, Tuesday, April 14, 2009. India will hold general elections in five phases starting on April 16.
Narendra Modi pitches for right to negative vote
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Campaigns Government
- City topples official tree for recycling campaign
- John Gummer to quit as MP to focus on international climate
- An Estrada surge on eve of campaign
- Patty Murray in mad dash for campaign cash
 Ousted Philippine President Joseph Estrada ,center, looks back as he leaves the courtroom of the Sandiganbayan Anti-graft Court at suburban Quezon city north of Manila, Philippines Wednesday Sept. 12, 2007 after being found guilty on plunder charges but
An Estrada surge on eve of campaign
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- Real-name system widely used to govern internet and mobile p
- Government dragging feet on maid recruitment
- Local level government president murdered
- Whiddy Disaster: Oil Company Praised Government
Under a painting of the late Iranian spiritual leader Ayatollah Khomeini, right, and supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, a woman chants slogans at a rally in support of the supreme leader at the conclusion of the Friday prayers, in Tehran, Iran, Friday, June 19, 2009.
Iran Government stages rallies as Mousavi's nephew is quietly buried
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