Who's who on Obama's new team

Who's who on Obama's new team Since winning the US presidential election, Barack Obama has wasted little time assembling a team to help him govern. The BBC News website has put together...

Vidal: Bush ended US as a republic

"Vidal: Bush ended US as a republic Press TV Saturday, June 28, 2008 Gore Vidal, US novelist, historian and social critic says the Bush regime has killed all of the constitutional links that made the US a republic. On...

White House archives missing CIA leak and Iraq emails

" WASHINGTON - Apparent gaps in White House e-mail archives coincide with dates in late 2003 and early 2004 when the administration was struggling to deal with the CIA leak investigation and the possibility of a congressional probe into Iraq...

Bush 'involved' in CIA leak case

"A former White House press secretary has said the US president was involved in misinforming the public over the leaking of a CIA agent's identity. In an excerpt from his book, Scott McClellan says George W Bush helped mislead the public over the role in the affair of two...

Fried Frank opens office in Shanghai

"Fried Frank opened its Hong Kong office in December 2006. Since then it has completed significant transactions for clients needing access to US, European and international expertise, as well as local law capability. Recent deals include the representation of Merrill Lynch...

Scooter Libby: Do Not Pass "Go", Go Directly to Jail

All the Paris Hilton coverage eclipsed the sentencig of I. Lewis "Scooter" Libby, the former aide to Vice president Dick Cheney. Libby was found guilty of obstruction of justice over the cover-up of who leaked CIA operative Valerie Plame's name to the media. It's worth noting...