" CHEERS and jeers met the appointment of a new United States ambassador to the Philippines. In Malacañang, Press Secretary Cerge Remonde said US President Barack Obama's appointment of Harry Thomas Jr. shows the...
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As Andrew Motion comes to the end of his term as Poet Laureate it appears hotly tipped Manchester based Carol Anne Duffy will step into his shoes. " Carol Ann Duffy is to be named as the new Poet Laureate, the first woman to be appointed in the 341-year history of the post. ...
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USA, the land of opportunities, keeps on proving the great values which form basis of it's greatness. It's true that United States of America isn't great in all respects, only Guantanamo Bay is enough to validate...
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" RALEIGH, N.C. — Erik Prince, the founder of Blackwater who used an auto parts inheritance to build the security firm into one of the world's most respected — and reviled — defense companies in the world, said Monday he has stepped aside as chief executive....
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In a major breach of passenger security at Mumbai airport , an Indian Air Force (IAF) chopper from president Pratibha Patil's fleet came dangerously close to an Air India aircraft. The disaster was narrowly...
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"Article 1, Section 6 of the Constitution says the following: “No Senator or Representative shall, during the time for which he was elected, be appointed to any civil office under the authority of the United States, which shall have been created, or the emoluments...
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" Several Indian Americans have been appointed to the Obama-Biden transition team. Parag Mehta, from Texas has been named the deputy director of inter-governmental affairs and public liaison for several minority groups, including Asian Americans, Pacific...
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" Former Pakistan captain Javed Miandad has been appointed director general of the Pakistan Cricket Board. Miandad, who turned down the chance to coach the team for a fourth time after Geoff Lawson's...
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Obama's Chief of Staff Pick a Freddie Mac Alum - Will the Media Notice? or Care? " He’s President-elect Barack Obama’s new chief of staff, according to various Nov. 6 media reports, but Rep. Rahm Emanuel,...
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"A new authorization bill would give the White House more oversight of the Homeland Security Department's much-beleaguered cybersecurity efforts. The Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee on...
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" Nepal's new Maoist-led government has appointed a 6-year-old girl as a "living goddess" in a town near Kathmandu, for the first time snapping the link between the ancient ritual and the ousted monarchy. For...
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" Former India batsman Kris Srikkanth, who was dropped as captain after seeking better payments for his peers in his playing days, was named chief selector by the Indian cricket board on Saturday. Srikkanth,...
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" Nishantha Ranatunga, brother of Sri Lanka Cricket chairman Arjuna Ranatunga, has been appointed the new manager of the Sri Lanka team. Nishantha Ranatunga was appointed for the team's tour to Canada later...
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"Sen. John McCain on Thursday called for President Bush to fire the chairman of the Securities and Exchange Commission, while he and his campaign charged that Sen. Barack Obama is using the current economic crisis...
This is starting to sound like the line about having to destroy the town to save the town..."Accusations and denials are swirling in Kabul as the Afghan government and the international military forces try to unravel the facts surrounding an August 21 air strike in the...
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