Petraeus approved – confirmation a necessity

The confirmation process may seem redundant in the case of General Petraeus, though it did give everyone in the Senate and at home time to hear the commander and assess what he is telling us. " News Alert: Gen. David Petraeus confirmed by U.S. Senate to be the new Afghan...

Thoughts on the Nomination Process of Judge Sonia Sotomayor

Republican Senator Lindsey Graham of South Carolina has acknowledged that nothing short of a meltdown can prevent the confirmation of native New Yorker Judge Sonia Sotomayor, the first Latina judge it...

Clinton confirmed as Secretary of State

"WASHINGTON -- The Senate confirmed Hillary Rodham Clinton as secretary of state Wednesday as President Barack Obama moved to make his imprint on U.S. foreign policy, mobilizing a fresh team of veteran advisers and...

Hillary Clinton on Obama's short list for Secretary of State Reports

Clinton put to rest rumors that she was bitter after her primary loss by campaigning vigorously for Obama in the month leading up to the election.She could face tough Senate confirmation hearings if Obama...

Best outlook for silver since the days of the Hunt brothers « Peter J. Coope...

"Not since the Hunt Brothers tried to corner the silver market in the late 1970s has there been more dramatic news for silver prices than last week’s confirmation from the Commodity Futures Trading Commission enforcement division is investigating the silver market."

Georgian breakaway 'will join Russia'

The leader of the breakaway republic of South Ossetia said today that the new country, whose independence only Russia has recognized, intends to become part of Russia. South Ossetia is made up of a majority of...

Sudan 'kills refugees in Darfur'

"Sudanese troops have opened fire inside a Darfur refugee camp, leaving 27 people dead, a rebel group has said. Some 100 government trucks surrounded the Kalma camp, home to some 90,000 people who have fled their homes in Darfur, a rebel spokesman told the BBC. There is no...

E-mail warns of bloody weekend in Mexican border city

"CIUDAD JUAREZ, Mexico (AP) -- The streets of Ciudad Juarez are empty after police became aware of an e-mail warning that this weekend will be "the bloodiest" in the Mexican border city....

Looking for Johnny Favorite

It looks like Lionsgate will be releasing Angel Heart (imdb) on blu-ray at some point:"Lionsgate has included a new promotional insert with this month's Blu-ray debut of 'Rambo,' previewing a quartet of upcoming titles, including the first confirmation of still-unscheduled...

Man City claim last Uefa Cup slot

" Man City claim last Uefa Cup slot Man City beat Fulham to the final Uefa Cup place Manchester City will play in next season's Uefa Cup after claiming a place via...

Call for UN to intervene in Tibet violence

"Tibet's government-in-exile has demanded the United Nations intervene to end what it called 'urgent human rights violations' by China following deadly protests in Tibet. The exiled government in Dharamshala in northern India, home to Tibetan spiritual leader the Dalai Lama,...

Kosovo to declare independence tomorrow

"Kosovo will declare independence tomorrow amid growing excitement among its ethnic Albanians, anger from its Serbs, and the launch of an EU mission to help oversee the transition. 'Tomorrow will be a day of calm, of understanding and of state engagements for...

The New “Times Ninety” Hubble Telescope :: Oblate Spheroid

"The Hubble has proven to be a delicate but productive instrument. The information and confirmation of astronomical theories this instrument, placed in orbit, out in space, has produced have been...

Key Largo Bank Auction

" A 2.53+/- waterfront development site in Key Largo, Florida located at 104180 Overseas Highway Key Largo, FL 33037 will be auctioned by Order of the U.S. Bankruptcy Court Southern District of FL-Miami Division (Case No. 07-18127-BKC-LMI) on February 1, 2008. The 2007...

Italy: Black Hawk Crash Kills 5

"ROME (AP) - A U.S. military helicopter crashed in northern Italy on Thursday and five people on board were believed to have been killed, two Italian news agencies reported. A spokesman at the U.S. Air Force base...

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