CHARLESTON, South Carolina, Jan. 7, 2009 (Reuters) — The case of Ali al-Marri, accused of being an al Qaeda "sleeper" agent and held for 5-1/2 years at a U.S. military prison in South Carolina, will be an early test for President-elect Barack Obama. ... > full story
WASHINGTON, Jan. 7, 2009 (Reuters) — In an abrupt switch, Democratic leaders began talks on Wednesday to swear in Roland Burris, appointed by embattled Illinois Gov. Rod Blagojevich to replace President-elect Barack Obama in the U.S. Senate. ... > full story
WASHINGTON, Jan. 7, 2009 (Reuters) — The U.S. budget deficit will swell to a record $1.186 trillion in fiscal 2009, congressional forecasters said on Wednesday, the result of an economic recession that has cut tax receipts and caused massive government bailouts of banks and automakers. ... > full story
WASHINGTON, Jan. 7, 2009 (Reuters) — Defense Secretary Robert Gates has told Congress that a planned buildup of U.S. forces in Afghanistan could add $5.5 billion to U.S. war costs in the current federal fiscal year, officials said on Wednesday. ... > full story
WASHINGTON, Jan. 7, 2009 (Reuters) — An outbreak of salmonella food poisoning has made 388 people sick across 42 states, sending 18 percent of them to the hospital, U.S. health officials said on Wednesday. ... > full story
WASHINGTON, Jan. 7, 2009 (Reuters) — President-elect Barack Obama should seek tougher sanctions against Iran, which will be his biggest Middle East challenge, outgoing White House national security adviser Stephen Hadley said on Wednesday. ... > full story
PHNOM PENH, Jan. 7, 2009 (Reuters) — Thousands of Cambodian survivors of the Khmer Rouge "Killing Fields" marked 30 years Wednesday since the fall of Pol Pot's ultra-Maoist regime, blamed for the deaths of 1.7 million people. ... > full story
WASHINGTON, Jan. 6, 2009 (Reuters) — President-elect Barack Obama said on Tuesday he expects to inherit a U.S. budget deficit approaching $1 trillion and his administration would have to make some tough budget choices. ... > full story
WASHINGTON, Jan. 6, 2009 (Reuters) — U.S. Defense Secretary Robert Gates estimates the Pentagon will need about $70 billion more to pay for the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan this year, on top of the $65.9 billion already approved by Congress. ... > full story
Europe Ready To Work With Obama: New York Times Jan. 3, 2009 (Huffington Post) — After rebuffing the Bush administration on a number of fronts, European governments are signaling that they may be more willing to engage with the ...
HP uses third party to sell printers in Iran Dec. 30, 2008 (Boston Globe) — Behind an unmarked door on a crowded side street in Tehran, a stack of Hewlett-Packard printers rises to the ceiling. A fleet of motorbikes swarms ...
AP Interview: Rice says Iran scaling back in Iraq Dec. 15, 2008 (Boston Globe) — Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice said Monday Iran has chosen to scale back much of its most troubling interference in Iraq, and she credits the ...
Lawmakers warn Swiss on Iranian energy deal June 6, 2008 (New Jersey Jewish News) — TWO NEW JERSEY congressmen launched a bipartisan letter urging the Swiss government to cancel a $42 billion energy agreement signed between a Swiss ...
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