DENVER, Aug. 22, 2008 (Reuters) — A jail inmate was charged on Friday with sending a threatening letter laced with white powder to U.S. presidential candidate John McCain, triggering a security scare at his Colorado campaign office. ... > full story
BRASILIA, Aug. 22, 2008 (Reuters) — Brazil is resuming action at the World Trade Organization (WTO) to take retaliatory trade measures against the United States over subsidies it pays its cotton farmers, the foreign minister said on Friday. ... > full story
WASHINGTON, Aug. 22, 2008 (Reuters) — Indiana Sen. Evan Bayh and Virginia Gov. Tim Kaine have been told by Democratic presidential candidate Barack Obama's campaign they will not be his vice presidential choice, NBC News reported on Friday quoting sources. ... > full story
WASHINGTON, Aug. 22, 2008 (Reuters) — The U.S. envoy for nuclear talks with North Korea met his North Korean counterparts on Friday, the State Department said, as negotiators seek to break a deadlock over verifying Pyongyang's nuclear programs. ... > full story
WASHINGTON, Aug. 22, 2008 (Reuters) — The International Monetary Fund has hired two big-name PR agencies to help spread the fund's message throughout the developing world, a move that also comes as it seeks to buff up its image. ... > full story
LOS ANGELES, Aug. 22, 2008 (Reuters) — California will not investigate claims by former employees of IndyMac Bancorp Inc that a New York senator triggered the bank's collapse by releasing confidential information, the attorney general's office said on Friday. ... > full story
WASHINGTON, Aug. 22, 2008 (Reuters) — U.S. Energy Secretary Sam Bodman checked out of Boston's Massachusetts General Hospital on Friday, following several days of tests and observation regarding an elevated heart rate, the Energy Department said. ... > full story
WASHINGTON, Aug. 22, 2008 (Reuters) — U.S. Trade Representative Susan Schwab said on Friday that serious negotiations in world trade talks should resume in September to see whether a deal is still possible this year. ... > full story
BAGHDAD, Aug. 22, 2008 (Reuters) — A draft agreement between the United States and Iraq contains no fixed dates for U.S. forces to withdraw, but Iraq would like combat troops out by the end of 2011, government spokesman Ali al-Dabbagh said on Thursday. ... > full story
NEW YORK, Aug. 22, 2008 (Reuters) — New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg has handled the economic downturn better than any other regional politician and it would be a "great idea" if he sought a third term, Gov. David Paterson said on Friday. ... > full story
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News 8 Archives: Vice Presidential Candidate Stockdale (1992) Aug. 22, 2008 (CBS 8 San Diego (KFMB)) — There has been a lot of speculation recently about who Obama and McCain will choose as running mates. In the 1992 election, one vice presidential ...
North Korea Says It Will Boost 'War Deterrent' Aug. 20, 2008 (Voice of America) — North Korea's Foreign Ministry says the country will continue to boost what it calls its "war deterrent" as long as the United States and its ...
North Korea accuses US of hampering nuclear disarmament Aug. 18, 2008 (Jerusalem Post) — North Korea accused the United States on Monday of using human rights to block progress in a six-nation agreement on eliminating nuclear weapons in ...
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