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Obama talks tough on Iran | Barack Obama struck a distinctly hawkish tone toward Iran yesterday, saying in a southern Israeli town besieged until recently by rocket fire that he would "take no options off the table" to prevent... (photo: Creative Commons / Flickr) Canada Dot Com Iran Nuclear Photos Politics US |
Ambassador: al-Qaida leaving Iraq for Afghanistan | WASHINGTON—Al-Qaida's foreign fighters who have for years bedeviled Iraq are increasingly going to Afghanistan to fight instead, the Iraqi ambassador to the United States said Wednesday. | "We... (photo: UN file/Eskinder Debebe) The Boston Globe Afghanistan Ambassador Iraq Photos Qaida |
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Veterans group hits McCain on troop pullout | WASHINGTON—A veterans group critical of the war in Iraq accuses John McCain of wanting to occupy Iraq indefinitely, against the wishes of the country's leaders, i... (photo: AP Photo/ / LM Otero) The Boston Globe Iraq McCain Photos Politics Washington |
Report: Ex-US narcotics official accuses Afghanistan's Karzai of obstructing war on drugs | KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) _ A former top U.S. counter-narcotics official alleges that Afghan President Hamid Karzai is obstructing the fight against the country's narcoti... (photo: White House / Eric Draper) Newsday Afghan Country Government Photos President |
British Museum show looks at Hadrian | LONDON — He led a global superpower, bought popularity with tax cuts and faced a divisive war in Iraq. | In many ways, the Roman Emperor Hadrian and his 2,000-yea... (photo: GNU file) Asbury Park Press British Iraq London Museum Photos |
Veterans group hits McCain on troop pullout | WASHINGTON -- | A veterans group critical of the war in Iraq accuses John McCain of wanting to occupy Iraq indefinitely, against the wishes of the country's leaders, in... (photo: US Army file / Sgt. Curt Cashour) Lexington Herald-Leader Country Democratic Iraq Photos Washington |
Obama commits to defend security of Israel | SDEROT, Israel - Barack Obama's promise to serve as the nation's envoy-in-chief faced a test run yesterday, as he practiced a sort of shuttle shadow diplomacy in an arm... (photo: AP / Alex Brandon) The Boston Globe Mideast Peace Photos Politics US |
Iraq president promises to veto election law | BAGHDAD - President Jalal Talabani said yesterday that he would veto a law governing provincial elections scheduled for this year, making it all but certain that the ba... (photo: White House/Eric Draper ) The Boston Globe Baghdad Election Iraq Photos President |
McCain touts energy policy | WILKES-BARRE, PA.: With Barack Obama in the Middle East, John McCain returned to the battleground state of Pennsylvania on Wednesday, focusing on energy policy and his ... (photo: AP/Charlie Neibergall) Ohio Democratic Nominee Pennsylvania Photos President |
McCain's slip-ups stir a debate John McCain has been making a series of verbal slips -- invariably described as "gaffes" -- that are starting to ricochet from liberal blogs to the mainstream media. And ... (photo: Creative Commons / Flickr) The News & Observer Election Photos Politics Republicans US |