Biden says Iraq close to forming government The Star | WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. Vice President Joe Biden, in Iraq to mark the end of U.S. combat operations, said on Wednesday he believed Iraqis were close to forming a new government but a senior Iraqi politician called that view "very optimistic". | Biden told CBS's "Early Show" that he had been sp...
Obama's Iraq Speech Newsvine | Let's take a look at some of the highlights from last night's speech, shall we? | Here's a link to the full text of the speech. | Good evening. Tonight, I'd like to talk to you about the end of our combat mission in Iraq, the ongoing security challenges we face, and the need to rebuild our nation ...
Blackwater Won Contracts Through a Web of Companies Pittsburgh Post-Gazette | WASHINGTON -- Blackwater Worldwide created a web of more than 30 shell companies or subsidiaries in part to obtain millions of dollars in American government contracts after the security company came under intense criticism for reckless conduct in ...
Obama gets thumbs up on Iraq, down on economy: Poll The Siasat Daily | Washington, September 04: US President Barack Obama's approval rating appears to have edged up after his speech on the Iraq war but he still gets bad marks on the economy, according to a new poll. | The CNN/Opinion Research Corporation survey relea...
Obama gets thumbs up on Iraq, down on economy: Poll Zeenews Washington: US President Barack Obama's approval rating appears to have edged up after his speech on the Iraq war but he still gets bad marks on the economy, according to a new poll. | The CNN/Opinion Research Corporation survey released on Friday in...
Blackwater won contracts via web of companies Pittsburgh Post-Gazette | WASHINGTON -- Blackwater Worldwide created a web of more than 30 shell companies or subsidiaries in part to obtain millions of dollars in U.S. government contracts after the security company came under intense criticism for reckless conduct in Iraq...
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Taiwan to Block Sale of A.I.G. Unit The New York Times | PARIS — The Taiwan financial regulator said Tuesday that it would block the $2.15 billion sale of Nan Shan — American International Group’s life insurance unit ...
JAL to Sell Units and Cut Jobs as Part of Restructuring The New York Times | TOKYO (AP) — Japan Airlines outlined restructuring plans Tuesday that included cutting 30 percent of its work force and additional financing to keep flying after filing for...
Text of President Obama's speech on Iraq WorldNews.com Remarks by the President in Address to the Nation on the End of Combat Operations in Iraq | THE PRESIDENT: Good evening. Tonight, I'd like to talk to you about the end of our comba...
Germany signals hands-off approach to RWE Iraq deal The Guardian * Deal aims to develop infrastructure for export to Europe * Germany won't say if deal legal after Baghdad contests * RWE says seeking dialogue, aware of sensitivities By Brian Rohan BERLIN, Sept 3 (Reuters) - Germany signalled on Friday that it woul...
David Brooks: Iraq is a case of when nation-building works Post-Bulletin Tweet | 9/3/2010 6:00:07 AM The U.S. venture into Iraq was a war, but it was also a nation-building exercise. America has spent $53 billion trying to reconstruct Iraq, the largest development effort since the Marshall Plan. So how's it working out? |...
How to get ahead in advertising The Independent | But for Saatchi & Saatchi, the London advertising agency founded 40 years ago next week, you mightn't be reading this page. Indeed, there just mightn't have been an Independent at all - something in the time-space continuum could've gone slip-slidi...
Bomb kills 54 in Pakistan, Taliban threatens US Khaleej Times A suicide bomber struck a rally in the Pakistani city of Quetta on Friday, killing at least 54 people in the second major attack this week and piling pressure on a US-backed govt. | Pakistan's Taliban claimed responsibility for the blast and said it would launch attacks in the United States and Europe "very soon" - repeating a threat to strike West...
Opec to invest $40b in refineries Gulf News | Dubai: Members of the Organisation of Petroleum Exporting Countries (Opec) will be investing heavily in downstream activities over the coming years despite uncertainty about the global economic climate, Opec Secretary General Salem Al Badri said in the latest Opec Bulletin. | "Over the next decade, members were expected to invest around $40 ...
