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Bayh Cashes Out »

By Ruth Conniff, February 16, 2010

Tune in to find out what kind of "progress not politics" the ex-Senator makes as he looks for private sector employment. . . . The firm that gave Bayh the most money of all: Goldman Sachs.read more

Israel satisfied despite lacklustre Obama meeting (AFP) »

AFP - Israel expressed satisfaction on Wednesday with the outcome of a three-way summit chaired by US President Barack Obama in New York which failed to produce a breakthrough in the stalled peace process.

Obama to address world at UN (AFP) »

AFP - US President Barack Obama will get his first chance Wednesday to address the world on the ambitious sweep of his foreign policy from center stage at the UN General Assembly.

UN set for fireworks at annual assembly (AFP) »

AFP - Some of the world's most firebrand leaders step into the global spotlight Wednesday, when the normally diplomatic, dignified corridors of the United Nations may well ring to a different tune.

G20 leaders facing lingering economic trouble (AP) »

AP - Bolstering a wobbly global economy, restraining greedy bankers and plotting a future course for sustainable growth — the leaders of the worlds major economies have no shortage of items on their to-do list when they meet Thursread more

Ousted Honduran leader left isolated in embassy (AP) »

AP - Diplomats and activists streamed out of the increasingly isolated Brazilian Embassy in Honduras where ousted President Manuel Zelaya holed up with a shrinking core of supporters and relatives, prompting Brazil to urge thread more

Israeli FM: Summit a victory for settlement stand (AP) »

AP - Israels foreign minister said Wednesday that Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's summit with the Palestinian and American leaders was a victory because it took place even though Israel rebuffed demands to freezread more

Al-Qaida predicts Obamas fall by Muslim nation (AP) »

AP - Al-Qaida on Tuesday released a new 106-minute long video predicting President Barack Obama's downfall at the hands of the Muslim world.

Terrorism and nukes top General Assembly agenda (AP) »

AP - More than 120 world leaders meet Wednesday on the heels of a climate change summit to tackle other crucial issues on the international agenda from terrorism and the spread of nuclear weapons to growing poverty resultiread more

Large gaps cloud Mideast peace efforts (AP) »

AP - Despite a blunt admonition from President Barack Obama to stop wasting time, Israeli and Palestinian leaders gave little indication theyre willing to narrow the gaps that have crippled Mideast peacemaking.

Momentum' builds on climate but long road ahead (AFP) »

AFP - World leaders have hailed pledges by China and Japan as breathing new life into deadlocked talks on a new climate change treaty.

Iranian leader says hell seek leniency for hikers (AP) »

AP - Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad told The Associated Press on Tuesday he will request leniency for three American hikers who apparently strayed across Irans border.

Ahmadinejad urges Obama to see Iran as a friend' (AP) »

AP - Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad urged President Barack Obama to see Iran as a potential friend instead of a threat ahead of addresses both leaders will give to the United Nations General Asread more

Ahmadinejad tells AP he regrets protester deaths (AP) »

AP - Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad told The Associated Press on Tuesday that he regrets the deaths of protesters in the violence that followed his countrys disputed presidential elections.read more

Ahmadinejad tells AP Iran is an opportunity for US (AP) »

AP - Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad (ah-muh-DEE-neh-zhahd) says his country is not a threat to the United States as President Barack Obama has said, but "an opportunity."

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