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Archive for December, 2010
A new year, but the same old tensions
US helps Ukraine secretly send to Russia enough highly enriched uranium for 2 atomic bombs
WASHINGTON (AP) — In a secret operation to secure nuclear material, the United States has helped Ukraine send to Russia enough uranium to build two atomic bombs.
This week’s removal of more than 110 pounds of highly enriched uranium followed a…
Obama craves familiarity on Hawaiian vacation
HONOLULU (AP) — There are those who crave adventure and spontaneity during their vacations. Then, there’s President Barack Obama.
More than a week into his Hawaiian holiday, Obama is proving to be a creature of habit, seeking refuge in the…
Cables: Karzai rejects request to replace minister considered corrupt, incompetent by US
WASHINGTON (AP) — U.S. officials pressured Afghan President Hamid Karzai to remove a former warlord from atop the energy and water ministry a year ago because of corruption and ineffectiveness, and threatened to end aid unless he went.
Karzai…
President Obama was the first guest in the renovated presidential suite at the Taj Mahal Hotel in Mumbai, India, last year. The hotel had been damaged in a terrorist attack two years ago.
President Obama was the first guest in the renovated presidential suite at the Taj Mahal Hotel in Mumbai, India, this year. The hotel had been damaged in a terrorist attack two years ago.
Oprah keeps hand in media with OWN, snubs politics
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Oprah Winfrey wants to better the world in her own way, and that absolutely, positively excludes a political career.
The media powerhouse who threw her clout behind Barack Obama’s presidential candidacy says she will never seek…
The weep in review: American men tear up in 2010
When pro football player Cedric Benson led his Cincinnati Bengals to a long-awaited victory that ended a 10-game losing streak, his eyes grew wet and a tear ran down his cheek as he stood before his locker afterward.
The running back said he felt…






