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Hopes Dim for Quick Bailout for Automakers [New Window]
After two days of testimony, the chief executives of G.M., Ford and Chrysler were unable to convince lawmakers to aid their industry by tapping the $700 billion financial rescue program.
Wed, 19 Nov 2008 14:58:32 -0600 Daschle to Be Nominee for Health Post in Obama Cabinet [New Window]
Tom Daschle, the former South Dakota senator, has accepted Mr. Obama?s offer to be Secretary of Health and Human Services, Democrats said.
Wed, 19 Nov 2008 15:06:19 -0600 Iraqi Lawmakers Brawl Over Security Pact [New Window]
Iraq?s Parliament collapsed in chaos during a discussion about a three-year security agreement with the U.S.
Wed, 19 Nov 2008 12:27:04 -0600 Britain Grapples With Role for Islamic Justice [New Window]
Conservatives and liberals have denounced Islamic courts as poor substitutes for British jurisprudence.
Wed, 19 Nov 2008 11:05:14 -0600 If Clinton Chosen, Campaign Debts Would Wait [New Window]
Vendors still owed money from Senator Hillary Rodham Clinton?s presidential campaign could be out of luck for years should she become secretary of state.
Wed, 19 Nov 2008 11:00:18 -0600 Holder Seen as Obama Choice for Justice Post [New Window]
Barack Obama?s transition team has signaled to Eric H. Holder Jr. that he will be chosen as attorney general, but no final decision has been made, people involved in the process said.
Wed, 19 Nov 2008 10:03:28 -0600 Obama Thanks Palestinian President [New Window]
Palestinian president Mahmoud Abbas received a courtesy phone call from American president-elect Barack Obama.
Wed, 19 Nov 2008 07:24:50 -0600 Democrats Gain as Stevens Loses Race [New Window]
Senator Ted Stevens of Alaska, convicted on federal ethics charges, lost his bid for a seventh term, giving Democrats at least 58 seats in the Senate.
Wed, 19 Nov 2008 13:21:05 -0600 Dr. Adrian Kantrowitz, Cardiac Pioneer, Dies at 90 [New Window]
Dr. Kantrowitz performed the first human heart transplant in the United States and pioneered the development of devices to prolong the life of patients with heart failure.
Wed, 19 Nov 2008 02:13:22 -0600 Treasury Denounced Over Bailout [New Window]
Financial officials faced new calls from Congress to aim more of the relief package at helping homeowners.
Wed, 19 Nov 2008 12:29:11 -0600 Iranian Detained in Iraq [New Window]
An Iranian was detained by allied forces at Baghdad International Airport on suspicion of smuggling weapons into Iraq, the U.S. military said.
Wed, 19 Nov 2008 01:31:28 -0600 U.S.-Iraqi Agreement Is Getting Mixed Reviews in Iran [New Window]
Conservative Iranian politicians and newspapers expressed opposition to the new Iraqi-American security agreement and urged Iraq?s Parliament to reject it.
Wed, 19 Nov 2008 01:06:41 -0600 Iran Replaces Interior Minister After a Scandal [New Window]
The vote to approve Sadeq Mahsouli came two weeks after Parliament fired Ali Kordan after it became clear that he did not hold a doctorate degree from Oxford University.
Wed, 19 Nov 2008 01:05:30 -0600 Court in Egypt Annuls Deal With Israel on Gas Supply [New Window]
An Egyptian court said that a 15-year contract was improperly awarded because it was not approved by Parliament.
Wed, 19 Nov 2008 01:04:47 -0600 Foreign Reporters? Group Fights Israeli Prohibition on Entering Gaza [New Window]
Israel has almost entirely sealed crossing points along its border with Gaza since a five-month cease-fire with Hamas began to unravel on Nov. 4.
Wed, 19 Nov 2008 01:04:29 -0600 Detainee Will Face New War-Crimes Charges [New Window]
Prosecutors will file new charges against Mohammed al-Qahtani, whose well-documented interrogation has made his case a focal point in debates about Guantnamo.
Wed, 19 Nov 2008 01:27:47 -0600 Bush Takes Steps to Ease Holiday Air Travel Delays [New Window]
President Bush on Tuesday said commercial aircraft would be allowed to temporarily use military airspace across much of the country.
Wed, 19 Nov 2008 01:23:44 -0600 Use of Antipsychotics in Children Is Criticized [New Window]
Powerful antipsychotic medicines are being used far too cavalierly in children, and regulators must do more to warn doctors of their risks, a panel of experts said.
Wed, 19 Nov 2008 13:52:28 -0600 Premier of Iraq Is Quietly Firing Fraud Monitors [New Window]
The dismissals of Iraqi oversight officials come as estimates of corruption in the country have soared.
Tue, 18 Nov 2008 12:15:47 -0600 Iraqi and American Critics of Security Pact Speak Up [New Window]
Objections were voiced a day after the Iraqi cabinet approved the pact and sent it to Parliament for ratification.
Tue, 18 Nov 2008 07:03:28 -0600 World Briefing | Middle East: Israel: Car Bomb Kills Mafia Leader [New Window]
A bomb exploded in a car carrying one of Israel?s top mafia kingpins, killing him and threatening to unleash an all-out war in Israel?s increasingly violent underworld.
Mon, 17 Nov 2008 23:39:04 -0600 World Briefing | Middle East: Israel: 250 Palestinians to Be Released [New Window]
Israel said that it would release 250 Palestinian prisoners next month as a gesture to the Palestinian president, Mahmoud Abbas.
Mon, 17 Nov 2008 23:40:22 -0600 World Briefing | Middle East: Syria: Uranium Traces Inconclusive, Head of U.N. Atomic Agency Says [New Window]
Traces of uranium found at a Syrian site bombed by Israel are not sufficient evidence of undeclared nuclear activity, the director of International Atomic Energy Agency said.
Mon, 17 Nov 2008 23:40:52 -0600 Egyptian Judge Bans Coverage of Singer?s Murder Trial [New Window]
The trial of a politically connected businessman and member of parliament charged with ordering the killing of Lebanese singer has riveted public attention in the Arab world.
Tue, 18 Nov 2008 02:18:45 -0600 Memo From Cairo: In the Shadow of a Long Past, Patiently Awaiting the Future [New Window]
Archaeologists have found evidence of the 138th pyramid in Cairo, but these monuments to Egypt?s early ingenuity are also an ever-present symbol of faded glory.
Mon, 17 Nov 2008 14:51:48 -0600 Israel Kills 4 Militants in Gaza Strip [New Window]
Israel?s leaders ratcheted up their rhetoric Sunday after an Israeli airstrike killed four Palestinian militants in Hamas-run Gaza, leaving a five-month truce in tatters.
Mon, 17 Nov 2008 00:32:07 -0600 Cleric Calls for Resistance to U.S. Presence in Iraq [New Window]
The anti-American Shiite cleric Moktada al-Sadr called for armed resistance against any security agreement that allowed a continued U.S. presence in Iraq.
Mon, 17 Nov 2008 14:24:28 -0600 Hamas Fires Rockets Into Israel [New Window]
Hamas officials said the attack was revenge for the deaths over the past 11 days of 11 militants and the recent increased Israeli closing of Gaza crossings.
Sat, 15 Nov 2008 00:18:01 -0600 World Briefing | Middle East: Yemen: Claim Made on Embassy Blast [New Window]
The Yemeni branch of Al Qaeda has released a statement claiming responsibility for a suicide bombing outside the American Embassy compound in Sana in September.
Sat, 15 Nov 2008 00:28:36 -0600 Israeli Candidate Borrows a (Web) Page From Obama [New Window]
The campaign Web site of Benjamin Netanyahu, the conservative Likud leader running for prime minister of Israel, looks suspiciously like Barack Obama?s.
Sat, 15 Nov 2008 00:09:34 -0600 Militants Turn to Small Bombs in Iraq Attacks [New Window]
The portable, furtive bomb known as a ?sticky bomb? is fast becoming the device of choice for insurgents.
Fri, 14 Nov 2008 13:08:43 -0600 C.I.A. Chief Says Qaeda Is Extending Its Reach [New Window]
Michael V. Hayden said that Al Qaeda is strengthening its hub in Pakistan and building new ties in Africa.
Fri, 14 Nov 2008 06:21:18 -0600 Settlers Who Long to Leave the West Bank [New Window]
While most settlers vow never to abandon the heart of the Jewish homeland, some say they want to move back to within the pre-1967 borders of Israel.
Fri, 14 Nov 2008 02:26:32 -0600 Cargo Plane Crashes, Killing 7 [New Window]
A civilian cargo plane carrying FedEx packages crashed in western Iraq, killing all seven crew members aboard.
Thu, 13 Nov 2008 23:48:28 -0600 World Briefing | Middle East: Saudis Cool to Israeli Overture [New Window]
Israel should not parse the Arab peace plan, the Saudi foreign minister said after a speech by Israel?s president during a two-day interfaith dialogue at the U.N.
Fri, 14 Nov 2008 02:38:04 -0600 Deadly Gaza Border Clash Threatens Truce [New Window]
Four Hamas gunmen were killed in a clash with Israeli soldiers along the Gaza border, testing a shaky truce.
Thu, 13 Nov 2008 01:10:46 -0600 Iraqi Soldier Reportedly Kills 2 G.I.?s [New Window]
Iraqis said that the incident occurred following a heated argument between American soldiers and an Iraqi soldier.
Thu, 13 Nov 2008 13:30:02 -0600 Iran Claims Success in Tests Firing Long-Range Missiles [New Window]
Iran said it had test-fired a new generation of long-range missiles with a 1,200-mile range, state-run television reported. An official said it would used against invaders.
Thu, 13 Nov 2008 01:12:48 -0600 Secular Defeats Ultra-Orthodox in Jerusalem [New Window]
The secular entrepreneur Nir Barkat, a self-made high-tech millionaire, has pledged to revitalize and significantly develop Jerusalem, Israel?s poorest city.
Wed, 12 Nov 2008 05:00:46 -0600 Emirates See Fiscal Crisis as Chance to Save Culture [New Window]
Emiratis hope that the global economic downturn will reduce the number of foreigners pouring into their country and give them a chance to reassert their way of life.
Wed, 12 Nov 2008 09:07:44 -0600 Baghdad Bridge Reopens, Restitching a Divided Area [New Window]
The reopening of Aimma Bridge, where rumors of a bombing led to a stampede in 2005, was symbolically important and restored a major traffic artery.
Wed, 12 Nov 2008 12:53:03 -0600 Saudi Arabia Seeks U.N. Platform to Promote Pluralism Abroad [New Window]
Human rights groups are crying foul that Saudi Arabia is being given the platform of the U.N. to promote religious tolerance abroad while actively combating it at home.
Wed, 12 Nov 2008 01:11:48 -0600 Iraq Signs $3.5 Billion Deal for China to Develop Oil Field [New Window]
The deal between Iraq?s state-owned oil company, North Oil, and China?s CNPC is worth $3.5 billion and is the first major deal since the U.S. invasion in 2003.
Wed, 12 Nov 2008 01:05:11 -0600 Op-Ed Contributors: Arab Bloggers Size Up Obama [New Window]
Excerpts from a dozen Middle Eastern blog posts reflect the region's hopes for ? and doubts about ? the president-elect.
Sun, 9 Nov 2008 10:30:32 -0600 Deprogramming Jihadists [New Window]
The Saudi government is trying to rehabilitate violent Islamists by addressing their psychological needs. Could therapy be the best sort of counterterrorism?
Tue, 18 Nov 2008 14:47:54 -0600 Find of Ancient City Could Alter Notions of Biblical David [New Window]
Archaeologists are unearthing a city overlooking the Valley of Elah that could reshape views of the controversial period when David ruled over the Israelites.
Thu, 30 Oct 2008 02:52:14 -0500 Iran?s Leader Criticizes U.S. Policies Around World [New Window]
President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad said that growing world problems like war and poverty are the result of American mismanagement of global affairs.
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