Archive for October, 2010

Mayor Bloomberg Duped In Campaign Scam

New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg met with a trusted campaign aide before turning over $1.1 million that the man then allegedly swiped in a phony election poll operation last year, according to documents cited by the New York Post on Saturday.

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Karzai Condemns US-Russia Drugs Raid

Afghan President Hamid Karzai on Saturday demanded an explanation from NATO's command in Afghanistan for a drugs raid carried out by the United States and Russia without his government's permission.

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Obama Urges Partisan Unity

President Obama encouraged lawmakers on both sides of the aisle to put partisan differences aside and work together to restore the nation's struggling economy during his weekly address Saturday, ahead of a next week's midterm election, which is expecte...

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Clinton Weighs In On China-Japan Dispute

U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton on Saturday joined an Asia-Pacific summit where she weighed into the issue of maritime disputes, which have triggered a serious rift between China and Japan.

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80 Taliban Killed In Failed Attack

An Afghan official said Saturday that 80 Taliban insurgents were killed during a failed attack on a NATO combat outpost near the border with Pakistan.

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US-Bound Parcels Were Viable Bombs

A suspect parcel found on a U.S.-bound cargo plane at a British airport was "viable and could have exploded," the U.K. Home Secretary Theresa May said Saturday.

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White House May ‘Decouple’ Bush Tax Cuts

The White House is heading back to the drawing board to determine the fate of the Bush tax cuts, amid fears Congress will not approve a plan to hike taxes on the nation's wealthiest families if Republicans take an expected House majority in next Tuesda...

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Stocks Hinge On Election, Fed Meeting

U.S. stocks may turn volatile next week as uncertainty over the Federal Reserve’s quantitative easing could trump investor expectations about midterm elections, jobless figures and corporate earnings.

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Far-Right Protesters Gather In Amsterdam

Far-right groups in The Netherlands protested Saturday against what they claim is the "growing Islamisation" of Europe.

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Immigrants Benefit As Economy Recovers

Immigrants are benefiting more than native-born American workers from the slow-paced economic recovery, according to a new study cited by The Wall Street Journal on Saturday.

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