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U.S. Senator wants trade sanctions lifted on Moldova
February 09, 2011A senior U.S. senator has introduced legislation into Congress that would lift trade restrictions on Moldova, scrapping a Cold War-era barrier. Richard Lugar, the top Republican on the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, authored the bill,...
US celebrates life of president Reagan on his 100th birthday
February 08, 2011The United States is marking the 100th birthday of the late President Ronald Reagan, who served two terms in the White House during the 1980's. Reagan was 93 when he died in June of 2004 after a 10-year battle with Alzheimer's disease. The highlight...
Obama: Egypt will not go back to 'What it Was'
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February 08, 2011U.S. President Barack Obama says he believes Egypt will not go "back to what it was" now that pro-democracy demonstrators have made known their demands for free and fair elections through nearly two weeks of continuous street protests. In...
U.S. democracy advocate says Moldova 'wasted two decades'
February 08, 2011The head of a U.S. organization promoting democracy in Eastern Europe says Moldova has wasted two decades in terms of democratic reforms and European integration, RFE/RL's Moldovan Service reports. Bruce Jackson, head of the Washington-based Project...
US watches Egypt’s army as protests continue
February 04, 2011Egypt’s military is playing a pivotal and perhaps evolving role in the demonstrations in Egypt, and U.S. defense leaders are staying in close touch with their counterparts in Cairo. So far officials and analysts say the army is acting properly...
US Senate committee debates sanctions against Belarus
January 28, 2011A U.S. Senate committee on Thursday heard testimony from U.S. and Belarusian rights activists who are demanding sanctions against the repressive regime of Belarus's President Aleksander Lukashenko. David Kramer, a leader of Washington-based group Freedom...
On YouTube, Obama comments on economy, Middle East:Video
January 28, 2011President Barack Obama used an appearance Thursday on the social media web site, YouTube, to talk about challenges facing the United States both domestically and abroad. He commented about the wave of protests in Middle Eastern countries. Protests...
President Obama’s State of the Union: A fork in the road
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January 28, 2011In his State of the Union address this week, U.S. President Barack Obama got a second chance to make a first impression. As part of a concerted strategy to reposition himself after his party’s electoral setbacks in November, the president&rsquo...
Jared Loughner pleads not guilty to Arizona charges
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January 25, 2011The man accused of the Arizona shooting attack that killed six people and wounded 13, including a US congresswoman, has pleaded not guilty to three attempted murder charges. Jared Loughner, 22, entered the pleas over the attempted assassination of...
Suspected US drone strikes kills 6 in NW Pakistan
January 24, 2011Pakistani officials say two suspected U.S. drone strikes have killed six suspected militants in the northwestern part of the country. The officials said an unmanned aircraft fired two missiles, killing two suspected militants as they rode a motorbike...
