Women In Politics

Shadow of blasts on bilateral meets between US, Pakistan
New Delhi (the Statesman/ANN) – The proposed visits of US Secretary of State Ms Hillary Clinton to India next week and that of Pakistan’s foreign minister later in the month will go ahead as planned, despite the terror attacks in Mumbai. This was confirmed by Indian external affairs minister, Mr SM Krishna, today while talking to journalists on the sidelines of his meet with former Afghanistan …

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Somali gov’t: 1998 US Embassy blasts suspect dead
The al Qaeda mastermind behind the 1998 bombings of U.S. Embassies in Kenya and Tanzania was killed this week at a security checkpoint in Mogadishu by Somali forces who didn’t immediately realize they had killed the most wanted man in East Africa, officials said Saturday.

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NYC Mayor Blasts Palin Over Mosque Tweets
Sarah Palin has gotten backlash for a series of Twitter posts saying she “refudiates” a proposed Islamic community center and mosque two blocks from Ground Zero in lower Manhattan. Michael Bloomberg shot back Monday, saying he disagreed with Palin. Sarah Palin – Twitter – Michael Bloomberg – Ground Zero – English language

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Labor Secretary Solis blasts GOP on unemployment benefits
DENVER (AP) — U.S. Labor Secretary Hilda Solis says Senate Republicans could be extending the recession by opposing a spending bill that would have extended unemployment benefits.

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Congressional Delegation Blasts BP Over Gulf Spill
Maryland senators Ben Cardin and Barbara Mikulski and Rep, Elijah Cummings promised yesterday that U.S. taxpayers would not be asked to pick up the cost of the BP oil well catastrophe. WYPR’s Fraser Smith reports from the National Aquarium in downtown Baltimore.

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Watchdog blasts Obama loan relief plan
WASHINGTON — Lawmakers and a government watchdog on Thursday strongly criticized the Obama administration’s loan assistance effort, saying officials rushed the program’s creation last year and set up hundreds of thousands of homeowners for failure.

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