U.S. Vice President Joe Biden Arrives in Ukraine

Vice President Joe Biden reassured Ukraine on Tuesday of US support...

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Source: AFP

Christmas Day: Bush, Obama Keep Troops in Mind

President Bush is spending Christmas at Camp David, the 12th time he and his family...

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Source: USA Today

Time Magazine Names Barack Obama 'Person of the Year'

President-elect Barack Obama has won another contest: He's been named Time magazine's "Person of the Year" for 2008...

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Source: USA Today

Bush, Russia: Mission Impossible

Russian and U.S. experts have met in Moscow to discuss America's missile defence plans for Eastern Europe and other sensitive security issues...

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Source: Russia Today

Barack Obama Says He Had No Contact With Blagojevich Over Senate Seat

President-elect Barack Obama, saying he "was as appalled and disappointed as anybody by the revelations earlier this week," denied any involvement Thursday...

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Source: Fox News

Bill Clinton Discloses Donors Behind Global Initiative Meeting in Asia

Former president Bill Clinton, who agreed to make his charitable activities more transparent in an accord with President-elect Barack Obama...

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Source: Washington Post

Barack Obama Vows Strong New Fnancial Regulations

U.S. President-elect Barack Obama said on Sunday he would put strong financial regulation at the center of his economic recovery program to force more accountability on the banking industry...

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Source: Reuters

A U.S.-Russian Transition

Whew! With the seventh Vladimir Putin marathon phone-in and the sixth New York Times Russian/American write-in now safely behind us, it's time to relax...

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Source: Moscow Times

U.S. News: Republicans Win Crucial Georgia Senate Seat

Republican Sen. Saxby Chambliss easily won a run-off election in Georgia on Tuesday, denying Democrats the chance for a 60-seat "super majority" in the Senate that would have enabled them to pass legislation virtually at will...

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Source: Reuters

Star Wars Creator, Google CEO Among Obama Donors

Filmmaker George Lucas and Google CEO Eric Schmidt are among the donors helping to underwrite Barack Obama's transition to the U.S. presidency, according to figures released on Monday...

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Source: Reuters

Barack Obama to Announce Top Administration Monday

President-elect Barack Obama plans on Monday to announce six experienced hands to fill top administration posts, moving at record speed to name the leadership team that will guide his presidency through a time of war and recession...

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Source: Associated Press

Russia, U.S. Unlikely to Agree on Missile Shield in December

The Russian foreign minister said on Friday that Moscow and Washington were unlikely to reach a final agreement on a planned U.S. missile shield for central Europe during talks in December...

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Source: RIA Novosti

Russian Leaders Hope For Better Ties with U.S. under Obama

Russia's leaders said Monday they hope the United States will scrap its missile defense system in Europe and be more willing to negotiate a nuclear arms control deal once U.S. President-elect Barack Obama takes office...

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Source: Associated Press

New Economic Leaders: Obama Eyes $500 Billion in Stimulus

Aides to President-elect Barack Obama and President George W. Bush are rushing to craft measures to shore up financial markets and prevent a policy vacuum from further harming the economy during the transition of power between the two men...

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Source: Wall Street Journal

Obama Taps Geithner, Summers For Top Economic Jobs

President-elect Barack Obama has chosen seasoned policymakers Timothy Geithner and Lawrence Summers as his two top economic lieutenants to direct the fight to rescue the economy and stem the worst financial crisis in more than 70 years...

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Source: Reuters

Clinton-Obama Détente: From Top Rival to Top Aide

The thaw in the resentful relationship between the most powerful woman in the Democratic Party and her younger male rival began at the party’s convention this summer...

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Source: New York Times

U.S. Decline, Russia's Rise: National Intelligence Council Report Predicts

Global warming could be a boon to Russia, a European country could be overrun by organized crime and the U.S. and its dollar could further decline in importance during the next two decades, says a U.S. intelligence report with predictions for the world in 2025...

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Source: Associated Press

Obama Should Look Into Putin's Record, Not His Eyes

Even as Barack Obama faces front-page issues like Iraq, Iran and Afghanistan, he will still have to find the time and courage to deal with a certain nuclear-armed autocracy that controls much of the world's oil and gas...

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Source: Wall Street Journal

Obama Receives Racial Insult from Al-Qaeda No. 2

Ayman al-Zawahri, the al-Qaeda No 2, said in a new message on a militant website yesterday that Barack Obama was “the direct opposite of honourable black Americans” like Malcolm X, and called him a “house negro”...

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Source: Times Online

Barack Obama Can Be More Dangerous for Russia

Focus Magazine has recently published an interview with Hans-Henning Schroeder, the chairman of the research group for Russia at the Berlin-based Institute for International and Security Affairs...

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