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

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 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

Bush Pledges Support, Calls People of India Resilient

President George W. Bush on Saturday pledged full U.S. support to India as it investigates the deadly terrorist attacks in Mumbai, saying the killers "will not have the final word."...

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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

Bush Meets With Russian Leader For Last Time

George W. Bush held his last meeting as U.S. president with a Russian leader on Saturday, telling Dmitry Medvedev he had worked hard to make it a "cordial relationship" despite difficult disagreements...

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Source: Reuters

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

U.S. Labor Market: Jobless Claims Jump to 16 Year High

First-time filings for unemployment benefits shot up to their highest level since July 1992 last week, rising 27,000 to a seasonally adjusted 542,000 and punctuating the struggling state of the U.S. labor market, government data showed Thursday...

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Source: MarketWatch

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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Russian President Dmitry Medvedev Signs Tariff Pledge in U.S.

President Dmitry Medvedev joined the other leaders of G20 nations Saturday in pledging not to introduce new trade barriers over the next 12 months, a commitment that might complicate the government plans to insulate the national economy from the global crisis...

Russain President Dmitry Medvedev Signs Tariff Pledge in U.S.

Source: Moscow Times