Showing posts with label Washington. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Washington. Show all posts

Sunday, November 30, 2008

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

Friday, November 28, 2008

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

Monday, November 24, 2008

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

Sunday, November 23, 2008

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

Friday, November 21, 2008

General Motors Cuts Production, Give Up Two Jets

Detroit automakers began work on turnaround plans demanded by Congress in return for $25 billion in aid as General Motors Corp said it would cut production more and give up two of its controversial corporate jets...

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Source: Reuters

Thursday, November 20, 2008

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

Tuesday, November 18, 2008

Russia to Take Revenge on IMF’s Dictatorship

Russia begins to take revenge on the International Monetary Fund for its dictatorship on the post-Soviet space during the 1990s...

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Source: Pravda

Sunday, November 16, 2008

Russian President Dmitry Medvedev Warms Up Toward U.S.

Russian President Dmitry Medvedev, arriving in Washington for international economic talks, Saturday struck a conciliatory tone toward the United States and expressed hope that President-elect Barack Obama will help improve the deteriorating U.S.-Russian relationship...

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Source: LA Times

Thursday, November 13, 2008

Medvedev sees chance for good ties with Obama

The start of a new U.S. administration under President-elect Barack Obama offers a good opportunity to repair damaged relations between Moscow and Washington, Russian President Dmitry Medvedev said on Thursday.

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Source: Reuters