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Obama and Medvedev: Russian revival?
The Swampby Mark Silva It may not be the "reset button'' that Secretary of State Hillary Clinton presented her Russian counterpart earlier this year - a symbol of the need to start over again in relations between the United States and......Tags: Hillary Clinton, Global Change, Trips and Vacations, Government, Justice System
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Robert McNamara: Vietnam war 'wrong'
The Swampby Mark Silva Robert S. McNamara, the former secretary of defense for two presidents who only late in life acknowledged that he and his colleagues were "wrong, terribly wrong'' in the prosecution of the war in Vietnam, passed away today......Tags: Economic Organization, Government, Lyndon B. Johnson, Heads of State, Politics
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U.S. 'shoulder to shoulder' with Europe
The Swampby Mark Silva President Barack Obama, joining other world leaders in calling on Iran to comply with international nuclear regulations -- after the exposure of a once-secret uranium enrichment plant -- maintains that the U.S. and allies are more united.......Tags: Global Warming, Unrest, Conflicts and War, Government, Barack Obama, New York
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Iran's 'line in the sand:' U.K., U.S., France
The Swampby Mark Silva and updated President Barack Obama, British Prime Minister Gordon Brown and French President Nicolas Sarkozy today presented a united front in a stern demand for Iran to start complying with international nuclear regulation, with the...Tags: Government, Barack Obama, Politics, Defense Equipment, France
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IRAN: Secret nuclear plant broke transparency law, says IAEA chief
Babylon & BeyondThe head of the United Nations nuclear enforcement agency said Wednesday that Iran violated transparency laws when it failed to notify international inspectors it was building a second uranium-enrichment plant. "Iran was supposed to inform us on the day... -
Air Force refueling tankers: Pay no attention to taxpayers
Opinion L.A.For the sake of taxpayers and its own armed forces, members of Congress would do well to adjust to the global marketplace and avoid skewing the Air Force tanker competition.... -
IRAN: World powers ponder draft nuclear resolution as ElBaradei pleads with Tehran [Corrected]
Babylon & BeyondLate-breaking developments today in the international standoff over Iran's nuclear program: The Times has obtained a draft United Nations nuclear watchdog agency resolution scolding Iran for its nuclear research program. [Corrected, Nov. 28: An earlier... -
Haiti earthquake: World Bank to provide aid worth $100 million
La PlazaThe World Bank says it will provide $100 million in emergency aid to Haiti to support recovery and reconstruction work in the aftermath of the devastating earthquake that struck the Caribbean nation. The bank said it was sending experts to work with the... -
SYRIA: Renewed U.S. sanctions highlight confused Washington-Damascus ties
Babylon & BeyondWhen President Obama announced the renewal of sanctions against Syria earlier this week, he accused it of posing an "extraordinary threat" to American security and interests, leading many to question whether the White House is abandoning its policy of... -
Robert S. McNamara dies at 93; architect of the Vietnam War
Driven, cerebral and pugnacious, Robert S. McNamara was the preeminent policymaker behind the massive buildup of American forces in Vietnam between 1964 and 1968. As Defense secretary for two administrations, he wielded blizzards of facts and figures to...Tags: Economic Organization, Attack on Pearl Harbor (1941), Documentary (genre), Lyndon B. Johnson, Henry Ford
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Robert S. McNamara, Defense Chief during Vietnam War, Dies
WASHINGTON (AP) -- Robert S. McNamara, the cerebral secretary of defense vilified for his role in escalating the Vietnam War, a disastrous conflict he later denounced as "terribly wrong,'' died Monday. He was 93.
McNamara died at 5:30 a.m. at his home,...Tags: Iraq War (2003-2011), Economic Organization, Bombings, George W. Bush, Government
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Vietnam War Architect Robert McNamara Dies at 93
Associated PressWASHINGTON - Robert S. McNamara, the secretary of defense vilified for his role in escalating the Vietnam War, a disastrous conflict he later denounced as "terribly wrong," died Monday. He was 93. Namara died at 5:30 a.m. at his home, his wife Diana...Tags: Iraq War (2003-2011), Economic Organization, Bombings, George W. Bush, Government
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