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A U.S. newspaper says the nation’s two highest-ranking intelligence officials expect to be replaced when President-elect Barack Obama takes office in January.
The Washington Post quotes senior intelligence officials as saying Mike McConnell, the director of national intelligence, and CIA Director Michael Hayden are opposed by a number of influential congressional Democrats.
The Post says […]

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SEOUL, Nov. 11, 2008 — International media organizations and analysts are raising concerns that photos released recently by Pyongyang to prove the health of leader Kim Jong Il are falsified.
South Korean President Lee Myung-bak told interviewers this week he did not oppose a summit between incoming President Obama and North Korean leader Kim […]

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An American newspaper says the U.S. military has conducted nearly a dozen secret raids against al-Qaida and other terrorist groups in Syria, Pakistan and other countries since 2004.
The New York Times cites anonymous U.S. senior officials in its report Monday saying the raids were authorized by a classified order given by then-Defense Secretary […]

By Gerry J. Gilmore
American Forces Press Service
WASHINGTON, Nov. 10, 2008 – America will never waver in its task of defeating radical Islamic terrorism, Vice President Richard B. Cheney told a gathering of Virginia Military Institute cadets and alumni during his Nov. 8 visit to the military college in Lexington, Va.
“In the great struggle of the […]

HarpBlaster.com wire reports
WASHINGTON, Nov. 10, 2008 — President George Bush and President-elect Barack Obama held their first formal meeting at the White House today.
“I would say the president and the president-elect have both set a tone of cooperation, one of a spirit of partnership to be able to move forward,” White House Spokeswoman Dana Perino […]

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CAIRO, Nov. 9, 2008 — Key participants of the Middle East Quartet, which is working to find an end to the Israeli-Palestinian conflict, have been meeting in the Egyptian resort town of Sharm el Sheikh.
U.N. Secretary General Ban Ki Moon says he is using the influence of his office to work for peace […]

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WASHINGTON, Nov. 7, 2008 — President-elect Barack Obama said he will confront the country’s financial crisis – which he referred to as the “greatest economic challenge of our lifetime” – as soon as he takes office.
“Immediately after I become president I will confront this economic crisis head-on by taking all necessary steps to […]

By Donna Miles
American Forces Press Service
WASHINGTON, Nov. 7, 2008 – Both the United States and Japan remain committed to moving about 8,000 U.S. Marines from Okinawa to Guam, but budget constraints could cause the process to take longer and cost more than initially expected, the senior U.S. commander in the Pacific reported.
Navy Adm. Timothy J. […]

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WASHINGTON, Nov. 7, 2008 — Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice said the creation of a Palestinian state is approaching, but cautioned that Israel’s plans for more West Bank settlements are hurting negotiations.
Rice spoke Friday after meeting with Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas in the West Bank.
Rice has acknowledged that an Israeli-Palestinian agreement will not […]

By Gerry J. Gilmore
American Forces Press Service
WASHINGTON, Nov. 6, 2008 – About 3,000 soldiers assigned to the 101st Airborne Division’s 2nd Brigade Combat Team will leave Iraq nearly two months earlier than planned, military officials said.
Improved security and decreased violence across the unit’s area of operations in northwestern Baghdad is enabling the early redeployment of […]