Government News
Tea party members back dismissed president 09/09/10
A Montana tea party association's board will reconsider kicking its president out of the group for an anti-gay exchange on Facebook after several members resigned over his dismissal, a board member said Wednesday.
Clinton: Dems battling anger, apathy and amnesia 09/08/10
Former President Bill Clinton says it would be a "terrible mistake" for Arkansas voters to defeat Democratic Sen. Blanche Lincoln and lose her post chairing the Senate Agriculture Committee.
Pakistani says Beck should oppose Quran protest 09/08/10
Pakistan's ambassador to the United States is calling on conservative radio and television host Glenn Beck to denounce the planned burning of the Quran to show that Americans are tolerant of other faiths.
US embassies brace for Quran burning protests 09/08/10
The State Department has ordered U.S. embassies around the world to assess their security ahead of a Florida church group's planned weekend burning of the Muslim holy book amid fears it could spark anti-American violence.
AP Interview: Flooding hurts Pakistan terror fight 09/08/10
Massive flooding that has submerged vast swaths of Pakistan has stretched thin the Pakistani military and will hamper its fight against terrorists, the country's ambassador to the U.S. said Wednesday.
Clinton, Gates denounce planned Quran burning 09/08/10
The top two national security advisers in President Barack Obama's Cabinet on Wednesday denounced plans by a small church in Florida to burn the Muslim holy book to commemorate the Sept. 11, 2001, terrorist attacks, saying it would inflame tensions and put Americans abroad at risk.
Correction: Oval Office Rug story 09/08/10
In a story Sept. 7 about the new rug in the Oval Office, The Associated Press erroneously reported the first name of a 19th-century abolitionist who inspired the late civil rights leader Martin Luther King Jr. The individual is Theodore Parker, not Thomas Parker.
Court asked to keep stem cell money flowing 09/08/10
The Obama administration is asking a federal appeals court to lift an order blocking federal funding for some stem cell research, a day after being turned down by the judge who issued the order.
US military deaths in Iraq war at 4,418 09/08/10
As of Wednesday, Sept. 8, 2010, at least 4,418 members of the U.S. military had died in the Iraq war since it began in March 2003, according to an Associated Press count.
Gibbs: Emanuel will take time weighing mayoral run 09/08/10
White House Press Secretary Robert Gibbs says that being mayor of Chicago isn't something that rolls around often and he's sure chief of staff Rahm Emanuel will take some time to weigh his options.
US terror training in Yemen reflects wider program 09/08/10
Seldom visible in the Yemeni mountains, the elite U.S. commandos training the Yemen's military represent the Obama administration's quest to fight terrorism without inflaming anti-American sentiment.
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