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Karzai urges Taliban talks before U.S. pullout

KABUL (Reuters) – Taliban fighters should drop their demand that U.S. and NATO forces withdraw from Afghanistan before peace talks can be held, President Hamid Karzai said on Sunday, saying talks would make it easier for troops to leave.

[ More ] February 1st, 2010 | No Comments | Posted in World |

Chavez's socialist project badly hobbled

President Hugo Chavez's bid to run for reelection in 2012 and beyond was expected to produce a tight tally Sunday night after Venezuelans voted in a critical referendum to abandon all term limits on…

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Vietnam condemns 4 to death for trafficking heroin

There is concern that our continued efforts in Afghanistan are being undermined by widespread corruption within the administration of President Hamid Karzai. What few people are talking about is the o…

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Karzai offers Taliban olive branch

Afghanistan's president has appealed to Taliban fighters to lay down their weapons and accept Afghan laws as the government and its international allies pushed a programme to entice militants away fro…

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U.S. deflation no longer a risk says Fed’s Bullard: report

SINGAPORE (Reuters) – The United States has escaped the danger of a Japanese-style deflationary trap, but it is not yet time to start tightening policy, St. Louis Federal Reserve Bank President James Bullard told the Financial Times.

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Karzai urges Taliban talks before U.S. pullout

KABUL (Reuters) – Taliban fighters should drop their demand that U.S. and NATO forces withdraw from Afghanistan before peace talks can be held, President Hamid Karzai said on Sunday, saying talks would make it easier for troops to leave.

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Hugo Chavez is hobbled, but still standing

A new slogan used by anti-government protesters in Venezuela sums up a growing sentiment about President Hugo Chavez after 11 years in power: “You’re struck out.”
 

[ More ] January 31st, 2010 | No Comments | Posted in World |

Malawi’s president elected African Union leader

Malawi’s president has been elected as leader of the African Union, a position held by the eccentric dictator Moammar Gadhafi of Libya for the last year.

[ More ] January 31st, 2010 | No Comments | Posted in World |

Sunday Talk Shows Open Thread

Good morning.The Sunday shows will undoubtedly be consumed with the week that was. And, it won’t be just the State of the Union. Several GOP House leaders, including John Boehner on NBC and Paul Ryan on FOX, will be trying to spin themselves out of …

[ More ] January 31st, 2010 | No Comments | Posted in Politics |

Your Abbreviated Pundit Round-up

Sundays are great days for having an opinion. And if you read this blog, it’s an informed opinion. Not everyone does. NY Times editorial: The economy grew at an annual rate of 5.7 percent in the fourth quarter of 2009. But well over half of that…

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