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Clinton Set to Be Nominated Secretary of State
Nov. 21 (Bloomberg) -- Senator Hillary Clinton is likely to be nominated for secretary of state after the Nov. 27 U.S. Thanksgiving holiday, according to an aide to President-elect Barack Obama.
Nations:U.S. People:Bill Clinton Barack Obama Hillary Clinton Activities:Obama Admin. Source:(Bloomberg)
2008-11-21
US details role for additional Afghan forces
CORNWALLIS, Nova Scotia - With the United States reevaluating strategy in Afghanistan, Defense Secretary Robert Gates is telling allies that additional U.S. forces planned for the war must be shared across the region taking the brunt of the fighting.
Nations:Canada Afghanistan Pakistan Australia People:Robert Gates Hamid Karzai Barack Obama Activities:Afghan Terror War
2008-11-21
Use of nuclear weapons more likely in future: US intelligence
WASHINGTON (AFP) - The use of nuclear weapons will grow increasingly likely by 2025, according to a bleak US intelligence report that warns that US global dominance is likely to weaken over the next two decades.
Nations:Afghanistan Pakistan Iraq India Brazil People:Barack Obama Source:(AFP)
2008-11-21
Madonna and Ritchie granted 'quickie' divorce
LONDON (AFP) - Pop superstar Madonna and her husband Guy Ritchie were Friday granted a "quickie" divorce on the grounds of his unreasonable behaviour, a month after announcing their eight-year marriage was over.
Nations:U.S. People:Heather Mills Guy Ritchie Paul McCartney Sean Penn Madonna Source:(AFP)
2008-11-21
Bush effigy burned in anti-US protest in Baghdad
BAGHDAD - Followers of a Shiite cleric on Friday stomped on and burned an effigy of President George W. Bush in the same central Baghdad square where Iraqis beat a toppled statue of Saddam Hussein with their sandals five years earlier.
Nations:Iraq People:George W. Bush Activities:Second Gulf War Source:(AP)
2008-11-21
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