LOS ANGELES, July 6 (Xinhua) -- To take the strain off the Iraqi embassy in Washington D.C. and help expatriates scattered around the United States, Iraq will open a consulate in San Diego, about 80 miles (128 kilometers) south of Los Angeles, it
Dr. Howard's strong support of screening, monitoring and treatment programs for ground zero workers has sometimes put him at odds with the Bush administration, which has been reluctant to provide long-term financing.
"Dr. Julie Gerberding met with
Election officials worry that home foreclosures will pose a problem this November for voters still registered at their former address, who may be challenged at the polls, and be more likely to cast provisional ballots that might not be counted.
In the first official admission that closure of the camp had entered the planning stage, the base commander, Captain Mark Leary, said regional US Marines commanders have surveyed the site to assess its suitability.
"The southern command has looked into
The Swamp watches the Sunday talk shows, so you can watch Federer and Nadal battle at Wimbledon.
You didn't miss much. It's a holiday weekend, and Washington is dead. The congressmen and senators who usually populate the Sunday talk shows are back
NEW YORK: As the Indian government seemed set to move ahead with the stalled nuclear deal with the United States, a top American daily has underlined there was no reason for the Bush administration to rush as it had given away “too much ...
Quacking and quacking, George Bush is waddling towards sunset with an aura of success that he hopes balances out his horrific sins in the Middle East.
Critics argue that the U.S., in a bid to coerce North Korea to destroy all its nuclear facilities and programmes, may inadvertently allow it to possess a degenerating arsenal.
The recent US Supreme Court ruling that recognizes the rights of Guantanamo detainees to challenge their detention in US civilian courts - possibly paving the way for a permanent closure of the facility - is a serious rebuke to the controversial
For nearly as long as the United States has been engaged in Iraq, Washington has worked to put its stamp on post-Saddam stability. Six months after the Baath party's exit in 2003, Pentagon planners were lobbying for "virtually unfettered freedom" for