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Key dates leading to Sunday's announcement by Abdullah Abdullah, chief rival to President Hamid Karzai, that he would withdraw from Saturday's runoff election: February-March: President Obama orders 21,000 more servicemembers into Afghanistan, nearly... Full Article at USA Today
TEHRAN (Reuters) - Russia should keep its word on selling a missile defense system to Iran, an influential parliamentarian was quoted by Iranian media as saying Sunday. Full Article at Reuters
TEL AVIV, ISRAEL - NOVEMBER 8: In this handout image supplied by the Israeli Government Press Office (GPO), Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu boards a plane at Ben Gurion Airport on November 8, 2009 in Tel Aviv, Israel. View Photo »
To all who seek peace I say tonight, you will always have a partner in the United States of America and in my administration
Thousands of people have protested on the southern Japanese island of Okinawa demanding the removal of a US military base there. The local mayor called on new Prime Minister Yukio Hatoyama "to put an end to Okinawa's burden and ordeal". Full Article at BBC News
Poppy wreaths at the Cenotaph in London, where Remembrance Sunday ceremonies have been held. Full Article at Guardian Unlimited
The parallels are astonishing. For centuries rabbis had been male. In Jewish life, women deserved respect, but it was men who had been the guardians of tradition. Suddenly women wanted to become rabbis. Full Article at Guardian Unlimited
U.S. Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi laughs during a news conference about the House vote on health care reform on Capitol Hill in Washington November 7, 2009. View Photo »
We committed to take action to tackle the threat of climate change and work towards an ambitious outcome in Copenhagen, within the objective, provisions and principles of the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC)
Tuan Tuan and Yuan Yuan in their new enclosure at the Taipei City Zoo in Taipei, Taiwan, Jan. 24. An expert suggested separating them for a month or two to rekindle the affection needed to reproduce. Full Article at USA Today
CANCUN, Mexico (AP) Ida grew into a hurricane for a second time as it roared over the Caribbean on a path that could take it between Mexico's resort-studded Yucatan Peninsula and Cuba before heading for the southern United States. Full Article at USA Today
TEL AVIV, ISRAEL - NOVEMBER 8: In this handout image supplied by the Israeli Government Press Office (GPO), Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu boards a plane at Ben Gurion Airport on November 8, 2009 in Tel Aviv, Israel.
View Photo »WASHINGTON - NOVEMBER 7: Rep. George Miller (D-CA) (L) and Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi (D-CA) (R) walk to the House floor on Capitol Hill November 7, 2009 in Washington, DC. Members of the House of Representatives continued debate on healthcare reform legislation.
View Photo »BERLIN-NOVEMBER 07: Children play with kites in front of Central Station Hauptbahnhof on November 7, 2009 in Berlin, Germany.
View Photo »WASHINGTON - NOVEMBER 7: U.S. President Barack Obama arrives to make a statement for the press in Rose Garden of the White House November 7, 2009 in Washington, DC.
View Photo »US President Barack Obama (C) waves as he walks out of the Caucus Room with House Majority Whip James E. Clyburn (2nd L), US Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi (3rd L), House Majority Leader Steny Hoyer, (3rd R) and Congressman John Larson (2nd R), and other leaders after a meeting on he...
View Photo »US soldiers and their families attend a candle light vigil on November 6, 2009 at Fort Hood, one day after 13 people were killed in a bloody rampage.
View Photo »US President Barack Obama disembarks from Marine One at the White House in Washington on November 6, 2009 after returning from a visit to the Walter Reed Army Medical Center.
View Photo »BERLIN, GERMANY - NOVEMBER 06: A Fashion Designer Daniel Rodan performance on the occasion of the 20th anniversary of the Fall of the Wall the Berlin to East Side Gallery its official re-opening day on November 6, 2009 in Berlin, Germany.
View Photo »WASHINGTON - NOVEMBER 06: U.S. President Barack Obama walks from the Oval Office to a waiting Marine One helicopter at the White House November 6, 2009 in Washington, DC.
View Photo »WASHINGTON - NOVEMBER 06: A flag on the Russell Senate Office building flies at half staff on November 6, 2009 in Washington, DC. President Barack Obama ordered all flags on federal office buildings be lowered to half staff to honor those killed during yesterday's shooting at Ft. Hood.
View Photo »WARMINSTER, ENGLAND - NOVEMBER 06: Private Balsh from Burma Company 3rd Battalion Yorkshire Regiment is greeted by his girlfriend at his homecoming from Afghanistan on November 6, 2009 in Warminster, England.
View Photo »WASHINGTON - NOVEMBER 06: U.S. President Barack Obama makes a statement in the Rose Garden of the White House November 6, 2009 in Washington, DC. During his remarks, Obama commented on the recent shooting at Ft. Hood, Texas and on the release of the latest unemployment figures.
View Photo »BERLIN - NOVEMBER 06: A visitor takes a snapshot of a restored mural showing a Trabant car breaking through the Wall along a still-existing portion of the former Berlin Wall known as the East Side Gallery on its official re-opening day on November 6, 2009 in Berlin, Germany.
View Photo »WASHINGTON - NOVEMBER 05: U.S. President Barack Obama shakes meets with President Ian Khama (L) of Botswana in the Oval Office of the White House on November 5, 2009 in Washington, DC. The presidents met to discuss Botswana and southern Africa including political issues in Zimbabwe.
View Photo »Alan Harris from Connecticut, protests with thousands near the US Capital rallying against the proposed health care bill on November 5, 2009 in Washington,DC.
View Photo »US President Barack Obama talks with Botswana's President Ian Khama(L) during meetings in the Oval Office at the White House in Washington, DC, November 5, 2009.
View Photo »WASHINGTON - NOVEMBER 05: U.S. President Barack Obama makes a statement in the Brady Briefing Room of the White House on November 5, 2009 in Washington, DC.
View Photo »US President Barack Obama speaks to tribal leaders at the White House Tribal Nations Conference held at the Department of Interior in Washington, DC, November 5, 2009. Leaders from 564 federally recognized tribes were invited to attend the conference.
View Photo »KABUL, AFGHANISTAN -NOVEMBER 5: An Afghan security guard stands in front of the destroyed UN guest house while United Nations special envoy to Afghanistan Kai Eide tours the site November 5, 2009 in Kabul, Afghanistan.
View Photo »LONDON - NOVEMBER 05: Singer Hayley Westenra attends the 'Bandaged Together' album launch at the BBC club on November 5, 2009 in London, England.
View Photo »Grammy award-winning guitarist Sharon Isbin performs during a classical music student workshop concert November 4, 2009 in the East Room of the White House in Washington, DC.
View Photo »MADISON, WI - NOVEMBER 04: President Barack Obama addresses a group of teachers, students and school officials about strengthening America's education system during a visit to Wright Middle School November 4, 2009 in Madison. Wisconsin.
View Photo »WASHINGTON - NOVEMBER 04: White House Senior Adviser Valerie Jarrett (L) talks to Deputy Chief of Staff for Policy Mona Sutphen (R) as they walk toward the Marine One prior to their departure with President Barack Obama from the White House November 4, 2009 in Washington, DC.
View Photo »Education Secretary Arne Duncan listened as President Barack Obama spoke to students at Wright Middle school in Madison, Wis. , Wednesday, Nov. 4, 2009.
View Photo »LONDON, ENGLAND - NOVEMBER 3: Protesters wearing masks of world leaders, Barack Obama, President of the United States, British prime minister Gordon Brown, French President Nicolas Sarkozy and German Chancellor Angela Merkel pose in front of the Houses of Parliament on November 3, 2009...
View Photo »WASHINGTON - NOVEMBER 7: Rep. George Miller (D-CA) (L) and Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi (D-CA) (R) walk to the House floor on Capitol Hill November 7, 2009 in Washington, DC. Members of the House of Representatives continued debate on healthcare reform legislation.
View Photo »Tonight, in an historic vote, the House of Representatives passed a bill that would finally make real the promise of quality, affordable healthcare for the American people
There is a perception that President Obama brings with him a sensibility and sensitivity to the region and I think that will stand him in very good stead because there is already a very strong expectation that President Obama will set a new direction for US policy towards its partners, towards APEC, and...
Thanks to the hard work of the House, we are just two steps away from achieving health insurance reform in America. Now the United States Senate must follow suit and pass its version of the legislation
We simply do not have the Afghan partners, the NATO allies, the domestic support, the financial resources or the national interests to justify an enlarged and prolonged nation-building effort in Afghanistan.
America's bonds with our Israeli allies are unbreakable ... Israel will not find security as long as Palestinians are in despair. We will never loose sight of our shared purpose for a just and lasting peace in Israel, in Palestine and in the arab World.
I don't foresee the return of the Taliban, And I want to be very clear that Afghanistan is not in danger—imminent danger—of falling.
Now is the time to finish the job ... I urge members of Congress to rise to this moment, answer to the call of history and vote yes for health insurance reform for America.
In his victory speech in Iowa after the caucuses, President Obama promised - he used the word promise he was going to bring Republicans and Democrats together to pass needed health care reform
America's bonds with our Israeli allies are unbreakable ... Israel will not find security as long as Palestinians are in despair. We will never loose sight of our shared purpose for a just and lasting peace in Israel, in Palestine and in the arab World.
The Obama administration has made clear the value it places on America’s relationship with the United Arab Emirates. We share a multi-faceted commercial, political, and cultural relationship that is quite unique.
To all who seek peace I say tonight, you will always have a partner in the United States of America and in my administration ... That's why we've been working aggressively for our clear goal, two states living side by side in peace and security.
I urge Prime Minister (Yukio) Hatoyama to tell President Obama that Okinawa needs no more US bases
served on battlefields from Lexington to Antietam, Normandy to Manila, Inchon to Khe Sanh, Ramadi to Kandahar
I think Obama has absorbed a great deal about Lincoln's leadership ... That it's more important to have the right people around you than to pay back grudges.
From now until Veterans Day I ordered the flags at the White House and other federal buildings to be flown at half-staff
There were only two elections yesterday that had to do with what Congress is doing and the Obama agenda
Although Botswana is not a large country, it is truly one of the extraordinary success stories in Africa
I don't believe the vast majority of voters in the 23rd District – be they Democrats or Republicans or independents – are looking at this as a referendum on Barack Obama or as a referendum on the Republican Party or the Democratic Party or Rush Limbaugh or any of that
The need for such a measure was made clear by the jobs report that we received this morning ... Although we lost fewer jobs than we did last month, our unemployment rate climbed to over 10 percent -- a sobering number that underscores the economic challenges that lie ahead.
Today, I obtained a commitment from President Obama that he and I will work together to address the critical health care issues of Louisiana including the FMAP crisis and community disaster loan forgiveness, as well as issues related to Charity and Methodist Hospitals
outstanding success ... a great partner to the United States.
This is about saying they're not going to threaten our lifestyle. We want to show the world that we're survivors. There's so much more to Pakistan; it's not just suicide jackets and al-Qaida.
moved on a path of good economic management and outstanding political governance ... And as a consequence, you have seen extraordinary improvements in living standards over the last 40 years in Botswana that really are an envy for much of the rest of the continent.
If NATO really wanted to help, they should go and bombard the Taliban hideouts and sanctuaries
I know what they're saying now: 'Kids grow up so fast,' ... Only in America could the adoptive son of Crow Indians grow up to become president of the United States.
