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Former MI5 Chief Justifies Dialogue with Gadhafi

Terming the dialogue initiated by the British government with Colonel Gaddafi in 2003 as right decision, the former MI5 chief Lady Eliza Manningham-Buller today acknowledged that though it was difficult, but the decision to engage in dialogue with Gaddafi in 2003 was right.
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Iraq war veteran Jordan Towers poses at the War Memorial building in San Francisco

Man Who Joined Marines After 9/11 Made Sacrifice

Jordan Towers said he was unpacking a truck during a family move from Truckee, California, to the state capital of Sacramento when he heard the news that a plane had flown into New York's World Trade Center.
U.S. President Barack Obama addresses a joint session of Congress on Capitol Hill in Washington

31 million watch Obama jobs speech on TV

More than 31 million Americans watched President Barack Obama deliver his agenda for creating jobs in a speech broadcast live on television, ratings data showed on Friday.
U.S. Foreign Policy

Opinion: Did Osama Bin Laden Succeed?

The United States has killed the mastermind of the September 11, 2001 terrorist attack, Osama bin Laden. But in engaging in two costly wars, did the U.S. do much of what bin Laden wanted the U.S. to do?
Delhi Blast

Militants Strike India, Pakistan Alike

At least 34 people were killed in separate terrorist attacks in India and Pakistan Wednesday when militants attacked both civilians and state officials. Police have a number of suspects, but so far nothing is confirmed.
Lockheed CEO eyes new F-16s for Taiwan

Lockheed CEO eyes new F-16s for Taiwan

Granting Taiwan's politically sensitive request for new F-16 fighter aircraft would merely maintain the island's air power capabilities, not boost them, the chief executive of Lockheed Martin Corp (LMT.N), the plane's manufacturer, said on Tuesday.

Petraeus Sworn Into Top Post at CIA

After a famous 37-year army career that included leading the U.S.-led war effort in Afghanistan and Iraq, Gen. David Petraeus has been sworn in as director of the CIA.
9/11 Mural

9/11 Reflections: The Sky is Falling

I remember how bizarre the ride down the elevator was – packed like sardines with more than a dozen frightened people. Nerves were on edge – fears of what the attacks meant spiraled. Since we were on the 42nd floor, the elevator doors would periodically open at other floors below us with other people desperate to escape.
For Discussion: U.S. Economy

Can the U.S. Recover From These 3 Major Policy Mistakes?

Tea Party members and other conservatives would like Americans to believe that the United States’ problems started in 2009, but nothing could be further from the truth -- three major policy errors by President George W. Bush last decade substantially worsened the U.S.’s fiscal condition, and the nation has been trying to recover ever since.
Libyans pledge democracy as they win Gaddafi billions

Libyans pledge democracy as they win Gaddafi billions

Libya's new leadership reaffirmed its commitment to democracy and good governance on Friday as it worked on how to spend billions of dollars released from the frozen assets of fugitive strongman Muammar Gaddafi.
At Issue: U.S. Military Budget

Wikileaks Iraq: U.S. Troops May Have Executed Civilians

One of the diplomatic cables recently released by Wikileaks offers new evidence that American troops massacred 10 handcuffed Iraqi civilians and destroyed the evidence with an airstrike -- charges that the U.S. military has categorically denied.
U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton

Do Libyan Rebels Deserve a U.N. Seat?

On Thursday, U.S. Secretary of State Hilary Clinton said that Libya's interim government deserves a seat in the United Nations. But it is a premature statement.

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