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Friday 21 November 2008
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Thousands of Sadr followers protest US-Iraq security pact
Iraqi forces shut streets in Baghdad and placed snipers on rooftops as thousands of followers of cleric Moqtada al-Sadr gathered in the capital to protest against a pact allowing US troops to remain for three more years.
Friday 21 November 2008
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Intelligence report predicts fading US influence in an unstable world
A US intelligence report on global trends issued on Thursday forecasts a tense, unstable world shadowed by war, with ebbing US influence under the Obama presidency and a greater risk of nuclear weapon use.
Thursday 20 November 2008
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Congress delays vote on automobile rescue
The Democrat majority in Congress has decided to postpone a vote on a $25 billion bailout package for the ailing "Big Three" US car manufacturers, demanding them to come up with viable restructuring plans.
Thursday 20 November 2008
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Islamabad summons US ambassador over drone attacks
U.S. ambassador Anne Patterson was summoned by Pakistan's Foreign office on Thursday to receive a formal protest over U.S. missile strikes against alleged militant targets on Pakistani soil, signalling growing tensions between the two allies.
Thursday 20 November 2008
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Obama taps Arizona governor for homeland security
Arizona Gov. Janet Napolitano is US President-elect Barack Obama's lead candidate to head the Dept. of homeland security, CNN reported. Obama has also picked former Senator Tom Daschle to be his health secretary.
