GENEVA (Reuters) - The United States and Russia ended talks on Friday on the 1991 Strategic Arms Reduction Treaty (START) without making a decision on extending the landmark pact, which expires in a year, a U.S. statement said.
Despite his conviction for violating federal ethics laws, Sen. Ted Stevens may be best remembered by Alaskans for helping secure an endless stream of federal dollars for the state he helped found.
Struggling to get ahead of a global financial crisis, the president hopes to win more converts at a summit in Peru for a plan aimed at showing governments have the will and means to halt the turmoil.
AP - Kenya's foreign minister says Somali pirates have collected more than $150 million in ransoms over the past year.
AP - Attorney General Michael Mukasey was feeling better Friday after collapsing during a speech, his spokeswoman said.
Over at National Review's "The Corner," K-Lo calls it a "cultural indicator:" Congresswoman Linda Sanchez, D-Calif., will likely become Congress's first unwed mother, or single mom, if you prefer. As reported by the Washington Post's Reliable Source, Sanchez -- with...
President-elect Obama is close to landing James L. Jones, the well-known retired Marine Corps general, as his national security adviser, sources said.
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The Columbus Dispatch reports that "Helen Jones-Kelley, director of the Department of Job and Family Services, will be placed on unpaid leave for one month in response to an inspector general's investigation. The investigation found Jones-Kelley had no legitimate reasons...
US dominance is likely to weaken by 2025 as India and China grow stronger, a new Washington intelligence report says.
AP - Attorney General Michael Mukasey was conscious and alert early Friday and took a get-well call from President Bush just hours after he collapsed during a speech to a black-tie dinner.
AP - The White House says President Bush signed into law a bill that Congress approved to keep unemployment checks flowing to jobless Americans through the holiday season.
AP - 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.
AP - With no end in sight to economic bad news, President George W. Bush on Friday ensured that millions of laid-off workers will keep getting their unemployment checks as the year-end holidays approach.
ABC News' Rick Klein reports in Friday's Note: Change doesn’t have to wait until January. Sen. Ted Stevens, R-Alaska, is gone. (A sign of a new day.) Rep. John Dingell, D-Mich., is gone, partly, too. (A sign of a new...
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President George W. Bush on Friday signed into law an extension of unemployment benefits, the White House said.
The White House said Friday President Bush has signed into law a bill that Congress approved to keep benefits flowing to jobless Americans through the holiday season.
MJV Group, Inc. becomes Green Seal GS-42 Certified LAFAYETTE, Ind., Nov. 21 /PRNewswire/ -- Green Seal, Inc. has announced that MJV Group, Inc. in Indiana has been...
Politico - ... now separate Sen. Norm Coleman (R-Minn.) and Democrat Al Franken, with 46 percent of the 2.9 million ballots recounted in the too-close-to-call Minnesota Senate race. Franken so far has gained a net of 79 votes on Coleman.
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President George W. Bush spoke with U.S. Attorney General Michael Mukasey on Friday and the top U.S. law enforcement official sounded well after collapsing during a speech, the White House said.
Transition and Democratic officials say the junior senator from New York will be nominated for secretary of state sometime after Thanksgiving, barring unforeseen issues.
AP - The White House says President Bush has called stricken Attorney General Michael Mukasey to see how he was feeling after his collapse during a speech Thursday night.
Judge Richard Leon said the government's secret evidence had been weak: "a classified document from an unnamed source."