As Libya marked the first anniversary of the revolt, which toppled Muammar Gaddafi from power, there were signals that it will be a while before ordinary Libyans can savour the real benefits of a peaceful transition. The National Transitional Council is stuck between returning the country to growth and controlling thousands of well-armed militia groups who have slipped out of control.
Central to Obama's plan is to let Bush-era tax cuts expire for couples making more than $250000. That would generate more than $700 billion over 10 years. Also, would set a 30 percent tax rate on taxpayers making more than $1 million, increasing taxes...
Romney, Obama: Hate the media. Utah tech chief resigns. UDOT audit finds misspent funds. Happy Wednesday. President Barack Obama and his Republican challenger Mitt Romney share at least one thing: a d...
Clashes in a western Libyan city left six dead and at least 20 injured on Wednesday, a government spokesman said. | Nasser al-Manei said unidentified assailants attacked an airport and a hospital in Ghadamis near the Algerian border, some 450 kilometers (280) southwest of the capital Tripoli. He says the attackers came from outside the city. Government forces were deployed to the city to stop the fighting, al-Manei said.
By Stewart M. Patrick It won't solve Syria or world hunger, but the Obama -hosted meeting of world leaders can still take on some major issues. Britain's Prime Minister David Cameron (L) speaks with US President Barack Obama during a round table meeting...
US President Barack Obama and fellow NATO leaders will fine-tune plans to hand security control to Afghan troops and withdraw 130000 combat troops from Afghanistan by late 2014. The 28-nation alliance will also debate post-2014 support...
Now that Mitt Romney is the presumptive nominee of the Republican Party, the media is already handicapping the presidential election big time, and the neck-and-neck opinion polls are pouring in. But whether President Obama gets his second term or Romney enters the Oval Office, there€™s a third candidate no one€™s paying much attention to, and that candidate is guaranteed to be the one clear winner of election 2012: the U.S.
Thomson Reuters Foundation: President Francois Hollande faces a diplomatic test three days into his term when he discusses an early exit for French troops in Afghanistan with U.S. President Barack Obama and NATO allies in his first outing on the world stage.
Pete Kasperowicz: Sens. Jim Webb (D-Va.) and Mike Lee (R-Utah) on Monday introduced legislation that would require the executive branch to secure congressional approval before committing troops overseas for humanitarian missions, and clarify when the president has the authority to act without approval from Congress.Webb said his Military Humanitarian Operations Act is a response to military missions, such as the one President Obama committed to in Libya.
Paris: President Francois Hollande faces a diplomatic test three days into his term when he discusses an early exit for French troops in Afghanistan with US President Barack Obama and Nato allies in his first outing on the world stage.
Michele Bachmann (R-MN) got her facts confused Sunday while objecting to President Barack Obama's decision to participate in the military action against Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi, and the purposed number of deaths as a result.
"If the election were held today, Obama would win the veteran vote by as much as seven points over Romney, higher than his margin in the general population," reports Margot Roosevelt of Reuters. | I have to say this surprised me. Reuters says veterans report being tired of our wars, are angry about the foolishness of invading Iraq, and worried by the situation with Iran. One says he likes how Obama handled Libya.
Nearly a year later, his grief is compounded by threats and allegations from neighbors who believe he and others who survived the attack were harboring a regime loyalist or hiding weapons for Moammar Gadhafi's forces. | At least 72 civilians, a third of them under the age of 18, were killed by NATO airstrikes, according to a report released Monday by Human Rights Watch - one of the most extensive investigations into the issue.
An example is NATO's intervention in Libya . On March 2, 2011 President Obama decided to involve the United States in the civil war brewing in that country. Mr. Obama did this without Congressional approval despite asserting on the campaign trail...
The White House on Monday hailed the capture of one of African warlord Joseph Kony's top commanders, amid hopes that the arrest could be a big step on the road to catching the infamous Lord's Resistance Army (LRA) leader himself. | "The capture of Major General Ceasar Acellam is a testament to the resolve of Uganda and its military forces to work with regional forces to end the threat posed by the LRA,"
As the President said in his acceptance speech of the Nobel Prize in 2009, "to say that force may sometimes be necessary is not a call to cynicism -- it is a recognition of history;"
The verdict in the case of "the Libyan Prince" was promised no later than mid-June, and Saif said in April that he intended to defend himself without a lawyer. | Russia that had the imprudence to support the insurgents too late, now fully "enjoys" the "love and respect" from the official Tripoli. Recently, Libya has begun a trial of the Russians (as well as Ukrainians and Belarusians) accused of aiding al-Gaddafi.
COLUMBIA, South Carolina (Reuters) - Mack McDowell likes to spend time at the local knife and gun show drooling over firearms, as he puts it. Retired after 30 years in the U.S.
But that is not happening, reinforcing fears that NATO would not be able to conduct even a limited operation such as that over Libya if called upon a few years hence. The Obama administration needs to pressure NATO leaders to develop a clear structure...
The Obama administration says the supply to Bahrain will not include anything that can be used for crowd control, such as small arms or tear gas. Despite the promise, the US decision has infuriated human rights activists who regard the deal as proof...
Keywords: on international relations. Through video-conferencing, two US foreign policy experts explained just how to students at the University of Malta. | One is due next November, with two likely outcomes: The confirmation of Barack Obama as president or his replacement by the Republican Party’s presumptive nominee Mitt Romney.
U.S. President Barack Obama greets troops at Bagram Air Base in Kabul May 2, 2012. Earlier, Obama and Afghan President Hamid Karzai signed the Strategic Partnership Agreement at the Presidential Palace. | But when it comes to the 2012 presidential election, Master Sergeant McDowell is no hawk. | In South Carolina's January primary, the one-time Reagan supporter voted for Ron Pau...