Biden is a linchpin of Obama’s presidency
Facing a revived Republican Party, the White House is expected to increasingly deploy the vice president and former senator to find compromises and coax reluctant lawmakers into crossing party lines.
Vice President Joe Biden is a career politician who has spent virtually his entire adult life in Washington politics — seemingly the antithesis of Barack Obama’s hope-and-change message.
Hawaii Vacation Shows Obama as Creature of Habit
From Workouts to Meals, President Sticks to Familiar Routine during Trip to His Hometown
U.N.: Ivory Coast situation ‘deteriorating’
U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon, distressed over a call to attack the hotel where Ivory Coast’s president-elect and U.N. security forces are based, said the forces are “authorized to use all necessary means to protect its personnel.”
Sen. Murkowski’s re-election certified
Alaska’s governor on Thursday certified Sen. Lisa Murkowski’s re-election in November as a write-in candidate, clearing the way for Murkowski to be sworn in on time for the new congressional session that starts next week.
Murkowski Certified as Winner of Alaska Race
Republican Incumbent Lisa Murkowski Becomes the First Senate Candidate since 1954 to Win a Write-In Campaign
Lisa Murkowski certified as winner of Senate race in Alaska
Lisa Murkowski, the Republican incumbent, was forced to stage a write-in campaign after she was defeated in the GOP primary by ‘tea party’ favorite Joe Miller. He has challenged her victory and is planning a news conference to announce his next move.
Lisa Murkowski was certified as the winner of the Senate race in Alaska on Thursday, ending two months of legal wrangling over the seat she has held since 2002.
Former Israeli President Moshe Katsav convicted of rape
Women’s rights groups outside court hail the verdict as proof that no one is above the law. Sentencing for Katsav, who was also convicted of the sexual harassment of two other women, is pending.
Former Israeli President Moshe Katsav was convicted Thursday of raping an aide and sexually harassing two other women, a verdict hailed as evidence of the nation’s independent judiciary and a reminder that no one is above the law.
Former Israeli president guilty of rape
Former Israeli President Moshe Katsav has been found guilty of rape and sexual harassment. Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu called it a “sad day” for Israel.
Former Israeli President Moshe Katsav convicted of rape
The verdict means a prison term of at least four years. The case stemmed from charges filed by four women who worked from Katsav when he was tourism minister.
An Israeli court Thursday convicted former President Moshe Katsav of rape, in the most serious charges ever to be leveled against a high-ranking Israeli official.
Mexico army’s failures hamper drug war
The army often relies on numbers over intelligence and falls back on time-worn tactics, such as highway checkpoints, of limited use against drug traffickers. The shortcomings alarm U.S. officials.
Four years and 50,000 troops into President Felipe Calderon’s drug war, the fighting has exposed severe limitations in the Mexican army’s ability to wage unconventional warfare, tarnished its proud reputation and left the U.S. pointedly criticizing the force as “virtually blind” on the ground.
