Politics

Obama seeks to grab control of Guantanamo debate (AFP)

May 21, 2009

AFP - US President Barack Obama aims to grab back the initiative in a riotous debate unleashed by his order to shut Guantanamo Bay, under political fire from critics and allies alike.
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Obama in political box over closing Guantanamo (AP)

AP - President Barack Obama finds himself in a political box — at home and abroad — on closing the Guantanamo Bay prison, and he has prepared a major address on national security in hopes of working out of the tight spot.
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Credit reform means new era for college students (AP)

AP - It's an end of an era for the thousands of college students who rely on MasterCard or Visa to get them through tight times.
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Russia: Arms control and missile shield linked (AP)

AP - Russia's foreign minister warned Wednesday that Moscow will demand that U.S. plans for a missile defense system be on the table during nuclear arms control talks.
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U.N. doubts major Hezbollah rearming in south Lebanon (Reuters)

Reuters - It is highly unlikely that Lebanese Hezbollah militants have more weapons now in southern Lebanon than they did at the time of their 2006 war with Israel, the head of U.N. peacekeeping said Wednesday.
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Security problems uncovered at US bases in Iraq (AP)

AP - A commission investigating waste and fraud in wartime spending has found serious deficiencies in training and equipment for hundreds of Ugandan guards hired to protect U.S. military bases in Iraq, The Associated Press has learned.
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In Congress, UN chief calls US 'deadbeat' donor (AP)

AP - A day after his White House meeting with President Barack Obama, U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon raised congressional hackles by calling the United States a "deadbeat" donor to the world body.
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First in line no guarantee for inaugural tickets (AP)

AP - So your member of Congress has declared a first-come, first-served policy on handing out hard-to-get tickets to Barack Obama's presidential swearing-in. Sounds fair enough.
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GOP Demands Probe Into Obama Fundraising

The Republican National Committee filed a complaint Monday alleging that Democrat Barack Obama's presidential campaign has received illegal contributions from foreigners and donations that exceed federal limits.
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