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Reuters: Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner told Congress he would start tapping into federal pension funds on Monday to free up borrowing capacity as the nation hits the $14.294 trillion legal limit on its debt. The Treasury will issue $72 billion in bonds and notes on Monday, pushing the nation right up against its borrowing cap at some ...
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A fire and a series of explosions tore through a military arms depot Sunday, killing one person and leading authorities to evacuate thousands of people. (Jan. 30)
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CARACAS, Venezuela (AP) – President Hugo Chavez has given himself the equivalent of a big Christmas present in congress: a package of laws that dramatically expand his powers and allow him to undermine opponents in one of the boldest moves of his presidency. In a single week, he has used an outgoing National Assembly packed ...
Continue ReadingDec 15, 2010 2 Comments ›› Pat Dollard
CARACAS, Venezuela (AP) – Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez on Tuesday asked congress to grant him special powers to enact laws by decree for one year, just before a new legislature takes office with a larger contingent of opposition lawmakers. The measure would give the president the ability to bypass the National Assembly for the fourth ...
Continue ReadingDec 5, 2010 2 Comments ›› Pat Dollard
Washington (AP) - In a case of closing the barn door after the horses are out, federal employees are being warned not to look at documents leaked by WikiLeaks website, noting that despite their wide release, the hundreds of thousands of stolen papersare still classified by the U.S. government. An internal memo sent late last ...
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Continue ReadingOct 28, 2010 1 Comment ›› Pat Dollard
Haaretz: The United States and its European allies are putting together a new offer for talks with Iran over its nuclear program, The New York Times reported on Thursday. The newspaper cited a senior U.S. official as saying the Obama administration and its partners were "very close to having an agreement" on a position to present to ...
Continue ReadingOct 15, 2010 3 Comments ›› Pat Dollard
MOSCOW (Reuters) – Russia agreed on Friday to build Venezuela's first nuclear power station after talks between Presidents Dmitry Medvedev and Hugo Chavez in the Kremlin. Russian nuclear agency chief Sergei Kiriyenko and Venezuelan Foreign Minister Nicolas Maduro signed a deal on "the construction and use of an atomic power station on the territory of Venezuela," ...
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The Hill: A fresh challenge to a South American strongman has fed bipartisan support for the White House to significantly change how it deals with Venezuela. The Democratic chairman and the ranking Republican on the House Foreign Affairs Western Hemisphere subcommittee believe that the Obama administration should focus engagement with Venezuela on reaching out to the revitalized ...
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Continue ReadingSep 27, 2010 2 Comments ›› Pat Dollard
CARACAS, Venezuela (AP) - Opponents of Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez tried to break his long-standing monopoly on power Sunday in congressional elections, while the firebrand leader rallied his supporters urging them to "attack" through the ballot box. Voters formed long lines at polling stations during elections that stirred strong sentiment on both sides of Venezuela's deep ...
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Washington Times: Two key sheriffs along the Arizona-Mexico border on Tuesday called a planned visit by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement Assistant Secretary John Morton a "political stunt" and described as "pathetic" Obama administration attempts to "cover up its inaction in protecting our borders." "The administration blew past their promised Aug. 1 deadline to send 524 National ...
Continue ReadingJul 31, 2010 6 Comments ›› Pat Dollard
Uribe BOGOTA (AFP) – Colombian President Alvaro Uribe denied Saturday that he planned to launch a military attack on neighboring Venezuela, denouncing President Hugo Chavez after Caracas ordered troops to the border. "Colombia has never thought of attacking the brotherly people of the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela, as its president has told his country in a clearly ...
Continue ReadingJul 25, 2010 8 Comments ›› Pat Dollard
CARACAS, Venezuela (AP) – President Hugo Chavez threatened on Sunday to cut off oil sales to the United States if Venezuela is attacked by its U.S.-allied neighbor Colombia in a dispute over allegations that Venezuela gives haven to Colombian rebels. Chavez made his warning in an outdoor speech to thousands of supporters, saying: "If there is ...
Continue ReadingJul 22, 2010 1 Comment ›› Erik Wong
(Reuters) - Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez on Thursday severed relations with neighbor Colombia after Bogota presented evidence it said showed 1,500 Colombian leftist guerrillas were hiding in Venezuelan territory. The left-wing Venezuelan leader called the Colombian accusations a U.S.-inspired "aggression" and said he was ordering "a maximum alert" on his country's border with its Andean neighbor. "We ...
Continue ReadingJul 20, 2010 4 Comments ›› Pat Dollard
Press TV: US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton blames the former Bush administration for the insecurity gripping Afghanistan amid rise in attacks against foreign troops. Clinton, who arrived in Kabul on Monday ahead of a key international conference on the future of peace and security in Afghanistan, held talks with the country's President Hamid Karzai who will ...
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