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submitted by grandie4 33 months ago, from telegraph.co.uk
The President will use a meeting with Mr Netanyahu in Washington on Monday to tell him that from now on Israel must earn its privileged relationship with America. Mr Obama will make clear that he will not allow his foreign policy objectives to be dictated by the Jewish state's interests, and that... More
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submitted by blueheat 39 months ago, from telegraph.co.uk
The Anchorage Daily News, the leading daily in the overwhelmingly Republican state, called Mrs Palin's vice-presidential nomination "an improbable and highly memorable event" which had brought prominence to Alaska. Nevertheless, the paper said that "despite her formidable gifts, few who have... More
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submitted by chiasma 40 months ago, from telegraph.co.uk
The Prime Minister wants dozens of world leaders to meet for a major one-off summit where they would rewrite the rules of international capitalism that have stood since 1944. The foundations of the current world financial and economic system were laid at Bretton Woods in New Hampshire in 1944. More
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submitted by agabriel 42 months ago, from telegraph.co.uk
The former president has been slow to provide Mr Obama's aides with details of what he will say, raising concerns that he will stop short of the emphatic endorsement they want to see. Allies of Mr Clinton say that he wants to use the bulk of his speech in Denver next Wednesday to attack the record.. More
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submitted by chitoiup 44 months ago, from telegraph.co.uk
American military intervention in Muslim countries has bred a generation of "angry young men" vulnerable to al-Qa'eda recruitment, a report from a leading security analysis group has said. More
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submitted by chiasma 44 months ago, from telegraph.co.uk
The argument goes like this: Mrs Clinton stood by her man despite his serial philandering in exchange for his support for her own political ambitions. Now that the 42nd president is himself partly blamed for her losing the nomination with his often-incendiary public comments, their relationship... More
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submitted by riverdrops 44 months ago, from telegraph.co.uk
Hillary Clinton will be offered a dignified exit from the presidential race and the prospect of a place in Barack Obama's cabinet under plans for a "negotiated surrender" of her White House ambitions being drawn up by Senator Obama's aides. She would get the chance to pilot Mr. Obama's healthcare... More
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submitted by agabriel 47 months ago, from telegraph.co.uk
The verdict is in. The Fed's emergency rate cuts in January have failed to halt the downward spiral towards a full-blown debt deflation. Much more drastic action will be needed. The debt markets are freezing ever deeper, a full eight months into the crunch. Contagion is spreading into the safest... More
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submitted by blueheat 48 months ago, from telegraph.co.uk
Barack Obama has set out plans to revive America's economy in an attempt to counter criticism that his White House campaign was too strong on rhetoric and too weak on detail. The Illinois senator has pulled ahead of Hillary Clinton in the race for the Democratic Party's presidential nomination. More
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submitted by Telegraph 48 months ago, from blogs.telegraph.co.uk
Feb 9 Louisiana – substantial black population will help Obama. (D 67 delegates, R 47 delegates) Nebraska – Sen Ben Nelson, a conservative Democrat, has backed Obama. (D 31 delegates) Washington state – large base of liberal affluent Democrats who are tending to prefer Obama over Clinton. (D 97 delegates, R 40 delegat More
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submitted by sunil 49 months ago, from telegraph.co.uk
As the trading books were being squared off for the day at Société Générale's Paris headquarters 10 days ago, a sharp-eyed compliance officer spotted something awry. Somehow or other, one of the bank's clients had gone over its trading limit - by billions and bilions of euros. Or so it seemed. More
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submitted by Telegraph 48 months ago, from telegraph.co.uk
Hillary Clinton and Barack Obama shared the Super Tuesday spoils this morning as one of the biggest voting days in American political history turned into one of the closest-ever electoral struggles. More
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submitted by Telegraph 48 months ago, from telegraph.co.uk
Analysis John McCain may have become the presumptive nominee for the Republican Party but he still has a battle on his hands to unite the party behind him. More
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submitted by Telegraph 48 months ago, from telegraph.co.uk
John McCain has the Republican 2008 nomination within his grasp after winning several major states in last night's mammoth primary election. More
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submitted by Telegraph 48 months ago, from blogs.telegraph.co.uk
Feb 9 Louisiana – substantial black population will help Obama. (D 67 delegates, R 47 delegates) Nebraska – Sen Ben Nelson, a conservative Democrat, has backed Obama. (D 31 delegates) Washington state – large base of liberal affluent Democrats who are tending to prefer Obama over Clinton. (D 97 delegates, R 40 delegat More
