Palestinian president Mahmoud Abbas said he would continue to push for full United Nations membership after savoring one symbolic victory for his statehood bid, watching his flag fly over the Paris-based United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization. In a moment fraught with symbolism, Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas stood under a pelting rain watching as [...]
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December 14, 2011
December 13, 2011
Hezbollah identifies undercover CIA officers
December 13, 2011 by legitgov ShareThis Hezbollah identifies undercover CIA officers 13 Dec 2011 The militant group Hezbollah has revealed the identities of CIA officers working undercover in Lebanon, a blow to agency operations in the region and the latest salvo in an escalating spy war. Hezbollah made the names public in a broadcast Friday [...]
December 13, 2011
Hezbollah names CIA spies in Lebanon
Hezbollah has revealed the identities of CIA officers working undercover in Lebanon, a blow to agency operations in the region and the latest salvo in an escalating spy war. The militant group made the names public in a broadcast on Friday night on a Lebanese television station, al-Manar. Using video animations, the station recreated meetings [...]
December 13, 2011
Hezbollah names ‘CIA spies’ on TV
13 December 2011 Last updated at 03:36 GMT Hassan Nasrallah has referred to the US embassy in Beirut as a den of spies The Shia Islamist group Hezbollah has exposed purported CIA officers working undercover in Lebanon. Hezbollah broadcast what it said were the names of the American spies on a Lebanese television station, al-Manar, [...]
December 12, 2011
December 9, 2011
Senate Republicans Block Obama Pick to Lead Consumer Panel
December 8, 2011 by legitgov ShareThis Senate Republicans Block Obama Pick to Lead Consumer Panel 09 Dec 2011 The Senate blocked President Obama’s nominee to head the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, as filibustering Republicans who oppose the very powers of the new agency successfully challenged one of the administration’s main responses to the [GOP-created] financial [...]
December 8, 2011
US politics live: Eric Holder faces ‘Fast and Furious’ questions in Congress
1.20pm: Virginia Tech is in lock-down after shots were heard near the campus: Virginia Tech says a police officer has been shot, and a possible second victim has been reported at a parking lot near the campus. Authorities are seeking a suspect. A campus-wide alert tells students and faculty to stay inside and lock doors. [...]
December 7, 2011
S&P Threatens Downgrade for Europe Bailout Fund
The credit agency Standard Poor’s is now threatening to downgrade the top rating of the bailout fund for Europe’s debt-ridden countries. SP issued the warning Tuesday, a day after it placed 15 of the 17 nations that use the euro, including economic powerhouses Germany and France, on a negative credit watch. The credit agency said [...]
November 29, 2011
Fitch cuts credit outlook for US
28 November 2011 Last updated at 23:11 GMT Failure to agree a deal will trigger some automatic budget cuts Fitch ratings agency has revised its outlook on the US from “stable” to “negative” after a Congressional committee failed to agree deficit cuts. The move “reflects Fitch’s declining confidence that timely fiscal measures will be forthcoming,” [...]
November 26, 2011
Feds open inquiry into Chevy Volt
(CNN) — Federal safety regulators announced Friday that they have opened “a formal safety defect investigation” into the Chevrolet Volt over concerns the electric car’s battery may pose a significant fire risk. The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration has been looking at the car for months, explaining in a press release that this includes crash-testing [...]
November 26, 2011
New Fears on Europe, Italy’s Borrowing Costs Jump Again
Italy had to pay nearly double the interest rates to borrow money in a six-month bond auction Friday, reflecting new fears about economic problems in the countries that use the common European currency. The euro currency and world stock markets also fell in value Friday. The office of Italy’s new Prime Minister Mario Monti issued [...]
November 25, 2011
Aruba ‘death’ accused to be freed
25 November 2011 Last updated at 19:04 GMT The suspect took out an insurance policy on Robyn Gardner’s life A judge on the Caribbean island of Aruba has ordered the release of a man held since August over the vanishing and presumed death of a US woman. Prosecutors are appealing the decision to release Gary [...]
November 25, 2011
Iran ‘arrests 12 CIA agents’
Iran has arrested 12 people it claims were working undercover for the CIA inside the Islamic republic, further raising tensions in its already strained relationship with the US. On Wednesday, the Irna state news agency quoted a senior Iranian official as saying that the spies it claimed to have arrested had been gathering intelligence from [...]
November 24, 2011
Harrisburg bankruptcy ‘illegal’
23 November 2011 Last updated at 21:48 GMT The court’s decision was watched as a barometer for other municipalities looking for debt solutions The city of Harrisburg, state capital of Pennsylvania, will not be allowed to file for bankruptcy protection, a federal judge has ruled. The move was ruled illegal after a hearing lasting more [...]