When the history of the Obama presidency is written, that day he decided on a troop surge may prove to be a turning point, a high-stakes gamble to turn around a losing war.
A high level of threats against the president has leveled off, but concern remains because of the nature of the threats and the fact that Mr. Obama’s race was a prime factor.
AP - U.S. Marines and Afghan troops have killed at least seven Taliban fighters during the first U.S.-led offensive since President Barack Obama announced a new American war plan this week, Afghan officials said Saturday.
AP - Senate Republicans forced Democrats to vote in favor of cutting billions from providers of home care for older people as partisan debate flared Saturday during a rare weekend session on President Barack Obama's health care overhaul.
AP - President Dmitry Medvedev on Saturday demanded that Russia tighten its notoriously lax fire codes after the deadliest blaze since the Soviet era killed at least 107 people celebrating in a nightclub with a decorative twig ceiling and single exit.
A fire at a harness racetrack near Cincinnati, Ohio, killed two people and dozens of horses today when a barn went up in flames, a state fire official said.
Family members of Meredith Kercher say they are satisfied with the verdict that found American Amanda Knox guilty of the fatal knifing of their loved one.
The Pakistani Taliban claimed responsibility for Friday's bombing of a mosque in Rawapindi and vowed to carry out more attacks, according to an e-mail message from the group.
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