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Rice delivered OK to waterboard as Bush's adviser
Apr 23 2009, AP

Then-national security adviser Condoleezza Rice verbally OK’d the CIA’s request to subject alleged al-Qaida terrorist Abu Zubaydah to waterboarding in July 2002, a decision memorialized a few days later in a secret memo that the Obama administration decla

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WHO says swine flu pandemic is imminent
AP, Mexico City
Global health authorities warned Wednesday that swine flu was threatening to bloom into a pandemic, and the virus spread farther in Europe even as the outbreak appeared...
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made popular Apr 30 2009
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WHO warns swine flu threatening to become pandemic
AP, Mexico City
Global health authorities warned Wednesday that swine flu was threatening to bloom into a pandemic, and the virus spread farther in Europe even as the outbreak appeared...
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made popular Apr 30 2009
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Swine flu fear catching fast in weak world economy
AP, New York
The swine flu outbreak is unleashing a side effect the global economy is in no condition to handle: fear.
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made popular Apr 28 2009
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Spanish justice shies away from cross-border cases
AP, Madrid
Spain grabbed world headlines a decade ago by indicting Chile’s former dictator Augusto Pinochet, and has since probed alleged atrocities as far away as Tibet and...
EU, Spain, Global, Cop
made popular Apr 22 2009
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Mining giant BHP Billiton reports lower production
AP, Sydney
Global mining giant BHP Billiton on Wednesday reported a sharp drop in quarterly copper production, along with declines in iron ore and aluminum, as demand for minerals...
AS, Australia, BHP, Billiton
made popular Apr 22 2009
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IMF: Nations need to do more or crisis will worsen
AP, Washington
Losses at financial institutions could approach $4.1 trillion worldwide, the International Monetary Fund said Tuesday as it urged countries to take bolder action to...
US, IMF, Global, Crisis
made popular Apr 21 2009
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IMF: Losses from global credit crisis mounting
AP, Washington
The International Monetary Fund says U.S. financial institutions will suffer $2.7 trillion in losses from the global credit crisis, part of a worldwide total expected...
US, IMF, Global, Crisis
made popular Apr 21 2009
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PC shipments slide in 1Q, HP tops Dell in US
AP, Seattle
Global shipments of personal computers fell 7.1 percent in the first three months of the year, but the decline was smaller than expected and research group IDC on...
TEC, PC, Shipments, Technology
made popular Apr 15 2009
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Analysis: France on collision course over NATO
AP, Paris
France’s rejection of a global role for NATO puts Paris on a collision course with the bolder NATO ambitions of other powerful alliance members _ most notably the...
EU, France, Global, NATO
made popular Mar 18 2009
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Pollution dims skies as well as befouling the air
AP, Washington
The skies are dimming, for most of the world. Increases in airborne pollution have dimmed the skies by blocking sunlight over the past 30 years, researchers report in...
SCI, Global, Dimming, Technology
made popular Mar 12 2009
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Global Nintendo DS handheld sales top 100 million
AP, Tokyo
Global sales of the Nintendo DS handheld topped 100 million in 4 years and 3 months _ a milestone reached at the quickest pace for any video game console _ the Japanese...
AS, Japan, Nintendo, Technology
made popular Mar 12 2009
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The future of Gold is Golden
Shiv, india
The stock-market panic is not the only reason for rising investment demand. Also Read News Now Paper Specials - Sensex cuts losses on late buying; Tata Steel,...
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made popular Feb 28 2009
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Energy secretary predicts higher demand for oil
AP, Washington
Energy Secretary Steven Chu, a champion of renewable energy and biofuels, has no delusions about the future of oil. Global demand for it will increase over the next two...
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made popular Feb 19 2009
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Russia: global warming to cause droughts, floods
AP, Moscow
Russia will likely see more forest fires, droughts and floods in the coming century due to global warming, and policy makers need to prepare for large-scale change,...
EU, Russia, Global, Warming
made popular Feb 18 2009
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World Bank warns of climate change in Andes
AP, Lima
Global climate change threatens the complete disappearance of the Andes’ tropical glaciers within the next 20 years, putting precious water, energy and food...
LT, Peru, Climate, Change
made popular Feb 18 2009
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Administration urges boldness in global crisis
AP, Washington
A senior Treasury official says the Obama administration wants to see America’s major allies taking bold actions to deal with the global economic crisis.
Global, Economy, Business, Treasury
made popular Feb 11 2009
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Study: Birds shifting north; global warming cited
AP, Washington
When it comes to global warming, the canary in the coal mine isn’t a canary at all. It’s a purple finch. As the temperature across the U.S. has gotten...
Birds, Global, Warming, Technology
made popular Feb 10 2009
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2 federal agencies settle global warming lawsuit
AP, San Francisco
The federal government has settled a lawsuit that accused two U.S. agencies of financing and insuring projects overseas that may contribute to global warming.
Global, Warming, Lawsuit, US
made popular Feb 6 2009
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Study: Many ignore UN code to cut overfishing
AP, United Nations
Thirteen years after the world rallied to curb overfishing, most nations are failing to abide by the U.N.’s code of conduct for managing fisheries, scientists...
UN, Global, Fisheries, Thirteen
made popular Feb 4 2009
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Globalization- Not good for the Poor
Wonda L, Earth
The world is at a crossroads in its existence as war and a new kind of freedom are escalating between competing views of globalization and human rights. At times both...
globalization, poor, global
made popular Jan 29 2009
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As Bush adviser, Rice delivered OK to waterboard
AP, Washington
Then-national security adviser Condoleezza Rice verbally OK’d the CIA’s request to subject alleged al-Qaida terrorist Abu Zubaydah to waterboarding in July...
US, Interrogation, Memos, Senate
made popular Apr 23 2009
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Rice departs predicting a world free from tyranny
AP, Washington
Capping four years as the Bush administration’s top diplomat, a teary-eyed Condoleezza Rice bade a spirited farewell Friday to an assembly of several hundred...
Rice, Farewell, Capping, Bush
made popular Jan 16 2009
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UN hosts Bush effort on Mideast, Somalia, Zimbabwe
AP, United Nations
Condoleezza Rice made her final visit to the United Nations as secretary of state Monday, launching a two-day effort to firm up her boss’ imprint on the Mideast...
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made popular Dec 16 2008
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Commonsense? hmmm...
Samir, Shimla
While visiting India, George Bush is invited to tea with Abdul Kalam. He Asks Kalam what his leadership philosophy is. He says that, it is to Surround him with...
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made popular Dec 15 2008
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Secretary of state salary cut for Clinton
AP, Washington
Hillary Rodham Clinton will earn less money if confirmed as secretary of state than her predecessor, Condoleezza Rice.
Clinton, Pay, Hillary Rodham Clinton, Condoleezza Rice
made popular Dec 11 2008
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Rice: 'No doubt' Mumbai attacks planned in Pakistan
Rahul Bhandari, Shimla
“There’s no doubt” that the deadly attack on India’s financial capital last month was planned inside Pakistan, Secretary of State Condoleezza...
Mumbai, Terror Attacks, Condoleezza Rice, Secretary of State
made popular Dec 8 2008
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Rice takes responsibility for Iraq occupation woes
AP, Washington
Condoleezza Rice is taking responsibility for the troubled U.S. occupation in Iraq right after Saddam Hussein was overthrown.
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made popular Dec 7 2008
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Rice tells Pakistan to act ‘or US will’
Sanwali, Shimla
The US Secretary of State, Dr Condoleezza Rice, is reported to have told Pakistan that there is ‘irrefutable evidence’ of involvement of elements in the country in...
Mumbai, Terror Attack, Attack, Terrorism
made popular Dec 6 2008
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Poland's president in string of gaffes
AP, Warsaw
Poland’s president has put words in Barack Obama’s mouth, kept Condoleezza Rice waiting, and snubbed national icon Lech Walesa.
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made popular Nov 18 2008
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Russia after Georgia war: We arent isolated at all
Emmett, Los Angeles
Russia’s foreign minister on Wednesday dismissed suggestions by U.S. and European officials that it has become isolated since its war with Georgia and insisted it...
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made popular Sep 25 2008
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No more 'axis of evil'?
Bijoy, tinsukia
In what might be termed as a policy shift in the ‘outlook’ of President Bush towards Iraq, Iran and North Korea, leaving few Republicans go red-faced while...
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made popular Sep 10 2008
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Georgia leader signs truce, but will Russia leave?
AP, Tbilisi
Georgia’s president grudgingly signed a truce with Russia Friday, even as he denounced the Russians as invading barbarians and accused the West of all but...
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Rice visit sparks protest
Byron Clark, Christchurch
When US secetary of state Condoleezza Rice visited New Zealand last weekend it did not go unnoticed by the anti-war movement. As the ‘No Right Turn’ blog...
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made popular Jul 29 2008
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Rice: Obama's success is great gain for blacks
AP, Washington
Condoleezza Rice says it’s a remarkable accomplishment that a black politician is on track for his party’s presidential nomination.The secretary of state...
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made popular Jul 20 2008
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Condoleezza Rice: ‘I Am Proud Of The Decision’ To Invade Iraq
Dani, Denver
In an interview last March with Bloomberg’s Judy Woodruff, the late conservative scholar William F. Buckley said President Bush’s legacy would be judged purely on...
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made popular Jul 6 2008
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U.S. secretary of state concludes China tour
YAMIN, AHMEDABAD
U.S. secretary of state concludes China tour: US secretary of state recently concluded her two day visit to China. Various issues on the agenda according to media. But...
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made popular Jun 30 2008
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Rice changes mind on nation building
AP, Washington
Eight years after bashing the Clinton administration for squandering U.S. resources on “nation building” around the world, Condoleezza Rice is singing a...
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made popular Jun 9 2008
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Subversion of N-power by Lefts perils 'Improved diets'
Kalpana Deshmukh, Delhi
By subverting the potential availability of inexpensive nuclear power to the masses, the Left are set to trigger large scale diversion of farm land from food to fuel....
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made popular May 10 2008
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