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| Petraeus to hand over Iraq command U.S. Army Gen. David H. Petraeus, the commander of Multi-National Force Iraq, talks about security improvements while giving an aerial tour of Baghdad, Iraq, to Sen. Barack Obama July 21, 2008. Sens. Jack Reed and Chuck Hagel also joined the presidential candidate on the tour. ... | | | 
| `Iron plate' replaces the glass ceiling for Japan's PM hopeful Yuriko Koike -defence minister- japan- politics- am1 ... | | | 
| Biden says he looks forward to debate with Palin Joe Biden... | | | 
| Petraeus to hand U.S. Iraq command on Sept 16 David H. Petraeus... | | | 
| Grab for power divides Bhutto clan Pakistani elections will be delayed until Feb. 18 because of violence following the assassination of Benazir Bhutto (mj1)... | | | 
| Rivals divided on mortgage giants John McCain speaks at a news conference in Southfield, Mich., Tuesday, Oct. 10, 2006. McCain voiced support for tough U.N. sanctions against North Korea in response to North Korea´s reported test of a nuclear device. (AP Photo/Paul Sancya) aaeh ... | | | 
| Clinton turns down hatchet job Democratic presidential hopeful, Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton (tmg1)... | | | 
| Why the US has put on the hard word CENTRAL IRAQ - 23 MARCH 03 - Command Sgt. Maj. John Sparks (left), of the Coalition Forces Land Component Command, talks with CFLCC´s senior intelligence officer Maj. Gen. James Marks (center), and Lt. Gen. David McKiernan (right), CFLCC´s co... | | | 
| India uranium sales ban stays The newly-elected Prime Minister of Australia, The Honourable Kevin Rudd MP, talks to members of the International Stabilisation Force and the Australian Police serving with the United Nations during a visit to the helicopter base in Dili, Timor-Leste. ... | | | 
| Credit crunch baffling: Merrill executive A Merrill Lynch office is seen in York, Pa., Wednesday, Oct. 24, 2007. Merrill Lynch & Co. took a $7.9 billion writedown because of the summer's credit crisis, a bigger-than-expected amount that raised the specter of more trouble ahead from risky home loans... | | | 
| Cheney rips into 'brutal' Russians Vice President Dick Cheney delivers remarks during a rally for the troops, Wednesday, Feb. 22, 2007, at Andersen Air Force Base, Guam. While en route from Tokyo to Sydney, Australia, the Vice President made the stop in Guam to thank the troops for their ... | | | 
| GM crops 'the only way to feed world' says agri expert Crop - Maize - Corn - Farm - Farming.(ps1) ... | | | 
| More Diggers wanted for Afghanistan fight A Romanian soldier peers from behind a NATO flag during the ceremony to mark the accession of Romania into NATO in Bucharest, Friday April 2, 2004. Romania has a total of 700 troops in Iraq and has contributed more than 1,000 peacekeepers to operations in Bosnia, Kosovo and Afghanistan... | | | 
| NATO crisis tests new president A member of Pakistani security forces holds his weapon next to a poster, center, showing the presidential candidate Asif Ali Zardari, head of the ruling Pakistan People's Party and widower of two-time Prime Minister Benazir Bhutto, at the parliament in Islamabad, Pakistan, Saturday, Sept. 6, 2008. Lawmakers began casting votes Saturday in Pakistan's presidential election, a race where the favorite by far is the scandal-tainted pro-U.S. widower of slain ex-Prime Minister Benazir Bhu... | | | 
| Atomic club ends embargo on India Statue of Mahatama Gandhi, overlooks the Indian parliament in New Delhi, India, Monday, July 21, 2008. Indian lawmakers gathered Monday to debate a vote of confidence in the government that will likely determine the fate of the government and civilian nuclear deal with the United States. Indian prime minister Manmohan Singh was forced to call the vote after his communist political allies withdrew their support for the Congress-led coalition to protest against the nuclear deal... | | | |  |