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Articles 821 through 920 of 31829:
- Democrats Win Senate, Too, For Sweep (International Herald Tribune, Correspondent or Reporter, Nov 10, 2006)
Senator George Allen of Virginia conceded defeat Thursday in his re-election campaign against a Democratic challenger, confirming an unexpected sweep by Democrats of both houses of Congress and giving them important platforms to try to influence . . .
- The Nuclear Deal Will Not Go Thru In Lame Duck Session’ (Deccan Herald, Editorial, The Deccan Herald, Nov 10, 2006)
‘Democrats need to show the public what their agenda is and by doing that they will create a controversy in the Congress that will detract from the India deal’
- Talkad Darshan: Too Much, Too Late (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Nov 10, 2006)
The more ordeals you face on your way to having God’s darshan, the more blessed you would be. Or so goes the belief among the devout.
- Insignificant Tuesday (Indian Express, Editorial, Indian Express, Nov 10, 2006)
Tuesday does not matter. Yes, Democrats have taken the House and, as this is going to press, look like taking the Senate. But the next two years will witness the insignificance of Tuesday.
- N Korea Ship Sails For Iran After 13 Days (Indian Express, Correspondent or Reporter, Nov 10, 2006)
Thirteen days after it was detained at the Mumbai harbour, the Director General of Shipping has allowed the North Korean ship Omrani II to resume its journey to Iran.
- Pakistan’S Bounty Hunters (Indian Express, Husain Haqqani, Nov 10, 2006)
More than five years have passed since General Pervez Musharraf’s military regime declared that it had given up support for Afghanistan’s Taliban regime and allied itself to the US in the global war against terrorism.
- Media Has The Right To Expose Rot Within (Deccan Herald, Rajdeep Sardesai, Nov 10, 2006)
Everybody hates television news (ah, so superficial, so tabloid, so clichetic!) yet nobody seems to be able to stop watching television news.
- Nepal Shows The Way (Hindu, Editorial, The Hindu, Nov 10, 2006)
To say that the November 7 agreement between the Seven Party Alliance (SPA) of parliamentary parties and the Maoists in Nepal is `historic' is to miss the wider significance of what is happening in that small Himalayan state.
- Palestinians Bray For Revenge As Mourners Bury Gaza Dead (Jordan Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Nov 10, 2006)
"Watch out Jews — the army of Mohammed will return!" thundered mourners as thousands of Palestinians marched Thursday behind the funeral cortege of men, women and children killed by Israeli shelling the day before.
- Bush 'Trying' To Get Senate To Clear N-Deal (Pioneer, S Rajagopalan, Nov 10, 2006)
The electoral rout notwithstanding, US President George W Bush has said that he is sparing no effort to get the Indo-US nuclear deal approved by the outgoing Senate at its "lame duck session" next week.
- Guards Of Honour (Telegraph, Editorial, The Telegraph, Nov 10, 2006)
Stephen Philip Cohen is probably one of the few American political scientists who specialize in south Asia.
- Lebanon's All-Party Talks Adjourn Without Breakthrough (Jerusalem Post, Correspondent or Reporter, Nov 10, 2006)
Rival Lebanese politicians failed to bridge differences in all-party talks Thursday, but agreed to hold further discussions in efforts to try to pull the country away from a showdown between the major factions.
- Lebanon Leaders Make Progress At Crisis Talks - Berri (Jordan Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Nov 10, 2006)
Rival Lebanese leaders made some progress in talks on Thursday on a Hizbollah demand for more say in the Western-backed Cabinet that would give the pro-Syrian party effective veto power over the government.
- Sneh: 'Idf Must Be Ready To Stop Iran At All Costs' (Jerusalem Post, Correspondent or Reporter, Nov 10, 2006)
Sanctions against Iran are unlikely to work, so Israel must be prepared to thwart Teheran's drive for a nuclear capability "at all costs," the newly installed Deputy Minister of Defense Ephraim Sneh has told The Jerusalem Post.
- Obama: Pressure On Dems As He Eyes 2008 (Chicago Sun Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Nov 10, 2006)
''If the Democrats ... squander the opportunity that we've been given over the next two years, we'll have problems in '08,'' he told reporters before speaking to a UNITY: Journalist of Color Inc. reception to kick off the group's plans for a 2008 national
- Americans 'Let Down' By Insurers, Travel Abroad (Chicago Sun Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Nov 10, 2006)
Greg Goodell flew from Iowa to India to have his arteries unclogged.
- Iraqi Official: 150,000 Civilians Dead (US News & World Report, Correspondent or Reporter, Nov 10, 2006)
A stunning new death count emerged Thursday, as Iraq's health minister estimated 150,000 civilians have been killed in the war - about three times previously accepted estimates.
- Democrats Take Control Of Senate (Guardian (UK), Correspondent or Reporter, Nov 10, 2006)
The Democrats sealed the prize that few had dared to hope for last night - a full sweep of both the House of Representatives and the Senate, taking them out of the political wilderness and into a position of real power for the first time in 12 years.
- New Democrats Bring Diversity To House (International Herald Tribune, Correspondent or Reporter, Nov 10, 2006)
Carol Shea-Porter is a New Hampshire social worker who campaigned on the cheap and ran hard against the war in Iraq.
- U.S. Spending Millions To Finance Foes Of Chávez (International Herald Tribune, Correspondent or Reporter, Nov 10, 2006)
Since President Hugo Chávez returned to power after a brief coup in 2002, the United States has channeled millions of dollars to Venezuelan organizations, many of them critical of his government.
- How North Korea Fulfilled Its Nuclear Dream (International Herald Tribune, Correspondent or Reporter, Nov 10, 2006)
For two years in the mid- 1980s, Kim Dae Ho produced propaganda on North Korea's efforts to become a nuclear power.
- Accj Seeks To Deepen U.S.-Japan Economic Ties (Japan Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Nov 10, 2006)
Japan and the United States should revitalize their economic partnership by creating a new bilateral mechanism to ensure sustained growth, the American Chamber of Commerce in Japan said in a report Thursday.
- Palestinians Bury Dead (International Herald Tribune, Correspondent or Reporter, Nov 10, 2006)
Palestinians marched in anger Thursday, mourning 18 civilians killed by Israeli artillery - and baring for cameras the battered faces of two dead children - as the Israeli prime minister, Ehud Olmert, offered to ease tensions by meeting the Palestinian pr
- Nepal Pm Admits Peace 'Gamble' (British Broadcasting Corporation, Correspondent or Reporter, Nov 10, 2006)
Nepal's Prime Minister, Girija Prasad Koirala, says he took a major political gamble joining hands with the Maoist rebels, but the result was worth it.
- Anger Over Lanka Civilian Deaths (British Broadcasting Corporation, Correspondent or Reporter, Nov 10, 2006)
The Sri Lankan government has been heavily criticised for an artillery bombardment that killed dozens of civilians in the east of the island.
- Iraqi Predicts The Hanging Of Hussein By Year’S End (New York Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Nov 09, 2006)
Prime Minister Nuri Kamal al-Maliki predicted in a televised interview on Wednesday that former President Saddam Hussein would be hanged by the end of the year.
- Has Africa Finally Turned A Corner? (Christian Science Monitor, Correspondent or Reporter, Nov 09, 2006)
With a decade of sustained economic growth, increasing demand for African minerals and oil, and a falling number of conflicts, the trend lines for some countries in sub-Saharan Africa are finally starting to look pretty good.
- New Sermon From The Evangelical Pulpit: Global Warming (Christian Science Monitor, Correspondent or Reporter, Nov 09, 2006)
As a deeply committed pastor in Atlanta's African-American community, the Rev. Gerald Durley had long thought of himself as enlightened and involved when it came to issues that hurt people's lives.
- With Control Of The Senate In The Balance, All Eyes Turn To Virginia (New York Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Nov 09, 2006)
Never mind that Senator George Allen of Virginia had not conceded. Jim Webb, his Democratic opponent, claimed victory Wednesday on the strength of a roughly 7,000-vote margin.
- Democrats Turned War Into An Ally (New York Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Nov 09, 2006)
On a warm night in mid-September, Representative Rahm Emanuel, the Illinois Democrat leading his party’s campaign to win back the House, stood in front of I Ricchi, a stylish Italian restaurant in downtown Washington, screaming at an aide who . . .
- In Iraq, New Calculations Of The U.S. Role (New York Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Nov 09, 2006)
Iraq’s political leaders scrambled Wednesday to interpret what a sharply altered American political landscape might mean for the future of this war-ravaged country.
- Taliban Fighters Talk - While Safe In Pakistan (Christian Science Monitor, Correspondent or Reporter, Nov 09, 2006)
The 22-year-old doesn't look like the traditional turbaned Taliban commander. His black hair shoots out at all angles from beneath a red cap. He smiles easily and has a neatly trimmed beard.
- Stage Set For Iraq Policy Shift (Washington Post, Correspondent or Reporter, Nov 09, 2006)
Democratic control of the House and possibly the Senate, combined with the resignation of Defense Secretary Donald H. Rumsfeld, has set the stage for a dramatic shift in the Bush administration's policy toward the Iraq war, lawmakers and experts said.
- Produce Humans, Not Machines (Pioneer, Anuradha Dutt, Nov 09, 2006)
Most premier institutes lack the human touch and concentrate solely on churning out mechanical achievers, says Anuradha Dutt.
- Daniel Ortega Returns To Power (Washington Post, Correspondent or Reporter, Nov 09, 2006)
Former Marxist revolutionary Daniel Ortega won back Nicaragua's presidency, according to updated results released Tuesday.
- Iraq's Bloggers Weigh In On Hussein Verdict (Christian Science Monitor, Correspondent or Reporter, Nov 09, 2006)
Despite the ongoing turmoil in Iraq, a community of bloggers has managed to grow there, offering first-hand accounts of violence and grassroots opinion of Iraqi and US politics.
- Israeli Shelling Kills 18 Palestinians In Gaza (International Herald Tribune, Correspondent or Reporter, Nov 09, 2006)
Israeli tank shells killed 18 Palestinians, including 8 children and 6 women, at a cluster of houses here Wednesday, igniting a fury that threatened a steep escalation in violence, with a Hamas leader calling for retaliation against Israel.
- For Those In A Milestone Period Of Their Lives (Business Line, Editorial, Business Line, Nov 09, 2006)
The first two most recent posts on www.icai.org are about IFAC (International Federation of Accountants). And only the third is about something closer home: "ICAI Thanks Finance Ministry for extending the last date for e-filing of Income-tax returns."
- Suicide Bomber Kills 42 At Pakistan Army Camp (Washington Post, Correspondent or Reporter, Nov 09, 2006)
A suicide bomber detonated explosives on a field filled with army recruits doing exercises in northwest Pakistan on Wednesday morning, killing at least 41 soldiers and wounding dozens in one of the worst such attacks in Pakistan's recent history.
- Heart Benefits Found In Low Carbs, Some Fats (Washington Post, Correspondent or Reporter, Nov 09, 2006)
Women who eat a diet moderately low in carbohydrates, but rich in vegetable fat and vegetable protein, can cut their risk of heart disease by as much as 30 percent compared with just following a low-fat approach, according to a new Harvard study.
- Bush To Replace Long-Embattled Rumsfeld (Washington Post, Correspondent or Reporter, Nov 09, 2006)
President Bush emerged from an election in which his party took what he described as a "thumping" and ousted Defense Secretary Donald H. Rumsfeld yesterday, saying that a "fresh perspective" is needed to guide the military through the difficult war . . .
- Bush Ambushed (Asian Age, Correspondent or Reporter, Nov 09, 2006)
Americans delivered a sharp rebuke to President George W. Bush and the Republican leadership in Congress, sweeping Democrats into power in the House for the first time in a dozen years and leaving the party just one short of an absolute majority in . . .
- A 'Fundament'al Election: Chandni Bar In Seattle (The Economic Times, Editorial, Economic Times, Nov 09, 2006)
Analysts and commentators who talk about fundamental issues being decided in Tuesday’s US Congressional elections could be not just metaphorically but literally correct.
- Us Firms Sued Over Brazil Crash (British Broadcasting Corporation, Correspondent or Reporter, Nov 09, 2006)
Families of 10 of the victims of Brazil's worst air disaster have filed a US federal lawsuit against two American firms, alleging negligence.
- New Nicaragua Leader Tries A Softer Approach (International Herald Tribune, Correspondent or Reporter, Nov 09, 2006)
As election officials finished the final vote tallies and his leading opponent conceded defeat, Daniel Ortega, the former Cold War nemesis of the United States, was assured of winning the presidency here and fulfilling his 16-year struggle to regain . . .
- Cruise Along Blue Waters (Pioneer, Priyadarsi Dutta, Nov 09, 2006)
Strategic location of Indian Ocean has always determined the world order and Indian Navy should take note of it, says Priyadarsi Dutta.
- Mexico Mps Block Fox Foreign Trip (British Broadcasting Corporation, Correspondent or Reporter, Nov 09, 2006)
Mexico's lower house of parliament has voted to block President Vicente Fox's visit to Australia and Vietnam.
- Bypassing Detroit's Bumpy Road (Business Line, Editorial, Business Line, Nov 09, 2006)
As the Indian auto industry pushes forward with its aggressive global growth plans, there are lessons it can pick up from Detroit's current problems. ACHAL RAGHAVAN draws up some strategic directions for the domestic auto sector.
- Us Vote Not To Nuke India Deal (The Economic Times, Swaminathan S Anklesaria Aiyar, Nov 09, 2006)
Despite the victorious sweep in the US Congressional elections of the Democrats — who are very tough on nuclear non-proliferation — the Indo-US nuclear deal may still get through unscathed.
- An Assurance For Iraqis (Pioneer, Correspondent or Reporter, Nov 09, 2006)
The United States ambassador sought on Wednesday to reassure Iraqis that US policy would not dramatically alter after Democrats seized control of the US House of Representatives in midterm elections.
- Special Article (Statesman, Salman Haidar , Nov 09, 2006)
With a Foreign Secretary only recently installed and a fresh Foreign Minister now in place, a new team is in charge at MEA.
- Iran Will Keep On Acquiring Nuclear Tech: Khamenei (Asian Age, Nasser Karimi, Nov 09, 2006)
Iran’s supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei said on Wednesday his country would continue to acquire nuclear technology and challenge what he called "Western fabrications." Speaking to a crowd of thousands in Semnan, a city 250 km east of Tehran, . .
- Amarinder Declares War On Akalis, Launches Yatra (Asian Age, Correspondent or Reporter, Nov 09, 2006)
Punjab chief minister Capt. Amarinder Singh on Wednesday declared war on the Shiromani Akali Dal with the launching of the "Punjab Vikas Yatra" — an ambitious, 6,000-kilometre road campaign designed to showcase the achievements of his government.
- Stunning Blow (Deccan Herald, Editorial, The Deccan Herald, Nov 09, 2006)
Bush is likey to be reduced to a lame duck President.
- Japan Faces A Nuclear Predicament (Deccan Herald, Editorial, The Deccan Herald, Nov 09, 2006)
In a real nuclear exchange, the Japanese might ask, would the US really risk Los Angeles to defend Tokyo?
- Punished For Being Female (Deccan Herald, BOB HERBERT, Nov 09, 2006)
Violence against women is unacceptable and we need to take action against it.
- Muslim Elected To Congress (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Nov 09, 2006)
Voters elected a black Democrat as the first Muslim in the Congress after a race in which he advocated quick US withdrawal from Iraq and made little mention of his faith.
- Nepal Seals Arms Pact With Maoists (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Nov 09, 2006)
Nepal’s government and Maoist guerrillas agreed minutes after midnight on Wednesday to put rebel arms under UN watch in a move to rescue a peace process aimed at ending a conflict that has killed thousands.
- Democrats Take Control Of Us House (Deccan Herald, Shyam Bhatia, Nov 09, 2006)
The balance of power has shifted in Washington. Democrats have won control of the House of Representatives, benefiting from voter dissatisfaction with financial and sex sleaze, the war in Iraq and President George Bush’s leadership.
- India Recruits Beggars To Curb Aids (Daily Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Nov 09, 2006)
Thousands of beggars in eastern India have been recruited to help stem the spread of the HIV/AIDS virus by singing songs and acting in plays about safe sex.
- ‘Division’ Of Punjab Is Not Wrong (Daily Times, Editorial, Daily Times, Nov 09, 2006)
An old debate has been dusted and re-introduced lightly in the press about ‘dividing’ the Punjab province.
- Time 'Right' For Change, Bush Says (International Herald Tribune, Correspondent or Reporter, Nov 09, 2006)
Faced with the collapse of his Republican majority in Congress, President Bush responded swiftly Wednesday by announcing the departure of Defense Secretary Donald H. Rumsfeld and vowing to work with Democrats "to find common ground" on the war in Iraq . .
- Democrats Take Control (Hindu, Editorial, The Hindu, Nov 09, 2006)
Politics in the United States appears to have undergone a tectonic shift with the Republican Party likely to lose control of both houses of Congress for the first time in 12 years.
- Jindal Makes It Again (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Nov 09, 2006)
India-born Republican Bobby Jindal on Wednesday made it to the U.S. House of Representatives from Louisiana for the second straight term, securing 88 per cent of the votes cast.
- Rumsfeld Replaced After Poll Loss (British Broadcasting Corporation, Correspondent or Reporter, Nov 09, 2006)
US Defence Secretary Donald Rumsfeld is to stand down, after anger over the war in Iraq led to bruising losses for Republicans in mid-term elections.
- Strong Push For Change In The U.S. (Hindu, Sumana Brahman, Nov 09, 2006)
The Democratic victory will begin to reverse the right-wing agenda of the Bush administration — one that has made the world less safe for people everywhere.
- Ltte Using Civilians As Shield: Army (Hindu, B. MURALIDHAR REDDY, Nov 09, 2006)
Scores of civilians killed in exchange of heavy fire in Sri Lanka
Indiscriminate firing by military killed 50 to 100 civilians: LTTE
Tigers trying to discredit troops: military sources.
- Nonproliferation Goals Still Viable (Tribune, Editorial, The Tribune, Nov 09, 2006)
North Korea is the first country to withdraw from the Non-Proliferation Treaty (NPT) and test a nuclear weapon. It has agreed to return to six-party talks about its nuclear status, but skeptics expect little progress.
- The Unloved Sisters (Telegraph, Sumanta Sen, Nov 09, 2006)
The challenge for the new Union minister for the North-east lies in understanding the specific needs of individual states, writes Sumanta Sen.
- Q&a: 'Isf Will Intensify Dialogue Among Social Groups' (Times of India, Editorial, The Times of India, Nov 09, 2006)
Ayesha Kidwai is one of the organisers of the India Social Forum, a five-day conclave-cum-festival of alternative culture that begins in New Delhi on Thursday. Kidwai, who teaches linguistics at JNU, speaks to Amit Bhattacharya on the event as well . . .
- Donald Rumsfeld Steps Down (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Nov 09, 2006)
Donald H. Rumsfeld (74) stepped down as U.S. Defence Secretary on Wednesday, one day after Congressional elections in which opposition to the war in Iraq contributed to heavy Republican party losses.
- Democrats Capture Congress (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Nov 09, 2006)
Democrats were on the brink of winning full control of Congress, as Americans sick of scandal and weary of war dealt a heavy blow to President George W. Bush's Republican Party.
- The Other Kind Of Gas (Indian Express, Editorial, Indian Express, Nov 09, 2006)
On November 7, the government awarded contracts for the exploration coal bed methane — gas trapped below coal seams — in 9 of 10 blocks offered under current policy. The consortia led by the Anil Ambani group’s RNRL-REL-Geopetrol bagged four blocks, . .
- Verdict Not Expected To Rescue Bush (Times of India, Chidanand Rajghatta, Nov 09, 2006)
The death sentence on Saddam Hussein, coming just two days before the US midterm election, is not expected rescue the Republican Party from losing control of the Congress.
- Fact In Fiction (Times of India, HIMANI DALMIA, Nov 09, 2006)
Reputations are fragile things, meticulously built and fiercely guarded. That's why a work of fiction that,intentionally or unintentionally, comes too close for comfort to real life immediately provokes outraged protest and threats of violence.
- House Repair (Times of India, Editorial, The Times of India, Nov 09, 2006)
The Democrats have gained control of the US House of Representatives after 12 years. In an election that evoked unprecedented interest all over the world, Democrats have picked up more than the 15 seats they needed to get a majority in the House.
- Why Dalits Want English (Times of India, Gail Omvedt , Nov 09, 2006)
When Dalit writer Chandrabhan Prasad hosted a birthday celebration for Thomas Macaulay on October 25 it seemed to many Delhiites a clever attention-getting gimmick.
- Bush’S ‘Axis Of Evil’ A Triple Failure (Indian Express, Matt Spetalnick, Nov 09, 2006)
When President George Bush lumped Iraq, Iran and North Korea together into an “axis of evil” nearly five years ago, it became one of the defining moments of his first term.
- 42 Pak Soldiers Killed In Nwfp Suicide Attack (Indian Express, Salman Masood, Nov 09, 2006)
At Least 42 soldiers were killed and dozens were wounded this morning after a suicide bomber blew himself up at a military training base in northwestern Pakistan, military officials said.
- "U.S. Policies Towards Iraq Will Not Change" (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Nov 09, 2006)
The setback suffered by the Republicans in the elections to the House of Representatives is unlikely to get the United States to change its present policies towards Iraq even though they might have had a bearing on the results, . . .
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