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Navy may move carrier to Fla. from Va.

People who read this also read ... NORFOLK, Va., Nov. 18 (UPI) -- The U.S. Navy has announced plans to base one aircraft carrier near Jacksonville, Fla., instead of concentrating the fleet in Virginia. Navy Commander Anne...

Walter: Obama budgeting political capital

Once inaugural bunting is down will the rhetoric match the reality? Whether it's (potentially) putting Hillary Rodham Clinton in his Cabinet, reaching out to John McCain to help build coalitions in the Senate, or asking Senate...

Obama adviser outlines Iran strategy in Denver

By Howard Pankratz The Denver Post Dennis Ross (Special to the Post | Christina Jackson) Iran's high unemployment, high inflation, dropping oil prices and other internal problems should enable the United States to engage the...

Cairo int'l film festival kicks off

CAIRO, Nov. 18 (Xinhua) -- The 32nd Cairo International Film Festival opened here on Tuesday with Spain being the Guest of Honor in this year's event. At the opening ceremony held Tuesday afternoon at Cairo Opera House, a...

Taxpayers to pay for Gonzales' private attorney

The Justice Department has agreed to pay for a private lawyer to defend former Attorney General Alberto Gonzales against allegations that he encouraged officials to inject partisan politics into the department's hiring and...

Transition observers anticipate a bottom-up approach to agency reviews

By Robert Brodsky rbrodsky@govexec.com November 18, 2008 Federal employees could see some familiar faces walking the halls of their agencies soon. On Friday, the transition team for President-elect Barack Obama released a more...

In rare Heinz Hall recital, Lang Lang plays it his way

By Andrew Druckenbrod, Pittsburgh Post-Gazette It's been more than a quarter of a century since the last piano recital at Heinz Hall. It's not a question of whether or not a soloist's sound can fill the large hall, but whether...

Obama Could Reverse Erosion of Federal Service by Restoring Funding and Reducing Political...

As The Washington Post reported this week, President-elect Barack Obama wrote American Federation of Government Employees in October promising that he would do everything in his power to rebuild the federal service. He also...

U.S. automakers plead for government help, to little avail

Carmakers in China copy U.S. playbook U.S. lawmakers press for direct aid to homeowners The executives from General Motors, Ford Motor and Chrysler seemed stunned by the general lack of confidence that lawmakers showed in their...

Atlantic Eye: Czech and American heroes

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By MARC S. ELLENBOGENUPI International ColumnistHOUSTON, Nov. 18 (UPI) -- Former President George H.W. Bush entered the room from the right front of the stage, with former first lady Barbara Bush close behind. "Do I know you?"...

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