http://topics.edition.cnn.com/topics/feeds/rss/PoliticsFind stories, videos, and photos about Politics from CNN.com.en-usCable News Network LP, LLLP.Thu, 26 Nov 2009 00:58:24 GMT5http://i.cdn.turner.com/cnn/.element/img/1.0/logo/cnn.logo.rss.gifhttp://topics.edition.cnn.com/topics/feeds/rss/Politics14433Find stories, videos, and photos about Politics from CNN.com.http://edition.cnn.com/2009/POLITICS/11/25/obama.afghanistan/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://edition.cnn.com/2009/POLITICS/11/25/obama.afghanistan/index.html#cnnSTCTextPresident Obama will announce the U.S. troop strategy for Afghanistan in a speech at 8 p.m. ET Tuesday at the U.S. Military Academy at West Point, New York, White House spokesman Robert Gibbs said Wednesday.Wed, 25 Nov 2009 23:46:00 ESThttp://edition.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/meast/11/25/israel.settlements/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://edition.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/meast/11/25/israel.settlements/index.html#cnnSTCTextIsraeli government ministers Wednesday overwhelmingly approved a temporary freeze on settlement construction in the West Bank in an effort to restart peace talks with the Palestinians.Wed, 25 Nov 2009 22:37:00 ESThttp://edition.cnn.com/2009/POLITICS/11/25/guantanamo.official.resign/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://edition.cnn.com/2009/POLITICS/11/25/guantanamo.official.resign/index.html#cnnSTCTextThe official in charge of closing the Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, detention center has resigned, the Pentagon said Wednesday.Wed, 25 Nov 2009 20:55:00 ESThttp://edition.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/asiapcf/11/25/pakistan.bonded.labor/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://edition.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/asiapcf/11/25/pakistan.bonded.labor/index.html#cnnSTCTextEvery morning 17-year-old Naser -wakes up to make bricks, toiling for 14 hours a day, seven days a week. This is what he has done almost all his life. He's never been in school and he's never had the chance of a proper childhood.Wed, 25 Nov 2009 20:08:00 ESThttp://edition.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/asiapcf/11/25/cambodia.duch.trial/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://edition.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/asiapcf/11/25/cambodia.duch.trial/index.html#cnnSTCTextProsecutors in the trial of a former Khmer Rouge prison chief asked a U.N.-backed Cambodian court Wednesday to sentence the man to 40 years in prison for his role in the torture and deaths of thousands.Wed, 25 Nov 2009 19:36:00 ESThttp://edition.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/meast/11/25/iraq.uk.inquiry/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://edition.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/meast/11/25/iraq.uk.inquiry/index.html#cnnSTCTextBritish Defence Secretary Bob Ainsworth announced a public inquiry Wednesday into allegations that Iraqis were killed and abused after a firefight more than five years ago in the southern part of the country.Wed, 25 Nov 2009 19:04:00 ESThttp://edition.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/meast/11/13/hajj.swineflu/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://edition.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/meast/11/13/hajj.swineflu/index.html#cnnSTCTextForget stampedes, fires and terrorist attacks. The big fear this year concerning the Hajj, the annual millions-strong pilgrimage to Mecca, is swine flu.Wed, 25 Nov 2009 16:08:00 ESThttp://edition.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/americas/11/25/gps.quiz/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://edition.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/americas/11/25/gps.quiz/index.html#cnnSTCTextHave you been paying attention to the news? Answer these questions and find out.Wed, 25 Nov 2009 14:10:00 ESThttp://edition.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/europe/11/25/uk.politics.moms/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://edition.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/europe/11/25/uk.politics.moms/index.html#cnnSTCTextAs Britain heads for its tightest election battle in years, politicians chasing the votes that could tip the balance are zeroing in on a new group of power brokers -- online moms.Wed, 25 Nov 2009 11:37:00 ESThttp://edition.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/asiapcf/11/24/pakistan.taliban/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://edition.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/asiapcf/11/24/pakistan.taliban/index.html#cnnSTCTextThe Pakistani people now believe the war against the Taliban is their war, whereas in the past they considered it to be the United States' war, a former Pakistani general with close ties to his country's military told CNN's Christiane Amanpour on Tuesday.Wed, 25 Nov 2009 11:30:00 ESThttp://edition.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/asiapcf/11/24/philippines.emergency.hostages/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://edition.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/asiapcf/11/24/philippines.emergency.hostages/index.html#cnnSTCTextBodies lie scattered in a rural field in the southern Philippines, some unearthed from a shallow grave hastily dug by the gunmen who seized the group of men and women just a day earlier.Wed, 25 Nov 2009 03:58:00 ESThttp://edition.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/europe/11/24/nireland.attacks/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://edition.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/europe/11/24/nireland.attacks/index.html#cnnSTCTextTwo men face a court hearing in Northern Ireland on Wednesday after being charged with attempted murder and other counts in connection with what police called a foiled terrorist attack, police announced.Wed, 25 Nov 2009 03:54:00 ESThttp://edition.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/asiapcf/11/21/sri.lanka.war.displaced/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://edition.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/asiapcf/11/21/sri.lanka.war.displaced/index.html#cnnSTCTextThe Sri Lankan government said Saturday it will lift restrictions on thousands of war-displaced ethnic Tamils still residing in squalid internment camps.Wed, 25 Nov 2009 03:16:00 ESThttp://edition.cnn.com/2009/POLITICS/11/24/us.afghanistan/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://edition.cnn.com/2009/POLITICS/11/24/us.afghanistan/index.html#cnnSTCTextThe Pentagon is making detailed plans to send about 34,000 more U.S. troops to Afghanistan in anticipation of President Obama's decision on the future of the eight-year-old war, a defense official said Tuesday.Wed, 25 Nov 2009 02:47:00 ESThttp://edition.cnn.com/2009/BUSINESS/11/24/china.banks.lending.ft/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://edition.cnn.com/2009/BUSINESS/11/24/china.banks.lending.ft/index.html#cnnSTCTextChina's banks are preparing to raise tens of billions of dollars in additional capital to meet regulatory requirements following an unprecedented expansion of new loans this year, according to people familiar with the matter.Wed, 25 Nov 2009 01:09:00 ESThttp://edition.cnn.com/2009/POLITICS/11/24/state.dinner.scene/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://edition.cnn.com/2009/POLITICS/11/24/state.dinner.scene/index.html#cnnSTCTextTables set in apple green, ruby and gold with arrangements of roses, hydrangeas and sweet peas awaited guests to Tuesday's White House state dinner.Tue, 24 Nov 2009 23:08:00 ESThttp://edition.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/meast/11/24/iraq.election.veto/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://edition.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/meast/11/24/iraq.election.veto/index.html#cnnSTCTextIraq's Sunni Arab vice president said Tuesday he will again veto legislation that sets the framework for the country's upcoming elections, saying revisions passed after his first veto made the bill worse.Tue, 24 Nov 2009 22:29:00 ESThttp://edition.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/americas/11/24/iran.bolivia.visit/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://edition.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/americas/11/24/iran.bolivia.visit/index.html#cnnSTCTextIranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad continued his three-nation tour of Latin America on Tuesday, signing accords with Bolivian President Evo Morales and pledging mutual cooperation.Tue, 24 Nov 2009 22:12:00 ESThttp://edition.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/europe/11/24/uk.iraq.inquiry/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://edition.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/europe/11/24/uk.iraq.inquiry/index.html#cnnSTCTextA long-awaited inquiry into Britain's role in the Iraq war got under way Tuesday -- a process that could determine whether former Prime Minister Tony Blair misled his country over the 2003 invasion.Tue, 24 Nov 2009 15:45:00 ESThttp://edition.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/europe/11/24/britain.flooding/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://edition.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/europe/11/24/britain.flooding/index.html#cnnSTCTextA woman's body was found in a river in Wales, police said Tuesday, the second death from severe flooding that has hit England and Wales since late last week.Tue, 24 Nov 2009 14:51:00 ESThttp://edition.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/europe/11/24/spain.basque.arrests/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://edition.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/europe/11/24/spain.basque.arrests/index.html#cnnSTCTextPolice early Tuesday arrested 34 people suspected of belonging to the leadership of a youth wing of the outlawed Basque separatist group ETA, Spain's Interior Ministry said in a statement.Tue, 24 Nov 2009 13:51:00 ESThttp://edition.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/europe/11/23/europe.cuba.us/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://edition.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/europe/11/23/europe.cuba.us/index.html#cnnSTCTextA European Union commissioner Monday told CNN's Christiane Amanpour that Europe's policy toward Cuba in the future will place less emphasis on human rights in the island nation than now.Tue, 24 Nov 2009 01:26:00 ESThttp://edition.cnn.com/2009/POLITICS/11/23/south.carolina.sanford/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://edition.cnn.com/2009/POLITICS/11/23/south.carolina.sanford/index.html#cnnSTCTextThe South Carolina Ethics Commission has charged Gov. Mark Sanford with 37 counts of violating state ethics laws, according to a complaint released by the commission on Monday.Mon, 23 Nov 2009 23:05:00 ESThttp://edition.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/meast/11/23/iraq.election/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://edition.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/meast/11/23/iraq.election/index.html#cnnSTCTextThe Iraqi parliament passed an amended election law Monday, but it failed to address concerns of the country's Sunni Arab vice president. That raised doubts about whether nationwide elections will take place as constitutionally required in January.Mon, 23 Nov 2009 21:56:00 ESThttp://edition.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/meast/11/23/iraq.elections/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://edition.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/meast/11/23/iraq.elections/index.html#cnnSTCTextThe Iraqi parliament passed an amended election law Monday, but it failed to address concerns of the country's Sunni Arab vice president. That raised doubts about whether nationwide elections will take place as constitutionally required in January.Mon, 23 Nov 2009 20:55:00 ESThttp://edition.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/meast/11/23/iraq.baath.videos/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://edition.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/meast/11/23/iraq.baath.videos/index.html#cnnSTCTextThe Iraqi government has aired videos showing three men, who claim to be members of the ousted Baath Party, saying they were involved in last month's devastating Baghdad attacks.Mon, 23 Nov 2009 18:51:00 ESThttp://edition.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/asiapcf/11/23/china.blogger.prison/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://edition.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/asiapcf/11/23/china.blogger.prison/index.html#cnnSTCTextA Chinese blogger who helped victims of a devastating earthquake has been sentenced to three years in prison, his attorney said Monday.Mon, 23 Nov 2009 16:53:00 ESThttp://edition.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/asiapcf/11/23/china.mine.blast/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://edition.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/asiapcf/11/23/china.mine.blast/index.html#cnnSTCTextChinese officials blamed poor management and inadequate precautions for an explosion at a mine that killed 104 people, state-run media said Monday.Mon, 23 Nov 2009 08:58:00 ESThttp://edition.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/asiapcf/11/20/pakistan.suspected.drones/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://edition.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/asiapcf/11/20/pakistan.suspected.drones/index.html#cnnSTCTextA suspected drone fired two missiles at a house in northwestern Pakistan on Friday morning, killing eight militants and wounding several others, officials said.Mon, 23 Nov 2009 02:06:00 ESThttp://edition.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/meast/11/22/iran.military.exercise/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://edition.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/meast/11/22/iran.military.exercise/index.html#cnnSTCTextIran plans to launch a large aerial military exercise Sunday to prepare for any possible attack, state media said.Sun, 22 Nov 2009 08:05:00 ESThttp://edition.cnn.com/2009/POLITICS/11/20/house.senate.health.care/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://edition.cnn.com/2009/POLITICS/11/20/house.senate.health.care/index.html#cnnSTCTextIf Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid has his way, his chamber will vote Saturday to proceed with debate on its version of the health care bill.Sat, 21 Nov 2009 20:46:00 ESThttp://edition.cnn.com/2009/US/11/20/us.cuba.spies/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://edition.cnn.com/2009/US/11/20/us.cuba.spies/index.html#cnnSTCTextA former State Department employee and his wife, accused of illegally aiding the government of Cuba for nearly 30 years, pleaded guilty Friday to federal charges.Fri, 20 Nov 2009 22:31:00 ESThttp://edition.cnn.com/2009/OPINION/11/20/oakley.tony.blair.defeat/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://edition.cnn.com/2009/OPINION/11/20/oakley.tony.blair.defeat/index.html#cnnSTCTextFaced with a choice for its new president between the traffic-stopping Tony Blair and a capable but little-known Belgian, the EU's 27 leaders settled on Herman Van Rompuy, a man who would scarcely stop two mothers with strollers outside his own country.Fri, 20 Nov 2009 17:47:00 ESThttp://edition.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/meast/11/20/iran.nuclear.deal/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://edition.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/meast/11/20/iran.nuclear.deal/index.html#cnnSTCTextRepresentatives of six world powers and the European Union met in Brussels on Friday to discuss Iran's apparent rejection of a key part of a nuclear deal.Fri, 20 Nov 2009 16:59:00 ESThttp://edition.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/africa/11/20/algeria.egypt.tension/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://edition.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/africa/11/20/algeria.egypt.tension/index.html#cnnSTCTextHundreds of angry demonstrators in Egypt's capital fought with police near the Algerian Embassy early Friday, the Interior Ministry said.Fri, 20 Nov 2009 13:59:00 ESThttp://edition.cnn.com/2009/TECH/11/19/atm.digital.divide/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://edition.cnn.com/2009/TECH/11/19/atm.digital.divide/index.html#cnnSTCTextWhen reading this article, you will most likely fall into one of two groups.Fri, 20 Nov 2009 04:39:00 ESThttp://edition.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/asiapcf/11/19/india.derailment/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://edition.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/asiapcf/11/19/india.derailment/index.html#cnnSTCTextSuspected Maoists blew up a railway track in eastern India, derailing a train packed with passengers less than a week ahead of regional elections opposed by the powerful rebels, authorities said.Fri, 20 Nov 2009 04:28:00 ESThttp://edition.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/asiapcf/11/18/india.pakistan.talks/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://edition.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/asiapcf/11/18/india.pakistan.talks/index.html#cnnSTCTextIndia on Wednesday rejected any third-country mediation in its relationship with arch-rival Pakistan, a day after the U.S. and Chinese presidents pledged cooperation on South Asian issues.Fri, 20 Nov 2009 00:46:00 ESThttp://money.cnn.com/2009/11/18/news/economy/stimulus_jobs/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/2009/11/18/news/economy/stimulus_jobs/index.htmSo just how many jobs has the $787 billion stimulus package created or saved?Thu, 19 Nov 2009 23:15:00 ESThttp://money.cnn.com/2009/11/19/news/economy/TARP_impact_unclear/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/2009/11/19/news/economy/TARP_impact_unclear/index.htmAs the Obama administration considers how to approach the next phase of the $700 billion financial bailout, questions are being raised on Capitol Hill about whether it is helping the economy.Thu, 19 Nov 2009 22:18:00 ESThttp://edition.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/meast/11/19/iran.nuclear/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://edition.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/meast/11/19/iran.nuclear/index.html#cnnSTCTextUnited Nations nuclear inspectors Thursday visited an Iranian nuclear plant that was secret until September, the International Atomic Energy Agency told CNN.Thu, 19 Nov 2009 18:34:00 ESThttp://edition.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/europe/11/19/russia.corruption/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://edition.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/europe/11/19/russia.corruption/index.html#cnnSTCTextThe month of November has been a poignant one for Russia and its fight against corruption -- arguably its biggest vice.Thu, 19 Nov 2009 11:49:00 ESThttp://edition.cnn.com/2009/POLITICS/11/18/obama.korea/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://edition.cnn.com/2009/POLITICS/11/18/obama.korea/index.html#cnnSTCTextU.S. President Barack Obama, meeting with South Korean President Lee Myung-bak in Seoul on Thursday, said he will send envoy Stephen Bosworth to North Korea next month for bilateral talks on dismantling Pyongyang's nuclear program.Thu, 19 Nov 2009 08:04:00 ESThttp://edition.cnn.com/2009/POLITICS/11/17/obama.china/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://edition.cnn.com/2009/POLITICS/11/17/obama.china/index.html#cnnSTCTextU.S. President Barack Obama huddled with the Chinese premier Wednesday on the final day of his visit to China.Thu, 19 Nov 2009 05:13:00 ESThttp://money.cnn.com/2009/11/18/news/economy/Unemployment_benefits/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/2009/11/18/news/economy/Unemployment_benefits/index.htmOne million people could lose unemployment benefits in January if Congress doesn't extend federal aid, according to a report released Wednesday.Thu, 19 Nov 2009 03:02:00 ESThttp://edition.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/meast/11/18/iran.nuclear.deal/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://edition.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/meast/11/18/iran.nuclear.deal/index.html#cnnSTCTextIran will not send its partially enriched uranium abroad to be turned into material for medical research, its foreign minister said Wednesday, rejecting a key plank of a deal designed to ease international fears that Tehran aims to build nuclear weapons.Wed, 18 Nov 2009 21:24:00 ESThttp://edition.cnn.com/2009/SPORT/football/11/18/football.algeria.egypt.sudan/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://edition.cnn.com/2009/SPORT/football/11/18/football.algeria.egypt.sudan/index.html#cnnSTCTextAlgeria grabbed Africa's last qualification place for the 2010 World Cup by beating Egypt 1-0 in a tense deciding play off in Khartoum, Sudan on Wednesday, thanks to a first-half goal from Antar Yahia.Wed, 18 Nov 2009 20:13:00 ESThttp://edition.cnn.com/2009/POLITICS/11/18/clinton.afghanistan/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://edition.cnn.com/2009/POLITICS/11/18/clinton.afghanistan/index.html#cnnSTCTextSecretary of State Hillary Clinton said Wednesday -- the eve of Afghan President Hamid Karzai's inauguration for a second term -- that now is a "critical moment" for Afghanistan, because Karzai has a "clear window" to demonstrate what kind of government he will lead.Wed, 18 Nov 2009 19:46:00 ESThttp://edition.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/americas/11/18/cuba.human.rights/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://edition.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/americas/11/18/cuba.human.rights/index.html#cnnSTCTextRaul Castro's government in Cuba continues to repress civil rights and persecute dissenters three years after he became the communist nation's top leader, Human Rights Watch says in a report released Wednesday.Wed, 18 Nov 2009 18:58:00 ESThttp://edition.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/meast/11/18/iran.election.verdict/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://edition.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/meast/11/18/iran.election.verdict/index.html#cnnSTCTextIran has announced it has sentenced five people to death and another 81 to prison terms of six months to 15 years for their roles in the protests that followed the country's disputed presidential elections.Wed, 18 Nov 2009 18:55:00 ESThttp://edition.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/europe/11/18/uk.queens.speech/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://edition.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/europe/11/18/uk.queens.speech/index.html#cnnSTCTextBritain's Queen Elizabeth on Wednesday delivered the annual speech to mark the state opening of Parliament, highlighting climate change and strengthening financial regulation as the government's main priorities.Wed, 18 Nov 2009 16:16:00 ESThttp://edition.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/europe/11/18/germany.afghanistan.troops/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://edition.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/europe/11/18/germany.afghanistan.troops/index.html#cnnSTCTextThe German Cabinet has decided to extend the country's mission in Afghanistan but won't approve more troops.Wed, 18 Nov 2009 15:29:00 ESThttp://edition.cnn.com/2009/TECH/space/11/18/china.space/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://edition.cnn.com/2009/TECH/space/11/18/china.space/index.html#cnnSTCTextWhen China decided to test an anti-satellite missile in 2007, the impact shattered not just the target satellite but any illusions that China did not have military intentions in space and the capabilities to achieve them.Wed, 18 Nov 2009 14:22:00 ESThttp://edition.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/meast/11/17/jerusalem.settlements/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://edition.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/meast/11/17/jerusalem.settlements/index.html#cnnSTCTextIsrael approved a construction plan Tuesday for hundreds of houses in a disputed neighborhood on Jerusalem's southern outskirts, quickly prompting criticism from Washington.Wed, 18 Nov 2009 09:16:00 ESThttp://edition.cnn.com/2009/BUSINESS/11/17/china.africa/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://edition.cnn.com/2009/BUSINESS/11/17/china.africa/index.html#cnnSTCTextAs U.S. President Barack Obama shakes hands with Chinese President Hu Jintao and the highest-ranking members of the Chinese Politburo, one has to wonder if he is sizing up the competition.Wed, 18 Nov 2009 06:12:00 ESThttp://edition.cnn.com/2009/POLITICS/11/17/china.climate.change/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://edition.cnn.com/2009/POLITICS/11/17/china.climate.change/index.html#cnnSTCTextChina and the United States, the largest producers of greenhouse gases, will team up to fight climate change and create clean energy, their leaders said Tuesday.Wed, 18 Nov 2009 01:14:00 ESThttp://edition.cnn.com/2009/POLITICS/11/17/fort.hood.medals/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://edition.cnn.com/2009/POLITICS/11/17/fort.hood.medals/index.html#cnnSTCTextMilitary victims of the Fort Hood massacre will be eligible to receive the Purple Heart if Congress passes a bill introduced Tuesday.Tue, 17 Nov 2009 23:12:00 ESThttp://edition.cnn.com/2009/OPINION/11/16/continetti.palin.facebook/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://edition.cnn.com/2009/OPINION/11/16/continetti.palin.facebook/index.html#cnnSTCTextSarah Palin appears on Oprah on Monday to mark the launch of her book, "Going Rogue." She'll follow up with an extensive interview with Barbara Walters, a multicity book tour and appearances on the Fox News Channel and talk radio.Tue, 17 Nov 2009 22:16:00 ESThttp://edition.cnn.com/2009/POLITICS/11/17/hoyer.jobs.bill/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://edition.cnn.com/2009/POLITICS/11/17/hoyer.jobs.bill/index.html#cnnSTCTextA top House Democrat told reporters Tuesday that Congressional Democrats are moving ahead with plans to vote before the Christmas holidays on legislation that would create more jobs.Tue, 17 Nov 2009 22:14:00 ESThttp://edition.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/europe/11/11/iran.uk.neda/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://edition.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/europe/11/11/iran.uk.neda/index.html#cnnSTCTextIran has complained to Britain's Oxford University over a scholarship program in memory of Neda Agha-Soltan, the young woman whose on-camera death during a protests earlier this year made her a global icon of Iranian opposition.Tue, 17 Nov 2009 20:36:00 ESThttp://money.cnn.com/2009/11/17/markets/thebuzz/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/2009/11/17/markets/thebuzz/index.htmPresident Obama is in China this week meeting with that nation's leaders. Since China is the largest foreign owner of U.S. debt, I wonder if they are going to give Obama a free toaster.Tue, 17 Nov 2009 17:31:00 ESThttp://edition.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/americas/11/17/argentina.dirty.war/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://edition.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/americas/11/17/argentina.dirty.war/index.html#cnnSTCTextLaura Feldman was kidnapped by the Argentine military on February 18, 1978. The 18-year-old was never seen by her family again, a victim of the ruthless regime that ruled Argentina from 1976 to 1983. For 31 years, her sister Ana searched for answers -- and her remains.Tue, 17 Nov 2009 14:50:00 ESThttp://edition.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/meast/11/17/iran.french.academic.trial/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://edition.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/meast/11/17/iran.french.academic.trial/index.html#cnnSTCTextThe trial of a French academic arrested this summer amid post-election protests in Iran begins Tuesday, Iranian news agencies reported.Tue, 17 Nov 2009 11:45:00 ESThttp://edition.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/asiapcf/11/16/china.us.relations/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://edition.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/asiapcf/11/16/china.us.relations/index.html#cnnSTCTextThe relationship between China and the United States is "the most important" bilateral relationship in the world, a former Chinese foreign ministry official said Monday.Tue, 17 Nov 2009 09:12:00 ESThttp://edition.cnn.com/2009/US/11/17/obama.china/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://edition.cnn.com/2009/US/11/17/obama.china/index.html#cnnSTCTextAmericans are split over whether China represents a military threat to the United States -- but there is no doubt in the public's mind that the country poses an economic threat, according to a new national poll.Tue, 17 Nov 2009 05:45:00 ESThttp://money.cnn.com/2009/11/16/news/companies/aig_counterparties_sigtarp/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/2009/11/16/news/companies/aig_counterparties_sigtarp/index.htmFederal regulators, in rushing to rescue AIG last year, failed to use their clout to negotiate concessions from business partners of the troubled insurer, a bailout overseer said on Monday.Tue, 17 Nov 2009 00:18:00 ESThttp://edition.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/meast/11/16/iran.iaea.nuclear.facility/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://edition.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/meast/11/16/iran.iaea.nuclear.facility/index.html#cnnSTCTextIn a report published Monday, the United Nations nuclear watchdog group says Iran's disclosure of a previously secret nuclear facility near Qom raises questions about the existence of other such facilities.Mon, 16 Nov 2009 21:57:00 ESThttp://edition.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/europe/11/16/italy.berlusconi.trial/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://edition.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/europe/11/16/italy.berlusconi.trial/index.html#cnnSTCTextA judge adjourned the trial of Italian Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi, who is accused of tax fraud charge, officials said Monday.Mon, 16 Nov 2009 15:04:00 ESThttp://edition.cnn.com/2009/US/11/15/scotus.detainee.photos/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://edition.cnn.com/2009/US/11/15/scotus.detainee.photos/index.html#cnnSTCTextThe Pentagon is blocking public release of photos apparently depicting abuse of suspected terrorists and foreign troops in U.S. custody, and urging the Supreme Court to dismiss a lower court ruling ordering the photos to be publicly disclosed, according to court documents.Sun, 15 Nov 2009 16:33:00 ESThttp://edition.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/asiapcf/11/15/opinion.us.china/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://edition.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/asiapcf/11/15/opinion.us.china/index.html#cnnSTCTextU.S. President Barack Obama's upcoming visit to China will take place at an extraordinary historic moment. For the first time since the Industrial Revolution, two of the three largest economies in the world are now in northeast Asia. Furthermore, all signs seem to indicate that China may surpass Japan, either this year or no later than 2010, as the second-largest economy in the world.Sun, 15 Nov 2009 12:50:00 ESThttp://edition.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/americas/11/13/cuba.dissidents.protest/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://edition.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/americas/11/13/cuba.dissidents.protest/index.html#cnnSTCTextCuban dissidents holed up in a Havana house for 36 days started a liquids-only fast this week that led a doctor to order one of them to go home for health reasons, one of the protesters told CNN on Friday.Sun, 15 Nov 2009 05:02:00 ESThttp://edition.cnn.com/2009/BUSINESS/11/13/apec.china.hu/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://edition.cnn.com/2009/BUSINESS/11/13/apec.china.hu/index.html#cnnSTCTextChina's President Hu Jintao has urged the global community to fight the forces of protectionism in the aftermath of the global financial crisis.Fri, 13 Nov 2009 15:57:00 ESThttp://edition.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/europe/11/13/germany.travel.alert/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://edition.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/europe/11/13/germany.travel.alert/index.html#cnnSTCTextU.S. officials extended a travel alert in Germany and urged Americans to remain wary after terrorist organization al Qaeda posted messages in recent months threatening attacks in the country.Fri, 13 Nov 2009 13:44:00 ESThttp://edition.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/asiapcf/11/13/obama.asia.trip/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://edition.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/asiapcf/11/13/obama.asia.trip/index.html#cnnSTCTextU.S. President Barack Obama arrived in Japan on Friday at the start of a four-nation trip to Asia that will emphasize economic growth, nuclear non-proliferation, the war in Afghanistan and climate change.Fri, 13 Nov 2009 08:02:00 ESThttp://edition.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/asiapcf/11/12/obama.japan/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://edition.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/asiapcf/11/12/obama.japan/index.html#cnnSTCTextU.S. President Barack Obama chose to make Japan the first stop in his first presidential visit to Asia -- a decision that Japan's new prime minister says signifies the importance Washington attaches to its alliance with Tokyo.Fri, 13 Nov 2009 07:01:00 ESThttp://edition.cnn.com/2009/US/11/12/mosque.seized/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://edition.cnn.com/2009/US/11/12/mosque.seized/index.html#cnnSTCTextThe federal government moved Thursday to seize assets belonging to the Alavi Foundation and the Assa Corp., including a Manhattan skyscraper and four mosques, citing alleged links to the Iranian government.Fri, 13 Nov 2009 02:04:00 ESThttp://edition.cnn.com/2009/POLITICS/11/12/obama.afghanistan/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://edition.cnn.com/2009/POLITICS/11/12/obama.afghanistan/index.html#cnnSTCTextAfghan President Hamid Karzai's office contacted the U.S. ambassador to Afghanistan about reports the ambassador warned against sending more U.S. troops to the country, a Karzai spokesman told CNN Thursday.Thu, 12 Nov 2009 22:09:00 ESThttp://edition.cnn.com/2009/OPINION/11/12/doherty.karzai.obama.afghanistan/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://edition.cnn.com/2009/OPINION/11/12/doherty.karzai.obama.afghanistan/index.html#cnnSTCTextBefore President Obama releases his strategy for Afghanistan, he should think twice about fully re-embracing Hamid Karzai.Thu, 12 Nov 2009 20:31:00 ESThttp://edition.cnn.com/2009/POLITICS/11/12/obama.asia/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://edition.cnn.com/2009/POLITICS/11/12/obama.asia/index.html#cnnSTCTextPresident Obama embarked Thursday on his first presidential visit to Asia, an eight-day journey that will take him to five cities in four countries.Thu, 12 Nov 2009 18:59:00 ESThttp://edition.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/asiapcf/11/11/japan.custody.battle/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://edition.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/asiapcf/11/11/japan.custody.battle/index.html#cnnSTCTextAuthorities have officially dropped all charges against an American who tried to snatch back his children from his ex-wife in Japan, the Fukuoka prosecutor's office said Thursday.Thu, 12 Nov 2009 18:41:00 ESThttp://edition.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/asiapcf/11/12/india.gender.voting/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://edition.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/asiapcf/11/12/india.gender.voting/index.html#cnnSTCTextIndian election authorities Thursday granted what they called an independent identity to intersex and transsexuals in the country's voter lists.Thu, 12 Nov 2009 16:40:00 ESThttp://money.cnn.com/2009/11/12/news/economy/obama_economy/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/2009/11/12/news/economy/obama_economy/index.htmPresident Obama, facing a 10.2% unemployment rate, said Thursday he would hold a jobs forum at the White House in December.Thu, 12 Nov 2009 15:37:00 ESThttp://edition.cnn.com/2009/OPINION/11/12/obama.china.trip/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://edition.cnn.com/2009/OPINION/11/12/obama.china.trip/index.html#cnnSTCTextWhen President Obama visits China next week, global climate change will top the agenda. The stakes could hardly be higher -- for the two Pacific powers and for the world.Thu, 12 Nov 2009 14:19:00 ESThttp://edition.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/asiapcf/11/12/china.prisons.hrw.report/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://edition.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/asiapcf/11/12/china.prisons.hrw.report/index.html#cnnSTCTextChinese authorities should abolish secret jails used to unlawfully detain citizens who travel to the capital and other major cities to file complaints, Human Rights Watch says.Thu, 12 Nov 2009 11:34:00 ESThttp://money.cnn.com/2009/11/12/news/economy/more_stimulus/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/2009/11/12/news/economy/more_stimulus/index.htmThe U.S. economy seems to be on the mend, but some economists are arguing that another round of stimulus is needed to keep the recovery on track.Thu, 12 Nov 2009 09:50:00 ESThttp://edition.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/meast/11/11/iran.nuclear/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://edition.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/meast/11/11/iran.nuclear/index.html#cnnSTCTextIran can't convince the world it doesn't want nuclear weapons as long as it is producing nuclear fuel on an industrial scale, former U.N. weapons inspector Hans Blix said Wednesday.Thu, 12 Nov 2009 03:06:00 ESThttp://edition.cnn.com/2009/POLITICS/11/11/health.care/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://edition.cnn.com/2009/POLITICS/11/11/health.care/index.html#cnnSTCTextThe first crucial showdown over health care reform by the full Senate could come as early as next Tuesday.Wed, 11 Nov 2009 20:03:00 ESThttp://edition.cnn.com/2009/POLITICS/11/11/congress.term.limits/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://edition.cnn.com/2009/POLITICS/11/11/congress.term.limits/index.html#cnnSTCTextA handful of Republican senators have proposed a constitutional amendment to limit how long a person may serve in Congress.Wed, 11 Nov 2009 18:39:00 ESThttp://edition.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/europe/11/06/spain.climate.treaty/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://edition.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/europe/11/06/spain.climate.treaty/index.html#cnnSTCTextA new international treaty to combat climate change will not be ready when 40 world leaders meet next month in Copenhagen but may be finished next year, a top United Nations official said Friday in Barcelona.Wed, 11 Nov 2009 11:32:00 ESThttp://edition.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/americas/11/10/paraguay.pesticide.attack/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://edition.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/americas/11/10/paraguay.pesticide.attack/index.html#cnnSTCTextMore than 200 indigenous people who refused to vacate their land in eastern Paraguay were sprayed late last week with what some believe was pesticide, sending seven to the hospital, a government cabinet member said this week.Wed, 11 Nov 2009 11:26:00 ESThttp://edition.cnn.com/2009/POLITICS/11/10/obama.asia.trip/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://edition.cnn.com/2009/POLITICS/11/10/obama.asia.trip/index.html#cnnSTCTextBarack Obama is the first U.S. president to have lived in Asia as a child, and that unique perspective will help shape his nine-day trip to the region starting Thursday, U.S. officials say.Wed, 11 Nov 2009 04:36:00 ESThttp://edition.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/americas/11/09/venezuela.colombia/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://edition.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/americas/11/09/venezuela.colombia/index.html#cnnSTCTextThe Colombian government said it would appeal to international bodies over what it called a threat made over the weekend by Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez.Tue, 10 Nov 2009 21:43:00 ESThttp://edition.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/meast/11/10/gaza.fish/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://edition.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/meast/11/10/gaza.fish/index.html#cnnSTCTextSunrise over Gaza City illuminates a flurry of activity as fishermen come in from a long night on the sea and unload their catch to be taken straight to market.Tue, 10 Nov 2009 20:58:00 ESThttp://edition.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/asiapcf/11/10/us.north.korea.talks/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://edition.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/asiapcf/11/10/us.north.korea.talks/index.html#cnnSTCTextU.S. officials will soon meet unilaterally with North Korean representatives to facilitate the resumption of talks on ending North Korea's nuclear program, State Department spokesman P.J. Crowley said Tuesday.Tue, 10 Nov 2009 20:17:00 ESThttp://edition.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/asiapcf/11/10/koreas.naval.clash/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://edition.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/asiapcf/11/10/koreas.naval.clash/index.html#cnnSTCTextNorth and South Korea said their naval forces clashed Tuesday in disputed waters, and each blamed the other for what is the first such violent incident in seven years.Tue, 10 Nov 2009 18:02:00 ESThttp://money.cnn.com/2009/11/10/markets/dollar.reut/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/2009/11/10/markets/dollar.reut/index.htmThe dollar firmed Tuesday from the 15-month low touched in the prior session as investors saw Monday's fall as too far, too fast.Tue, 10 Nov 2009 17:19:00 ESThttp://edition.cnn.com/2009/OPINION/11/09/israel.startup.nation/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://edition.cnn.com/2009/OPINION/11/09/israel.startup.nation/index.html#cnnSTCTextIsraeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu returns to Washington, D.C., Monday to address a conference of the American Jewish Federations at a time of concern in Israel that the U.S.-Israel relationship is adrift.Tue, 10 Nov 2009 14:54:00 ESThttp://edition.cnn.com/2009/OPINION/11/10/zelizer.republicans.elections.giddy/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://edition.cnn.com/2009/OPINION/11/10/zelizer.republicans.elections.giddy/index.html#cnnSTCTextRepublicans have been downright giddy following the off-year elections in Virginia and New Jersey. In a swing state and a blue state, Republicans pulled off significant victories with Chris Christie's defeat of Gov. John Corzine and Robert McDonnell defeating Creigh Deeds.Tue, 10 Nov 2009 14:23:00 ESThttp://edition.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/meast/11/09/us.iraq.ambassador/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://edition.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/meast/11/09/us.iraq.ambassador/index.html#cnnSTCTextU.S. Ambassador to Iraq Christopher Hill said Sunday that American officials were extremely relieved that Iraq's parliament passed a long-awaited election law.Tue, 10 Nov 2009 04:46:00 ESThttp://edition.cnn.com/2009/POLITICS/11/09/health.care.congress/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://edition.cnn.com/2009/POLITICS/11/09/health.care.congress/index.html#cnnSTCTextWhere does the battle for health care reform go from here? More importantly, what does it mean for you?Mon, 09 Nov 2009 22:12:00 EST