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Khaled Diab: A dream for the Middle East

Khaled Diab: Obama's victory has inspired me to dream of a better future for one of the most troubled parts of the world

Posted to guardian.co.uk (Weblog) by Anonymous on 11-28-2008
Iraq's parliament votes for US troop pullout within next three years

Security pact setting timetable for American exit will go to national referendum by July

Posted to guardian.co.uk (Weblog) by Anonymous on 11-27-2008
Managing Economic Team Will Be a Challenge for Obama

Barack Obama's appointment yesterday of former Federal Reserve chairman Paul A. Volcker to the growing team advising him on the nation's deepening financial crisis only heightens a central leadership challenge the president-elect will face: how to manage a stable packed with big brains and bigger...

Posted to washingtonpost.com (Weblog) by Anonymous on 11-26-2008
Obama Promotes an Array of Financial Proposals

In his second news conference in as many days, President-elect Barack Obama continued his assertive approach to the nation's financial woes, naming two more top economic officials and promoting a broad array of recovery plans he intends to push upon entering the White House in January.

Posted to washingtonpost.com (Weblog) by Anonymous on 11-25-2008
Media Notes: An Interview With Outgoing White House Press Secretary Dana Perino

The network stars were gone, the seats half empty and the questioning low-key as Dana Perino held a White House briefing last week, her biggest announcement that the administration would try to ease air traffic for the holidays.

Posted to washingtonpost.com (Weblog) by Anonymous on 11-23-2008
Al-Qaida leader Ayman al-Zawahiri uses racial abuse to attack Barack Obama

Al-Qaida delivered its first response to America's election today in a video that used racial abuse against Barack Obama, and said the president-elect did not represent a genuine force for change. The message from Ayman al-Zawahiri, the number two to Osama bin Laden, appeared to be aimed at persuading...

Posted to guardian.co.uk (Weblog) by Anonymous on 11-19-2008
All US forces will leave by 2011, Baghdad cabinet agrees

The US and Iraq will formally commit to a pact that withdraws all American forces from the country within three years, and pulls all combat troops out of most provinces by mid-2009, the Iraqi cabinet announced yesterday. The deal for the first time prescribes a timeline for an American departure from...

Posted to guardian.co.uk (Weblog) by Anonymous on 11-16-2008
Iraq's cabinet agrees deal for US troops to remain for three more years

Agreement comes into force when UN mandate runs out at end of 2008

Posted to guardian.co.uk (Weblog) by Anonymous on 11-16-2008
Experts Warn of Security Risks in Financial Downturn

Intelligence officials are warning that the deepening global financial crisis could weaken fragile governments in the world's most dangerous areas and undermine the ability of the United States and its allies to respond to a new wave of security threats.

Posted to washingtonpost.com (Weblog) by Anonymous on 11-14-2008
Officials Guiding the Process Are Named

The Obama transition team yesterday rolled out a new list of officials who will help guide the process, singling out the Treasury, Defense and State departments as its first three areas of focus.

Posted to washingtonpost.com (Weblog) by Anonymous on 11-12-2008

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