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1. Obama, EU Push for Climate Deal November 03, 2009 President Barack Obama hosts a climate summit at the White House, 03 Nov 2009The United States and the European Union are launching a renewed push for an international climate deal.   Prospects for such an agreement dominated their latest summit, which was hosted at the White House by President Barack Obama.   President Obama says the U.S. and the EU are intensifying efforts to get a climate deal next month, when negotiators from around the world meet in Denmark."We discussed climate change extensively and all of us agreed that it was imperative for us to redouble our effor... (read more)

2. Compaore Chairs Inter-Guinean Dialogue November 03, 2009 Burkina Faso's President Blaise Compaore has chaired the first day of mediation talks in Ouagadougou between Guinea's military junta and other political groups.   Blaise Compaore, President of Burkina Faso (File)Backed by the Economic Community of West African states (ECOWAS), the talks are aimed at finding solutions to the ongoing crisis in Guinea. President Campaore has previously helped mediate peace in neighboring Cote d'Ivoire and is believed to have some influence on the leader of the ruling junta in Guinea.President Campaore said the West African states must pull togethe... (read more)

3. Afghan Electoral Outcome Presents Both Problems, Opportunity for US November 03, 2009 Newly re-elected Afghan President Hamid Karzai speaking in Kabul, 03 Nov 2009The end to the presidential electoral drama in Afghanistan came as the Obama administration ponders the future U.S. course there. The outcome is expected to make things easier for the U.S. efforts in some respects, but may also complicate them in others.The Afghan election was rather like a suspenseful film that comes to unsatisfying end with no resolution of outstanding plot lines. Hamid Karzai won re-election by default after his closest challenger, Abdullah Abdullah, pulled out of the runoff, forcing its cancella... (read more)

4. Madagascar Talks Open With Plea for Compromise November 03, 2009 Talks on Madagascar's political impasse have opened in Addis Ababa with a plea for rival factions to put aside mutual animosities for the sake of the country's economic survival. The atmosphere was tense as leaders of Madagascar's four main political movements met for a fourth round of negotiations on formation of a transitional government. Madagascar's de-facto President Andry Rajoelina sat at one side of the large African Union plenary hall. The man he ousted as president earlier this year, Marc Ravalomana sat on the opposite side. There was no ceremonial handshake, not even a sign the bitt... (read more)

5. President Obama Still to Decide Whether to Send More US Troops to Afghanistan November 03, 2009 President Barack Obama met last October 30 with his top military commanders to discuss U.S. strategy in Afghanistan as he considers whether to send thousands of more troops to the war torn country. Some analysts in Washington say the primary question is whether the Afghan war is still a war of necessity as Mr. Obama has maintained, and if it serves U.S. national interests. President Barack Obama salutes as a carry team carries the transfer case containing the remains of Army Sgt. Dale R. Griffin at Dover Air Force Base in Dover, Delaware, 29 Oct 2009President Obama saw the war's impact first ... (read more)

6. British Coup Leader Pardoned In West Africa November 03, 2009 A British man sentenced to 34 years in jail for his part in a failed coup in Equatorial Guinea has been granted a presidential pardon and is expected to leave the West African country within 24 hours. Simon Mann's release comes only a 1 1/2 years into a 34-year sentence. In 2008 he admitted plotting to oust Equatorial Guinea's President Teodoro Obiang Nguema. But the country's chief judge said Mann and four South African accomplices would be freed Tuesday after the conspirators were given a full pardon by the country's president. A presidential advisor has told British media that Mann, 57, wh... (read more)

7. Czech Court Clears Way for President to Sign New EU Treaty November 03, 2009 The Czech Republic's Constitutional Court has removed the last obstacle to a new European Union charter known as the Lisbon Treaty by dismissing a complaint that had been brought against the document. Shortly after the court decision, the Czech President Vaclav Klaus signed the document. The move paves the way for a stronger, more unified EU.Czech Republic's President Vaclav Klaus briefs the press after signing the Lisbon Treaty at the Prague Castle in Prague, Czech Republic, 03 Nov 2009The court's decision, essentially that the European Union's Lisbon Treaty does not violate the Czech consti... (read more)

8. Honduran Congressional Leaders to Discuss Plans for Ousted President November 03, 2009 Toppled Honduras President Manuel Zelaya reads the accord with de facto leader Roberto Micheletti at the Brazilian embassy in Tegucigalpa, 30 Oct 2009Honduran congressional leaders will meet Tuesday to a discuss a plan that could lead to the reinstatement of President Manuel Zelaya, who was ousted in a June coup. The lawmakers say they will discuss a possible timetable for submitting a proposal for his return to power to the full Congress. On Monday, the head of Congress, Jose Alfredo Saavedra, told local media that once lawmakers understand the details of the agreement, they will decide what ... (read more)

9. Polls Open in US State Elections November 03, 2009 Voters are handed 'I Voted In Arlington' stickers after voting at Rosslyn Fire Station #10, in Arlington, Virginia, 03 Nov 2009Voters are going to the polls for several hotly-contested U.S state elections seen as a referendum on the policies of President Barack Obama one year after his election.Two key races in Tuesday's elections are in states the president carried last year. In Virginia, polls indicate Republican candidate Bob McDonnell is favored to win over Democrat Creigh Deeds in the governor's race. Polls indicate many independent voters in the state who last year voted for Obama are s... (read more)

10. N. Korea Announces More Production of Nuclear Weapons Material November 03, 2009 North Korea says it has manufactured more material useable in nuclear weapons.  The announcement is widely seen as a tactic to pressure the United States into bilateral talks, and comes a little more than a week before President Obama arrives in Asia.Pyongyang's official Korean Central News Agency announced Tuesday the country has completed reprocessing 8,000 spent nuclear fuel rods, and has made substantial progress in turning plutonium into fuel for nuclear bombs.The announcement comes a week before President Barack Obama is scheduled to visit Northeast Asia.  North Korea experts v... (read more)

11. Karzai Vows New Government Will 'Mirror' Afghanistan November 03, 2009 Afghan President Hamid KarzaiNewly re-elected Afghan President Hamid Karzai has vowed that his government will be a "mirror of Afghanistan" that will reflect upon the entire Afghan community.Mr. Karzai said in his victory speech Tuesday that the true winner of the presidential election was not just one person, but all the people of Afghanistan who participated in the election process.Afghanistan's Independent Election Commission declared him the winner Monday, a day after his opponent, former Foreign Minister Abdullah Abdullah, withdrew from the runoff that was scheduled for November 7.  ... (read more)

12. Honduran Lawmakers Study Deal on Zelaya Reinstatement November 03, 2009 Toppled Honduras President Manuel Zelaya reads the accord with de facto leader Roberto Micheletti at the Brazilian embassy in Tegucigalpa, 30 Oct 2009Honduran lawmakers are studying a deal to end the crisis over President Manuel Zelaya's ouster in a coup in June, but there is no word whether or when they will vote on his reinstatement. The head of Congress, Jose Alfredo Saavedra, told local media Monday that once lawmakers understand the details of the agreement, they will decide on a path to follow.  Mr. Zelaya has taken refuge at the Brazilian embassy in Tegucigalpa since returning to H... (read more)

13. Obama Calls for New Ideas to Create Jobs November 02, 2009 President Barack Obama, 02 Nov 2009U.S. President Barack Obama says innovation will be the key to creating the jobs of the future.  Mr. Obama says he is looking for new ways to recoup the jobs lost during the economic recession.With a new round of dismal job loss figures expected later the week, President Obama says he is searching for ways to create new employment opportunities."This is my administration's overriding focus," said President Obama. "Having brought the economy back from the brink, the question is how are we going to make sure that people are getting back to work and a... (read more)

14. Obama Calls Karzai, Urges 'New Chapter' in Afghanistan November 02, 2009 President Barack Obama (file photo)U.S. President Barack Obama is urging Afghan President Hamid Karzai to open a new chapter in his country's history by taking action against corruption and implementing reforms. Mr. Obama called the Afghan leader just hours after he was declared the winner of a presidential election marked by controversy and accusations of fraud.President Obama acknowledges the election process in Afghanistan was difficult. But he says it was legal."Although the process was messy, I am pleased to say that the final outcome was determined in accordance with Afghan law,"... (read more)

15. Obama, Republicans Wrapping Up Campaigns for Tuesday Elections November 02, 2009 U.S. voters go to the polls in a handful of elections Tuesday that could have implications for President Barack Obama, his Democratic allies in Congress and opposition Republicans. Voters in Virginia and New Jersey will elect governors on Tuesday, and Republicans appear poised to take back the governor's mansion in Virginia after a streak of Democratic governors in recent years.Republican Bob McDonnell leads Democrat Creigh Deeds by a large margin in public-opinion polls in Virginia. McDonnell appears to be attracting some of the same moderate voters that supported Barack Obama in last year's... (read more)

16. South Sudan Hardens Position Towards North November 02, 2009 Northern and Southern SudanThe impasse between the two Sudanese governing partners has grown wider as the South's ruling party pulled out of the national Cabinet to join its party members' boycott in parliament.  The vice president of Sudan, who is also the president of South Sudan, angered Khartoum this weekend by urging his fellow southerners to choose secession in an upcoming independence referendum.  The statement by South Sudan's leading political figure was the first time Salva Kiir had publicly announced his desire for an independent southern Sudan.  In the 2005 peace agr... (read more)

17. Niger Issues Arrest Warrant for Opposition Leader November 02, 2009 Niger has issued arrest warrants for two prominent members of the opposition, including the president's main-rival Mahamadou Issoufou, who has returned to Niger to face charges.  Just weeks after Niger went ahead with legislative elections boycotted by the opposition, the government has issued arrest warrants for two prominent opposition leaders.  Mahamadou Issoufou and Hama Amadou are accused of money-laundering while traveling abroad.Issoufou, leader of the Nigerien Party for Democracy and Socialism, has returned to Niger to fight the charges.Issoufou made a short statement on his ... (read more)

18. DRC President Visits Zimbabwe in Regional Mediation Effort November 02, 2009 Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) President Joseph Kabila is in Harare where he is expected to try to mend the widening cracks in Zimbabwe's unity government.DRC President Joseph Kabila (file)Mr. Kabila holds the rotating chairmanship of the Southern African Development Community. His trip follows last week's visit by representatives of the SADC Organ on Politics, Defense and Security, known as the Troika. The state-controlled Herald daily newspaper quotes DRC's ambassador to Harare, Mwana Nanga, as saying Mr. Kabila promised Zimbabwe's President Robert Mugabe he would visit Harare durin... (read more)

19. UH building its health care credentials November 03, 2009 Jan-?ke Gustafsson was the first big-name scientist recruited by the University of Houston for its health initiative, but if things go according to plan, the Swedish researcher soon will be joined by other research rock stars. UH President Renu Khator announced last year that health would be one of her ?big rocks,? the broad areas on which she expects the university to build its reputation. Already, health-related studies account for more than half of the university?s research grants ? $61 million for the 2009 fiscal year ? out of a total of $110 million. That includes not only bas... (read more) Author: Health Insurance

20. Preliminary Results Indicate Landslide Victory for Mozambique's Guebuza November 02, 2009 President Armando Guebuza casts his ballot for presidential, parliamentary, provincial assembly elections in Maputo, 28 Oct 2009Provisional results from last week's elections in Mozambique show President Armando Guebuza and his Frelimo party appear to be heading for a landslide victory. With nearly 90 percent of the ballots counted, Mr. Guebuza has won more than 70 percent of the popular vote.Mozambican election officials underscored that the results were preliminary, based on vote counting at polling places, and they would not be official until certified.Nevertheless, they acknowledged that ... (read more)

21. DRC's Kabila in Zimbabwe for Crisis Talks November 02, 2009 The Democratic Republic of Congo's president, Joseph Kabila, is in Harare for talks aimed at saving Zimbabwe's fragile unity government.Democratic Republic of Congo President Joseph Kabila (File)Mr. Kabila is expected to begin talks Monday with Zimbabwe's President Robert Mugabe and Prime Minister Morgan Tsvangirai.Mr. Tsvangirai and his MDC party suspended cooperation with Mr. Mugabe and his ZANU-PF party on October 16. The MDC says ZANU-PF is trying to undermine last year's power-sharing deal with a campaign of arrests and assaults against MDC officials.Mr. Kabila is visiting Harare in his ... (read more)

22. Medical Mutual of Ohio Screening Program November 02, 2009 A first-of-a-kind, three-year, community-wide wellness initiative is being launched in the city of Solon by Medical Mutual of Ohio, a leading provider of Ohio individual health insurance. Called "Healthy Solon," this project involves screening citizens for illness, tabulating data on illnesses and the rate of occurrence, and recording the results of any treatments people choose to undergo. Paula Sauer, Medical Mutual's vice president of Care Management, said the health of Solon residents will be tracked over the duration of the three-year wellness initiative. "Through an early... (read more) Author: Health Insurance

23. UN Chief Arrives in Afghanistan Amid Political Turmoil November 02, 2009 UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon (Oct 2009 file photo)The U.N. secretary-general has arrived in Kabul for meetings with Afghan President Hamid Karzai and his former challenger. Ban Ki-moon's arrival Monday comes at a politically sensitive time, following Abdullah Abdullah's announcement that he is withdrawing from the presidential runoff vote because of concerns about fraud. His withdrawal effectively hands Mr. Karzai a re-election victory, although Afghan officials have said the November 7 vote will still go forward.The top U.N. envoy to Afghanistan, Kai Eide, has said the election should no... (read more)

24. The lending institutions are required to complete a series of steps, as laid out by the U.S. November 02, 2009 Homeowners are facing the worst crisis due to the present recession and the economic crisis. Due to the ever increasing foreclosures, house prices are at an all time low. This is because of the depressed sentiment that even one foreclosed home can create in its neighbourhood. This has caused the peculiar situation that many homeowners are saddled with their home that is worth less than their liabilities on account of its purchase. President Obama, having realised the predicament of the homeowners has now introduced the home loan modification plan to solve these problems. The plan had a qu... (read more) Author: prafull shetye

25. US Treasury Secretary says Economy Still "Tough", Recovery "Choppy" November 01, 2009 US Treasury Secretary Tim Geithner - File PhotoThe Obama administration says the U.S. economy is rebounding from a painful recession and a severe financial crisis, but the recovery will be slow and uneven. Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner said America's soaring national debt must be curtailed, but that ensuring sustained economic expansion is of immediate importance.After a year of shrinking output, the U.S. economy grew last quarter at a 3.5 percent annual rate.  Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner hailed the news, but noted that steep economic hurdles remain. "Just five months after ... (read more)

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