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Robert McNamara, right, defense secretary under Presidents Kennedy and Johnson, makes a point as Peter Almond, center, co-producer of the film "Thirteen Days," looks on during a forum at the John F. Kennedy School of Government on the campus of Harvard University in Cambridge, Mass., Wednesday, Feb. 21, 2001.

McNamara, defense chief during Vietnam War, dies read more
The Guardian

PETE YOST Associated Press Writer= WASHINGTON (AP) â Robert S. McNamara, the cerebral secretary of defense vilified for his role in escalating the Vietnam War, a disastrous conflict he later denounced as "terribly wrong," died Monday. He was 93. McNamara died at 5:30 a.m. at his home, his wife Diana told The Associated Press. She said he had been...

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Moscow summit: Pressing the wrong buttons | Editorial read more
The Guardian

When Barack Obama's Russian advisers first grappled with the task of how to stop relations with...

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Sony Drops Pitt for Clooney? read more
The Daily Beast

The Daily Beast’s Kim Masters wonders why the studio canned Brad Pitt’s Moneyball...

Obama expects 'extraordinary progress' with Russia read more

President Barack Obama meets with Russia's President Dmitry Medvedev, right, at the Kremlin in Moscow, Monday, July 6, 2009.

CBC

Russian President Dmitry Medvedev, left, welcomes U.S. President Barack Obama in the Kremlin on Monday. (RIA-Novosti, Vladimir Rodionov, Presidential Press Service/Associated Press) U.S. President Barack Obama heralded the first full-scale...

photo: AP / Haraz N. Ghanbari

Bernanke's and Fed's hardest task: Taking back $1 trillion read more

Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke testifies on Capitol Hill in Washington, Wednesday, Sept. 24, 2008, before the Joint Economic Com

CNN

Bernanke's $1 trillion hangover The Fed chief or his successor will have to wind down the massive supply of new money without sending the economy into a double dip. | | | RSS Paste this link into your favorite RSS desktop reader See all CNNMoney.com...

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Bankruptcy judge OKs GM sale plan read more

** FILE ** In this Feb. 12, 2008 file photo, the General Motors Corp. headquarters are shown in Detroit.

Toledo Blade

NEW YORK A bankruptcy judge has ruled that General Motors Corp. can sell the bulk of its assets to a new company, potentially clearing the way for the automaker to quickly emerge from bankruptcy protection. U.S. Judge Robert Gerber said in his...

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'A planned and organised violent crime' read more

In this image released by un-named local citizen Sunday July 5, 2009, shows protestors gathering in Urumqi, in China's western Xinjiang region Sunday July 5, 2009. A protest that began peacefully turned violent Sunday as police fired shots in the air and used batons to disperse the crowd that swelled to nearly a thousand, according to a protester and an overseas rights activist.

Independent online (SA)

Beijing - China's state television broadcast dramatic images on Monday of what it said were deadly riots in the capital of the restive Xinjiang region, showing people being attacked and cars being smashed. China Central Television showed one woman...

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GM bankruptcy plan approved by judge read more

CNN

GM bankruptcy plan approved Plan for nation's No. 1 automaker to emerge from protection seen by as 'only available means' to continue businees. | | | RSS Paste this link into your favorite RSS desktop reader See all CNNMoney.com RSS FEEDS (close) By...

photo: AP / Matt Rourke

Alaska observers say Palin had gone fishin' on job read more

In this Aug. 29, 2008 file photo, Republican presidential candidate Sen. John McCain, left, smiles as his choice for his vice presidential running mate, Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin, pumps her fist as she is introduced to supporters at a campaign rally in Dayton, Ohio.

The Guardian

MARK THIESSEN Associated Press Writer= JUNEAU, Alaska (AP) â As surprised fans and critics of Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin traded guesses behind her decision to resign more than a year before her term ends, the former vice presidential candidate offered...

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