The last time Presidents Obama and Karzai met was in May in Kabul, when they signed a pact regarding U.S. troop withdrawal.STORY HIGHLIGHTSAfghan President Karzai meeting with President Obama in Washington this weekFelbab-Brown: Afghan politics are corrupt; army not ready for 2014 troop pulloutShe says Taliban, insurgents, splintered army, corrupt officials are all jockeying for powerU.S. needs to...
EU leaders want UK in union, but not treaty change
Labels: Technology LONDON: European leaders on Wednesday stressed the importance of keeping Britain in the EU, but said they opposed treaty changes demanded by Prime Minister David Cameron."Britain is an essential part of the EU," Irish Prime Minister Enda Kenny said during a conference in Dublin marking the beginning of his country's six-month presidency of the bloc."Great Britain has great value and is...
Wash your hands! Flu spreads fiercely across the U.S.
Labels: LifestyleSTORY HIGHLIGHTSBoston mayor declares a public health emergency because of fluMassachusetts General Hospital alone has already counted 532 cases of flu among patientsIt's not too late to get a flu vaccineIn most cases, flu patients don't need to go to the emergency room(CNN) -- The flu has been spreading fiercely across the United States, with more than half of states reporting widespread activity....
Hilda Solis stepping down as labor secretary
Labels: Health Hilda Solis announced that she is stepping down from her post as labor secretary, CBS News has confirmed. She sent a letter to President Obama today notifying him of her retirement. Solis was nominated to the position the same day the president was inaugurated in 2009, serving through the president's entire first term. She ran the Labor Department during the worst economic recession since the Great...
White House Won't Rule Out $1 Trillion Coin
Labels: Business (United States Mint/Wikimedia Commons)White House Press Secretary Jay Carney today flatly ruled out any negotiations with Congress over raising the debt ceiling, but there’s one odd-ball solution he would not rule out: minting trillion dollars coins to pay off the debt.“There is no Plan B. There is no backup plan. There is Congress’s responsibility to pay the bills of the United States,”...
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Case of Wall Street greed gone too far
Labels: WorldGoldman Sachs CEO Lloyd Blankfein was one of the executives whose stock award was accelerated to beat higher tax rate.STORY HIGHLIGHTSGoldman Sachs granted $65 million in stock to execs before new tax rates beganSusan Antilla says the firm's CEO had endorsed higher rates, called for entitlement cuts She says Goldman benefits from the implicit promise that U.S. will bail it outAntilla: It was unseemly...
Arianespace says 2012 sales leapt by 30%
Labels: Technology PARIS: The European space launch company Arianespace said Tuesday that its 2012 sales rose 30 per cent and forecast that it would dominate Russian and US rivals this year with a market share of more than 60 per cent.Arianespace sales soared to more than 1.3 billion euros, and the company said that it already covered 60 per cent of the global market last year, bringing its order book to...
The hottest year on record
Labels: LifestyleExtreme heat, drought ravage MidwestExtreme heat, drought ravage MidwestExtreme heat, drought ravage MidwestExtreme heat, drought ravage MidwestExtreme heat, drought ravage MidwestExtreme heat, drought ravage MidwestExtreme heat, drought ravage MidwestExtreme heat, drought ravage MidwestExtreme heat, drought ravage MidwestExtreme heat, drought ravage MidwestExtreme heat, drought ravage MidwestExtreme...
USADA head: I got death threats during Armstrong probe
Labels: Health (CBS News) Travis Tygart is the head of the U.S. Anti-Doping Agency, which polices U.S. Olympic sports. Lance Armstrong won the world's most grueling event, the Tour de France, seven times. But after Tygart's investigation, Armstrong lost all of his titles. In his first interview, Tygart spoke with us for the premier of a new program, "60 Minutes Sports" on Showtime. Tygart says Armstrong was doping...
Menu Calorie Counts: How Accurate Are They?
Labels: Business They are supposed to help America's obesity problem: calorie counts boldly displayed on restaurant menus across the country and important information, considering Americans now eat one-third of their meals outside the home.Two states and nine counties require them today, and by the middle of next year, a federal law is expected to force chain restaurants, convenience stores...
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