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Businessman Ricardo Martinelli was sworn in as Panama's new president on Wednesday, promising to start the biggest job-creation push ever in the country.
Repeatedly paying homage to his assassinated wife, new President Asif Ali Zardari declared Tuesday that he has a comprehensive plan to fight terrorism and said Pakistan's people are behind him.
Taiwan's new president on Tuesday tied improved political relations with rival China to Beijing's progress toward democracy — a condition the communist superpower may have trouble meeting.
One of the nation's most prestigious historically black schools has named a new president.
New South Korean President Lee Myung-bak took office Monday with a promise to boost prosperity not only in his own country but in communist North Korea as well — provided the communist state abandons its nuclear weapons.
New South Korean President Lee Myung-bak faced his first political showdown Tuesday as the opposition-dominated parliament considered his choice for prime minister amid allegations of ethical lapses among Cabinet appointees.
107-year-old: 'Nothing but the greatest!'At 107 years old, Cooper said she always believed she might live to see a black man sworn in as president of the United States.
I have been watching the various new channels coverage of the inaugeration. Fox did what was to me a surprisingly neutral to actually excited coverage yesterday. Then Bill O'Reilly really tried to keep his smirks and sarcasm to a minimum but couldn't entirely get rid of it.
I for one am very tired of the bickering about whether or not President Elect Obama is, was, should be, won't be, can be a "REAL citizen. Such attempts at this point in the election process, are a waste of energy and time.
The tale of two presidential addresses ...As George W. Bush sits in the Oval Office, perhaps the lamest of all lame ducks, Barack Obama is looking presidential for the press, fielding calls from world leaders and mulling appointments to his new cabinet.
Obama will most likely get to appoint one or more Supreme Court justices. I think an excellent choice would be Hillary Clinton. The Court needs more women and she is eminently qualified.
World leaders hail Obama triumph - BBC NewsWorld leaders have hailed the election of Senator Barack Obama as the first black president of the United States. UK Prime Minister Gordon Brown called Tuesday's poll historic and said he and Mr Obama "share many values".
Obama Elected PresidentWASHINGTON (AP) -- Barack Obama has been elected president of the United States, the first African-American elevated to the White House.
Barack Obama: Calm in the Swirl of HistoryThe nature of this story intrigued me. Obama was not my first choice but I certainly will vote for him over McCain. I think that at best McCain can do a mediocre job, and at worst a continuation of the present administration.
As Bob Dylan once said, 'the times they are-a changin'. The 2008 election may turn out to be the biggest backlash by angry voters in recent American history.
Nicolas Sarkozy, France's new president, holds the stage. But for how long?AUGUST is approaching and the people of France are preparing for the month when summer holidays are traditionally taken en masse.
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