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Army focuses on often stormy media-military ties

A reporter died with George Custer at the Battle of Little Big Horn, but the days of such a close kinship between journalists and military officers seem long gone.

US Senator's visit could herald new Myanmar policy

While U.S. Sen. Jim Webb's high-profile visit to Myanmar offers an opportunity to turn around America's policy toward the military-ruled nation, any real warming of relations is likely to be a slow and uncertain process.

US earns Mexico's thanks over swine flu response

Swine flu has infected Mexico's relations with China and other countries that have canceled airline flights and halted some trade. But its most prickly neighbor — the United States — now seems like the country's most loyal friend.

Malaysia racial ties fragile 40 years after riots

The last time Lee Hung Poh walked unassisted was 40 years ago, before a bullet fired in the heat of Malaysia's worst race riots sliced through her spine and shattered her future.

Obama: Turkey, US can be model for East-West ties

President Barack Obama says the U.S. and Turkey can be a model for bridging the East-West divide.

Chavez says he wants to 'reset' relations with US

President Hugo Chavez said Saturday he hopes to "reset" relations with the United States at an upcoming summit.

China military trains first public relations team

China's military is training propaganda teams for the first time to explain its actions to the outside world, as the traditionally insular and secretive force engages more with other countries' militaries and deploys its ships and personnel abroad.

UN chief seeks to smooth over 'deadbeat' comment

After drawing a rebuke from the White House, U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon tried Thursday to smooth over his characterization of the U.S. as a "deadbeat" for its late payments to the world body.

US-Taiwan-China relationship back in balance

Taiwan's once-strained relations with the United States are back on track after the Bush administration approved a long-delayed $6.5 billion package of weapons to help the island defend itself against China.

Analysis: US prepares for post-Musharraf Pakistan

Pakistani President Pervez Musharraf's resignation could allow the United States to build stronger relations with a fledgling democratic government and embrace what many American lawmakers and Pakistani opposition forces have long urged by moving away from a narrow focus on a single, strong military leader.

Poll finds racial divisions on Obama's candidacy

Barack Obama's status as the first black presidential candidate of a major political party has not influenced the perception of race relations in this country, according to the latest New York Times/CBS News Poll.

SKorea proposes talks with NKorea

South Korea's ruling party wants to hold talks with an increasingly irate North Korea to alleviate rising tension on the divided peninsula over the shooting death of a tourist from the South.

South Korea praises North Korea over nuclear issue

South Korea's president praised North Korea on Friday for making progress in international negotiations on its nuclear programs and called for talks with Pyongyang on stalled inter-Korean relations.

Chillier Winds Blow Across Korean Border

South Korea's new conservative government is already making good on its promise to take a tougher line on North Korea by calling on Pyongyang to improve its widely criticized human rights policies.

Syrian Ambassador Dismisses U.S. Meeting

Syria's ambassador to the United States belittled a Mideast peace conference that the Bush administration is trying to organize as a "waste," saying Wednesday that he would counsel his country against attending it.

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Obama Related To Most US Presidents, 7th Grader Shows
Source: KSBW.COM

SALINAS, Calif. -- A seventh-grader and her 80-year-old grandfather are allegedly the first people to discover that President Barack Obama is related to all other U.S. presidents except one.

Facebook index shows when you're happy | The Social - CNET News
Source: CNET.com

Facebook is even more omniscient than you thought: it can now chart the world's collective hopes and dreams and highs and lows--sort of, at least.

Top Things You Think You Know About Iran That Are Not True
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This week, the U.S., Germany, and members of the UN Security Council will meet with Iran to try to resolve outstanding issues. This article lists a number of things people tend to think they know about Iran, but for which the evidence is shaky.

Sharmine Narwani: Netanyahu's 'Shame' And The Fiction He Weaves
Source: The Huffington Post

"The apple is rotten to its core. The international community must turn the cries of "shame" back on Israel and its human rights record. And the U.S.

Did Our Dreams Take Us Too Far Too Soon

Last November, America and the world cheered when Obama won by ten million votes. But something else happened that day too. My wife and I were surfing the the election coverage of the various networks when we stopped at Fox News. And there it was.

US and North Korea: half a century of hostility
Source: Military Space News

Former US president Bill Clinton arrived Tuesday in North Korea in an apparent attempt to secure the release of two jailed journalists -- the highest-profile American visitor to the communist state since 2000.

Obama, Gates, Crowley pledge to try and move on
Source: Yahoo! News

With mugs of beer and calming words, President Barack Obama and the professor and policeman engulfed in a national uproar over race pledged Thursday to move on and try to pull country with them.

Obama-Haters Becoming Increasingly...Racial In Their Rhetoric
Source: Talking Points Memo

An interesting pattern has emerged in the last few weeks, as President Obama's ratings have started to come down to Earth: You can really see a type of Obama-hatred out there that really does cross over into a purely racial territory.

White House Defends Biden as 'Asset' After Controversy Over Russia Remarks - Political News - FOXNews.com
Source: FOXNews.com

Vice President Biden stirred controvery when he suggested that Russia would cooperate with the United States because that country is in a state of shapr decline.

Obama follows Bush's passage to India
Source: THEWEEK.com

Obama must have been tempted to adopt an 'Anything but Bush' foreign policy. But in India, at least, he has wisely followed his predecessor's lead. (The Bullpen, Daniel Larison)

Is Race Passe, or Should We Never Forget?

Today is so different from the segregated life of my childhood! I will never forget the day that I was riding with my Girl Scout troop, returning to Fort Eustis, Virginia. The bus pulled in to a rest stop, but none of the Afro American girls could get off, at first.

Biden on Iran: 'Everything Is On the Table' - George's Bottom Line
Source: ABC News Blogs

George Stephanopoulos' exclusive interview with V.P. Joe Biden. Very interesting stuff from the vice president.

U.S. Drone Strike Said to Kill 60 in Pakistan - NYTimes.com
Source: The New York Times

Can anybody tell me what the jusification for these drone attacks that kill thousands of innocent people by remote control are? Oh I got one the bogus war on terror.

Ten tips to ensure your press releases fail
Source: billbennettnz.wordpress.com

A top ten "how to list" for good media relations that's actually funny

Raul Castro: It's Up to the U.S. to Improve Relations
Source: FOXNews.com

Can anyone tell me why we care to make ammends? We have lived without a relationship with them for this long!!!

Obama's stance worries Israelis
Source: theage.com.au

CAN Israel still call the United States its best international friend? Apparently not, if you believe the tone of the local media.

Obama: 'We can move U.S.-Cuban relations in a new direction'
Source: CNN

President Obama said Friday he is seeking "a new beginning" in U.S. relations with Cuba

" Relations With Islam."

America is not at war with Islam, and Islam is not ar war with America. Saying that Islam is at war with us excludes the wast majority of Muslims. and stereotypes them.

Lawsuit on tipping goes to higher court | HonoluluAdvertiser.com | The Honolulu Advertiser
Source: The Honolulu Advertiser

Several Hawaii Hotels are s......g there hotel workers by witholding tips intended for the employee. The matter is going to the supreme court and is expected to take several years to resolve.

Croatia allies with old Serb foes, takes swipe at Slovenia
Source: Vancouver Sun

Croatia said Friday it would help former foe Serbia with EU integration, vowing not to behave like Slovenia by blocking the process over disputes left over from Yugoslavia's collapse.

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