President Michel Sleiman emphasized on Thursday the necessity of supporting the authority of the state, which, he said, was beginning to return to an active role. After meeting with a delegation of Muslim scholars on Thursday, Sleiman said that no
Stock futures were moderately lower Thursday morning as investors remained skeptical that a bailout package for Detroit's Big Three automakers would pass before the inauguration of President-elect Barack Obama, combined with a broad overnight sell off
President Shimom Peres received an honorary knighthood from Britain's Queen Elizabeth II on Thursday afternoon. Peres met the queen at Buckingham Palace where he was awarded a Knight Grand Cross of the Most Distinguished Order of St...British system
Arlos remember him as passionate about serving his constituents and stubborn in his arguments. "Everything he proposed was for the good of the community, whether he was on the City Council or working in county government," said City Council President
Dhaka, November 20 (bdnews24.com)Awami League president Sheikh Hasina Thursday told the French envoy Charley Causeret that her party would very much like to an acceptable election contested by all parties. Former diplomat Muhammad Zamir said this to
Constitution, the president can grant “reprieves and pardons” for all offences against the United States. The president can issue a pardon or a commutation, a reduction in sentence, for any reason and at any stage in the legal process. Pardons effectively
Yesterday a group of Portland State faculty members helped kick off this dialogue. Dr. David Horowitz, history professor, Dr. John Damis of the Middle Eastern studies department and Dr. Grant Farr, associate dean of the College of Liberal Arts and Sciences,...
Aides to both Obama and Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton (D-N.Y.) said that a formal job offer had not been made, but the former president's decision to disclose the identities of donors to his charitable foundation and to vet his future speeches and overseas
Sen. John Cullerton won the Senate presidency late Wednesday, while Senate Republicans broke a historic glass ceiling by tabbing Sen. Christine Radogno to be their Statehouse leader. Backed by Mayor Daley, Cullerton (D-Chicago), 60, drew unanimous backing
Democratic officials say that Arizona Gov. Janet Napolitano is a leading contender for the job of secretary of homeland security in President-elect Barack Obama's administration. These officials caution that no final decision has been made on the job