Zakaria: Learning to Live With Radical Islam

Pakistan's Swat valley is quiet once again. Often compared to Switzerland for its stunning landscape of mountains and meadows, Swat became a war zone over the past two years as Taliban fighters waged fierce battles against Army troops.

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Afghanistan:Karzai Sets Earlier Date for Afghan Elections.

Afghanistan President Hamid Karzai issued a decree on Saturday that sets an earlier date for the country's presidential election, a move that could spark a constitutional crisis. He wants the presidential elections to take place late April,before his term is up in May, the US would like the election to take place in August.

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White House: Obama asks Sebelius to be HHS secretary

President Obama on Saturday asked Kansas Gov. Kathleen Sebelius to be his nominee for Health and Human Services secretary, according to two White House officials.

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Wiretapping Lawsuit May Have its Day in Court.

The Obama administration had tried to halt a case challenging Bush's program of spying on terrorism suspects without first getting court approval.....

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AP/NPR:Buffett Sees Economic Shambles.

Berkshire reported a 62 percent drop in 2008 profit.Warren Buffett doesn't see an improvement for 2009, but he remains optimistic for longer term economic forecast....

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U.S. Goals May Require Longer Troop Stay In Iraq

President Obama says the U.S. combat mission in Iraq will end by Aug. 31, 2010, and he'll honor a previous agreement to remove all forces by Dec. 31, 2011. But officials say both American interests and Iraqi security needs will require a much longer U.S. presence.

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Man Says He Was a Paid Informant for the FBI in Mosque.

He identifies himself in a court filing as having infiltrated mosques in Orange County on behalf of the agency.The man came forward to the press after the FBI didn't giving him a status in the witness protection program, as originally promised by the agency.

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Press:After 150 Years The Rocky Mountain News Ends.

Sad news for Colorado today, the Pulitzer price winning daily newspaper is shutting down....

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Top N.Y. legal officer demands bonus list from BofA CEO

By Phil Wahba and Grant McCool NEW YORK (Reuters) - New York's top legal officer on Thursday demanded Bank of America Corp Chief Executive Kenneth Lewis provide names of Merrill Lynch executives who received 2008 bonuses, and how much they got,...

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