Blast kills 10 near mosque in southern Sri Lanka
[b]COLOMBO[/b], [b]Sri Lanka (AP)[/b] — A suspected rebel suicide bomber attacked a gathering of Muslims celebrating a religious holiday outside a mosque in southern Sri Lanka on Tuesday, killing ...- in Politics n government

Iran launches "Hopes" - "Source of Pride" or "Source of Disaster"....?
Iran Tuesday successfully launched its first satellite into orbit, a step hailed by Iran's president as a "source of pride" for the Islamic republic, according to state-run news outlets.[br /] [br /]...- in Politics n government

Barack Obama is beginning his first working day as president of the United States by meeting his economic advisers and top military commanders.
The financial crisis and the wars in Afghanistan and Iraq top the agenda of the man inaugurated as America's 44th president on Tuesday. Most of his cabinet is in place but several are still to be con...- in Politics n government

Bush backs record in final speech
[b]President George W Bush has strongly defended his record in office in his final TV address to Americans.[/b][br /] Mr Bush said his administration had brought democracy to Iraq and Afghanistan, an...- in Politics n government

Second economic package next week
The government will announce a second economic stimulus package next week, said Commerce Minister Kamal Nath on Thursday. Details awaited. ...- in Politics n government

Government admits intel gaps, to set up federal agency
Admitting that there were gaps in the intelligence set up, the government on Thursday said it will take steps, including strengthening laws and setting up a National Investigation Agency to insulate t...- in Politics n government

'US erred in not shutting down Lashkar, Jaish after 9/11'
Lisa Curtis, a former South Asia analyst at the Central Intelligence Agency and a key foreign policy adviser for Senator Richard Lugar at the time he chaired the powerful Senate Foreign Relations Comm...- in Politics n government

Down on Their Luck to Be VIPs at Obama Ball
Based on the charitable efforts of a Virginia businessman, it looks like an unexpected group will have some of the hottest tickets in town when President-elect Barack Obama is inaugurated Jan. 20. On...- in Politics n government

Mixed Reviews on Transit Plan
A central element of a financial rescue plan for the Metropolitan Transportation Authority — charging tolls on the East River and Harlem River bridges — met with sharp opposition from elected offi...- in Politics n government

bomb blast rocks pakistan
At least 3 persons were injured when three bombs went off near a stadium and an arts complex in the eastern Pakistani city of Lahore late Saturday night. The first two blasts occurred shortly afte...- in Politics n government

Obama moves on to prepare for White House life
WASHINGTON, Nov. 6 (Xinhua) -- U.S. President-elected Barack Obama has taken no rest after a 22-month campaign and is moving onto prepare for his upcoming presidency. On Thursday, two days af...- in Politics n government

Obama picks transition team
President-elect Barack Obama has turned to Representative Rahm Emanuel of Illinois, the fourth-ranking House Democrat and a close friend from Chicago, for a chief of staff, and John Podesta, the forme...- in Politics n government

Is There Anything More Disingenuous Than a Whining, Petulant Political Party in America?v
Presidential elections provide a lot of humor when you can recognize the joke. Every few days some new, outrageous flap kicks another outrageous flap off of the front page of our nation's daily ...- in Politics n government

The Bitch: Once We Feared The USSR!
Well Darlings, Following the NHS link to the failed car bomb attacks in London and Glasgow, we're told Prime Minister Gordon Brown has ordered an urgent review into how NHS doctors are recruited...- in Politics n government

CommonSenseGovernment.com: The Conservative Vision
The Republican Party is in a crisis right now. It is not due to the Democrats taking over control of Congress. It has to do with losing the vision of conservatism. If anything, Republicans lost Cong...- in Politics n government