Syria's cry for help as Bashar al Assad's forces 'launch major offensive in Homs'

telegraph 06-FEB-12

Why China, Russia won't condemn Syria

cnn 05-FEB-12

Senate OKs insider-trading bill

cnn 03-FEB-12

EU bans Iranian oil imports

euronews 23-JAN-12

Freed prisoners add risks to Myanmar reform

TheFrontierPost 21-JAN-12

US Senators Support Philippines in S. China Sea Dispute

voanews 17-JAN-12

French minister Alain Juppe meets Suu Kyi

RTERadio 15-JAN-12

U.S. upgrades ties as Burmese reforms proceed

RTERadio 14-JAN-12

Pakistan Taliban claim soldiers' killing

aljazeera 09-JAN-12

U.S. expels Venezuelan consul in Miami

cnn 08-JAN-12

Afghan solution

TheFrontierPost 07-JAN-12

Opposites, Obama and Sarkozy Attract, if Uneasily

IHT 10-NOV-11

S Korea's unification minister to visit US

chinadaily 31-OCT-11

Clinton warns Iran not to underestimate U.S. commitment to Iraq

latimes 23-OCT-11

Competing fiscal plans blocked in divided Senate (Reuters)

news 21-OCT-11

China and Russia veto UN sanctions on Syria

aljazeera 05-OCT-11

NTC confirms whereabouts of Gaddafi's two sons

chinadaily 29-SEP-11

U.S. eases airport restrictions for children

CBC 14-SEP-11

September 11: Terror alert high as America marks 9/11 anniversary

telegraph 11-SEP-11

9/11: Clinton says Al-Qaeda behind New York threat

geotimes 10-SEP-11

Iraqi Died After 'Appalling Army Violence'

skynews 08-SEP-11

Holder: 'Fast and Furious' operation didn't reach DOJ 'upper levels'

cnn 08-SEP-11

U.S. say no Iraq troop decision yet as rumors swirl (Reuters)

news 07-SEP-11

Live: Fall of Tripoli

RTERadio 22-AUG-11

UN humanitarian mission in Syria

bbc 21-AUG-11

U.S. general warns Iran on Iraq militia attacks

reuters 26-JUL-11

Missing British soldier found dead in Afghanistan

ft 04-JUL-11

Deadly Shelling by Pakistan Into Afghanistan Is Stoking Tensions

IHT 04-JUL-11

2 GOP senators in Afghanistan slam drawdown of U.S. troops

latimes 03-JUL-11

Has Russia ‘reset’ its behavior?

geotimes 04-JUN-11

Libya: Nato targets Tripoli with heaviest strikes yet

telegraph 24-MAY-11

Former PLO negotiator: Israel 'no partner'

aljazeera 21-MAY-11

Obama says world safer without Bin Laden

aljazeera 03-MAY-11

Will U.S. release gruesome bin Laden photos?

CBSnews 03-MAY-11

UN fails to agree on Syria condemnation

aljazeera 28-APR-11

Libya: Nato strikes Gaddafi's Tripoli compound

channel4news 25-APR-11

Sen. Ensign says he will resign May 3

cnn 22-APR-11

Can Syrians break the fear barrier?

cnn 31-MAR-11

Libya: Britain considers arming rebels

telegraph 30-MAR-11

Libyan rebels continue westward push

RTERadio 27-MAR-11

Syrian troops step up street patrols

RTERadio 27-MAR-11

Iran to host new year ceremony despite dissent

khaleejtimes 26-MAR-11

Coalition allies continue Libya air strikes

euronews 20-MAR-11

Libya: Gaddafi declares a ceasefire as UN passes no-fly zone resolution

telegraph 18-MAR-11

Calls for no-fly zone, air strikes on Libya

RTERadio 17-MAR-11

Libyan 'rebel capital' threatened

aljazeera 15-MAR-11

Tokyo nuke cloud crisis after Japan earthquake

thesun 14-MAR-11

Obama, journalists ham it up at dressy dinner (AP)

news 13-MAR-11

Republicans push for tougher Guantanamo limits (AP)

news 10-MAR-11

U.S. focuses on Libyan humanitarian aid

cnn 04-MAR-11

Libyan rebels celebrate victory in Brega

euronews 03-MAR-11

Libya: US warships enter Suez Canal on way to Libyan waters

telegraph 02-MAR-11

My people love me: Libya's Gaddafi

euronews 01-MAR-11

Moves continue to get Irish out of Libya

RTERadio 28-FEB-11

Jumblatt discusses regional developments with US senators

nowlebanon 22-FEB-11

Democratic Senator Bingaman won't seek sixth term

reuters 19-FEB-11

U.S. immigration official shot dead in Mexican drug gang attack

dailymail 16-FEB-11

Canadian PM Harper to meet Obama

bbc 04-FEB-11

Fort Hood massacre 'could have been prevented' as superiors 'ignored alleged killer's radical violent Muslim extremism' claim

dailymail 03-FEB-11

Ex-chief UN nuke inspector Egypt's democratic hope (AP)

news 31-JAN-11

Suicide attack kills at least 3 in northern Iraq

cnn 20-JAN-11

Giffords able to stand as she readies for rehab

washtimes 20-JAN-11

Homeland Security chief cancels costly virtual border fence

cnn 14-JAN-11

Who to watch in the new House of Representatives and Senate

guardian 03-JAN-11

1 hurt after rocket fired into southern Israel, military says

cnn 21-DEC-10

Vote to repeal ban on gays in US military

RTERadio 18-DEC-10

U.S. House votes to end military's policy on gays

thestar 16-DEC-10

House Votes To Repeal Military's Gay Policy

NPRnews 15-DEC-10

Peacemaking diplomat Richard Holbrooke dies at 69

cnn 14-DEC-10

New group hopes to emphasize non-partisan solutions

cnn 13-DEC-10

Amazon UK goes offline amid threats of cyber attacks

guardian 13-DEC-10

WikiLeaks activists rally supporters in several nations

cnn 11-DEC-10

Iran denies freeing condemned woman

aljazeera 10-DEC-10

Public and politicians jump to WikiLeak founder's defence

euronews 10-DEC-10

Gates sees problems if Senate blocks repeal of 'don't ask, don't tell'

cnn 10-DEC-10

WikiLeaks' hackers 'Operation Payback' cyber war on Visa, MasterCard and PayPal

dailymail 09-DEC-10

For WikiLeaks' Assange, It's Only The Beginning

NPRnews 09-DEC-10

The 'Anonymous' hackers behind WikiLeaks defence

telegraph 09-DEC-10

Founder of WikiLeaks jailed on sex charges

washtimes 08-DEC-10

WikiLeaks: Julian Assange's lawyer denounces Swedish arrest warrant as 'political stunt'

telegraph 05-DEC-10

Wikileaks: Yemen's president offers US unrestricted access to fight al-Qaeda

telegraph 04-DEC-10

WikiLeaks says its site is back up

cnn 03-DEC-10

WIKILEAKS: Julian Assange to be arrested over Swedish 'rape' as Interpol issues warrant

dailymail 02-DEC-10

Rajapaksa 'linked to Tamil deaths'

aljazeera 02-DEC-10

Military readying report on 'don't ask, don't tell'

cnn 22-NOV-10

'Sully' joins opposition to heightened airport security measures

cnn 17-NOV-10

Turkey to host Iran talks 'soon'

austrianews 09-NOV-10

Latest News : An X-ray of dysfunction

tehrantimes 11-OCT-10

Lieberman Joins the Chorus: Bomb, Bomb, Bomb Iran

middle 06-OCT-10

US sanctions Swiss company for Iran dealings

cnn 30-SEP-10

Party leaders set battle lines for November election

cnn 30-SEP-10

[ said]: Where the market has worked, and systems are appropriately secure, we don't interfere,

AP 06-FEB-12

[ said]: This is a good government bill, this is a clean government bill,

washtimes 06-FEB-12

[-said]: If Russia and China don't change their minds about the veto ... then the world will not allow us to say there's nothing we can do about it,

dailystar 05-FEB-12

[-said]: If Russia and China don't change their minds about the veto... then the world will not allow us to say there's nothing we can do about it,

nowlebanon 05-FEB-12

[ said]: The current American aid to Egypt simply will not continue,

trendnews 05-FEB-12

[-said]: We're asking agencies to stretch personnel and resources to fulfill a totally new requirement when in fact we want them save money - not figure out ways to spend more money,

news 03-FEB-12

[-said]: When it comes to avoiding and preventing conflicts of interest, the executive branch is well ahead of the legislative branch,

newschannel5 02-FEB-12

[ said]: Our reaction to what happens in Myanmar [Burma] will be greatly affected by the reaction of Aung San Suu Kyi … I wouldn’t say we were giving her total veto but to the extent that she has confidence in the process, we will have confidence in the process of change in Myanmar and as a result we will lift sanctions and grow closer to the government,

irrawaddy 31-JAN-12

[ said]: The repeated attempts by the now-deceased al Qaeda leader Anwar al Alwaki to recruit other American citizens to strike our homeland demonstrates the necessity of updating our laws to account for an enemy who would subvert our freedoms to attack us,

ibtimes 24-JAN-12

[ said]: The repeated attempts by the now-deceased al-Qaida leader Anwar al-Awlaki to recruit other American citizens to strike our homeland demonstrates the necessity of updating our laws to account for an enemy who would subvert our freedoms to attack us,

ibtimes 24-JAN-12

[ said]: Concern about a rising China is on the lips of leaders in Vietnam and the Philippines,

reliefWeb 23-JAN-12

[-said]: We simply cannot allow one nation, in this case China, to exercise disproportionate control over these waterways,

irrawaddy 18-JAN-12

[-also said]: Three of us are members of the Armed Services Committee and one is a member of the intelligence committee and we are here to express a steadfastness of support with out friends and allies in the Philippines to say that as we see China rising, conflict is not inevitable and we hope that it never occurs,

gmanews 17-JAN-12

[ said]: Defense cooperation is very important,

gmanews 17-JAN-12

[says:]: we're not gonna let those claims to be settled by force or by bullying.

ABCnews 17-JAN-12

[-said]: dawn of a new era,

tribuneonline 17-JAN-12

[-said]: We will not let those claims be settled by force or bullying,

tribuneonline 17-JAN-12

[-said]: If we both strengthen the Philippine military and we continue, and I hope we can expand our presence here on the waters. Somebody once said that the best way to secure peace is to prepare for war, which is to say to remain strong,

abs 17-JAN-12

[ said]: China has made claims over the West Philippine Sea - the South China Sea - that I don't accept and I know the Philippine government doesn't accept,

voanews 17-JAN-12

[-said]: We are in a three-way split decision for third place,

WashingtonPost 13-JAN-12

[-said]: We are quite optimistic about their commitment to respect democracy, the rule of law and the rights of women.

nowlebanon 30-DEC-11

[ said]: Going into Iraq was the right thing to do,

rt 30-DEC-11

[-said]: So far the behavior and actions by those elected have been extremely encouraging. I and others in the Congress and the executive branch want to be even more helpful,

nowlebanon 30-DEC-11

[-said]: After the hearing our committee held on this subject, it was my conclusion listening to three law professors that there is a definite ambiguity in the law,

news 14-DEC-11

[-said]: I don’t have any evidence that there is insider trading by members of Congress,

csmonitor 13-DEC-11

[said:]: the enemy is not a vague catchall of violent extremism, but a specific violent Islamist extremism, an exploitation and corruption, I would say, of the religion of Islam

geo 08-DEC-11

[said last week:]: has increased dramatically

cnn 07-DEC-11

[ said]: The director of enforcement at the Securities and Exchange Commission makes clear that the commission has authority to prosecute such wrongful conduct,

ibtimes 02-DEC-11

[said that:]: trading by congressional members or their staff is not exempt from federal securities laws including insider trading prohibitions.

ibtimes 02-DEC-11

[-noted]: There is an argument that because of the speech and debate clause, some prosecutions of members in the courts might be frustrated by saying you can’t prosecute a member of congress for something they learned in Congress,

msnbc 02-DEC-11

[said:]: If the supercommittee fails, there will be an immediate effect on the markets, including the stock market. I would not be surprised if some time shortly thereafter there would be a downgrading of our financial rating. And there could be a kind of grass-roots uprising in the Senate to bring some bipartisan deficit reduction program to the floor right away in December.

IHT 11-NOV-11

[-said]: I was disappointed by President Obama’s response because I wish he had, in some measure, come to the defense of Bibi Netanyahu,

ABCnews 10-NOV-11

[-said]: To me, it’s insulting to Prime Minister Netanyahu, who is obviously an ally of both France and the United States,

ABCnews 10-NOV-11

[-said]: CL&P’s performance in this storm is simply unacceptable and I am deeply disappointed in their response in restoring power. This is not the first time that our state has been struck with a damaging storm and the company should have been far better prepared for this crisis,

msnbc 07-NOV-11

[-said]: It was an honor and a privilege for the Senate to have Chief Rabbi Lord Sacks deliver the invocation,

jpost 03-NOV-11

[-said]: But while India is modernising its military, it has notably not chosen to invest in the kind of anti-access, area-denial capabilities that China has prioritised. That is perhaps one reason why India's rise has not provoked the sort of anxieties in the region that have become associated with China,

economictimes 03-NOV-11

[-said]: Without taking controversial steps like these, the Postal Service is simply not going to make it, and that would be terrible,

AP 02-NOV-11

[-said]: Without taking controversial steps like these, the postal service simply is not going to make it,

ABCnews 02-NOV-11

[-said]: It’s not a bailout. It is the result of a legal analysis that everyone agrees with, that this was, in fact, an overpayment by the postal service and it is entitled to receive that money back,

ABCnews 02-NOV-11

[-said]: Too many people rely on the federal postal service for us to sit back and allow it to collapse,

ABCnews 02-NOV-11

[ said]: from the brink of bankruptcy,

AP 02-NOV-11

[-said]: My ultimate loyalty is to do what's right for the country. I don't mean that to be self-righteous; I just think that's what my job is,

upi 26-OCT-11

[-says]: Proper training about violent Islamist extremism is absolutely essential for our law enforcement personnel in order to empower them to identify and understand this grave threat, and then protect the American people from it,

rt 17-SEP-11

[-said]: If 36 of us in the Senate, across party lines, stick together, the leadership has to react,

cnn 16-SEP-11

[-said]: Excellent,

usaToday 14-SEP-11

[-said]: It's an annoyance to people,

newschannel5 13-SEP-11

[ said]: Probably the most visible part of the change in homeland security since 9/11 for most Americans has been the presence of TSA at the airports,

newschannel5 13-SEP-11

[ said]: I would say that people should be alert. I don't think anybody should be panicked,

timesofindia 10-SEP-11

[ said]: We must act quickly to prevent a Postal Service collapse, and enact a bold plan to secure its future,

chosun 08-SEP-11

[ said]: We must act quickly to prevent a Postal Service collapse,

IHT 07-SEP-11

[-said]: The bottom line here is that if nothing is done, the postal service will run out of money,

upi 06-SEP-11

[said:]: We must act quickly. The U.S. Postal Service is not an 18th century relic, it is a 21st century national asset, but times are changing rapidly now and so, too, must the post office.

AP 06-SEP-11

[said:]: We must act quickly. The U.S. Postal Service is not an 18th century relic, it is a 21st century national asset, but times are changing rapidly now and so too must the post office.

AP 06-SEP-11

[ said]: I'm going to approach this 2012 election as the independent that I am and therefore I don't know who I'm going to support at this point,

CBSnews 17-AUG-11

[-writes]: You're both religious. Please go in and talk to her and maybe pray with her.

usaToday 15-AUG-11

[ said]: What troubles me about it is that the bipartisan compromise also represents a kind of bipartisan agreement by each party to yield to the other party’s most politically and ideologically sensitive priority,

examiner 03-AUG-11

[-added]: The legislation we are introducing today will target the Syrian regime's economic dependence on the energy sector, dramatically ratcheting up pressure against the dictatorship in Damascus and in support of a democratic transition that reflects the will of the Syrian people,

haaretz 03-AUG-11

[said:]: We need to stand firmly on the side of the Belarusian people, whose courage and perseverance have been an inspiration to all of us in Congress, and ratchet up the pressure on Lukashenka.

rferl 03-AUG-11

[ said]: What troubles me about it is that the bipartisan compromise also represents a kind of bipartisan agreement by each party to yield to the other party's most politically and ideologically sensitive priority,

theglobeandmail 02-AUG-11

[-said]: Nobody seems perfectly satisfied with it, but that's inevitable,

cnn 02-AUG-11

[-wrote]: Given the importance of FEMA’s mission and the integral role that [information technology] systems play in helping to fulfill that mission, it is essential that FEMA properly manage its [information technology] investments,

homelandsecuritynewswire 20-JUL-11

[-told]: I want to take the liberty of describing Pastor Hagee in the words that the Torah uses to describe Moses,

rt 19-JUL-11

[-said]: At this point, it is critical that the department begin working on a plan B for accelerating improvement in the performance of current generation radiation portal monitors,

upi 14-JUL-11

[ said]: The bottom line is that the ASP program has cost the department five years in the race to strengthen the nation's domestic defenses against nuclear terrorism,

upi 14-JUL-11

[-said]: This attack is also a terrible reminder that, despite the killing of Osama bin Laden, violent extremists continue to seek the mass murder of innocent people and the destruction of free societies around the world,

indiatimes 13-JUL-11

[ said]: We're certainly going to be here in great numbers until the end of 2014 and I hope as a result of a strategic long-term partnership with Afghanistan that we will have a military presence here and cooperation here with our Afghan partners for a long time after that,

ChinaPost 05-JUL-11

[ said]: There’s growing anger, it’s not just impatience, in the Congress of the United States toward Pakistan,

japantoday 04-JUL-11

[ said]: We’re certainly going to be here in great numbers until the end of 2014 and I hope as a result of a strategic long-term partnership with Afghanistan that we will have a military presence here and cooperation here with our Afghan partners for a long time after that,

japantoday 04-JUL-11

[-said]: Unfortunately this is the age in which we live,

kyivpost 03-JUL-11

[-said]: One of the things we want to say to President Karzai when we meet him tonight is that back home in Congress there is a war weariness and a kind of fiscal stress,

reuters 03-JUL-11

[ said]: Some argue we are giving up our power of advice and consent,

IHT 30-JUN-11

[ said]: Nobody's going to like this plan, we understand that,

CBSnews 29-JUN-11

[ said]: We can't save Medicare as we know it,

CBSnews 29-JUN-11

[ said]: If confirmed, Petraeus would shift from the military to the civilian branch of America’s national security apparatus,

voanews 23-JUN-11

[ said]: The President's remarks have revived and exacerbated fears in Israel,

wsj 21-MAY-11

[said that:]: unfortunately, President Obama's important and constructive speech embracing and supporting the peaceful, democratic revolutions in the Arab world was also undermined by an unhelpful and surprising set of remarks about Israel and the Palestinians that will not advance the peace process and in fact is likely to set it back.

haaretz 21-MAY-11

[-said]: I understand that everyone must sacrifice to bring our federal deficit under control,

AP 20-MAY-11

[-said]: For years, you know, the Pakistani officials have said to us he's not in Pakistan; he's in the mountains in Waziristan between Pakistan and Afghanistan,

rediff 04-MAY-11

[ said]: prove to us that they didn't know that bin Laden was there,

financialexpress 04-MAY-11

[ said]: The enemy is out there,

latimes 03-MAY-11

[ said]: From everything we can determine, every element of our government — military, intelligence, homeland security — worked together as a team,

usaToday 03-MAY-11

[-said]: My own instinct is it's probably necessary to release those pictures, but, you know, I will respect whatever decision the president makes,

cnn 03-MAY-11

[ said]: Unless there is an acknowledgement by people in al Qeda that Bin Laden is dead than it may be neccessary to release the pictures, as gruesome as they undoubtably will be because he was shot in the head, to quell any doubts that this is somehow a ruse that the American government has carried out,

washtimes 02-MAY-11

[-said]: My own experience with the Pakistanis is that is it one of the most complicated maybe the most complicated security-intelligence relationship with any nation in the world,

ibtimes 02-MAY-11

[ said]: Unless there is an acknowledgment by people in al Qaeda that bin Laden is dead, then it may be neccessary to release the pictures, as gruesome as they undoubtably will be, because he was shot in the head, to quell any doubts that this is somehow a ruse that the American government has carried out,

washtimes 02-MAY-11

[-said]: I would think [terrorist sympathizers using Twitter] would be violating the company's terms of use, just as they violated the terms of use of Facebook and YouTube,

upi 30-APR-11

[-said]: I mean we're in the fight and the political goal is to get Gadhafi out and to help the freedom fighters achieve their own independent for Libya,

upi 24-APR-11

[ said]: I think it gives justification if NATO decides it wants to, for going directly after Gadhafi,

news 24-APR-11

[-said]: We need our allies. I appreciate that they've come in. But we're the heart of NATO and it's not exactly as if we took the ball and gave it to NATO,

news 24-APR-11

[-said]: So they're badly outgunned.

upi 24-APR-11