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- Bush, NATO Secretary-General Address Pressing Issues
NATO foreign ministers will meet in Brussels in December on the alliance’s relationship with Russia, the mission in Afghanistan and the readiness of Georgia and Ukraine to join the membership process. Albania and Croatia move closer to NATO membership as … - Democrats Hoping for Major Senate Gains
As Election Day nears, many Democrats are hoping for more than a victory in the race for the White House. They also are keeping a close eye on the U.S. Senate races, hoping the party can achieve a three-fifths majority … - United States Seeks to Suspend Trade Benefits for Bolivia
The United States proposes to suspend its trade preferences for Bolivia because the Andean nation is not cooperating on international counternarcotics pacts. Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice says the United States regrets depriving the Bolivian people of the trade preference … - Direct U.S.-Liberia Flights to Begin in 2009
Travel between the United States and Liberia will be faster and easier thanks to a new direct flight that soon will be operating between both countries. Delta Air Lines and Liberian President Ellen Johnson Sirleaf announced the direct flight during … - Small U.S. Banks Rise Above Financial Turmoil
Small U.S. banks are doing well despite the turmoil gripping Wall Street. “We weren’t the high flyers. We didn’t make a lot of money when the bigger banks were making money,” said National Capital Bank of Washington’s Richard Didden, whose …