Holbrooke Makes Case for Increased US Aid to Pakistan
President Barack Obama's Special Representative for Afghanistan and Pakistan appeals to Congress to approve pending legislation to provide Pakistan with billions of dollars in military and non-military aid
Number of Swine Flu Cases Approaches 1,500 Worldwide
Latest figures Tuesday are an increase of more than 400 infections since day before
Mexico Moves Toward Normalcy as Swine Flu Subsides
But medical experts caution that flu still poses a threat
Pakistan: Up to 500,000 May Flee Taliban-Held Swat
Residents flee Taliban-held Mingora in anticipation of government assault on final militant stronghold in Swat Valley
Bernanke Sees Economic Upturn Later This Year
Head of US Federal Reserve tells congressional committee recovery likely to be slow, unemployment to continue rising for a while
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