Clinton to visit Delhi University Monday morning amid tight securityNEW DELHI - Before beginning her meeting with top Indian officials on the last leg of her India visit Monday, US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton will address a select gathering of students and professors at Delhi University in the morning amidst tight security. Delhi secured ahead of Clinton visitNEW DELHI - US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton will touch down Sunday noon in New Delhi, a city that has put on its finest armour for the former first lady - with nearly 2,000 police and intelligence officials, personnel of the elite National Security Guard (NSG), dog squads, anti-sabotage teams and air surveillance. Clinton says education a passion with herMUMBAI - Speaking with passion and declaring that education was very near and dear to my heart, US Secretary of State Hilary Clinton held a large audience at the St. Xavier’s College here enthralled as she unveiled her vision for raising educational standards. Taj Hotel turned into fortress to host Hillary ClintonNEW DELHI - Around 2,000 police and intelligence personnel besides commandos will provide security to US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton during her two-day stay in the national capital. In denying aid to CIT Group, Obama administration reveals that bailouts could endWASHINGTON — Rejecting pleas to save CIT Group Inc., the Obama administration decided that the possible loss of the nation’s biggest lender for entrepreneurs and minority-owned businesses did not warrant tapping a politically unpopular bailout program financed by taxpayers. New York Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand raises $1M more than likely primary challenger MaloneyWASHINGTON — Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand, D-N.Y., raised nearly $1 million more than her likely Democratic primary challenger in the recent fundraising quarter. THE INFLUENCE GAME: With threat of lockout looming, NFL players to lobby Capitol HillWASHINGTON — NFL players are blitzing Capitol Hill, meeting with about a dozen members of Congress, including House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, to build political support in a possible labor showdown with team owners. Hillary Clinton arrives in India July 17WASHINGTON - The contours of “an enhanced US-India strategic partnership” offering solutions to the challenges of 21st century will top US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton’s agenda on her five day visit starting Friday. Meltdown 101: As some big banks hobble on, Goldman Sachs dazzles with huge profits. But how?NEW YORK — Another financial quarter, another period of blowout profits for Goldman Sachs. With some of the other big banks still losing money, many may wonder: How does Goldman do it? With threat of lockout looming, NFL players to make union’s case on Capitol HillWASHINGTON — As NFL owners and players resume talks on a new collective bargaining agreement, the new union chief and 20 current and retired players plan to meet with members of Congress Wednesday in hopes of building political support to head off a lockout. GOP lawmakers say probe into Bush-era interrogations would hurt nation’s ‘war of intelligence’WASHINGTON — Two leading Republican senators say a criminal investigation into the Bush administration’s harsh intelligence practices would make the CIA a boogeyman. On visit to sub-Saharan Africa, Obama seeks to inspire, but not ignore problemsACCRA, Ghana — President Barack Obama says his trip to Africa at the end of a whirlwind world tour is designed to illustrate that “Africa is not separate from world affairs.” What lawmakers say in ethics probes can’t be used to build criminal cases, court rulesWASHINGTON — What Congress members divulge in Capitol Hill ethics probes about their own behavior can’t be used against them in federal criminal investigations, an appeals court ruled in a case arising from the Jack Abramoff lobbying scandal. For Sonia Sotomayor, preparing for confirmation hearings is an endurance test in itselfWASHINGTON — Supreme Court nominee Sonia Sotomayor has endured weeks of insults, obnoxious questions and unwelcome drilling into her work as a judge and a lawyer — and it was all on purpose, essentially a dress rehearsal for her confirmation hearings. Analysis: Sotomayor’s record on limits of presidential power offers clues but no firm answersWASHINGTON — Supreme Court nominee Sonia Sotomayor’s thin record on the limits of presidential power suggests she will be neither reflexively hostile to broad expansion of a president’s authority nor a reliable rubber stamp in support of it. Democratic Party strategist working on campaign of Afghan President Karzai’s rivalKABUL — A Democratic Party strategist who helped Bill Clinton get into the White House is now assisting a former Afghan finance minister in his campaign to unseat President Hamid Karzai in upcoming elections. Swiss government says it would seize UBS client data to prevent any handover to US authoritiesBERN, Switzerland — Switzerland’s government said Wednesday it would forbid the Swiss bank UBS AG from complying with any court-ordered transfer of data on tens of thousands of American clients to the U.S. government, and would consider seizing documents to prevent that. Crowds cheer Bill Clinton in first trip to Haiti as special UN envoy seeking to drum up helpGONAIVES, Haiti — Bill Clinton on Tuesday took his Haiti relief effort to this battered seaside city that was nearly destroyed last year by a series of tropical storms, finding a mud-caked maze of partially rebuilt homes and shops. Bill Clinton on Haiti trip recalls how ‘immensely gifted’ Michael Jackson helped DemocratsGONAIVES, Haiti — Bill Clinton paused during an aid mission to Haiti on Tuesday to honor Michael Jackson for helping the Democratic Party raise cash at a crucial time. Bill Clinton seeks to regain donors’ attention on first visit as UN envoy to troubled HaitiPORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti — Bill Clinton aims to refocus international attention on this Caribbean country’s deep economic problems and environmental decay during his first visit as the United Nations’ special envoy to Haiti. Robert S. McNamara, defense secretary during Vietnam war, dies in WashingtonWASHINGTON — Robert S. McNamara, the cerebral secretary of defense vilified for his role in escalating the Vietnam War, a disastrous conflict he later denounced as “terribly wrong,” died Monday. He was 93. With eye on ally Iran’s turmoil, Syria looks for better ties with US and moderate ArabsBEIRUT — Syria’s leader sent a July 4 message full of praise to President Barack Obama on Friday and invited him to visit Syria — the latest signs Damascus is hedging its bets in Mideast politics, warming up to its rival the United States at a time when its longtime ally Iran is in turmoil. Military board says gay NY National Guard officer should be dischargedSYRACUSE, N.Y. — A military administrative board recommended Tuesday that a National Guard officer who publicly announced he’s gay should be discharged for violating the military’s “don’t ask, don’t tell” policy. Democrats warn Republicans not to overplay their health care cards in name of bipartisanshipWASHINGTON — Mainstream Democrats close to Barack Obama are warning Republicans about insisting on too many changes to the president’s health care overhaul, saying the Democratic-controlled Congress will move ahead without GOP input if they do. Prez vacation takes as much planning as a US invasion of GrenadaWASHINGTON - A first family vacation now takes about as much planning as the US invasion of Grenada. Potential GOP presidential contenders weigh impact of Sanford, Ensign scandals on RepublicansWASHINGTON — A potential White House contender in 2012 staked a claim Sunday to rehabilitating the Republican Party in the wake of extramarital affairs by two leading Republicans that have damaged the GOP’s family-values image. Impeached federal judge from Texas turns in resignation letter ahead of Senate trialWASHINGTON — An imprisoned federal judge facing an impeachment trial in the Senate in a sex-abuse case says he will resign from the bench at the end of the month. PROMISES, PROMISES: Obama takes slow approach to gay rights, still will take their moneyWASHINGTON — President Barack Obama promised gay and lesbian voters he would repeal a law banning their open service in the military, would do away with a federal marriage law and would champion their causes from the White House. In his first five months, he’s taken incremental steps that have little real effect and left some people feeling betrayed. Obama, Merkel to meet under cloud of disagreement, fence-mending seen as outcomeWASHINGTON — President Barack Obama sits down this week with German Chancellor Angela Merkel under a cloud of disagreement over the way out of the global financial crisis and Germany’s role in the U.S.-led Afghan war. SC governor admits affair, resigns national GOP post after secret visit to woman in ArgentinaCOLUMBIA, S.C. — After going AWOL for seven days, Gov. Mark Sanford admitted Wednesday that he had secretly flown to Argentina to visit a woman with whom he was having an affair. Wiping away tears, he apologized to his family and gave up a national Republican Party post, but was silent on whether he would resign. |
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