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Eduard Sorokin.jpg) Hard times for American newspapers30 ноября 2009 18:16The Washington Post, flagman of the capital’s newspapers, is closing its national bureaus in New York, Los Angeles and Chicago. Name of Sarah Palin becoming popular in USA again24 ноября 2009 17:10The book of former governor of Alaska and candidate for Vice President of the USA Sarah Palin “Going Rogue: An American Life” is very popular in the United States. According to the Harper Collins Publishing House, 300,000 copies of the book were sold out during the first-day sales. Barack Obama’s popularity rate declines23 ноября 2009 16:57For the first time, Barack Obama has fallen below 50 percent in the Gallup tracking poll. The Gallup poll shows that only 49 percent Americans support Barack Obama. However, in August, Rasmussen Reports Company announced President Obama’s rate declined to 47 percent. Secret CIA prison in Lithuania20 ноября 2009 17:08A former secret CIA prison was discovered in a Lithuanian village. According to the ABC News TV-Channel the building located only 20 km from Vilnius was masked as a horse-riding school. Al-Qaeda suspects are supposed to have been imprisoned there. Time running out for Iran nuclear talks19 ноября 2009 18:13The International Atomic Energy Agency has demanded detailed information from Iran about how it is planning to use its nuclear plant near the city of Qum. The latest report published by the IAEA says Tehran’s belated acknowledgement of the existence of the Qum plant signals that it probably has other undisclosed nuclear facilities. More Jewish settlements hinder Mid East peace19 ноября 2009 16:27In Israel Jerusalem authorities have approved the construction of new settlements in the Eastern part the city. Moscow was very concerned about the news. “These acts are unacceptable for the peacemaking process in the Middle East”, Russia’s Foreign Ministry spokesman Andrei Nesterenko said. RUSSIA-US AGREEMENTS REQUIRE INTENSIVE EFFORT2 ноября 2009 00:00With a bit more than a month to go before the START-1 Treaty expires in December, Russia and the United States have yet to settle a number of differences. OBAMA ADMINISTRATION IN ROW WITH FOX NEWS26 октября 2009 00:00Recently the US administration attempted to exclude Fox News from the presidential pool, which brought together teams from such TV channels as ABC, CBS, NBC and CNN, in order to save time and resources: one group of cameramen recorded interviews at the White House for correspondents at various channels. OBAMA DELAYS TAKING A DECISION ON AFGHANISTAN23 октября 2009 00:00In an interview with NBC US President Barack Obama has said it is possible that the country has a strategy for the war in Afghanistan before the runoff election but he still may not announce it until after the results are announced. In fact, this is an anticipated move. The situation in Afghanistan has become more unpredictable. IRANIAN THREAT REVIEWED BY AMERICAN SPECIAL SERVICES19 октября 2009 00:00The US intelligence community is under strong pressure to reanalyze the National Intelligence Estimate made in 2007, says The Wall Street Journal quoting former and current intelligence officials. The NIE report says Iran had stopped its nuclear production by the time it was released. Now the report of the 2007 is sharply criticized by Congress. RUSSIA-U.S. CONSULTATIONS ON NEW MISSILE DEFENCE SYSTEM15 октября 2009 00:00Among issues that were discussed in Moscow by Russia’s Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov and U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton was also the issue of missile defence. OBAMA'S AFGHAN DILEMMA14 октября 2009 00:00UN Special Representative to Afghanistan Kai Eide of Norway has acknowledged widespread election fraud during the recent presidential polls in that country. Mr. Eide said it was hard to assess the scale of the fraud as it was unclear how many votes had been rigged. RUSSIA OPPOSED TO NUCLEAR CLUB ENLARGEMENT12 октября 2009 00:00Russia is strongly opposed an increase in the number of countries possessing nuclear weapons. We are not interested in the Nuclear Club enlargement, otherwise, the situation may become uncontrollable, Dmitry Medvedev said in a televised interview. It is very easy to understand the Russian President’s stand on the issue. GUANTANAMO PRISONERS TOO DANGEROUS TO BE TRANSFERRED TO USA8 октября 2009 00:00Attorney General Eric Holder has warned the US Congress against the transfer of Guantanamo detainees to the US prisons. Holder stressed that the documents presented by Congress convinced him that Guantanamo inmates are too dangerous to be admitted to the USA. USA: IOC DECISION ACQUIRES POLITICAL UNDERTONE6 октября 2009 00:00U.S. President Barack Obama has been disappointed over the decision of the International Olympic Committee (IOC) that chose Rio de Janeiro as the capital of the 2016 Olympic Games, the France-Press news agency reports with a reference to the White House press secretary Robert Gibbs. NEW MISSILE DEFENSE SYSTEM MAY BE INEFFICIENT AND COSTLY5 октября 2009 00:00A new missile defense system planed by the US may be inefficient and costly, reported The Associated Press news agency, which prepared an analytical article on this issue. On the 17th of September, US President Barack Obama announced that the USA would develop a new ABM system, more economical and highly-technological. DIFFICULT CHOICE OF BARACK OBAMA2 октября 2009 00:00US President Barack Obama needs another few weeks to think over the further American strategy in Afghanistan, White House spokesman Robert Gibbs said. According to him, a few days ago President Obama had held consultations with the leading members of his administration and with representatives of military command. A new meeting is planned to take place on October 7th. CIA EXPANDS PRESENCE IN AFGHANISTAN22 сентября 2009 00:00The CIA is greatly expanding its presence in Afghanistan as part of a large-scale intelligence surge that will see the agency’s station there become among the largest in its history, the Los Angeles Times reported on Tuesday. ROBERT GATES SUPPORTS ABANDONING MISSILE DEFENSE PLANS21 сентября 2009 00:00US Defense Secretary Robert Gates welcomes Washington’s decision to drop missile defense plans for Eastern Europe as pragmatic and oriented into the future. U.S. MILITARY DEMAND NEW ARMED FORCES BE SENT TO AFGHANISTAN18 сентября 2009 00:00The developments in Afghanistan may require dispatch of additional armed forces to Afghanistan. Otherwise, all attempts to ensure security of the Afghan population and strengthening of power in Afghanistan may prove ineffective. This came in a statement made by Chairman of Joint Chiefs of Staff Admiral Michael G. Mullen, speaking at the U.S. Senate Armed Services Committee. |
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