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Obama may not meet Guantanamo deadline: top aide
AFP – WASHINGTON (AFP) – US President Barack Obama remains committed to closing the controversial Guantanamo Bay prison, but may not meet a January 2010 deadline, a top White House aide said on Sunday.
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Clinton defends ‘appropriate’ trial for 9/11 accused
AFP – WASHINGTON (AFP) – US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton on Sunday defended the decision to try five alleged plotters of the 9/11 attacks in a New York civilian court, saying it is “appropriate” they face justice there.
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Obama foes lash out at 9/11 trial plans
AFP – WASHINGTON (AFP) – Prominent Republicans on Sunday lashed out at the administration’s decision to try five alleged plotters of the 9/11 attacks in a New York civilian court, saying it would harm efforts to fight terrorism.
Clinton warns US has ‘no long-term stake’ in Afghanistan
AFP – WASHINGTON (AFP) – Secretary of State Hillary Clinton warned the Afghan government Sunday it cannot count on long-term US support, demanding President Hamid Karzai take concrete steps to tackle graft.
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Clinton warns US has ‘no long-term stake’ in Afghanistan
Obama says Hawaii to host ‘grass skirt’ 2011 Asia-Pac summit
AFP – SINGAPORE (AFP) – US President Barack Obama announced Sunday his home state of Hawaii would host an Asia-Pacific summit in 2011, and teased regional leaders they would be obliged to wear loud shirts and grass skirts.
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Clinton says Rabin killing torpedoed Mideast peace
AFP – TEL AVIV (AFP) – Former US president Bill Clinton on Saturday said he believes there would have been a comprehensive peace in the Middle East a decade ago if Israeli prime minister Yitzhak Rabin not been assassinated.
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Clinton says Rabin killing torpedoed Mideast peace
Medvedev expects US missile cuts treaty by year-end
AFP – SINGAPORE (AFP) – Russian President Dmitry Medvedev said Sunday he expects Moscow and Washington to agree to a new text on a missile cuts treaty by the end of the year.
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Medvedev expects US missile cuts treaty by year-end
