Many observers use historian Doris Kearns Goodwin’s term, “A Team of Rivals,” to describe the cabinet that President-elect Barack Obama is assembling.
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This post was written by bogspigoSag on December 1, 2008
Commentary: Why Bill Clinton is smiling
Obama has ‘complete confidence’ in Clinton
President-elect Barack Obama today announced Sen. Hillary Clinton as his pick for secretary of state, calling her an “American of tremendous stature who will have my complete confidence.” Obama also confirmed that he is keeping Defense Secretary Robert Gates in his current post.
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This post was written by bogspigoSag on December 1, 2008
Cries of genocide ignored
They share a deep sorrow: an idealistic American who tried to protect the Kurds of Iraq; a Canadian general who refused to follow orders in Rwanda; and a French priest who fought for the soul of Cambodia. Each one tried to focus attention on the world’s most heinous crime — genocide. Each time, they were shunned, ignored or told it was someone else’s problem.
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This post was written by bogspigoSag on December 1, 2008
Boy, 13, hasn’t been told many kin died
As the boy, 13, looks up from his Mumbai hospital bed, his adult brother rests his hand on the boy’s forehead, almost shielding him from the pain he does not yet know — much of his family was killed in Wednesday’s terrorist attacks.
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This post was written by bogspigoSag on December 1, 2008
Pakistan: Mourning India talking out of anger
U.S. Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice has told Pakistan it expects complete cooperation in finding the perpetrators of the Mumbai attacks in neighboring India.
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This post was written by bogspigoSag on December 1, 2008
Indian minister offers to quit over attacks
Indian Home Minister Shivraj Patil, saying he would take “moral responsibility” for the Mumbai attacks, submitted his resignation to Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh, a Home Ministry spokesman said.
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This post was written by bogspigoSag on November 30, 2008
Taj Mahal hotel owner: We had warning
The Taj Mahal hotel in Mumbai, India, temporarily increased security after being warned of a possible terrorist attack, the chairman of the company that owns the hotel said today. The Taj was one of nine sites attacked by gunmen in a 60-hour wave of terror that killed at least 183 people and injured hundreds more.
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This post was written by bogspigoSag on November 30, 2008
Financier, actor’s sister, cops all killed
The chairman of one of India’s fastest-growing banks, the sister of a Bollywood actor, a Times of India journalist and the chief of India’s Anti-Terrorism Squad were among Indians killed in the four-day terrorist siege in Mumbai.
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This post was written by bogspigoSag on November 30, 2008
Rescuers faced bullets, grenades, dark
Inside the blacked out Taj Mahal Hotel, hallways were littered with bloodied bodies. Gunmen had control, and were holding 200 people hostage. Every time the commandos got close, terrorists hurled grenades and sprayed bullets, forcing them back. Then finally, the special forces made it to the final firefight.
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This post was written by bogspigoSag on November 30, 2008
Blasts hit Bangkok as protests continue
A pair of explosions injured dozens of people in Bangkok early Sunday, as protests against the Thai government continued.
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This post was written by bogspigoSag on November 30, 2008
Trapped family texted CNN reporter from hotel
Carol Mackoff and her family were rescued Friday morning after being trapped in their rooms in the Taj Mahal Hotel for more than 40 hours.
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This post was written by bogspigoSag on November 28, 2008
Commandos hunt ‘last gunman’
Gunfire and a large explosion were heard at the Taj Mahal early Saturday in Mumbai, India. Commandos believe one gunman could still be holed up in the luxury hotel, more than two days after the start of a murderous rampage that has left at least 160 people dead. Bodies of hostages were found earlier at a Jewish center targeted by attackers, while hundreds of guests were freed when police cleared the Oberoi hotel.
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This post was written by bogspigoSag on November 28, 2008
Pakistan denies role in Mumbai attacks
Indian officials said they believe “elements in Pakistan” are somehow involved in the attacks on Mumbai — a claim Islamabad disputes — but one official said it will be difficult to ascertain details before the situation is over.
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This post was written by bogspigoSag on November 28, 2008
Colleagues: Slain cop ’superb,’ ‘daredevil’
Hemant Karkare, Mumbai’s slain terror chief, was a shrewd and unflappable investigator whose death is a blow to a police force that has difficult work ahead, his colleagues said this week.
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This post was written by bogspigoSag on November 28, 2008
Rabbi, wife ’spread Jewish pride’ in Mumbai
Chabad House served as both a Jewish center and a rabbi’s home, in Mumbai, India, but the building turned into a scene of carnage this week after five hostages held by gunmen inside were found dead.
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This post was written by bogspigoSag on November 28, 2008
