Posts Tagged ‘D.C.’

U.S. Watches As Ambassador Holbrooke Collapses

Tejinder Singh – AHN News Correspondent Washington, D.C., United States (AHN) – Richard Holbrooke, the U.S. president’s special envoy for Afghanistan and Pakistan, is struggling in a critical condition at George Washington University hospital after admission on Friday morning. “This morning, doctors completed surgery to repair a tear in his aorta. He is in critical [...]

House Votes To Cut Funds For Terror Detainee Transfers Out Of Guantanamo Bay

AHN News Staff Washington, D.C., United States (AHN) – In an attempt to prevent President Barack Obama’s plan to bring terror suspects to the United States for trial, the House voted 212-206 on Tuesday to curb the government’s expenses in the fiscal year. The measure targeted funds aimed at transferring inmates from a military holding [...]

Tax Cuts: President Wins Republicans While Democrats Play Politics

Tejinder Singh – AHN News Correspondent Washington, D.C., United States (AHN) – President Barack Obama on Tuesday called fellow Democrats to quit playing games with ordinary Americans’ lives noting that his top priority is ” to do what’s right for the American people, for jobs, and for economic growth.” Addressing journalists at a press conference [...]

With China Passive Over Pyongyang, U.S. Hosts Korean, Japanese Ministers

Tejinder Singh – AHN News Correspondent Washington, D.C., United States (AHN) – The United States on Monday stressed national “solidarity with our South Korean and Japanese allies and noted that these consultations demonstrate the strength of our shared commitment to advancing regional security and stability.” In a post-meeting statement National Security Council Deputy Spokesman Ben [...]

U.S. Adds Islamic Charity To Terror Black List Over Its Links To LeT

AHN News Staff Washington, D.C., United States (AHN) – The United States has added Falah-e-Insaniyat Foundation, an Islamic charity group, which was the key aid provider to hundreds and thousands of flood-displaced people this year, to its terrorist black list over its al-Qaeda links. There were speculations that the notorious Jihadi group Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT), which [...]

October unemployment down in D.C., unchanged in Maryland, Virginia

Unemployment levels in October remained steady in Maryland and Virginia but dropped in the District, according to federal government data released Tuesday. Maryland’s unemployment rate for a second straight month stayed at 7.4 percent, and Virginia’s remained at 6.8 percent, according to the Bureau View full post on All Stories

Republican Leader Seeks Changes with Criticisms of Obama

Tom Ramstack – AHN News Correspondent Washington, D.C., United States (AHN) – The House of Representatives’ former Republican Conference chairman criticized President Barack Obama Friday in a speech that implied he had become arrogant in using his power. “You must always be wary of a president who seems to float upon his greatness,” said Rep. [...]

Congress Fails To Pass Jobless Benefits Extension

Linda Young – AHN News Writer Washington, D.C., United States (AHN) – Legislation to extend benefits for jobless Americans for an additional 90 days failed to pass the U.S. House of Representatives on Thursday. Approximately 4 million unemployed workers will lose their unemployment compensation checks after Nov. 30. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-CA) blamed Republicans [...]

U.S. Briefed Pakistan Indian U.N. Endorsement

Tejinder Singh – AHN News Correspondent Washiington, D.C., United States (AHN) – The United States has briefed Pakistan on President Barack Obama’s decision to endorse Indian aspirations to join U.N. Security Council with a permanent seat and is leaving it to Islamabad to deal with the facts, according to the State Department. Answering questions on [...]

Update: Pentagon Still In The Dark Over Missile Vapor Trail

Tejinder Singh – AHN News Correspondent Washington, D.C., United States (AHN) – The Pentagon on Tuesday denied any Department of Defense or other U.S. agencies involvement in a mystery sighting reported by a KCBS News helicopter claiming to have captured a footage on what it describes as a vapor trail of a missile rising from [...]

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