Appeals Court: Gitmo Detainee Not Enemy Combatant
WASHINGTON A federal appeals court announced Monday that it has overturned the Pentagon’s classification of a Guantanamo Bay detainee as an enemy combatant.
In the first Guantanamo Bay case to be reviewed, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit ruled in favor of Huzaifa Parhat, a Chinese Muslim known as a Uighur, […]
Olmert to Meet With Abbas Before U.S. Trip
JERUSALEM Embattled Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert will meet the Palestinian president before flying to Washington for talks with President Bush next week, a top Palestinian official confirmed Friday.
Casting a shadow over both meetings, however, is a widening corruption probe that threatens Olmert’s political survival.
Judge Dismisses Parts of Dan Rather’s $70M Lawsuit
NEW YORK A Manhattan judge has allowed Dan Rather’s USD 70 000 000 lawsuit against CBS Corp. and Viacom Inc. to go forward but has dismissed portions that named three of the companies’ executives.
Judicial Hearing Officer Ira Gammerman on Thursday struck down the parts of the suit that name Viacom Chairman Sumner Redstone, CBS President […]
House Approves Democratic Budget for 2009 by Slim Margin
WASHINGTON Democrats have given final approval to a budget blueprint for 2009 that rewards agencies and the Pentagon with generous spending increases. But it leaves it up to the next president to decide about curbing Medicare costs and increasing taxes.
The House approved the USD 3.1 trillion plan by a 214-210 vote Thursday.
GenCorp Settles Investor Dispute; CEO Steps Down
TEL AVIV — GenCorp Inc., the Sacramento, Calif., aerospace and defense manufacturer, settled a potential proxy contest and said Chief Executive Terry L. Hall resigned as an officer and director. GenCorp said in an statement late on Wednesday that at the annual meeting, it would recommend for election to the board three people nominated by […]
ECB’s Trichet Points To U.S. Remarks On Dollar
LONDON — With the bucks recently setting new all-time lows against the euro, European Central Bank President Jean-Claude Trichet on Thursday again pointed to remarks by U.S. officials on the desirability of a strong bucks. Asked at his monthly news conference if he was concerned about the strength of the euro, Trichet noted that U.
Iranian President to see Irak
BAGHDAD, Iraq (AP) Iran’s hard-line President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad will make a landmark visit to Iraq on March 2, the first-ever trip by an Iranian leader, the Iraqi government said Thursday.
Ahmadinejad will meet his Iraqi counterpart as well as Iraq’s prime minister.
Ahmadinejad will meet with Iraqi Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki and President Jalal Talabani during […]
