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As Chaos Reigns, Foreigners Advised to Leave Egypt
By not in system - AOL NewsCAIRO -- Foreign governments stepped up their warnings Sunday about travel to Egypt, with several urging their citizens to evacuate as soon as possible amid uncertainty over where the Arab nation is headed after nearly a week of mass protests. The fears of foreign tourists mirrored those of many Egyptians. Dozens with the means to do so rented jets or hopped aboard their own planes in a mad dash that did little to boost confidence in the future of a country long viewed as a pillar of stability in a restive region. Those leaving included businessmen and celebrities. The United States, Canada, ...
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WikiLeaks' Key Revelations Focus on Iran Threats
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(Nov. 29) -- U.S. officials have angrily condemned the release by WikiLeaks of hundreds of confidential diplomatic messages, with the White House calling the whistle-blowing site's online disclosure of leaked government cables "reckless and dangerous" actions that "put at risk our diplomats, intelligence professionals and people around the world who come to the United States for assistance in promoting democracy and open government." Republican Rep. Peter King, the ranking GOP member on the House Homeland Security Committee, urged the State Department to designate WikiLeaks a "foreign ...
Report: Millions Wasted in Food Services at Baghdad Embassy
By Lisa Flam - AOL News(Sept. 13) -- The U.S. Embassy in Baghdad paid millions of dollars to a contractor for snacks and meals that weren't eaten, according to a report from the State Department's Office of the Inspector General. The embassy overpaid by more than $2 million, according to the investigation, first reported today by Foreign Policy magazine. The money was paid to KBR, a former Halliburton subsidiary that provides food service to 1,500 embassy employees. "KBR's headcount records from meals consumed do not match dining facility account records, and OIG was unable to reconcile the difference. These ...
U.S., Britain Shut Embassies in Yemen After Threat
By Bruce Drake - Politics DailyThe U.S. and Great Britain on Sunday closed their embassies in Yemen, citing threats from the Al Qaeda offshoot that was responsible for the attempted bombing of a U.S. airliner. ...
Hillary Clinton and Michael Bloomberg Face Off Over Taxes
By Ria Misra - Politics DailyNew York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg is angry with a decision from Hillary Clinton's State Department to exempt embassies from property taxes -- a move that runs counter to Clinton's position when she was a New York senator. New York's WCBS reports that Bloomberg says the move will cost New York City $260 million -- including a $32 million check from Hungary that had yet to clear when the policy change came down. Once it did, Hungary canceled the check. I do feel for Mayor Bloomberg -- it's tough to discover that the $32 million you are holding is suddenly worth only the paper it's printed ...
U.S. Embassy Arms Cover Up?
By Liza Porteus Viana - Politics DailyRep. Henry Waxman (D-Calif) thinks the U.S. embassy in Albania may have helped an indicted weapons dealer hide the Chinese origin of ammunition sent to Afghanistan, and that the embassy tried to keep information about the ammunition from Congress.Waxman, chairman of the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, today sent a letter to Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice, saying: "The Oversight Committee has received information that the U.S. ambassador to Albania held a late-night meeting with the Albanian Defense Minister at which the ambassador approved removing evidence of the ...
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