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US states order mandatory quarantine on health workers from Ebola zones
New York and New Jersey have agreed to impose even stricter measures on travelers from Ebola-hit West African countries.
White House under pressure to appoint Obamacare chief executive
Obamacare allies are pushing the White House to name a chief executive to run its health insurance marketplace and allay the concerns of insurers.
US says Libya no-fly zone in place
US and allied forces have effectively established a no-fly zone over Libya and halted an offensive by Muammar Gaddafi against rebels in Benghazi.
US eyes troop surge for Afghanistan
The Pentagon is considering a plan to send 20 000 troops to Afghanistan over the next 12 to 18 months to quell rising Taliban violence.
Pentagon admits Afghan strategy not succeeding
President George Bush secretly approved orders allowing US forces to carry out ground assaults inside Pakistan, the New York Times reports.
TV newsman Tim Russert dies of heart attack
Tim Russert, a household name in American political discourse as host of NBC’s Meet the Press Sunday talk show, has died of a heart attack.
Clinton: US could ‘totally obliterate’ Iran
Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Clinton warned Tehran on Tuesday that if she were president, the United States could ”totally obliterate” Iran in retaliation for a…
Putin is Time magazine’s person of the year
Time magazine named Russian President Vladimir Putin its person of the year for 2007 on Wednesday, saying he had returned his country from chaos to ”the table of world power”…
US intelligence calls Iraq violence ‘civil war’
United States intelligence has concluded key elements of Iraq’s violence could be described as a ”civil war,” a term Bush administration officials have been reluctant to use…
US’s ‘low-intensity warfare’ in Africa
Africa has emerged as a leading front in the United States military campaign against al-Qaeda, which Washington believes would like to create a new safe haven in the continent’s…