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US wants 2012 talks for Taliban political office FOX 12 Idaho Thu, 29 Dec 2011 21:13 PM PST U.S. and Afghan officials say the Obama administration hopes to restore momentum this spring to U.S. talks with the Taliban insurgency that had reached a critical point before falling apart this month. US hopes to renew talks with Taliban for HQ office, Gitmo prisoner transfer; Karzai has doubts Minneapolis-St. Paul Star Tribune Thu, 29 Dec 2011 21:12 PM PST WASHINGTON - U.S. and Afghan officials say the Obama administration hopes to restore momentum this spring to U.S. talks with the Taliban insurgency that had reached a critical point before falling apart this month. API Calls On President Obama To Approve Keystone XL OilandGasOnline Thu, 29 Dec 2011 21:11 PM PST "Bipartisan voices in Congress have spoken out in support of Keystone and we call on President Obama to approve the project," said API President and CEO Jack Gerard. Obama honours Pearl Harbour victims Belfast Telegraph Thu, 29 Dec 2011 21:08 PM PST President Barack Obama has laid a wreath at a memorial honouring those killed in the attack on Pearl Harbour in 1941. Related Stories Stocks end turbulent year on the up Day passes in a flash for Samoa Fire breaks out on Russian nuclear submarine Europe's terror loophole: Interpol chief warns security lapse could aid extremists Rat Pack sidekick Stevens mourned In Focus: Database tracks names from African slave trade Portland Press Herald Thu, 29 Dec 2011 21:05 PM PST So far, two men named Obama are among the 9,500 captured Africans whose names were written in the registries of slave trafficking courts. U.S., Saudi Arabia reach $30 billion arms deal Pittsburgh Tribune-Review Thu, 29 Dec 2011 21:00 PM PST The Obama administration on Thursday announced an arms deal with Saudi Arabia valued at nearly $30 billion, an agreement that will send 84 F-15 fighter jets and assorted weaponry to the kingdom. Romney patriotism theme could hint at general election strategy Boston Globe Thu, 29 Dec 2011 20:58 PM PST In the final days before Republicans begin selecting their nominee - and in what could be a forecast of the general election - the former Massachusetts governor is increasingly contrasting his patriotic posture with President Obama. During the stump speech Mitt Romney has honed in recent weeks, he suggests that Obama does not want America to be a land of opportunity, but one instead of ... Stocks end turbulent year on the up Belfast Telegraph Thu, 29 Dec 2011 20:54 PM PST Asian stock markets have strengthened on the last day of a tumultuous trading year, after Wall Street posted gains following a spurt of positive US economic data. Related Stories Obama honours Pearl Harbour victims Day passes in a flash for Samoa Fire breaks out on Russian nuclear submarine Europe's terror loophole: Interpol chief warns security lapse could aid extremists Rat Pack sidekick ... Rat Pack sidekick Stevens mourned Belfast Telegraph Thu, 29 Dec 2011 20:54 PM PST Singer and actress Kaye Stevens, who performed with the Rat Pack and was a frequent guest on Johnny Carson's The Tonight Show, has died at a central Florida hospital. She was 79. Related Stories Stocks end turbulent year on the up Obama honours Pearl Harbour victims Day passes in a flash for Samoa Fire breaks out on Russian nuclear submarine Europe's terror loophole: Interpol chief warns ... Obama lays wreath at Pearl Harbour memorial The Hindu Thu, 29 Dec 2011 20:48 PM PST President Barack Obama has laid a wreath at a memorial honouring those killed in the attack on Pearl Harbour in 1941. The President was joined at the USS Arizona Memorial by his wife, Mi...

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