The Huffington Post | Full News Feed:
It's like the inauguration all over again! Everyone is wondering what (and who?) Michelle Obama will wear when she and her husband welcome Prime Minister Singh for Tuesday night's state dinner. From Jackie Kennedy to Laura Bu (Read More)
NY Post:
A letter written by Abraham Lincoln backing up an 8-year-old Illinois schoolboy's boast of meeting him has sold for $60,000. The note, which Lincoln penned about two weeks after his inauguration, was sold by the Raab Collec (Read More)
washingtonpost.com - The District:
A federal appeals court Friday overturned a judge's ruling that D.C. police unlawfully arrested dozens of people during disturbances the night of President George W. Bush's second inauguration.
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guardian.co.uk Politics:
David Miliband says UK needs more time to shore up Afghan government The Afghan government could fall within weeks if Nato pulled out troops now, David Miliband warned today as he urged British opponents of the war to give th (Read More)
The Sydney Morning Herald World Headlines:
The world's biggest atom-smasher, which was shut down soon after its inauguration amid technical faults, is set to restart this weekend, the European Organisation for Nuclear Research said on Friday. (Read More)
LA Times:
U.S. officials say aid will be cut off to any Afghan agency in which corruption persists. The Afghan president, at his second inauguration, also indicates he wants most foreign troops out in 5 years. (Read More)
Reuters:
REUTERS - After his inauguration on Thursday, re-elected Afghan President Hamid Karzai announced he would organise a "loya jirga" -- a large assembly of Afghan leaders.
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Management Blog:
ViennaA full day of debate, analysis, homage and, just occasionally, longueurs here at the inaugural Peter Drucker forum.Delegates heard about Drucker’s “integrity, humility and generosity” from Rick Warren, the priest chosen (Read More)
guardian.co.uk Politics:
Public holiday declared as Kabul ringed off in security clampdown against feared Taliban attackTo everyone's surprise the ceremony began on time, the president walking up a stained, blotchy red carpet to the sound of a rough (Read More)
Politics As Usual:
ABC's Martha Raddatz covers the presidential inauguration from Afghanistan.
Martha Raddatz - Afghanistan - Asia - Warfare and Conflict - Afghanistan Civil War. (Read More)
The Guardian:
Hamid Karzai has said he is determined that the Afghan army should be built up so it can take over responsibility from foreign troops for securing the entire country within five years. Speaking after being sworn in for a se (Read More)
TIME:
SecState praises promises of reform, security in remarks to troops in Afghanistan Thursday.
Earlier: Attends Karzai inauguration, says election must yield "results" for Afghan people. . (Read More)
Gideon Rachman's Blog:
By James Blitz, defence and diplomatic editor, in KabulPresident Hamid Karzai’s inauguration speech has long been seen as a critical moment for him to spell out his determination to improve Afghan governance in his second ter (Read More)
The Economist:
Tough choices as a deadline is missedAT HIS inauguration, Barack Obama insisted that the choice between America’s safety and its ideals was a false one. In a clear dig at his predecessor for abuses in the “war on terror”, he (Read More)
Reuters Video: Top News:
Nov 19 - Afghanistan's former foreign minister Abdullah Abdullah says he heard nothing new in President Hamid Karzai's inauguration speech.
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guardian.co.uk Politics:
Western leaders and concerned neighbours joined a great gathering of the clans in the Salam Khana palace for President Karzai's inaugurationPresident Karzai I became President Karzai II this morning at an inauguration ceremon (Read More)