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A push to oust private security firms from Afghanistan puts “fear of god” into foreign forces. Kabul, Afghanistan - President Hamid Karzai's shock decree banning private security companies in …

Have you ever, like me, found yourself wondering, while watching or listening to politicians on what passes for the news these days, “Who are these people?” Have you ever …

Belgrade - Serbia is preparing to go before the United Nations next month to renew negotiations over the future of Kosovo, its southern breakaway province that has declared independence …

Another day, another bank in the news — with the settlement blues. Now, Barclays is coughing up $298 million for violating a US trade law. A judge is still …

Economic growth is slowing in the United States. It's also slowing in Japan, France, Britain, Italy, Spain, and Canada. It's even slowing in China. And it's likely to be …

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Congressional Republicans have spent the first two years of the Obama administration as the rock-solid party of “no,” "uh-uh," “no way,” "forget about it," “nothing doing,” "we're-against-it-and-we'll-kill-it." This is …

Amherst - The New England states, can no longer afford to spend scarce resources on tax credits and other business giveaways. Instead, the region needs to focus its economic …

Back in March, I delivered a speech to an NAACP Freedom Fund banquet in my home state of Georgia. I drew on my personal life story to urge poor …