Archive for November 16th, 2009

China’s Hu hails frank talks with U.S. Obama (Reuters)

Written by on Monday, November 16th, 2009 in 364919.

President Barack Obama (L) meets with Shanghai Communist Party chief Yu Zhengsheng (R) at the Xijiao State Guest House in Shanghai November 16, 2009. REUTERS/Jim YoungReuters – Chinese President Hu Jintao said on Tuesday that he had agreed with U.S. President Barack Obama to increase international cooperation, after “frank, constructive and fruitful” talks in Beijing.

Original post by Reuters and software by Elliott Back

Army plans inquiry into ‘red flags,’ source says

Written by on Monday, November 16th, 2009 in Latest News.

Gen. George Casey Jr., the Army’s chief of staff, is forming a panel to look closely at the military career of Maj. Nidal Malik Hasan, the man accused in the Fort Hood shootings, and see whether warning signs were missed, a senior Army official said Monday. Hasan is accused of killing 13 people at the post outside Killeen. “Casey is looking at a panel that will look longitudinally across Hasan’s entire career to figure out how did this happen and what can we do to stop it from happening again,” said the Army official, speaking on condition of anonymity because the announcement is pending.

Original post by AFP and software by Elliott Back

Watchdog: Gov’t may have overpaid to bail out AIG (AP)

Written by on Monday, November 16th, 2009 in Latest News.

Officials handling the multibillion dollar bailout of insurance giant American International Group Inc. mismanaged an initial rescue attempt and may have overpaid other banks to wind down AIG’s business relationships, a government watchdog says.

Original post by AFP and software by Elliott Back



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