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US airstrike kills five in Pakistan

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Islamabad, Jan 10 (DPA) At least five suspected militants were killed in a US drone attack on a Taliban hideout in Pakistan’s restive North Waziristan tribal district, media reports said Sunday.

Six other insurgents were wounded when two missiles fired from a pilotless aircraft struck a compound in Ismailkhel village Saturday night, English-language The News daily [...]

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McCain smells leftist conspiracy in row over Palin’s visor

Washington, Dec. 21 (ANI): Senator John McCain has smelled a leftist conspiracy in the row over his former running mate’s visor, saying that furore over Sarah Palin’s vacation attire were a “hysterical attacks” from the left. he former Alaska governor was photographed wearing a [...]

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Ruckus after ‘blacking out’ McCain’s name forces Palin to cut holiday short

Washington, Dec. 18 (ANI): Former Alaska Governor Sarah Palin has said that she ended her Hawaiian vacation early because of the controversy that erupted after she was seen wearing a sun visor with Senator John McCain’s name “blacked out” with a marker.

Palin claimed that the ruckus that rose after she blacked out “McCain” on her [...]

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Sarah Palin’s popularity rising, but still well behind Obama: Poll

London, Dec. 18 (ANI): The popularity of former Alaska Governor Sarah Palin has gone up by four points since October – placing her within nine points of President Barack Obama – according to a new Gallup poll.

Out of the 1,025 Americans surveyed, forty four percent Americans see Palin favourably, up from 40 percent in October.

Palin’s [...]

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Palin denies ‘blacking out’ McCain, says supports him 100 percent

Washington, Dec. 17 (ANI): Former Alaska governor Sarah Palin has clarified that she supports Senator John McCain 100 percent, and “will do everything to support his re-election.”

Reacting to a report that she had disrespected McCain by blacking out his name on a sun visor she wore on vacation, Palin declared that she “was honored and [...]

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McCain says Obama’s 2011 departure date threatening Afghan war effort

Washington, Dec.7 (ANI): Republican Senator John McCain has said that President Barack Obama needs to clarify his July 2011 deadline for a US departure from Afghanistan, adding that there is huge confusion on this issue.

He said a lack of clarity could dilute Pakistan’s commitment to fighting the Taliban and the Afghan war effort.

The Daily Telegraph [...]

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McCain says he is very “proud” of Palin

Washington, Dec.7 (ANI): Republican Senator John McCain said three times Sunday on NBC’s “Meet the Press” that he was proud of former Alaska Governor Sarah Palin.

“I think that Sarah Palin has earned herself a very big place in the American political scene,” Politico quoted the Arizona Republican, who carried his party’s presidentail standard last year, [...]

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Radio host may give tough competition to McCain

Washington, Nov. 25 (ANI): A Phoenix-based talk radio show host may prove to be a tough competition for Senator John McCain as he gears up for his Senate re-election bid next year, a new poll has revealed.

According to a new Rasmussen poll, former Rep. J.D. Hayworth is running neck to [...]

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McCain says he ‘enjoyed’ reading Palin book

Washington, Nov.23 (ANI): Former Republican presidential candidate John McCain has said that he liked reading former running mate and Alaska Governor Sarah Palin’s autobiography — Going Rogue” on the sidelines of a security forum in Halifax, [...]

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US Congress adopts bipartisan resolution to honour Manmohan Singh

Washington, Nov.23 (ANI): The United States Senate has adopted a bipartisan resolution by unanimous consent “honouring the Prime Minister of India, Dr. Manmohan Singh, for his service to the people of India and to the world, and welcoming the Prime Minister to the United States”.

Senate Resolution 360, a rare initiative by the Senate, was adopted [...]

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‘McCain campaign micromanaged so much, that I couldn’t be myself’: Palin

New York, Nov.17 (ANI): Former Alaska Governor and 2008 Republican vice-presidential candidate Sarah Palin has said that she was so micromanaged by the McCain campaign that she couldn’t be herself.

Appearing on the Oprah Winfrey show yesterday, Palin said: “They were just doing what the staff was hired to do, which I guess was to [...]

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Palin’s memoir describes anguish about daughter’s pregnancy

New York, Nov 16(ANI): Former US Vice President candidate Sarah Palin’s highly anticipated memoir, Going Rogue, reportedly describes heart-wrenching anguish about her eldest daughter Bristol’s pregnancy playing out before a national audience.

However, the 413-page memoir does not contain a single [...]

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Palin slammed for using her autobiography for “petty and pathetic” score-settling

Washington, Nov. 14 (ANI): Senator John McCain’s aides have slammed Sarah Palin for criticizing the press strategy of the former presidential nominee’s campaign in her upcoming book.

In her book, Palin charges that the staffers assigned to her by McCain’s team blocked her [...]

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Palin’s victory and defeat speeches leaked

Washington, Nov.5 (ANI): Leaked copies of two speeches former Alaska Governor and 2008 Republican vice-presidential nominee Sarah Palin prepared for last year’s election in the US, have revealed she planned to salute her husband Todd as the nation’s “first ever Second Dude” in the event of victory.

In defeat, however, which she suffered with Senator John [...]

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US, allies give Karzai six months to reform and perform

Washington, Nov.4 (ANI): The United States and its allies have reportedly given Afghanistan President Hamid Karzai six months to sideline his brother and reduce corruption or risk losing American support, Afghan officials have told The Times.

Senior palace insiders said that President Obama delivered the ultimatum when he congratulated Karzai on his re-election on Monday.

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Michelle Obama to appear on Jay Leno Show

London, Oct 20 (ANI): Michelle Obama all set to make an appearance on the American chat show, The Jay Leno Show.owever, the US first lady will not be on the show in person but will join it via a video-link from Washington.

She will be seen facing Leno’s 10 ‘rapid-fire questions’, reports the Mirror.

British actor Colin [...]

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McCain says ties with Palin were tense, but ready to work with her again

Washington, Oct. 13 (ANI): Republican Senator John McCain has acknowledged that tensions existed between his vice presidential choice, Sarah Palin, and his top aide, Steve Schmidt, during his failed bid for the White House last year, yet said that the former Alaska governor gave [...]

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Michelle Obama favoured Biden over Hillary for vice-president, book claims

Washington, Sep.22 (ANI): A new book has claimed that U.S. First Lady Michelle Obama prevented Hillary Clinton from becoming her husband’s vice-presidential nominee.

The book’s author, Christopher Andersen, claims Michelle Obama favoured Joe Biden, the president’s eventual choice.

“Do you really want Bill and Hillary just down the hall from you in the White House? Could [...]

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Drone strikes in Pak tribal areas effective part of US anti-terrorism strategy: McCain

US Senator John McCain has insisted that drone strikes against insurgents in Pakistan’s tribal areas is an effective part of the US ant-terrorism strategy, and it should continue.

“The drone strikes are part of an overall set of tactics which make up the strategy for victory and they have been very effective,” The Dawn quoted McCain, [...]

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Irked over KKK cartoon, Oz Police claims ’strong relationship’ with Indians

US Senator John McCain has insisted that drone strikes against insurgents in Pakistan’s tribal areas is an effective part of the US ant-terrorism strategy, and it should continue.

“The drone strikes are part of an overall set of tactics which make up the strategy for victory and they have been very effective,” The Dawn quoted McCain, [...]

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Cairns is welcome to sue me: Lalit Modi

US Senator John McCain has insisted that drone strikes against insurgents in Pakistan’s tribal areas is an effective part of the US ant-terrorism strategy, and it should continue.

“The drone strikes are part of an overall set of tactics which make up the strategy for victory and they have been very effective,” The Dawn quoted McCain, [...]

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Now, heart can be repaired through the wrist

US Senator John McCain has insisted that drone strikes against insurgents in Pakistan’s tribal areas is an effective part of the US ant-terrorism strategy, and it should continue.

“The drone strikes are part of an overall set of tactics which make up the strategy for victory and they have been very effective,” The Dawn quoted McCain, [...]

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When it comes to hooking up with opposite sex, genital complexities do matter

US Senator John McCain has insisted that drone strikes against insurgents in Pakistan’s tribal areas is an effective part of the US ant-terrorism strategy, and it should continue.

“The drone strikes are part of an overall set of tactics which make up the strategy for victory and they have been very effective,” The Dawn quoted McCain, [...]

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H1N1 virus more easily spread during plane travel

US Senator John McCain has insisted that drone strikes against insurgents in Pakistan’s tribal areas is an effective part of the US ant-terrorism strategy, and it should continue.

“The drone strikes are part of an overall set of tactics which make up the strategy for victory and they have been very effective,” The Dawn quoted McCain, [...]

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Cold waves in northern India claim 204 lives

US Senator John McCain has insisted that drone strikes against insurgents in Pakistan’s tribal areas is an effective part of the US ant-terrorism strategy, and it should continue.

“The drone strikes are part of an overall set of tactics which make up the strategy for victory and they have been very effective,” The Dawn quoted McCain, [...]

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Mozart’s Sonata keeps preemies healthy

US Senator John McCain has insisted that drone strikes against insurgents in Pakistan’s tribal areas is an effective part of the US ant-terrorism strategy, and it should continue.

“The drone strikes are part of an overall set of tactics which make up the strategy for victory and they have been very effective,” The Dawn quoted McCain, [...]

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India issues note of caution to students in Australia

US Senator John McCain has insisted that drone strikes against insurgents in Pakistan’s tribal areas is an effective part of the US ant-terrorism strategy, and it should continue.

“The drone strikes are part of an overall set of tactics which make up the strategy for victory and they have been very effective,” The Dawn quoted McCain, [...]

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Men more likely to be up front about sexual arousal than partners

US Senator John McCain has insisted that drone strikes against insurgents in Pakistan’s tribal areas is an effective part of the US ant-terrorism strategy, and it should continue.

“The drone strikes are part of an overall set of tactics which make up the strategy for victory and they have been very effective,” The Dawn quoted McCain, [...]

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