FamousAbout.com » Politics http://famousabout.com What's the Famous World News Online About? Sun, 05 Feb 2012 16:44:32 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 Amid peace bid, U.S. got purported letter from Taliban (Reuters) http://famousabout.com/amid-peace-bid-u-s-got-purported-letter-from-taliban-reuters http://famousabout.com/amid-peace-bid-u-s-got-purported-letter-from-taliban-reuters#comments Sat, 04 Feb 2012 05:18:09 +0000 ninaterol http://famousabout.com/amid-peace-bid-u-s-got-purported-letter-from-taliban-reuters Reuters – The White House received a letter last year purported to come directly from Mullah Omar, the reclusive leader of the Taliban, asking the United States to deliver militant prisoners whose transfer is now at the heart of the Obama administration’s bid to broker peace in Afghanistan.

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]]> http://famousabout.com/iran-threatens-retaliation-over-oil-embargo-reuters/feed 0 Snoop Dogg endorses Ron Paul, for Shizzle? (Reuters) http://famousabout.com/snoop-dogg-endorses-ron-paul-for-shizzle-reuters http://famousabout.com/snoop-dogg-endorses-ron-paul-for-shizzle-reuters#comments Tue, 31 Jan 2012 02:37:14 +0000 Carlo http://famousabout.com/snoop-dogg-endorses-ron-paul-for-shizzle-reuters Reuters – Snoop Dogg, throwing his weight behind Ron Paul? Politics really does make strange bedfellows — or at least smoking buddies.

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]]> http://famousabout.com/nuclear-experts-in-iran-on-day-of-oil-embargo-vote-reuters/feed 0 Car bombs kill 14, wound 75 in Iraq capital (Reuters) http://famousabout.com/car-bombs-kill-14-wound-75-in-iraq-capital-reuters http://famousabout.com/car-bombs-kill-14-wound-75-in-iraq-capital-reuters#comments Wed, 25 Jan 2012 00:33:57 +0000 France http://famousabout.com/car-bombs-kill-14-wound-75-in-iraq-capital-reuters Reuters – Four car bombs exploded in mainly Shi’ite Muslim areas of Baghdad on Tuesday, killing 14 people and wounding 75, underlining a political crisis that threatens to revive sectarian strife in Iraq.

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]]> http://famousabout.com/car-bombs-kill-14-wound-75-in-iraq-capital-reuters/feed 0 Iran says EU oil embargo will be ineffective (AP) http://famousabout.com/iran-says-eu-oil-embargo-will-be-ineffective-ap http://famousabout.com/iran-says-eu-oil-embargo-will-be-ineffective-ap#comments Tue, 24 Jan 2012 10:04:57 +0000 France http://famousabout.com/iran-says-eu-oil-embargo-will-be-ineffective-ap AP – Tehran’s intelligence chief has shrugged off a new EU ban on the purchase of Iranian oil, insisting the world economy is so diversifed that sanctions will be ineffective.

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]]> http://famousabout.com/iran-says-eu-oil-embargo-will-be-ineffective-ap/feed 0 Week in Review: Johnny Depp’s Shocking Split, Avril & Brody Break Up, Khloé Baby Talk & Golden George Clooney http://famousabout.com/week-in-review-johnny-depps-shocking-split-avril-brody-break-up-khloe-baby-talk-golden-george-clooney http://famousabout.com/week-in-review-johnny-depps-shocking-split-avril-brody-break-up-khloe-baby-talk-golden-george-clooney#comments Sat, 21 Jan 2012 22:51:50 +0000 Ana Santos http://famousabout.com/week-in-review-johnny-depps-shocking-split-avril-brody-break-up-khloe-baby-talk-golden-george-clooney So, how about those Republican primaries? If you would prefer not to think about the economy, international conflict or the depressing nature of politics in this country for a few…

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]]> http://famousabout.com/week-in-review-johnny-depps-shocking-split-avril-brody-break-up-khloe-baby-talk-golden-george-clooney/feed 0 Wall St dips on GE, Google results (Reuters) http://famousabout.com/wall-st-dips-on-ge-google-results-reuters http://famousabout.com/wall-st-dips-on-ge-google-results-reuters#comments Fri, 20 Jan 2012 20:44:45 +0000 France http://famousabout.com/wall-st-dips-on-ge-google-results-reuters Reuters – The S&P 500 and Nasdaq dipped on Friday after a pair of bellwether corporate earnings fell short of lofty expectations, though a trio of strong results from Dow components kept the blue-chip average in positive territory.

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]]> http://famousabout.com/wall-st-dips-on-ge-google-results-reuters/feed 0 Iranian lawmaker: Obama proposed talks; US denies (AP) http://famousabout.com/iranian-lawmaker-obama-proposed-talks-us-denies-ap http://famousabout.com/iranian-lawmaker-obama-proposed-talks-us-denies-ap#comments Wed, 18 Jan 2012 18:28:45 +0000 Samantha Sy http://famousabout.com/iranian-lawmaker-obama-proposed-talks-us-denies-ap AP – An Iranian lawmaker claimed Wednesday that President Barack Obama called for direct talks with Iran in a secret letter to the Islamic Republic’s supreme leader that also warned Tehran against closing the strategic Strait of Hormuz.

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]]> http://famousabout.com/iranian-lawmaker-obama-proposed-talks-us-denies-ap/feed 0 Israel’s main opposition to hold March primaries (AP) http://famousabout.com/israels-main-opposition-to-hold-march-primaries-ap http://famousabout.com/israels-main-opposition-to-hold-march-primaries-ap#comments Wed, 18 Jan 2012 15:09:26 +0000 William Mattson http://famousabout.com/israels-main-opposition-to-hold-march-primaries-ap AP – The head of Israel’s main opposition party on Wednesday reluctantly called a leadership primary election for March 27, injecting a new element of uncertainty into Israel’s already unsettled political scene.

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