WASHINGTON (AP) — Senior senators are negotiating to reduce the 1,400 presidential appointments subject to time-consuming Senate confirmation, hoping to streamline a system that has frustrated administrations of both parties,…
Day: January 23, 2011
Two allies of Tunisia's Ben Ali 'detained'
Police in Tunisia detain two politicians and a media executive close to ousted President Zine al-Abidine Ben Ali, state media report, as protests continue.
Ireland's Greens quit government
The Republic of Ireland’s Green Party pulls out of the ruling coalition, a move that ends its majority and is likely to bring forward the 11 March election.
Dot Earth: It's Your Obama 'Moment.' What Do You Say?
If Obama held a “listening tour” on America’s energy choices, what would you tell him?