Wednesday, January 21, 2009

News Updates For January 21, 2009 (Evening)

The President's First Day: President Obama at his desk in the Oval Office (Photo: AP)

What President Obama did on his first day at work.

President Obama's first call 'was to President Abbas'.

The nuclear football has now been passed to President Obama. He is also getting his Blackberry back.

US financial losses 'may reach $3.6 trillion'.... meanwhile Britain is on the verge of bankruptcy. European countries are trying to save their banks again. Germany is expecting the worse economic situation since the Second World War.

GM is no longer #1, and it's cash will run out by March 31, 2009.

U.S. Senate Confirms Hillary Clinton as the Next Secretary of State.

Iraq is willing to see U.S. troops leave earlier.

100,000 students sign up as suicide bombers in Iran. World powers have decided to talk about Iran next month.

Israel's Army of Bloggers. The leader for Hamas admits that he was surprised by the Israeli response. Iran wants to ship longer range missiles to Hamas.

No suspects in the murder of a human rights lawyer in Moscow.

China renews pledge of ‘no first use' of nukes.

Pakistan schools preaching hate.

Top Taliban commander killed in the battle for control of Kandahar Province.

Fighting threatens Sri Lankan civilians.

Report: N. Korea to give up nukes for U.S. ties?

Hope has died in Zimbabwe.

Careful with what you can do on airplane flight ..... in-flight confrontations can lead to charges defined as terrorism.

The USS Kitty Hawk will be decommissioned on Jan. 31, 2009, at 10 a.m. in Bremerton, Wash.

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