Politico - WASILLA, Alaska â While Sarah Palinâs supporters tout her personal warmth and openness, the newly minted Republican vice presidential nominee can be brusque to allies, advisers and employees who fall from her favor.
Protesters, police clash outside convention
Police faced off with crowds of protesters outside the Republican National Convention, arresting 396 people after using tear gas and percussion grenades to turn them back.
Zakaria: Russia, Georgia at diplomatic stalemate
Vice President Dick Cheney said this week the United States firmly backs NATO membership for Georgia, telling Georgian President Mikheil Saakashvili that Washington will help his country rebuild its democracy and economy after last month's conflict with Russia.
Rice Arrives in Libya on Historic Visit
TRIPOLI, Libya Rice is the highest-ranking American official to visit the North African country in more than a half-century. She will meet over dinner with mercurial leader Moammar Gadhafi, whom President Reagan once called a 'mad dog' and other U.S.
Rice tours North Africa
She is expected to meet Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi as part of the trip, which will also include visits to Tunisia, Algeria and Morocco. Ms Rice will be the first US secretary of state to visit Libya since 1953. But the visit could be overshadowed
Libya: Italy to Pay Reparations
Catholic Information Service for Africa (Nairobi) Italy has signed an agreement to pay Libya USD5 billion for its colonial occupation of the North African nation. The money will be released in the course of 25 years, according to international media
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