Embedded video from CNN Video Sky News: Both the US State Department and the Japanese government have issued stark statements condemning the blast-off. Japan said the launch was “regrettable” and the US called it “provocative” and said “appropriate steps” would
People are still buzzing about Barack Obama’s apparent “dis” of Gordon Brown last week, when the British prime minister paid his first official visit to the new president at the White House. Brown presented Obama with the following gifts: •
Secretary of State Hillary Clinton said Tuesday that the United States is concerned about recent behavior in Iran. Clinton added the state department is doing a review of all tactics on how to approach Iran.
MSNBC: Vice President Biden administered the oath of office to Hillary Clinton at a State Department ceremony — and momentarily botched the oath by tripping over his words, but made a quick recovery (even though the crowd had chanted “Get
AP: Witnesses say the shooting was unprovoked but Blackwater, hired by the State Department to guard U.S. diplomats, says its guards were ambushed by insurgents while responding to a car bombing.
Reuters: US Secretary of State Rice makes a landmark trip to Libya, the first by a U.S. Secretary of State in more than half a century The State Department said Rice’s trip is a tangible sign of warming U.S.-Libya relations,
David Hose, a victim of the 2001 anthrax attacks says that he’s still hurting years after being exposed to anthrax while on the job processing mail at the State Department.
AP: The U.S. State Department responds to an Associated Press investigation showing that exports to Iran have grown tenfold since President Bush took office. A spokesman says the items are designed to help the people of Iran, not the government.
