If the GOP wants to rebuild, it should start by reaching out to the best and bravest

The bill details public authorities' powers in the field of science.VLADIVOSTOK, November 20, vladivostoktimes.com During the session of the Primorsky Territory Legislative Assembly deputies approved the bill "On public authority activities in the scientific and technical fields" in the second

Beirut- The focus of the media today will be the visit by French Prime Minister Francois Fillon who is arriving to Beirut this afternoon and plans to meet all the top Lebanese leaders . Prior to leaving Paris he said

Beirut - Iran has now produced roughly enough nuclear material to make, with added purification, a single atom bomb, according to nuclear experts analyzing the latest report from global atomic inspectors.

Beirut - Hezbollah on Thursday called on Iraqi parliament members to reject the security pact with the United States saying," It touches on Iraq's future and sovereignty, population unity, it legitimizes U.S. presence in Iraq and ushers dangers."

Beirut - Visiting French Prime Minister Francois Fillon urged Lebanon Thursday to work on the process of national reconciliation. "The agreement reached in Doha among the squabbling political factions in May had put the country on a promising path," Fillon,

With his decree

Yulia Tymoshenko informed that there would be a special agency in the Government for accompanying scale investments to the Ukrainian economy chaired by the Prime Minister of Ukraine. At that Yulia Tymoshenko proposed the governors to establish such agencies for

If this will be applied to the extension of construction loans, I would like us to also know that there can be a special policy that will be coordinated between the National Bank and commercial banks, but you (governors) will

According to Tymoshenko, certain oblasts are overfulfilling the state budget, while others are below targeted levels. The leaders in not meeting budget requirements are Kyiv (98%), Donetsk (97%), Luhansk (82%) and Volyn oblast (87%). According to the STA information about

Tymoshenko also noted that 2009 will be the most difficult year for Ukraine is all its history. "In connection with this, you should analyze all your expenses and go into minimum functioning mode, financing all protected budget items. Everything else

I'm confident that the financial crisis will push all factions, without exception, back to normal, even if they're going to resist. A crisis provides a push because every builder wants to continue his projects, every metallurgist wants a law that

Scientists are talking for the first time about the old idea of resurrecting extinct species as if this staple of science fiction is a realistic possibility, saying a living mammoth could perhaps be regenerated for $10 million.

The state Department of Transportation has a Web site — www.wsdot.wa.gov — that will provide the best times to travel the state's highways over the Thanksgiving weekend. Most highways and local roads are expected to be busy on Wednesday, the

Oregon state officials placed six children in protective custody Thursday after following up on a neglected and starved horses complaint near Foster Reservoir.

Top aides say President-elect Barack Obama plans to institute a new office of urban policy. The goal is to help cities that are dealing with dwindling finances and growing infrastructure and housing needs, with the current economic crisis adding to

On day two of the U.S. Senate recount, the campaigns of Republican Sen. Norm Coleman and Democrat Al Franken are both saying they are pleased so far, not only with the process but with the initial numbers as well.

It's like the campaign never ended. Senate candidates Al Franken and Norm Coleman are still raising money, their campaigns are still trading barbs and they have staff and volunteers fanned out across the state to press for advantage in the

Political scientist Steven Smith looks at results of Congressional races across the country and how they are likely to affect the new President's agenda.

Minnesota's unemployment rate ticked up in October to 6 percent, up a tenth of a percent from the month before. The Department of Employment and Economic Development says the state lost 7,500 jobs last month.