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• Bush pushes offshore drilling
A look at the quotable foreign policy speeches that define George W. Bush’s presidency. Produced by Kevin Flynn and Lisa Desai. WASHINGTON - President Bush says if Congress doesn't permit offshore drilling to increase U.S. oil supplies and possibly ...
• 45-nation group approves U.S.-India nuke deal
British Foreign Secretary David Miliband also welcomed the deal, saying it would "make a significant contribution to energy and climate security" in India and worldwide.
• Medvedev: Russia must 'be reckoned with'
In the French city of Avignon, the European Union's 27 foreign ministers were holding talks Saturday to see how they could convince Moscow to fully implement the EU-brokered cease-fire that ended the fighting.
• Government may soon back troubled mortgage giants
Paulson has been in contact in recent weeks with foreign governments that hold billions of dollars of Fannie and Freddie debt to reassure them that the United States recognizes the importance of the two companies.
• Pakistani officials report border missile strike
DERA ISMAIL KHAN, Pakistan - Pakistani officials said Friday that an explosion destroyed at least one house near the Afghan border, killing several suspected foreign militants. Two Pakistani intelligence officials said informers in the area told them ...