And this makes him a Perfect Choice to guide american diplomacy in the years ahead. Obama said kerrys life has been preparing for the job. Kerry has played a central role in every major Foreign Policy debate for nearly 30 years. Kerry was elected to the senate in 1984. Hes shared the Foreign Relations committee since 2009. Hes known for his knowledge of Foreign Policy. He applied for secretary of state when Hillary Clinton announced she planned to step down. U. N. Ambassador susan rice pulled out of the running this month because of opposition from republican lawmakers. If kerry gets the senates confirmation, hell have to guide a tricky relationship with north korea. They are on criticism from u. S. Politicians for pursuing a Nuclear Program and testing missiles and now theyve detained an american in what they call a crime against their country. The staterun Korean Central News Agency identified the detainee as tinjano. They say he said be a man of korean descent. He entered the city o
Get considerably smaller. And that would be the wrong thing to do for our economy, it would be bad for middle class families, and it would be bad for businesses that depend on family spending. Fortunately, congress can prevent it from happening if they act right now. I just had a good and constructive discussion here at the white house with senate and house leadership about how to prevent this tax hike on the middle class. And im optimistic we may still be able to reach an agreement that can pass both houses in time. The president obama says if time runs out, he will urge Democratic Senators to put forward a basic package for a vote. Obama has been pushing republicans to limit tax breaks to people making less than 250,000 a year. He also at one point raised the threshold to 400,000. But the republicans want the hikes to apply to people who make an annual income of 1 million or more. Obama also wants to extend Unemployment Insurance to 2 million americans. Some analysts believe the chal
And started firing a gun. He later became involved in a shootout with police. Officers killed him. Investigators say they found Illegal Drugs at his home. People in the phillipines can possess firearms for selfdefense with police permission. Currently 1. 2 million guns are registered in the country. Experts say an additional 100,000 illicit firearms are registered. Some fear they are endangering citizens by dumping radioactive materials. Contractors have been working on the cleanup since july. They have to seal and store radioactive material. But the Environment Ministry are looking into reports that some dumped soil and vegetation into rivers and didnt collect the water they had used. Officials say they plan to question the workers and find out whether other contractors are also breaking the rules. They say violators face up to five years in jail or a fine of more than 100,000. Nearly two years have passed since the earthquake and tsunami disabled daiichi. The tokyo car company is sti
30, the china ship said it monitored a destroyer that was following at close range. But the statement denied that they used fire radar in each instance. They said they released false reports without confirming it with their counterparts in beijing. The Prime Minister also denies it. Reporter the japanese claims are complete fabrication. Chinese authorities admit their navy crews used radar to monitor the radar, just not weaponcontrolled radar. They had a full examination of Data Collected last month by Defense Force personnel. They say the Analysis Shows chinese crew members directed what appeared to be artilleryguiding radar at the sbf destroyer. But they stress no artillery was pointed at the vessel. The Officials Say the destroyers electronic wave detecting system detected High Frequency systems with highcontrolling radar. The vessel was 3 kilometres apart at the time and nearly 100 kilometres north. Japan controls the territory, taiwan and china claim it. Japans chinese minister is
It belonged to a leftist group that launched terrorist groups on police. Nato leaders have deployed military in turkey in case of an attack from syria. Some analysts say the leftists may have planned the syria bombing to show their opposition. Police in northwestern pakistan are investigating what they say was a suicide bombing outside a shiite mosque. They say the blast killed at least 25 people and wounded more than 50. Police say the bomber struck while they gathered for friday prayers. Most of the deaths was in countrys minority sect. Terror attacks in pakistan shiites are on the rise. Attackers killed more than 400 last year. People in the United States are looking at their countrys latest unemployment statistics and wondering what they say about their economy as a whole. Revised numbers for 2012 are offering encouragement, but the data for january suggests more challenges lie ahead. U. S. Labor department spokespersons say the Unemployment Rate for january edged up to 7. 9 . It w