Judy Dempsey: Turkey is using quiet diplomacy to re-establish its influence.
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Many credit markets stopped working normally as investors around the world frantically moved their money into the safest investments, like Treasury bills.
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Senator John McCain is seen by voters as far less likely to bring change to Washington than Senator Barack Obama, according to the latest New York Times/CBS News Poll.
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The widening scandal is especially charged politically because government officials pledged to reform food safety regulation after a string of controversies last year.
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A diminishing number of foreign courts seem to pay attention to the writings of American justices.
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The Nikkei share average dropped 3.2 percent; the Hang Seng index fell 4 percent; and Macquarie Group plunged 21 percent leading the Australian share index down 3 percent.
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An election to replace Prime Minister Ehud Olmert was unresolved on Thursday morning, with Tzipi Livni saying she had outpolled her main rival.
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