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President Barack Obama intends to nominate Ambassador Richard Olsen to be the next U.S. ambassador to Pakistan, three sources with direct knowledge of the pending appointment told The Cable. Olsen, a senior member of the foreign service, has been serving as the coordinating director for development and economic affairs at U.S. Embassy in Kabul, Afghanistan, since June 2011.
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A Republican and former U.S. Senator from Nebraska is expected to be nominated for secretary of defense, sources tell CNN. The White House has told some senior members of Congress to expect President Obama to nominate Chuck Hagel as... Read Post

Vatican sources told Il Giornale that their support for abortion disqualified Ms Kennedy and other Roman Catholics President Barack Obama had been seeking to appoint. More on Caroline Kennedy ... Read Post

Writing in The New York Times, James C. Goodale, one of he attorneys who represented the New York Times Co. in its legal battle with the Nixon Administration over the Pentagon Papers, says President Barack Obama is on track to “pass... Read Post