Posts Tagged ‘Forces’

Smoke forces evacuation of White House West Wing

WASHINGTON (AP) — Reporters and photographers were evacuated briefly from the West Wing of the White House early Saturday because of smoke from an overheated transformer in a mechanical room. Tweet This Post

Smoke forces evacuation of White House press room

WASHINGTON (AP) — Reporters and photographers were evacuated early Saturday from the White House press room because of smoke. Politics News Headlines – Yahoo! News Tweet This Post

Gun control forces struggle to keep issue alive

WASHINGTON (AP) — Gun control forces are targeting Sens. Kelly Ayotte, Max Baucus and others as they struggle to persuade five senators to switch their votes and revive the rejected effort to expand background checks to more firearms buyers. Tweet This Post

Gun control forces seek new path after big loss

WASHINGTON (AP) — It was a powerful moment on the White House lawn when thousands of guests, the loved ones of slain crime victims among them, crowded in as President Bill Clinton signed a sweeping crime bill that was six years in the making and included a hotly disputed ban on assault weapons. Tweet This [...]

Libyan military forces on way to Mellitah gas plant, official says

TRIPOLI (Reuters) – Libya’s defense ministry has sent security personnel to secure the Mellitah gas facility after it was shut down because of militia clashes, Mellitah Chairman Abdulfatah Shagan said on Sunday. Mellitah gas exports to Italy, which were halted due to the fighting on Saturday, were expected to resume 48 hours after the compound [...]

Afghan president to expel U.S. special forces from key province

KABUL (Reuters) – Afghan President Hamid Karzai has given U.S. special forces two weeks to leave a key battleground province after some U.S. soldiers there were found to have tortured or even killed innocent people, the president's spokesman said on Sunday. The decision by Karzai could further complicate negotiations between the United States and Afghanistan [...]