District and federal officials are preparing for as many as 4 million people for the inauguration of President-elect Obama on 20 January next year, a crowd that would be three or four times larger than previous big events on the Washington Mall.
Only a fraction of those Read more
The Drudge Report and The Guardian are reporting that Senator Hillary Clinton, once the frontrunner for the Democratic presidential nomination, is to accept the key post of Secretary of State in Barack Obama’s cabinet.
Hillary Clinton plans to accept the job of secretary of state offered by Read more
UK Foreign Secretary David Miliband is to fly to Syria to hold talks with President Bashar al-Assad. It will be the highest profile visit to the country since Tony Blair in 2001.
Mr Miliband is hopeful that Syria could play a pivotal role in securing peace in the Read more
Rumours are swirling in Washington that Hillary Clinton may in fact be a contender for the key foreign relations post of secretary of state in president-elect Obama’s cabinet. This would be a pivotal role on the world stage for Clinton and would give her the chance to be Read more
Britain has tumbled down the league table for gender equality, women’s pay and work opportunities, political power, health and education, according to an international study.
One of the report’s co-authors, Saadia Zahidi, head of the women leaders and gender parity programme at the World Economic Forum, says many women Read more
The Bank of China has emerged as a potential bidder for an alternative takeover of HBOS according to Sky News.
The bank has been in “early talks” with former HBOS executive Jim Spowart and investment company European American Capital over a possible counter bid to the attempts Read more
Russian President Dmitry Medvedev has submitted a draft law to the Duma, the Russian parliament, to extend the presidential term of office from four to six years.
There are many observers who believe that this could be part of a strategy to return former president Putin to Read more
In his annual speech at the Lord Mayor’s Banquet, the Prime Minister said that “people are looking to governments for action” in helping them through the troubled economic times.
“With Britain continuing to lead the debate, economic recovery will work better if we all work together,” he said.
Senator Barack Obama is the new president-elect of the United States of America. He will take office in January along with his running mate Senator Joe Biden.
He will shortly make a speech in Chicago following McCain’s concession speech.
PATC says to our American readers, if you believe in freedom, democracy and liberty, you have no choice but to exercise your right to vote today. However you choose to vote, please do vote.
All 50 States in America decide today whether or not they are yet ready for ‘Change’. This is not just about America though - the world is watching to see the outcome of an election which could determine the future of the world. So vote local, vote national, but think global.
With a record turnout expected, long lines of Democrat voters at polling locations across the country and a seven point lead in the polls, Barack Obama is hoping to become America’s first African-American president.
All of the world is watching as America approaches what could be a historic Read more
