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German Government Official Fired Over WikiLeaks Revelations
-Christopher WeberReverberations from the WikiLeaks document dump shook up the German government Friday, with the news that the foreign minister's chief of staff was fired after admitting he acted as a mole for U.S. embassy officials.
Spanish Air Traffic Controllers Strike, Crippling Travel
-Sarah WildmanThe strike completely shut down travel into and out of Madrid-Barajas airport as well as the airspace over the holiday islands of Ibiza, Mallorca, and Menorca.
Hillary Clinton Says Secretary of State Will be Her 'Last Public' Job
-Tom DiemerHillary said she will "probably" return to her roots as an advocate for woman and kids.
Obama in Afghanistan: Thanks U.S. Troops for 'Tough Fight'
-David WoodThe brief -- and clandestine -- trip comes days before the president will sign off on a classified review of progress in the war.
Cheney May Face Charges in Halliburton Probe in Nigeria
-Tom DiemerThe corruption case involves the oil-services firm Halliburton, which Cheney headed before becoming veep.
Secret Cables Show Deep U.S.-Pakistan Clashes Over Strategy
-Luisita Lopez TorregrosaSecret cables to Washington from the American ambassador in Islamabad, Pakistan, expose deep divisions over strategy in the Afghanistan war as well as concerns about the country's nuclear stockpile.
Roman Polanski, Julian Assange Battle for America's Most Hated Figure
-Delia LloydPolanski's new film is up for several awards this weekend, but he won't attend the ceremony. His long-ago rape conviction just won't go away, and he remains a reviled figure. Now, thanks to Wikileaks, he has fresh company on the most-hated list.
WikiLeaks Case: Lawbreakers 'Will Be Held Accountable,' Eric Holder Vows
-Politics Daily StaffThe United States "deeply regrets" the "alleged leaks" of classified information in 250,000 U.S. State Department cables by the whistle-blower website WikiLeaks, Secretary of State Hillary Clinton said Monday.
WikiLeaks Reaction in Europe: Dismay, Concern but Not Much Alarm
-Delia LloydReaction in Europe to the latest document dump ranged from dismay that the U.S. cannot be trusted to keep private matters confidential to laughter from Silvio Berlusconi, who learned American diplomats see him as "feckless" and "vain."
Student Protests in the U.K. -- Where Is This Headed?
-Delia LloydBrits have again voiced opposition to the government's budget cuts in education. This time, however, the target was the Liberal Democrat Party, which has backed off its previous promise to protect education funding.
Ambassadors Give Thanks for Esther Coopersmith's Turkey Day Dinner
-Annie GroerAt her stately home off Embassy Row, the former U.N. delegate and exemplar hostess gathers the world's ambassadors for the most American of holidays.
Twitter Posting, Nobel Fallout Earn Harsh Punishments in China
-Delia LloydNobel Peace Prize winner Liu Xiabo is imprisoned, his wife is under house arrest, and now a woman who re-posted a satirical political comment on Twitter is being sent to a labor camp for her "crime."
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