By Tom Aspell, NBC News Correspondent
NICOSIA, Cyprus – Even the sunny east Mediterranean island of Cyprus is feeling the effects of the global financial meltdown and is implementing its own stimulus program.
The government announced this week that it will inject $380 million into its flagging tourism and construction industries to counter the effects of [...]
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By Richard Engel, NBC News Chief Foreign Correspondent
BAGHDAD – NBC News Chief Foreign Correspondent Richard Engel interviewed Gen. Ray Odierno, the top commander in Iraq, on Tuesday. The commander said he has briefed President Barack Obama via secure-teleconference and recommended U.S. troop withdrawals.
Odierno wouldn’t say when or how many troops could leave – if current stability continues [...]
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