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...iron ore is mined, served as the backdrop for the meeting in the small Arctic town where snow had melted to slush.U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry, sporting a blue suit coat amid the ski sweaters and tribal costumes at the meeting, said the...
...lengthy wish list" with few specifics.The tepid feedback from the Washington-based Arctic Institute comes as U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry heads Monday to Sweden for a meeting of foreign ministers focused on Arctic issues.Syria...
...in Geneva.Speaking in Moscow after his discussions with Russian President Vladimir Putin and other officials, U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry said the plan should be a roadmap for peace and not just a "piece of paper."The goal is still...
...JUNEAU - Republican Sen. Lisa Murkowski said Thursday she is not convinced that Chuck Hagel is the right choice for U.S. secretary of defense.Murkowski said in a statement she is not inclined to support Hagel's nomination "because of his grasp...
...to Syrians, but, first of all, must commit to influencing all the sides in Syria to stop the violence."But U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton said Thursday it was "very clear" that all the participants at the Geneva meeting...
...failures by the U.S. Department of Commerce, making commercial fishermen eligible for disaster relief.Acting U.S. Secretary of Commerce Rebecca Blank announced the disaster declaration Thursday for the Yukon and Kuskokwim rivers, which...
...of the subsistence priority."Kootznoowoo turned to the federal government for help.The corporation is asking U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Tom Vilsack, to "exert extraterritorial jurisdiction to non-federal marine waters adjacent to...
...expeditiously as we can."The Forest Service has not appealed the decision.U.S. Sen. Mark Begich sent a letter to U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Tom Vilsack, April 3, requesting "immediate steps" to prevent delay in the Forest Service's...
...the uprising against the Assad regime drew increasing scrutiny abroad. At a gathering of diplomats in Abu Dhabi, U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton said Syria was a main topic of discussion. And four European nations on Wednesday...
...on March 2, 1865. It is said the supposed posting was a reward for his performance as personal representative of U.S. Secretary of State William H. Seward during the negotiations for the purchase of Alaska. James Pula, dean of graduate education...