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Updated at 3:00 p.m.White House spokesman Jay Carney said the United States is not monitoring and will not monitor the communications of German Chancellor Angela Merkel after the German government received information that the leader s cell phone might have been targeted.Merkel complained to President Barack Obama on Wednesday after learning that U.S. i
stanley botella ntelligence may have targeted her mobile phone, saying that would be a serious breach of trust if confirmed. The two leaders spoke by phone, Carney said. The president assured the chancellor that the United States is not monitoring and will not monitor the communications of the chancellor, said Carney. The United States greatly values our close cooperation with Germany on a broad range of shared security challenges. However, Carney did not specifically say that that U.S. had never monitored or obtained Merkel
stanley us s communications. A statement from Merkel spokesman Steffen Seibert said the German government has received information that the chancellor s cellphone may be monitored by American intelligence. The government wouldn t elaborate but news magazine Der Spiegel, which has published material from NSA leaker Edward Snowden, said its research triggered the response.Seibert said Merkel made clear in Wednesday s call that she views such practices, if the in
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AP Photo/Charles Dharapak President-elect Barack Obama made a speech today outlining his economic recovery and reinvestment plans. Mr. Obama began his speech with the following sobering line: Throughout America s history, there have been some years that simply rolled into the next without
stanley fr much notice or fanfare. Then there are the years that come along once in a generation ndash; the kind that mark a clean break from a troubled past, and set a new course for our nation. This is one of those years. We start 2009 in the midst of a crisis unlike any we have seen in our lifetime... The president-elect says his plan would create three million jobs and inv
stanley cup est in priorities like health care, energy, and education. The transition released the following key bullet points of the plan:Doubling the production of alternative energy in the next three years. Modernizing more than 75% of federal buildings and improve the energy efficiency of t
stanley cup becher wo million American homes, saving consumers and taxpayers billions on our energy bills. Making the immediate investments necessary to ensure that within five years, all of America s medical records are computerized. Equipping tens of thousands of schools, community colleges, and public universities with 21st century classrooms, labs, and libraries. Expanding broadband across America, so that a small business in a rural town can connect and compete with their counterparts anywhere in the world. Investing in the science, research, and techno
