Washington - Rahm Emanuel, the new chief of staff under president-elect Barack Obama, is a long-time Washington insider known for a hard-nosed but successful style.
Emanuel, 48, served as a senior advisor in the administration of former president Bill Clinton, distinguishing himself during Clinton's unlikely rise to power in 1992.
After being elected to the House of Representatives in 2002 from a district in his home town of Chicago, Emanuel rose quickly through the ranks in Congress.
Researchers from the Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center in Seattle said women who suffer migraine headaches may have as much as a 30 % lower risk of developing breast cancer. The study published in the November issue of Cancer Epidemiology, Biomarkers & Prevention, said the reason for this reduced risk could be the lower estrogen levels which migraine sufferers have.
Washington, Nov. 7: Imagine not inheriting a permanent bureaucracy. Freedom to bring in your own babus. It is every Indian politician's dream. Here in 'the land of the free', it is a privilege that the President enjoys. He is not encumbered with a permanent bureaucracy. So on January 20th, when President elect Barack Obama becomes President Obama, he will bring with him a whole new team. 
Washington - The International Monetary Fund's executive board on Thursday approved emergency loans for Ukraine and Hungary, both of which have found themselves in severe financial jeopardy in amid a global credit crisis.
Lahore, Nov 7: Alaska Governor and Republican vice-presidential candidate Sarah Palin, who attracted much flak during the run up to the just concluded presidential election because of lack of foreign affairs experience, did not know that Africa was a continent, a Fox News correspondent has revealed.
Washington - Chief executives of the ailing "Big Three" US automakers - General Motors, Ford and Chrysler - met Thursday with two top Congressional leaders to discuss a further bail-out package and the future of the loss-making industry.
