Dutch to Leave Afghanistan

Staff / Truthdig Feb 22, 2010 One day after the Dutch Cabinet collapsed, the country's prime minister has announced that he expects the Netherlands to pull out all its troops from Afghanistan in August. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Push for More Transparency.gov

Staff / Truthdig Jan 22, 2010 In a push for increased government transparency, the Obama administration has announced it will require each Cabinet-level department to post online three collections of "high-value" data -- covering everything from tire safety ratings to workplaces where injuries have occurred -- previously undisclosed to the public. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Karzai’s Cabinet Woes Continue

Staff / Truthdig Jan 16, 2010 It looks as if Afghan President Hamid Karzai's Cabinet strategy is still in desperate need of repair. The majority of his nominees have once again been rejected by the parliament, casting doubt on his ability to lead in the country's fractious political environment. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Remodeling Karzai’s Cabinet

Staff / Truthdig Jan 2, 2010 Hamid Karzai is having issues in his second term as Afghanistan's president. It seems that the Afghan parliament has nixed 17 of his 24 Cabinet nominees. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Honduras Agreement Falls Apart

Staff / Truthdig Nov 6, 2009 Honduras' government is on the ropes again. Roberto Micheletti, the interim president, moved to form a new government after a deal to form a "unity" cabinet collapsed. Manuel Zelaya (pictured), the elected president ousted in a coup in June, is now urging a boycott of the election scheduled later this month. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

The Making of Iran’s New Cabinet

Staff / Truthdig Sep 3, 2009 The Iranian parliament has approved the first woman Cabinet minister, Marzieh Vahid Dastjerdi, in the 30-year history of the Islamic republic. Parliament also gave its blessing as defense minister to a man wanted in the 1994 bombing of a Jewish center in Argentina that killed 85 people. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Karzai Is the Winner, According to Key Karzai Cabinet Member

Staff / Truthdig Aug 24, 2009 Afghan Finance Minister Hazrat Omar Zakhilwal said Monday that President Hamid Karzai is the clear winner of last week's presidential election, citing empirical evidence to back up his claims. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Brown in the Dumps

Staff / Truthdig Jun 5, 2009 UK Prime Minister Gordon Brown has lost three members of his Cabinet in three days, adding to a heap of political casualties that originally grew out of an expense claims scandal The latest dropout, James Purnell, has called on his former boss to "stand aside to give our party a fighting chance  ". Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Obama Taps Sebelius for Top Health Post

Staff / Truthdig Mar 3, 2009 Let's try this again, shall we? Tom Daschle didn't make the cut, but President Obama has a new contender for secretary of health and human services. Kansas Gov. Kathleen Sebelius, who may be vulnerable to attacks on the abortion issue, faces a potentially challenging confirmation process. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Obama Takes Another Crack at Commerce

Staff / Truthdig Feb 24, 2009 Fourth time's the charm? Barack Obama's two official picks to serve as commerce secretary both had to drop out. Another candidate withdrew her name before it was ever announced. Now the president is reported to have offered the job to former Washington Gov. Gary Locke. So who is he? Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Israel’s Kingmaker in Legal Limbo

Staff / Truthdig Feb 13, 2009 With his party holding 15 seats in the Knesset, Avigdor Lieberman of the ultranationalist Yisrael Beiteinu is poised to pick Israel's next government. Lieberman would like a choice cabinet post in exchange for anointing the next premier, but he's under investigation for allegedly laundering millions of overseas dollars. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Another Nominee Bites the Dust

Staff / Truthdig Feb 13, 2009 Apparently nobody wants to be President Obama's commerce secretary. The second candidate for the post, Sen. Judd Gregg, has dropped out. The Republican senator cited "irresolvable conflicts," including the stimulus package and the census. That's what you get for trying to make nice with those fussy Republicans. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )