May 9th, 2006 · A letter from Iran's president to President Bush overshadows Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice's meetings in New York with senior diplomats from France, Britain, Germany, Russia and China meant to forge a strategy for confronting Iran's nuclear program. Rice dismissed the letter as a diversionary tactic.
Keywords: President Bush · senior · France · China · Iran · confrontation · nuclear · president · New York · diplomats · Russia · Britain
Mar 26th, 2006 · Europe's "last dictator," Belarus president Alexander Lukashenko, is now facing a new type of pressure from the international community. American and European Union officials -- upset with last week's election, widely seen as rife with fraud -- will implement targeted sanctions against Lukashenko and his top officials. Western officials hope the sanctions will divide Lukashenko's base of support, but some analysts worry this tactic could backfire.
Keywords: community · Europe · Americans · president · Fraud · European Union · Sanctions · backfiring · dictator · Implementing · rife · Belarus
Feb 28th, 2006 · A graphic series of anti-meth advertisements has hit the airways in Montana. The ads are designed to grab the attention of kids and inform them about the dangers of methamphetamine. Thomas M. Siebel, chairman of the Montana Meth Project, talks with Melissa Block about the campaign.
Keywords: Drugs · dangerous · chairman · Melissa Block · campaign · Ad · Meth · Graphic · Advertisers · Thomas · methamphetamine · Montana