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Pentagon officials are voting for Gen. David H. Petraeus as the head of NATO. The opportunity of the top American commander of U.S. armies in Iraq to receive the high-level post for the period of the next administration, raised worries regarding the practice of rotating war commanders.

"He deserves one and that has also always been a highly prestigious position. So he is a candidate for that job, but there have been no final decisions and nothing on the timing," outlined an official from Pentagon.

A survey conducted recently showed 151,000 deaths of Iraqis. The deaths took place during the three years of violence and the invasion of the U.S. troops in the country. According to the statistics nine out of ten deaths were the consequences of the military operations performed by the U.S. troops, insurgent attacks and sectarian warfare.

Japan's officials look forward to set aside $10 billion for further five years in order to provide help to developing countries regarding the fight against global warming.

California governor Arnold Schwarzenegger mentioned that he is going to sue the government of the United States because it does not grant a waiver that would permit California to enforce its own standards on emissions coming from motor vehicles.

After the announcement of Vladimir Putin that his preferred successor is Dmitry Medvedev, who is currently Russia's Prime Minister, the latter stated that he wants Putin to take his place as the future Prime Minister. Medvedev outlined that as the PM of the future government Putin will be able to guarantee stability in the country.

The Prime Minister of UK, Gordon Brown, looks forward to work with at least 20 multinational companies, among them being Google and Vodafone. His aim is to engage into a "development emergency" in some of the poorest countries in the world.

Former United States vice-president and the Nobel Prize winner for battling global warming, Al Gore, will become a partner of a private equity firm from the Unites States. It is worth mentioning that the firm has a history of supporting "green technology".

The environmental activist, Al Gore, looks forward to become a member of the board of Kleiner, Perkins, Caulfield and Byers.

The secret of the spy budget has been disclosed by the Bush administration. The budget is estimated at $43.5 billion. It is interesting to note that the secret of the budget has been kept for more than 60 years.

"Disclosure of the amount of the budget is a good first step toward accountability," outlined Steven Aftergood of the Federation of American Scientists.

According to the study performed by the European Commission, as many as 200 websites of the European airlines provide misleading information to the consumer.

The report states that the websites of the European airline companies do not show taxes and charges and in addition they do not inform clearly about the lowest prices.