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77 days ago |
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White House rebukes Jerusalem housing plan - — In a rare public rebuke, White House spokesman Robert Gibbs issued a sharply-worded statement from China today expressing dismay and objection to an Israeli municipal body's decision to make way for hundreds more Jewish homes to be built … |
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83 days ago |
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The Eikenberry memo and the leak war: more pushback against a nudgey Pentagon? - — In September, an assessment by Obama's Afghanistan commander Gen. Stanley McChyrstal justifying the urgency of his troop surge request was leaked to the Washington Post's Bob Woodward, temporarily putting heat … |
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83 days ago |
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Obama and Netanyahu's 70 minute one-on-one, and dumping "unprecedented" - — When Undersecretary of State for Political Affairs Bill Burns spoke to the Middle East Institute on Monday, he used some subtly but notably different language on the Israeli offer for a partial settlement moratorium … |
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84 days ago |
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Lugar concerned over delay in Shannon confirmation - — The ranking Republican on the Senate Foreign Relations Committee Richard Lugar (R-IN) has expressed concern about the delay in the confirmation of Tom Shannon to be U.S. ambassador to Brazil. — “I would also like to see the Senate … |
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85 days ago |
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Breaking: Rajiv Shah for USAID administrator - — An administration official has confirmed that Rajiv Shah will be nominated to be the next administrator of USAID. — POLITICO reported yesterday that the 36-year-old USDA chief scientist and undersecretary for research, education and economics … |
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85 days ago |
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Rahm speaks to Jewish Federation - — Standing in for his boss, who is attending a memorial service at Fort Hood, White House chief of staff Rahm Emanuel gave a rousing speech to the largest North American Jewish charitable organization today, which aimed to articulate and connect … |
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86 days ago |
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Obama to attend Jewish group reception - — After adding Fort Hood to his schedule and sending Rahm Emanuel to stand in for him at the UJC/Jewish Federations conference tomorrow, Barack Obama has added a stop-by to a UJC reception this afternoon to his schedule, the White House announced. |
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91 days ago |
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Cairo wrap up: Focusing on Middle East endgame - — U.S. officials expressed relief after Secretary of State Hillary Clinton and her Mideast team met with Egyptian leaders in Cairo today and won seeming support for their new strategy of focusing on getting to final status talks between the Israelis and Palestinians,. |
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93 days ago |
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Clinton walks back Israel settlements remarks - — Marrakesh, Morocco_ After facing a barrage of press coverage that the U.S. has effectively sided with Israel in downplaying the issue of Jewish settlement construction in the West Bank in an effort to get Israel-Palestinian peace talks relaunched … |
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106 days ago |
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Maryland scientist arrested for attempted espionage for Israel - — The FBI has arrested a former senior NASA space scientist who worked in the George H.W. Bush White House space office for attempted espionage for Israel, the Justice Department announced today. |
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