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Rice: Israeli growth saps peace bid
The SwampPalestinian President Mahmoud Abbas, right, and Condoleezza Rice arrive at a press conference at Abbas' headquarters on Sunday in the West Bank city of Ramallah. (AP Photo/Muhammed Muheisen) By Joel Greenberg JERUSALEM -- On her sixth Middle East trip...Tags: National Government, Mahmoud Abbas, Civil Unrest, Peace Negotiations, Religious Conflicts
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Obama visits Israel, Palestine
The Swampby Mike Dorning SDEROT, Israel--Democratic presidential candidate Barack Obama came Wednesday to an Israeli town that has been rocketed repeatedly by Palestinian militants to assure Israelis--and, crucially, Jewish voters in the United States--of his...Tags: Barack Obama, National Government, Mahmoud Abbas, John McCain, Building Material
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Holder as AG: Why Marc Rich matters
Spin CycleObama, sources say, has settled on Eric Holder as his attorney general nominee, and has apparently concluded that Holder's role in the Marc Rich pardon -- which is now, disingenuously, being described as tangential -- won't be an obstacle......Tags: Law Enforcement, Crime, Law and Justice, Bill Clinton, Heads of State, National Government
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Middle East 'peace:' Missiles and F-16s
The Swampby Mark Silva Doves were supposed to be flying at year's end in Israel, where leaders of the Israelis and Palestinians had joined President George W. Bush in making a dubious commitment to a framework for a peaceful, two-state solution......Tags: Barack Obama, Heads of State, National Government, Mahmoud Abbas, Terrorism
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Gen. Jones' joke: Applause, apology
The Swampby Mark Silva Who knew the national security advisor is a comedian? The White House, insisting today that peace talks in the Middle East are moving forward, said the president had not asked his national security advisor, retired Marine Gen.......Tags: Dining and Drinking, Terrorism, Family, White House, Unrest, Conflicts and War
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VP Biden to appear on Charlie Rose
The Swampby James Oliphant Vice President Joe Biden's extended interview with Charlie Rose appears tonight on PBS. As a service, you'll find a transcript of the exchange, in which the vice president addresses the Obama administration's response to the Gulf oil.......Tags: Golf, Barack Obama, Heads of State, Wages and Pensions, Mahmoud Abbas
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Rahm Emanuel: 'Mayor of Chicago'
The Swampby Mark Silva Rahm Emanuel, the White House chief of staff and former congressman from Chicago, has made it clear to friends that he'd like to run for mayor of Chicago. But tonight, he made it really clear, publicly, that......Tags: Bill Clinton, Barack Obama, Golf, Office Equipment and Supplies, Heads of State
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McManus: The nuclear countdown in Iran
Not long ago, an astute reader noted that it has been nearly two years since I wrote in a column that "most experts now estimate that Iran needs about 18 months to complete a nuclear device and a missile to carry it." His point — that those...
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Joel Brinkley: Attack on Iran would be a mistake
American VoicesDespite extraordinary election-year pressure, President Obama stood up to Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu this week and refused to be dragged into still another war -- this one against Iran. And for that I admire him because, should Israel's...Tags: Lebanon, Pulitzer Prize Awards, Barack Obama, Robert Gates, National Government
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Joel Brinkley: School debate shows deep divisions in Israel
American VoicesA fight in Israel over a new university is a perfect metaphor illustrating the nation's deep divisions -- a fault line that further isolates Israel and presents a continuing danger to the world. This month, an Israeli education council for the occupied...Tags: Leon Panetta, Pulitzer Prize Awards, Colleges and Universities, West Bank, Tel Aviv (Israel)
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Israel can't bomb its way to peace
It's a new year in an old and bloody world.
In Israel, politicians jockeying for power have launched the most lethal military assault on Palestinian territory in decades. Israel has justified its bombardment of Gaza on the grounds that Hamas broke a...Tags: Barack Obama, Heads of State, National Government, Terrorism, Corrupt Practices
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Israeli army fires warning shots into Syria
World NowJERUSALEM -- Israel fired warning shots into Syria on Sunday after an apparently errant mortar shell struck an Israeli military post in the Golan Heights, the latest example of regional spillover from Syria’s civil unrest. The Syrian mortar caused...
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