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Congress speaks with a loud, muddled voice on Syria
WASHINGTON — Sen. Dianne Feinstein made headlines recently by demanding a forceful U.S. response to Syria's use of chemical weapons against its population. Less noticed was that the California Democrat wasn't urging deeper military involvement...
Tags: Wars and Interventions, White House, Politics, Barack Obama, Carl Levin
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Bolivia, angered by Kerry, says it is ejecting U.S. aid agency
This post has been updated. Please see the notes below for details. Bolivian President Evo Morales declared Wednesday he was expelling the U.S. Agency for International Development from the country, accusing the aid agency of conspiring against his...
Tags: Peace Corps, Politics, Mexico, Evo Morales, Bolivia
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On Benghazi, blame the bureaucracy
In testimony before the House Foreign Affairs Committee on Wednesday, Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton will resume the fraught conversation about what exactly took place at the American consulate in Benghazi, Libya, last year on Sept. 11. Members...
Tags: Central Intelligence Agency, Library of Congress, Politics, Joint Chiefs of Staff, Pakistan
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Google this: North Korea open to Western help with Net upgrade?
A freelance diplomatic foray to North Korea by former New Mexico Gov. Bill Richardson and Google executive Eric Schmidt has kicked up both controversy and expectations of insights into the inscrutable Hermit Kingdom. State Department officials...
Tags: Cheese Corn, Bill Richardson, Eric Schmidt, North Korea, Kim Jong Un
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Hillary Clinton faints, suffers concussion, recuperating at home
This post has been updated. See below for details.WASHINGTON — Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton, who canceled an overseas trip this week due to a stomach virus, suffered a concussion after she fainted, the State Department said Saturday. Clinton, who has said she plans to step down...Tags: White House, Politics, Leon Panetta, Barack Obama, William D. Burns
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Obama nominates John Kerry to be next secretary of State
This post has been corrected. See note at the bottom for details.WASHINGTON – President Obama nominated John F. Kerry, the five-term senator from Massachusetts, to replace Hillary Rodham Clinton as secretary of State on Friday, choosing a longtime political ally who shares much of his foreign policy worldview and...Tags: Wars and Interventions, White House, Politics, Barack Obama, International Military Interventions
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Berman draws on D.C. insiders to boost self, slam rival Sherman
PolitiCalRep. Howard Berman has found some help among Washington insider organizations in his election battle with fellow Democratic Rep. Brad Sherman.... -
Cuba lifts 'exit visa' requirement for its citizens
World NowMEXICO CITY -- The Cuban government announced Tuesday that it plans to rescind the requirement that its citizens obtain exit visas in order to travel abroad, generating hope on the island that a longstanding bureaucratic hindrance to their freedom of... -
Berman enlists former diplomats to refute Sherman's criticism of trips
PolitiCalRep. Howard Berman announced backing from former secretaries of State George P. Shultz and Madeleine Albright. Berman's rival for a San Fernando Valley congressional district seat, fellow Democratic Rep. Brad Sherman, has been critical of Berman's... -
U.S., allies girding for worst-case scenario with Syria's WMD
World NowGlobal Focus: During a week that witnessed deadly artillery exchanges between Syria and Turkey and a tense showdown over a plane purportedly ferrying munitions from Russia, the arrival of 150 U.S. troops in Jordan was likely to be viewed as token... -
Berman goes negative on Sherman with new website
PolitiCalRep. Howard Berman on Tuesday launched a campaign website slamming fall election rival and fellow Democratic Rep. Brad Sherman. Berman also recently made some changes at the top of his campaign staff.... -
U.S. moves to increase sanctions on Iran
World NowThe Obama administration and Congress each moved Tuesday to further penalize on Iran for its disputed nuclear program. Scrambling on an issue that has been gaining visibility in the election campaign, House and Senate leaders prepared for a final vote...
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