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Biden shows what Romney lacks
As the Republicans continue to fret over Mitt Romney's authenticity or lack thereof, the Democrats unleashed their version in Ohio the other day by sending Vice President Joe Bidento a United Auto Workers hall in Toledo. Talk about sending coals to...Tags: Al Gore, Parties and Movements, Bain Capital, LLC, George W. Bush, Republican Party
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A Carefully Crafted Deception
Sun StaffA dangerous truth confronted John Dimitri Negroponte as he prepared to take over as U.S. ambassador to Honduras late in 1981. The military in Honduras -- the country from which the Reagan administration had decided to run the battle for democracy in...Tags: Teaching and Learning, Honduras, U.S. Military, Government, Labor Legislation
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U.S. Congress moves to tighten sanctions on Iran
ReutersWASHINGTON (Reuters) - A U.S. House of Representatives committee approved legislation on Wednesday seeking to impose tighter sanctions on Iran, the latest congressional effort to slow development of the Islamic Republic's disputed nuclear program. The...Tags: U.S. House of Representatives, Nuclear Policy, Iran, United Nations, U.S. Senate
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WRAPUP 1-Syria rebels call for reinforcements as war spreads abroad
Reuters* Rebels call for reinforcements in Qusair * Syria conflict spreading beyond its borders * Iranian-backed Hezbollah prominent in fighting By Erika Solomon BEIRUT, May 22 (Reuters) - Rebels fighting for control of the Syrian town of Qusair called for...Tags: U.S. House of Representatives, United Kingdom, National Government, Turkey, Rebellions
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As U.S. struggles with Syria policy, Senate panel backs arming rebels
Reuters* First vote by lawmakers in favor of arming rebels * Obama administration reluctant to send weapons * Syria sees some of year's worst fighting By Patricia Zengerle WASHINGTON, May 21 (Reuters) - A U.S. Senate panel voted overwhelmingly on Tuesday...Tags: U.S. House of Representatives, Rebellions, Wars and Interventions, James E. Risch, Bashar Assad
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Russian missiles to Syria could embolden Assad: U.S. general warns
ReutersWASHINGTON (Reuters) - The top U.S. military officer on Friday condemned Russia's shipment of advanced anti-ship missiles to Syria, saying it could embolden President Bashar al-Assad's forces to keep fighting a bloody civil war. "It's at the very least...Tags: Russia, Jihad, U.S. Military, U.S. Department of Defense, Wars and Interventions
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Russia sends Syria advanced anti-ship missiles: U.S. officials
ReutersWASHINGTON (Reuters) - Russia has sent Syria advanced anti-ship missiles, U.S. officials told Reuters on Friday, bolstering Syrian defenses despite pleas from Washington and elsewhere to stop supplying President Bashar al-Assad's forces. One of the...Tags: Russia, National Government, The New York Times, Defense Equipment, Government
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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: Dianne Feinstein, Rebellions, Lindsey O. Graham, Parties and Movements, U.S. Military
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Obama administration to tighten pressure on Iran, aide says
WASHINGTON – The Obama administration said Wednesday that it would add more sanctions on Iran in an effort to dissuade Tehran from continuing its nuclear program, but stopped short of backing tough new penalties that lawmakers are considering....
Tags: U.S. Department of the Treasury, Nuclear Policy, Iran, Washington, DC, U.S. Congress
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U.S. targets two UAE firms for dealing with blacklisted Iran banks
ReutersWASHINGTON (Reuters) - The United States blacklisted two Dubai-based trading companies on Wednesday, accusing them of helping Iran evade financial sanctions and effectively cutting them off from the U.S. financial system. The move against Al Hilal...Tags: U.S. Department of the Treasury, Nuclear Policy, Finance, Iran, U.S. Elections
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Column: Benghazi and IRS: Sons of Watergate?
In his defense of President Barack Obama, press secretary Jay Carney is beginning to sound a lot like Ronald Zeigler, Richard Nixon's spokesman. Carney only has to use the word "inoperative," as Ziegler did when incriminating evidence surfaced that proved...Tags: Susan Rice, George W. Bush, The Washington Post, Charles W. Boustany, Jr., John Boehner
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Obama's Libya nominee says security is ambassador's job
ReutersWASHINGTON, May 7 (Reuters) - President Barack Obama's choice as the next U.S. ambassador to Libya promised on Tuesday to ensure the security of staff in the country, eight months after an attack in Benghazi killed four Americans, including the last...Tags: U.S. House of Representatives, Central Intelligence Agency, Washington, DC, Barack Obama, U.S. Congress
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