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Top item on Obama's agenda: damage control
As it must come to all American presidents, it seems, Barack Obama's policy agenda is being crowded out of the headlines by the imperative of damage control against administration scandal. The allegations of incompetence or worse in the IRS' targeting...Tags: Ronald Reagan, Internal Revenue Service, Dwayne Johnson, Immigration, Central Intelligence Agency
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Senate bill aims to toughen Iran sanctions
WASHINGTON — A bipartisan group of senators introduced legislation Wednesday that would sharply toughen U.S. economic sanctions on Iran despite administration calls for Congress to delay penalties that could disrupt diplomacy aimed at resolving...
Tags: Susan Collins, U.S. Senate, Bill Nelson, Mark Kirk, U.S. Congress
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U.S. reassures Syria rebels about its stance on Assad
BEIRUT — The new U.S.-Russia peace initiative for Syria will inevitably lead to the departure of President Bashar Assad, Secretary of State John F. Kerry said Thursday, moving to reassure Syrian rebels and their allies that the Obama...
Tags: Vladimir Putin, Israel, Bashar Assad, White House, Unrest, Conflicts and War
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U.S. and Russia to seek Syria peace talks
MOSCOW — The United States and Russia agreed Tuesday to try to bring together the government of Syrian President Bashar Assad and the opposition for peace talks, signaling a potential breakthrough in long-stalled diplomatic efforts to end a bloody...Tags: Hillary Clinton, Israel, Bashar Assad, White House, Unrest, Conflicts and War
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Israeli attacks in Syria aimed at Hezbollah, not as aid to rebels
Israeli airstrikes in Syria on Iranian weapons destined for Lebanon’s Hezbollah militia could be seen as heralding wider international involvement in Syria’s intractable civil war. Reports of sarin gas attacks in Syria also conjure the...
Tags: Religion and Belief, Vladimir Putin, Israel, Government Ministers, Islam
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U.S. to give $100 million more to aid displaced Syrians
WASHINGTON -- The Obama administration is providing an additional $100 million for humanitarian aid for displaced Syrians, officials said Wednesday, bringing to $510 million the total U.S. aid commitment since the civil war began more than two years ago....
Tags: Politics, Washington, DC, Bashar Assad, United Nations, Government
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Syrian opposition shake-up falters ahead of peace conference
ReutersBy Khaled Yacoub Oweis ISTANBUL, May 27 (Reuters) - A crisis in Syrian opposition ranks deepened on Monday when a Western and Arab-backed liberal bloc was offered only token representation in the Islamist-dominated Syrian National Coalition. To the...Tags: Politics, Religion and Belief, European Union, Islam, Bashar Assad
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Transparency isn't coming easily to Obama White House
WASHINGTON — The White House decided to release internal emails about the deadly attack on the diplomatic compound in Benghazi, Libya — but only after summaries of the exchanges had leaked. The president's spokesman disclosed details of...Tags: Public Officials, Fox News Channel (tv network), Parties and Movements, Internal Revenue Service, Central Intelligence Agency
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Kerry calls for private investment in West Bank, Gaza
JERUSALEM – U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry on Sunday proposed a $4 billion private-sector economic initiative for the West Bank and Gaza Strip, predicting it would transform the lives of Palestinians but warning it should not be seen as a...
Tags: Palestinian National Authority, Israel, Tony Blair, West Bank
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WRAPUP 3-Syrian opposition resumes tough talks on unity for peace push
Reuters(Adds Kerry, official close to Hezbollah, Lebanon fighting) * Overnight talks fail to broaden coalition composition * Pro-Assad forces intensify battle for Qusair, 22 killed * Advancing with difficulty * Clashing Saudi, Russian agendas muddy peace...Tags: Religion and Belief, Islam, Lebanon, Unrest, Conflicts and War, Saudi Arabia
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France rules out Iran taking part in Syrian peace talks
Reuters* French foreign minister says Iran cannot be part of talks * Fabius says Tehran is involved in Syrian conflict * He is due to meet Russia's Lavrov, U.S. Kerry on Monday By John Irish ABU DHABI, May 25 (Reuters) - France's foreign minister on Saturday...Tags: United Arab Emirates, Tehran (Iran), European Union, Bashar Assad, Iran
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WRAPUP 5-Syrian opposition struggles for unity as battle rages
Reuters* Overnight talks fail to broaden composition of coalition * Pro-Assad forces intensify battle for Qusair * Hezbollah looses 75 fighters in Qusair battle-opposition * Clashing Saudi and Russian agendas muddy outlook for talks (Adds Hezbollah...Tags: Religion and Belief, Islam, Lebanon, Justice and Rights, Unrest, Conflicts and War
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