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Kerry meets Israelis, Palestinians in bid to revive talks
ReutersJERUSALEM (Reuters) - U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry held separate talks with Israeli and Palestinian officials on Thursday and acknowledged there was considerable skepticism that the two sides would resume peace negotiations. There were no signs...Tags: Israeli Settlements, Peace Negotiations, Judaism, Religion and Belief, Israel
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RPT-Switching from scandals, Obama to address drones and Guantanamo
Reuters(Repeats with no change in content) By Jeff Mason WASHINGTON, May 23 (Reuters) - President Barack Obama will seek to draw attention away from a series of domestic scandals with a speech on Thursday that defends the U.S. use of drones abroad and lays out...Tags: Jay Carney, White House, Public Officials, Unrest, Conflicts and War, Al-Qaeda
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Obama may limit drone use, discuss Guantanamo in major speech
ReutersWASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Barack Obama will vow on Thursday to be more open to the public about the U.S. fight against terrorism and may lay out limits for the use of lethal drones abroad while sketching a vision for closing the military prison...Tags: Jay Carney, White House, Al-Qaeda, Washington, DC, Unrest, Conflicts and War
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Fourth American fatality by U.S. drones disclosed
WASHINGTON — As President Obama prepared to deliver a major speech on national security Thursday, his administration acknowledged for the first time that it had killed four U.S. citizens — one more than previously known — in drone...
Tags: White House, Al-Qaeda, Fox News Channel (tv network), Unrest, Conflicts and War, Washington, DC
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Explanations needed
I do not see how Obama can be an effective president until he and others in his administration come clean with Congress and the American people. It will be extremely difficult for him to promote any of his second-term agenda until we receive answers to...Tags: Jay Carney, Internal Revenue Service, South Whitehall Township, Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, Immigration
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Iran pushes ahead with nuclear plant that worries West
ReutersVIENNA (Reuters) - Iran is pressing ahead with the construction of a research reactor that Western experts say could eventually produce plutonium for a nuclear weapon if Tehran decides to make one, a U.N. report showed on Wednesday. In another...Tags: Iran's Nuclear Program, Iran, Unrest, Conflicts and War, Iraq, Explosions
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U.S. probe of Benghazi attack focused on more than five suspects
ReutersWASHINGTON, May 22 (Reuters) - An investigation of the attacks on the American diplomatic mission and nearby annex in Benghazi, Libya, last year is looking at more than five potential suspects, a U.S. national security source said on Wednesday. The...Tags: FBI, U.S. Department of Justice, Police Investigations, Crime, Law and Justice, Libya
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Maine pipeline eyes plan to ship Canada oil sands crude
Reuters* Maine pipeline plan hinges on flows to Montreal * Recent spills inflame Canadian oil debate * Towns oppose oil sands, line passes through tourist zone By Dave Sherwood SOUTH PORTLAND, Maine, May 22 (Reuters) - The little-known operator of a pipeline...Tags: Montreal (Canada), Enbridge Incorporated, Suncor Energy Incorporated, Kinder Morgan Incorporated, Upstream Oil and Gas Activities
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Iran has boosted uranium enrichment capacity, report says
WASHINGTON -- Iran further increased its uranium enrichment capacity in the last three months, yet it also limited its progress in certain sensitive areas of its disputed nuclear program in an apparent attempt to avoid risking retaliation from Israel or...Tags: Iran's Nuclear Program, United Nations, Iran, Nuclear Policy, Israel
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U.S. House votes to force approval of Keystone pipeline
ReutersWASHINGTON (Reuters) - The House of Representatives approved a bill as expected on Wednesday declaring that a presidential permit was not needed to approve the Canada-to-Nebraska leg of the Keystone XL oil pipeline, a move that would take a decision on...Tags: White House, U.S. House of Representatives, Washington, DC, Petroleum Industry, Barack Obama
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Chief judge of DC federal court apologizes for delay in unsealing documents in leak case
Associated PressWASHINGTON (AP) — A federal judge apologized Wednesday for an 18-month delay in unsealing documents in a case involving an alleged leak of classified information to a reporter. The documents include two warrants and related materials for the...Tags: FBI, Washington, DC, Fox News Channel (tv network), Crime, Law and Justice, News Media
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Welcome mat out for gay, lesbian travelers
At the kickoff of the International Gay & Lesbian Travel Association's annual convention this month, that organization's strides — not to mention the entire nation's — were no more clear than on a simple United Airlines banner beside the...
Tags: United Air Lines, Hotels and Accommodations, Willis Tower, Travel, Trips and Vacations
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