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Damage control again
Jules WitcoverWASHINGTON -- 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...Tags: U.S. Senate, Washington, DC, Jimmy Carter, Richard Nixon, Wars and Interventions
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Syria's Assad dubious of U.S.-Russia peace initiative
BEIRUT — Syrian President Bashar Assad has expressed skepticism that a planned U.S.-Russian peace conference could help stop the bloodshed in his country, according to an interview published Saturday in an Argentine newspaper. The Syrian leader...
Tags: Bashar Assad, Rebellions, National Government, Terrorism, Government
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Nigeria bombs Islamists, U.S. sounds alarm
ReutersMAIDUGURI, Nigeria (Reuters) - Nigerian warplanes struck militant camps in the northeast on Friday in a major push against an Islamist insurgency, drawing a sharp warning from the United States to respect human rights and not harm civilians. Troops...Tags: Civil Rights, Butterfly Ballots, Nigeria, Armed Forces, Chad
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Kerry to attend Syria talks on May 22, visit Mideast, Africa
ReutersWASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry will attend talks on Syria in Amman on Wednesday, the State Department said, as major powers try to bring the Syrian government and opposition to peace talks in June. Kerry's visit is part of a...Tags: Government, Israel, Politics, African Union, Jerusalem (Israel)
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Obama seeks to cut Afghan war spending by 10 pct
ReutersBy Mark Felsenthal WASHINGTON, May 17 (Reuters) - President Barack Obama on Friday trimmed his funding request for the war in Afghanistan and other overseas operations by 10 percent, reflecting his plans to wind down the U.S. presence in that country....Tags: U.S. Congress, Afghanistan, War in Afghanistan (2001-present), Washington, DC, Barack Obama
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Obama seeks to cut Afghan war spending by 10 percent
ReutersWASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Barack Obama on Friday trimmed his funding request for the war in Afghanistan and other overseas operations by 10 percent, reflecting his plans to wind down the U.S. presence in that country. The president asked for $79.4...Tags: U.S. Congress, Wars and Interventions, Afghanistan, September 11, 2001 Attacks, White House
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Obama's 'Katrina moment'
It has been a rough week or so for the Obama administration. From Benghazi to the tapping of reporters' phones to the IRS admitting that it targeted conservative groups for extra scrutiny, the press is in a frenzy, and many are questioning President...
Tags: U.S. Department of State, Hurricane Katrina (2005), U.S. Senate, C. Ray Nagin, Government
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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: U.S. Congress, Bashar Assad, The New York Times, Manufacturing and Engineering, Missile Systems
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Russia says Iran must take part in proposed Syria talks
ReutersMOSCOW (Reuters) - Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said Iran must take part in a proposed international conference to end Syria's civil war, but that Western states wanted to limit the participants and possibly predetermine the outcome of the...Tags: Bashar Assad, Iran, Television Industry, Free Syrian Army, Wars and Interventions
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Israel to authorize four West Bank settler outposts
ReutersJERUSALEM (Reuters) - Israel plans to declare legal four unauthorized West Bank settler outposts, a court document showed on Thursday, days before U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry returns to the region to try to restart peace talks. Israel has been...Tags: Government, Israel, Politics, Mahmoud Abbas, Israeli Settlements
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Erdogan says will go ahead with Gaza visit
ReutersWASHINGTON, May 16 (Reuters) - Turkish Prime Minister Tayyip Erdogan said at the White House on Thursday that he intends to go ahead with a planned trip to the Gaza Strip next month despite pressure from the United States to delay it. "I place a lot of...Tags: White House, West Bank, Turkey, Washington, DC, Barack Obama
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Voice of the People, May. 17
High scandals This is in response to "Obama and overreach; Americans see evidence of truth-shading, arrogance and intrusion" (Editorial, May 15). There is no doubt that the Obama administration is suffering through an embarrassing scandal at the IRS....Tags: Parties and Movements, U.S. Department of State, Tea Party Movement, Environmental Politics, Taxation
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