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July 2, 2012, 11:25 am
By
Julian Pecquet
Sen. Mary Landrieu (D-La.) has arrived in Guatemala on her fourth congressional trip in the past two years to spark progress on stalled adoption cases. While U.S. adoptions from the Central American nation used to be commonplace, Guatemala banned the practice in 2008 following reports of corruption and other illegal practices. The ban has left some 350 adoptions in limbo, and Landrieu, the founding co-chairwoman of the Congressional Coalition on Adoption, has taken the lead in trying to resolve them.
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July 2, 2012, 9:30 am
By
Libyan legislative candidate adviser Fowzi Amar Allolaki
Guest Commentary Revolutions are inherently chaotic, and their precise outcome is impossible to predict. Made up of a quick and inevitably violent succession of events, they result in radical and sweeping changes — hopefully for the better.
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July 1, 2012, 2:05 pm
By
Meghashyam Mali
The administration hopes the move pressures Iran to "pursue substantive negotiations" over its nuclear program.
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June 30, 2012, 7:00 pm
By
Meghashyam Mali
The White House offered condolences Saturday after the death of former Israeli Prime Minister Yitzhak Shamir at 96. “Yitzhak Shamir dedicated his life to the State of Israel. From his days working for Israel's independence to his service as Prime Minister, he strengthened Israel's security and advanced the partnership between the United States and Israel,” said a statement from the White House press secretary. “Our thoughts and prayers are with his family and the people of Israel."
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June 30, 2012, 11:13 am
By
Amie Parnes
The White House withdrew the nomination of Timothy Broas, who was nominated by President Obama for the ambassadorship of the Netherlands.
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June 30, 2012, 7:19 am
By
Julian Pecquet
Clinton says the talks could “provide an opportunity to make real progress,” but few in Washington expect a diplomatic breakthrough.
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June 29, 2012, 6:23 pm
By
Carlo Munoz
The Pentagon does not see Turkey's recent military buildup along its border with Syria as a precursor to war between the neighboring countries, Defense Secretary Leon Panetta said on Friday.
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June 29, 2012, 4:57 pm
By
Julian Pecquet
The confirmation of Derek Mitchell caps off the Obama administration's decision to restore full diplomatic relations with the country.
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June 29, 2012, 3:50 pm
By
Carlo Munoz
Military leaders in Tehran have begun to outfit Iranian warships patrolling the Straits of Hormuz with short-range missiles, a sign that tensions along the highly-contested waterway could be coming to a head once again.
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June 29, 2012, 3:15 pm
By
Jeremy Herb
A group of defense analysts told the House Armed Services
Committee on Friday that the plan to reduce the size of the Afghanistan National
Security Forces (ANSF) to 230,000 was misguided, urging the Obama administration and
NATO to change course. The analysts, Max Boot of the Council on Foreign Relations,
Michael O’Hanlon of the Brookings Institution and former Army Vice Chief of
Staff retired Gen. Jack Keane, all said that the added cost of maintaining the
ANSF force at 350,000 beyond 2014 was worth the expense to keep things from
deteriorating once NATO troops are mostly gone.
“I mean, this makes no sense,” Keane said of the reduction, planned to occur by 2016. “How can we expect the ANSF to protect the people
with one-third less force only a year after we almost zero-out the U.S.-NATO
force of 100,000?
“Why, after all these years of investing, would we gut that
force and put the entire security mission at risk?” he said.
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