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    Jun 5, 2013 |Story| Reuters

  1. U.S. lawmakers in new drive to slash Iran's oil sales to a trickle

    Reuters
    By Jonathan Leff and Timothy Gardner NEW YORK/WASHINGTON, June 6 (Reuters) - U.S. lawmakers are embarking this summer on a campaign to deal a deeper blow to Iran's diminishing oil exports, and while they are still working out the details, analysts say...

    Tags: Crime, Law and Justice, Iran's Nuclear Program, Tehran (Iran), Barack Obama, Defense Equipment

    2. May 25, 2013 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  2. Ryan Crocker says U.S. is fumbling on Iran's nuclear program

    WASHINGTON — Ryan Crocker has long been viewed as America's indispensable diplomat in the Muslim world. President George W. Bush named him ambassador to Iraq in 2007 to rescue a failing policy, and four years later, President Obama dispatched him to...

    Tags: Iran's Nuclear Program, Tehran (Iran), Religion and Belief, Barack Obama, Nuclear Policy

    3. May 23, 2013 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  3. Obama puts restrictions on drone program

    WASHINGTON — Reining back the aggressive counter-terrorism strategy he has embraced for five years, President Obama declared clear, public restrictions for the first time on using unmanned aircraft to kill terrorists, a shift likely to significantly reduce U.S. drone strikes in Pakistan and elsewhere.
    WASHINGTON — Reining back the aggressive counter-terrorism strategy he has embraced for five years, President Obama declared clear, public restrictions for the first time on using unmanned aircraft to kill terrorists, a shift likely to significantly...

    Tags: Guantanamo Bay Detention Camp, Crime, Law and Justice, Civil Rights, Barack Obama, U.S. Department of State

    4. May 11, 2013 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  4. 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.
    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: Crime, Law and Justice, Lindsey O. Graham, Barack Obama, Unrest, Conflicts and War, John Kerry

    5. Apr 26, 2013 |Story| Reuters

  5. Boston bombing suspect in prison, brother's body unclaimed

    BOSTON (Reuters) - The surviving suspect in last week's Boston Marathon bombing was moved to a prison medical center outside Boston on Friday, while the body of his older brother who died in a shootout with police remained unclaimed, officials said.
    Reuters
    BOSTON (Reuters) - The surviving suspect in last week's Boston Marathon bombing was moved to a prison medical center outside Boston on Friday, while the body of his older brother who died in a shootout with police remained unclaimed, officials said....

    Tags: Ed Royce, The Boston Globe, Sports, Dzhokhar Tsarnaev

    6. May 1, 2013 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  6. Bolivia, angered by Kerry, says it is ejecting U.S. aid agency

    <em>This post has been updated. Please see the notes below for details.</em>
    This post has been updated. Please see the notes below for details. Bolivian President Evo Morales declared Wednesday he was expelling the U.S. Agency for International Development from the country, accusing the aid agency of conspiring against his...

    Tags: Relief and Aid Organizations, Mexico, U.S. Department of State, Los Angeles Times, Evo Morales

    7. Apr 25, 2013 |Story| Coastline Pilot

  7. Our Laguna: Rohrabacher makes the rounds

    "Getting to Know You" has been U.S. Rep. Dana Rohrabacher's theme song since new areas were added last year to the 48th District that he represents. Last weekend, he lunched with the Laguna Beach Rotary Club on Friday at Aliso Creek Inn and brunched...

    Tags: Elections, Republican Party, Barack Obama, Ronald Reagan, Immigration

    8. Apr 15, 2013 |Story| Petoskey News

  8. Obama: Unclear who is responsible for explosions

    WASHINGTON (AP) &mdash; A stony-faced President Barack Obama declared that those responsible for the explosions at the <span style="color: red;">Boston</span> Marathon "will feel the full weight of justice," but he urged a nervous nation not to jump to conclusions. Top lawmakers declared the deadly incident an act of terrorism, and a White House official said it was being treated that way.
    WASHINGTON (AP) — A stony-faced President Barack Obama declared that those responsible for the explosions at the Boston Marathon "will feel the full weight of justice," but he urged a nervous nation not to jump to conclusions. Top lawmakers declared...

    Tags: Crime, Law and Justice, Boston Marathon, Republican Party, Barack Obama, U.S. House Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence

    9. Mar 21, 2013 |Column| Orlando Sentinel

  9. On Syria, Iraq's shadow is long

    WASHINGTON -- This week's 10th anniversary of the Iraq War passed quietly, and that's not a bad thing.
    WASHINGTON -- This week's 10th anniversary of the Iraq War passed quietly, and that's not a bad thing. Most Americans have no wish to celebrate the war, fought under false pretenses to a costly and ambiguous end. But in Washington this week there are...

    Tags: Crime, Law and Justice, Witnesses, Republican Party, Unrest, Conflicts and War, Iraq War (2003-2011)

    10. Mar 18, 2013 |Story| South Florida Sun-Sentinel

  10. Frankel pushes bill to bolster embassy security

    Democratic Rep. Lois Frankel on Monday jumped on board a bill introduced by Republican colleague Trey Radel of Fort Myers that would allow the State Department to consider factors other than low cost when awarding security contracts at U.S. embassies in...

    Tags: U.S. Congress, U.S. Department of State, Hillary Clinton, Benghazi

    11. Jan 4, 2013 |Story| South Florida Sun-Sentinel

  11. Frankel named to Foreign Affairs panel

    U.S. Rep. Lois Frankel, D-West Palm Beach, was named to the House Foreign Affairs Committee on Friday.
    Sun Sentinel
    U.S. Rep. Lois Frankel, D-West Palm Beach, was named to the House Foreign Affairs Committee on Friday. Frankel, who was sworn in Thursday to represent parts of Broward and Palm Beach counties, said the Foreign Affairs panel would "allow me to work on...

    Tags: West Palm Beach, Ileana Ros-Lehtinen, Ted Deutch, U.S. Department of State, Boca Raton

    12. Jan 23, 2013 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  12. On Benghazi, blame the bureaucracy

    In testimony before the House Foreign Affairs Committee on Wednesday, Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton will resume the fraught conversation about what exactly took place at the American consulate in Benghazi, Libya, last year on Sept. 11. Members of Congress have made it clear they will focus on how the events, which led to the deaths of the U.S. ambassador and three other Americans, were characterized in the hours and days that followed.
    In testimony before the House Foreign Affairs Committee on Wednesday, Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton will resume the fraught conversation about what exactly took place at the American consulate in Benghazi, Libya, last year on Sept. 11. Members...

    Tags: Susan Rice, Elections, Osama bin Laden, Hillary Clinton, Pakistan

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