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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. 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: Scott Perry, Witnesses, International Military Interventions, Justice System, Juan Vargas
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Plots and clots
WASHINGTON -- The new year began not with a cannonball off the fiscal cliff but with an outbreak of conspiratorial cynicism. This time it's Secretary of State Hillary Clinton, whose fall and concussion, followed by a blood clot between her brain and...
Tags: Hillary Clinton, Susan Rice, Viral Diseases and Infections, Republican Party, Benghazi
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Berman draws on D.C. insiders to boost self, slam rival Sherman
PolitiCalRep. Howard Berman has found some help among Washington insider organizations in his election battle with fellow Democratic Rep. Brad Sherman.... -
Cuba lifts 'exit visa' requirement for its citizens
World NowMEXICO CITY -- The Cuban government announced Tuesday that it plans to rescind the requirement that its citizens obtain exit visas in order to travel abroad, generating hope on the island that a longstanding bureaucratic hindrance to their freedom of... -
Berman enlists former diplomats to refute Sherman's criticism of trips
PolitiCalRep. Howard Berman announced backing from former secretaries of State George P. Shultz and Madeleine Albright. Berman's rival for a San Fernando Valley congressional district seat, fellow Democratic Rep. Brad Sherman, has been critical of Berman's... -
U.S., allies girding for worst-case scenario with Syria's WMD
World NowGlobal Focus: During a week that witnessed deadly artillery exchanges between Syria and Turkey and a tense showdown over a plane purportedly ferrying munitions from Russia, the arrival of 150 U.S. troops in Jordan was likely to be viewed as token... -
Berman goes negative on Sherman with new website
PolitiCalRep. Howard Berman on Tuesday launched a campaign website slamming fall election rival and fellow Democratic Rep. Brad Sherman. Berman also recently made some changes at the top of his campaign staff.... -
U.S. moves to increase sanctions on Iran
World NowThe Obama administration and Congress each moved Tuesday to further penalize on Iran for its disputed nuclear program. Scrambling on an issue that has been gaining visibility in the election campaign, House and Senate leaders prepared for a final vote... -
Longtime Ventura County congressman Elton Gallegly will retire
L.A. NOWLongtime Ventura County Congressman Elton Gallegly announced Saturday that he won't seek reelection when his current term ends, thereby turning the newly configured 26th Congressional District into a wide open race.... -
CORRECTED-U.S. to rigorously enforce gold ban on Iran -Treasury official
Reuters(Corrects committee name in fourth paragraph) WASHINGTON, May 15 (Reuters) - The United States will rigorously enforce "without fear or fail" sanctions starting on July 1 that ban governments or private companies from selling gold to Iran, a top Treasury...Tags: Iran, Politics, Turkey, U.S. Department of the Treasury, Iran's Nuclear Program
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Congressman discusses Israel trip
Congressman Ted Deutch, who represents areas of both Broward County and Palm Beach County, recently returned from a high level trip to Israel with other members of Congress where he met with Israeli and Palestinian leadership. "I was with a group of...Tags: Mahmoud Abbas, Travel, Religion and Belief, Benjamin Netanyahu, Politics
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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. Less noticed was that the California Democrat wasn't urging deeper military involvement...
Tags: Harry Reid, Justice System, Carl Levin, U.S. Senate Select Committee on Intelligence, Rebellions
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