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Berman draws on D.C. insiders to boost self, slam rival Sherman
It's always nice when you can get others to make your points for you, and Rep. Howard Berman has found some help among Washington insider organizations in his election battle with fellow Democratic Rep. Brad Sherman. Foreign Policy magazine's website has...
Tags: Hillary Clinton, Jean Merl, Primaries, MSNBC (tv network), Democratic Party
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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, Miami Beach, Bashar Assad, Wars and Interventions, 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: Justice System, U.S. Senate Select Committee on Intelligence, Wars and Interventions, Crime, Law and Justice, White House
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Bolivia, angered by Kerry, says it is ejecting U.S. aid agency
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: John Kerry, Evo Morales, Politics, Government, National Government
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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: Immigration, Illegal Immigrants, Politics, Barack Obama, White House
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Obama: Unclear who is responsible for explosions
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: Federal Aviation Administration, Robert Mueller, Janet Napolitano, Boston Marathon, U.S. Senate Select Committee on Intelligence
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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: Ileana Ros-Lehtinen, Juan Vargas, Justice System, Bashar Assad, Wars and Interventions
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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: Hillary Clinton, Benghazi, U.S. Congress, U.S. Department of State
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Frankel named to Foreign Affairs panel
Sun SentinelU.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: Palm Beach (Palm Beach, Florida), Ted Deutch, Ileana Ros-Lehtinen, Iran, West Palm Beach
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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...
Tags: Library of Congress, David Petraeus, Benghazi, Politics, Osama bin Laden
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Rep. Vargas tapped for House foreign affairs, agriculture committees
Rep. Juan Vargas, D-Chula Vista, was appointed to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs and the House Committee on Agriculture earlier this month, according to a press release from his office. He was confirmed to serve on the Foreign Affairs...Tags: Juan Vargas, Personal Income, U.S. House Committee on Agriculture, Agriculture, Science and Technology
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Clinton, testifying on Benghazi attack, says U.S. beefing up embassy security
Associated PressSecretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton delivered fiery rejoinders Wednesday to Republican critics of the Obama administration’s handling of the deadly attack on a U.S. mission in Benghazi, facing off with lawmakers who included potential 2016...Tags: Justice System, Christopher Stevens, Crime, Law and Justice, U.S. Department of State, U.S. Elections
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