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Kerry downplays government advances in Syria ahead of talks
AMMAN, Jordan — U.S. Secretary of State John F. Kerry on Wednesday downplayed recent battlefield advances by Syria's military, saying they do not signal that the government of President Bashar Assad is gaining the upper hand against rebel forces...
Tags: White House, Bashar Assad, National Government, Politics, Government
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Kerry downplays Syria government's gains
AMMAN, Jordan — Recent battlefield advances by the Syrian military against U.S.-backed rebels are "very temporary" and do not signal that the government of President Bashar Assad is gaining the upper hand, Secretary of State John F. Kerry said...Tags: Bashar Assad, White House, Peace Negotiations, National Government, Unrest, Conflicts and War
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Report raises concern about religious freedoms around the world
newsalerts@ky3.comWASHINGTON, DC-- The State Department says safeguarding religious freedom around the world is a matter of national security importance to the United States. The department has issued a new report on international religious freedom. The State Department...Tags: Freedom of Religion, Crime, Law and Justice, Justice and Rights, Civil Rights, Religion and Belief
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Top item on Obama's agenda: damage control
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 IRS' targeting...Tags: White House, Central Intelligence Agency, Ronald Reagan, Immigration Reform Legislation (2013), Democratic Party
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The Week Ahead: Myanmar mends, Africa ascends, cinema celebrates
Architect of exiting autocracy invited to the White House Monday, May 20 -- Myanmar President Thein Sein’s visit to Washington symbolically celebrates his nation’s embrace of democracy and the rule of law after half a century of...
Tags: White House, Heads of State, Religion and Belief, Government, Burma
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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, Russia, Taliban, Wars and Interventions, United Nations
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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: White House, Barack Obama, Executive Branch, Government, FEMA
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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: White House, Richard Nixon, Central Intelligence Agency, Parties and Movements, Tea Party Movement
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Global Voices: Palestinian quest for statehood a moving target
In the 65 years since the creation of Israel and the scattering of millions of Palestinians from their historic homeland, hope of resolving the core crisis of the Middle East has risen to joyous pinnacles like Camp David and crashed into despair with...Tags: Peace Negotiations, Nobel Prize Awards, International Monetary Fund, Palestinian National Authority, United Nations
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Palestinians mark 'nakba,' losses sustained in 1948 war
RAMALLAH, West Bank -- Palestinians held rallies and protests Wednesday to commemorate 65 years of what has come to be known as the “nakba,” or catastrophe, a reference to their displacement in the first Arab-Israeli war in 1948. Thousands...
Tags: Palestinian National Authority, Unrest, Conflicts and War, Mahmoud Abbas, West Bank, Israel
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A closer look at some of Obama's more memorable speeches
As President Barack Obama starts his second term, scholars will begin making note of some of his most memorable speeches and public remarks that might mark his presidency and his two successful campaigns. Recognizing that the list will change, and there...Tags: White House, Interior Policy, Gun Control, Racism, Personal Weapon Control
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U.S.-Russia 'reset' thwarted by Syrian war, spy scandal
Just when it seemed that Russia was poised to collaborate with Western powers on a new peace mission for Syria, a spy scandal has erupted to revive Cold War-era mistrust and division. Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov and U.S. Secretary of State...Tags: Boston Marathon Bombing (2013), Bashar Assad, Vladimir Putin, Central Intelligence Agency, Wars and Interventions
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