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Senate panel approves Kerry's nomination as Secretary of State
The Associated PressThe Senate Foreign Relations Committee on Tuesday swiftly and unanimously approved President Barack Obama’s choice of Sen. John Kerry to succeed Hillary Rodham Clinton as secretary of state. By voice vote, the panel approved the nomination of the...Tags: Libya, Bob Menendez, Libyan No-Fly Zone (2011), Democratic Party, Condoleezza Rice
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Obama, Afghan leader agree to speed military transition
Associated PressPresident Barack Obama and Afghan President Hamid Karzai said Friday they have agreed to speed up slightly the schedule for moving Afghanistan's security forces into the lead across the country, with U.S. troops shifting fully to a support role. The...Tags: Elections, Armed Conflicts, Martin Dempsey, NATO, Chuck Hagel
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Obama chooses Hagel for defense secretary, Brennan to head CIA
Associated PressDespite Republican misgivings, President Barack Obama announced Monday he will nominate former GOP Sen. Chuck Hagel as his next defense secretary, calling him “the leader our troops deserve.” He also chose White House counterterrorism...Tags: U.S. Military, Defense, Lobbying, Israel, Iran
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Time to act, Obama declares, taking oath second time
The Associated PressTurning the page on years of war and recession, President Barack Obama summoned a divided nation Monday to act with “passion and dedication” to broaden equality and prosperity at home, nurture democracy around the world and combat global...Tags: Minority Groups, Chuck Hagel, Government, Gays and Lesbians, Hartford (Hartford, Connecticut)
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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: Elections, Libya, Crime, Law and Justice, Ileana Ros-Lehtinen, Al-Qaeda
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Letters to the Editor - Nov. 28
JFK 50 Mile once again a world-class event To the editor: Thank You Herald-Mail, Washington County, volunteers and Mr. (Mike) Spinnler. The newspaper and media coverage was outstanding and very well-received by the community and the many visitors...Tags: Elections, Tea Party Movement, Karl Rove, Scott P. Brown, Susan Rice
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Mail Call - Sept. 7
“I’d like to compliment the town of Williamsport on the hanging baskets and huge arrangements of flowers in the large vases on the sidewalk in downtown Williamsport. It adds so much. It’s really a joy to drive down Conococheague Street....Tags: Elections, Republican Party, Mitt Romney, Crime, Law and Justice, Government
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U.S. condemns 'appalling' violence in Libya
Associated PressThe Obama administration on Tuesday condemned "appalling" violence in Libya, where security forces unleashed a bloody crackdown on protesters demanding the ouster of longtime leader Moammar Gadhafi. "This violence is completely unacceptable," Secretary...Tags: Elections, Libya, Defense, Ileana Ros-Lehtinen, Libyan No-Fly Zone (2011)
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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...
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Dempsey slams Russia for giving Syria anti-ship missiles, says they'll 'prolong the suffering'
Associated PressWASHINGTON (AP) — The Obama administration denounced Russia on Friday for providing Syrian President Bashar Assad's regime with anti-ship missiles, saying the weapons would only worsen a war that Washington and Moscow have been promising to work...Tags: Defense, Martin Dempsey, Moscow (Russia), Chuck Hagel, Military Equipment
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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: Internal Revenue Service, Elections, Lewis Libby, Hurricane Katrina (2005), Taxation
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Syrian ex-minister leads team planning for reconstruction of war-ravaged country
Associated PressBEIRUT (AP) — A six-member U.N. team led by a former Syrian planning minister is drawing up a comprehensive postwar reconstruction plan even as the country's civil war rages on with no apparent end in sight. A joint U.S.-Russian push to bring...Tags: Upstream Oil and Gas Activities, Government, Wars and Interventions, Separation of Church and State, Reconstruction
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