Posts Tagged ‘foreign-policy’

Obama touts withdrawal in Iraq war. Does he sound like Bush? – Christian Science Monitor

Monday, August 2nd, 2010

msnbc.com Obama touts withdrawal in Iraq war. Does he sound like Bush? Christian Science Monitor Starting with his Iraq war address Monday, President Obama will tout foreign policy progress ahead of midterm elections

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Senate’s top Democrat to introduce scaled-down energy bill – CNN International

Friday, July 23rd, 2010

New York Times (blog) Senate's top Democrat to introduce scaled-down energy bill CNN International Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid, right, speaks to the media Thursday as Sen. John Kerry, D-Massachusetts, looks on. Washington (CNN) — Democrats admit that when it comes to passing comprehensive energy and climate change ..

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Octavia Nasr fired by CNN over tweet praising late ayatollah – The Guardian

Thursday, July 8th, 2010

Ha’aretz Octavia Nasr fired by CNN over tweet praising late ayatollah The Guardian Twitter, with its strict 140-character limit, was never going to be the best medium to make a nuanced point about Middle East politics. But Octavia Nasr gave it a go. The cost was great: Nasr was fired as CNN's senior Middle East editor after 20 years …

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CNN fires journalist for tweeting her praise for Islamic cleric – The Guardian

Thursday, July 8th, 2010

GulfNews CNN fires journalist for tweeting her praise for Islamic cleric The Guardian CNN International has fired one of its senior editors after she published a Twitter message lamenting the death of a Lebanese Shi'ite cleric. The above tweet by Octavia Nasr referred to the Grand Ayatollah Mohammed Hussein Fadlallah, an early mentor of …

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Gates tightens control over military interaction with reporters – CNN

Friday, July 2nd, 2010

UPI.com Gates tightens control over military interaction with reporters CNN By the CNN Wire Staff Washington (CNN) — Defense Secretary Robert Gates on Friday ordered a tightening of controls over military interaction with reporters. “..

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Iran will revise UN nuclear watchdog ties – state media – BBC News

Thursday, June 10th, 2010

CBC.ca Iran will revise UN nuclear watchdog ties – state media BBC News Iran's parliament is to revise relations with the UN nuclear watchdog, following the latest round of UN sanctions, state media says. The announcement by National Security and Foreign Policy Committee head Alaeddin Boroujerdi did not specify what action … US gets tough but not crippling Iran sanctions The Associated Press Congress seeks additional Iran sanctions Ynetnews New UN resolution renews calls for suspending Iran's nuclear enrichment Xinhua Telegraph.co.uk

Ariz. gov going to Washington for council meeting – Seattle Post Intelligencer

Thursday, May 27th, 2010

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New Obama security strategy targets Americans radicalized by al Qaeda – CNN International

Thursday, May 27th, 2010

Telegraph.co.uk New Obama security strategy targets Americans radicalized by al Qaeda CNN International Washington (CNN) — Vowing to continue to “underwrite global security” — but not alone — the Obama administration Thursday released its first National Security Strategy, a 52-page outline of the … Obama security doctrine stresses diplomacy, economy Reuters Barack Obama's same old brand new security strategy The Guardian Obama's plan seeks security through peace The Associated Press LANewsMonitor.com

Obama says diplomacy, military go hand in hand – The Associated Press

Saturday, May 22nd, 2010

Telegraph.co.uk Obama says diplomacy, military go hand in hand The Associated Press WEST POINT, NY — The US must shape a world order as reliant on the force of diplomacy as on the might of its military to lead, President Barack Obama said Saturday as he outlined a foreign policy vision that repudiated the go-it-alone approach forged …

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Clinton Says Pakistan Told of Terror ‘Consequences’ – BusinessWeek

Friday, May 7th, 2010

CBS News Clinton Says Pakistan Told of Terror 'Consequences' BusinessWeek May 7 (Bloomberg) — US officials have told Pakistan it would face “severe consequences” if locally based militants succeeded in attacking the US, Secretary of State Hillary Clinton said in a “60 Minutes” television interview. …

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