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RPT-In Syria's shadow, Iraq violence presents new test for U.S.
Reuters(Repeats with no change in content) By Warren Strobel WASHINGTON, May 25 (Reuters) - Saddled with Middle East problems ranging from Iran to Syria and beyond, President Barack Obama now faces one that is both old and new: Iraq. Unresolved sectarian...Tags: Politics, Religion and Belief, Religious Conflicts, Brookings Institution, International Military Interventions
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In Syria's shadow, Iraq violence presents new test for U.S.
ReutersWASHINGTON (Reuters) - Saddled with Middle East problems ranging from Iran to Syria and beyond, President Barack Obama now faces one that is both old and new: Iraq. Unresolved sectarian tensions, inflamed by the raging civil war in neighboring Syria,...Tags: Politics, Religious Conflicts, Religion and Belief, John McCain, Bombings
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In Benghazi and eyond, fallen workers remembered
Let's take a break from the raging discord that has dominated Washington lately by remembering federal employees who died abroad in service to their country. With so much attention focused on what the government has done wrong, we'll end the week with...Tags: Labor Legislation, Prince George's County, Human Interest, Charles Johnson (football, defensive end), Sean Smith
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Boxing Obama in
Jules WitcoverWASHINGTON -- Greater than the risk of being accused of criminality in the three scandals now gripping the Obama administration is the peril that the president's substantive agenda is being hopelessly knocked off track. The liberal Illinois senator who...Tags: Politics, Human Interest, Mitch McConnell, Government, U.S. Congress
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A year after pact, US trade with Colombia grows while anxiety mounts
McClatchy Washington BureauWASHINGTON At the Colombian Embassy in Washington, Ambassador Carlos Urrutia says there's no doubt that his country's trade deal with the U.S. has paid off: Colombian businesses are sending more socks and cosmetics to California, beet sugar to New York...Tags: New Year's Day, Politics, The Miami Herald, Contracts, Government
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Guillermo Martinez: America losing influence throughout Latin America
Once upon a time, as many fairy tales start, the United States was the prevailing force in Latin America. It had a coherent policy for its southern neighbors, and its opinions mattered to those who governed in the region. Despite President Barack Obama'...Tags: Politics, Venezuela, Jimmy Carter, Cuba, September 11, 2001 Attacks
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The buck stops short
Jules WitcoverWASHINGTON -- In the pell-mell rush in some quarters to equate the IRS scandal with Watergate, a question that featured prominently in the latter is bubbling up. That would be then-Sen. Howard Baker's query about Richard Nixon: "What did the president...Tags: Richard Nixon, Ronald Reagan, Politics, U.S. Department of Justice, Barack Obama
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Obama urged to make economy a bigger, bolder topic
WASHINGTON (AP) — Five months into President Barack Obama's second term, allies and former top aides worry that his overarching goal of economic opportunity has been diminished, partly drowned out by controversies seized upon by Republicans in an...
Tags: Politics, David Axelrod, Government Debt, Denis R. McDonough, Taxation
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Dems' Senate campaigns marked by internal battles
ATLANTA (AP) — Republicans aren't the only ones roiled by internal jostling and recruiting hiccups ahead of next year's midterm elections. Two top-tier Democratic prospects recently bypassed running for Senate seats in Georgia and South Dakota,...
Tags: John Barrow, Politics, Mark Begich, Kay Hagan, Breast Cancer
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Analysis: Shrinking deficit reduces pressure for budget deal
ReutersWASHINGTON (Reuters) - The chances of a deal between Democratic and Republican lawmakers that would overhaul the tax system, trim government spending and reform safety net spending programs appear to be fading. A sudden improvement in the outlook for the...Tags: Politics, Paul Ryan, Government Debt, Social Security, Goldman Sachs Group, Inc.
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RPT-Danger and separation from families changing job of U.S. diplomats
Reuters(Repeats with no change in content) * Ambassador to Yemen faces death threats * More than 1,000 U.S. diplomats at "unaccompanied" posts * Like troops, diplomats can face post-traumatic stress By Susan Cornwell WASHINGTON, May 19 (Reuters) - When...Tags: Islamabad (Pakistan), Politics, Gun Control, Lebanon, Barack Obama
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Washington Notebook: Snowe recalls offer to play Joan of Arc
Portland Press Herald, MaineFormer Maine Sen. Olympia Snowe was all over the media landscape last week promoting her new book, "Fighting for Common Ground: How We Can Fix the Stalemate in Congress." Snowe's suggestions on congressional reforms (among them open primaries and an...Tags: Politics, C-SPAN (tv network), Services and Shopping, Clothing, Bangladesh
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