State Dept: US Received Hamas Letter for Obama

During an official visit to the Gaza Strip yesterday, Senator John Kerry went out of his way to avoid anyone associated with the Hamas government. Yet through a rather convoluted series of events, the former presidential candidate left the Gaza Strip with a letter...

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Netanyahu Calls for Broad Coalition Government

Likud Party leader Benjamin Netanyahu has been charged with the task of attempting to form a coalition government, and while he would be able to piece together a coalition simply with the right-wing parties that supported his leadership bid, he is hoping to attract a...

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Gates: US Might Accept Eventual Truce in Afghanistan

Asked by a Pakistani reporter whether the Swat Valley truce between the Pakistani government and militants could serve as a model for a similar deal in Afghanistan, Secretary of Defense Robert Gates replied that "if there is a reconciliation, if insurgents are willing...

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US Fears Pakistan Deal Will Turn Into Surrender

US envoy Richard Holbrooke says that the Obama Administration is "troubled and confused" by the deal earlier this week to end the fighting in Pakistan's Swat Valley in return for the implementation of aspects of Islamic law in Malakand. "I am concerned, and I know...

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White House Calls for Urgent Action Against Iran

Fresh off the charge that Iran had understated the amount of uranium it had enriched, White House press secretary Robert Gibbs said today that Iran 'continues to renege' on its international obligations and called the nation an "urgent problem that has to be...

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Netanyahu Charged With Forming Next Israeli Govt

Israeli President Shimon Peres has tapped Likud leader Benjamin Netanyahu to make the first attempt to form a coalition government in the wake of last week's elections. The announcement was widely expected after Yisrael Beiteinu leader Avigdor Lieberman endorsed...

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