Abbas in Egypt says no deal yet on Israeli Shalit
Reuters - 53 minutes agoPalestinian President Mahmoud Abbas said on Wednesday there was no deal for now between Israel and the Islamist group Hamas on freeing an Israeli soldier held in Gaza.
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Can Governments Become More Democratic?
KCET Los Angeles - Tue Dec 8, 10:49 am ETEditor's Note: This is part three of TTLA 's four-part archival conversation with RAND's Dalia Dassa Kaye. Here's the link to last Friday's part one and Monday's part two .* TTLA: Is the audience for your report domestic, international, or both? And as a follow-up, can the current governments in the six countries you studied adopt more democratic means? Or will there have to be changes in ...
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Obama's Afghanistan Policy: Separating Taliban, al-Qaeda
Time.com via Yahoo! News - Mon Dec 7, 5:25 am ETObama's foreign policy takes a narrower view of American power -- we can't fight everyone all at once
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War and rhetoric: Et tu, Obama?
Online Journal - Tue Dec 8, 1:10 am ETAt long last we find ourselves not needing to give President Barack Obama any more rope with which to hang himself.
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Obama and the same old Bush lies, for the same reasons
Online Journal - Tue Dec 8, 1:09 am ETThe war in Afghanistan is being escalated on false pretenses. There is zero chance to “win” the war with the “new” (which is the same old failed) strategy and everybody involved with it knows it.
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Shalit negotiations hit snag
JTA - Sun Dec 6, 7:51 am ETJERUSALEM (JTA) -- Negotiations between Hamas and Israel to release kidnapped IDF soldier Gilad Shalit have hit a significant snag, according to news reports.
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World Bank gives Palestinian Authority $64 million
Newsday - Sun Dec 6, 3:28 pm ETWorld Bank gives Palestinian Authority $64 million to help it prepare for statehood
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EU proposes Jerusalem as shared capital
WashingtonTV - Tue Dec 8, 3:07 pm ETWashington, 8 December (WashingtonTV)—European Union foreign ministers on Tuesday urged Israel and the Palestinians to make Jerusalem their shared capital, as part of a negotiated peace.
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EXTRA: Israel: EU statement does not contribute to peace talks
EARTHtimes.org - Tue Dec 8, 9:31 am ETJerusalem - Israel criticized the European Union foreign ministers statement of Tuesday, charging the bloc was ignorning Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas' refusal to revive peace talks. The statement ignores the principle obstacle to achieving a ...
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Shalit documentary loses to ‘Big Brother’
JTA - Tue Dec 8, 8:28 am ETJERUSALEM (JTA) -- A film about the family of a captured Israeli soldier's efforts to secure his release was watched by half the number of people who tuned in to the Israeli version of Big Brother.
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Gaylord prize goes to NY columnist
Tulsa World - Tue Dec 8, 3:41 am ETThe New York Times columnist and Pulitzer Prize winner Thomas L. Friedman received the Gaylord Prize for Excellence in Journalism and Mass Communication on Monday.
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Report: Shalit negotiator arrives in Gaza
UPI - Mon Dec 7, 2:07 pm ETGAZA, Dec. 7 (UPI) -- A German negotiator working on a deal to free kidnapped Israeli soldier Gilad Shalit has arrived in Gaza, al-Jazeera reported Monday.
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Report: Yemen refuses to receive Iran's foreign minister
EARTHtimes.org - Sun Dec 6, 10:17 am ETSana'a - Yemen on Sunday refused for a second time to receive the Iran's Foreign Minister Manouchehr Mottaki, amid growing tensions between the two countries, according to a media report. Al Arabiya TV reported on its website that the refusal came ag...
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Azamara Cruises Becomes 'Azamara Club Cruises'
PR Newswire via Yahoo! Finance - Tue Dec 8, 11:00 am ETMIAMI , Dec. 8 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Azamara Cruises â the two-ship brand launched in 2007 with the 694-guest Azamara Journey and sister ship Azamara Quest â today became "Azamara Club Cruises," with a newly refined focus, and a series of new attributes designed for upmarket, experienced travelers. "This isn't a strategy of going 'from good to great'," said Azamara Club Cruises President ...
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Lebanon thwarts attack on UNIFIL
UPI - Mon Dec 7, 5:59 pm ETBEIRUT, Lebanon, Dec. 7 (UPI) -- The Lebanese military said it thwarted a militant attack on members of the U.N. peacekeeping mission deployed in the south of the country.
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Iran And The Bad Plan
Strategy Page - Tue Dec 8, 5:04 am ETDecember 8, 2009: In late November, Iran conducted a five day exercise to see how well its air and ground forces could defend against an air attack. The results were not what they expected.
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ADL: EU Conclusions on Middle East Peace “Deeply Flawed and Counterproductive”
PRWeb via Yahoo! News - Tue Dec 8, 3:07 pm ETThe Anti-Defamation League (ADL) today criticized the conclusions on the Middle East Peace Process adopted by foreign ministers at the meeting of the Foreign Affairs Council of the European Union, calling them “deeply flawed, based on a distorted view of the current situation and counterproductive to moving the peace process forward.”
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New York Times columnist Thomas L. Friedman awarded the Gaylord Prize
The Oklahoman - Tue Dec 8, 12:06 am ETNew York Times columnist and Pulitzer Prize winner Thomas L. Friedman was awarded Monday the Gaylord Prize for Excellence in Journalism and Mass Communication.The $25,000 prize was established by the University of Oklahoma Gaylord College of Journalism and Mass Communication and is funded by an endowment by the Edward L. Gaylord family. The honor was presented at a luncheon at the Sheraton ...
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Scene Setting: What's going on around you today
Tulsa World - Tue Dec 8, 3:37 am ETDawn Welch, who transformed the Rock Cafe in Stroud back into a national landmark — and got herself immortalized in the movie "Cars" as a result — will be in Tulsa to sign copies of her first cookbook, "Dollars to Donuts," beginning at 7 p.m. Tuesday at Borders, 2740 E. 21st St.
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Police fire tear gas at protestors, tighten security - 2nd Update
EARTHtimes.org - Mon Dec 7, 4:47 am ETTehran - Police fired tear gas against protestors near Tehran University Monday, trying to quell demonstrations against President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, witnesses said. The witnesses also reported clashes between supporters and opponents of the preside...
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Israeli Terrorism Indictment Made Public
OfficialWire - Tue Dec 8, 2:57 am ETA gag order was removed Monday from the indictment of three Israeli Arabs on terror-related charges involving the Muslim Brotherhood, documents show.
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