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  • Clinton chides NATO ally Turkey on rights curbs Sunday, July 17, 2011 @ 7:13AMSpeaking politely but firmly about the moderate Muslim nation, Clinton said the recent arrests of dozens of journalists and curbs placed on religious freedom were “inconsistent” with Turkey’s economic and political progress.
  • Obama welcomes Dalai Lama, to China’s anger Sunday, July 17, 2011 @ 5:58AMWASHINGTON: US President Barack Obama on Saturday defied warnings from China and welcomed the Dalai Lama to the White House, urging respect for human rights and cultural traditions in Tibet.
  • Letters to the editor: Ivy League failures Sunday, July 17, 2011 @ 4:00AMIvy League failures
  • Tough times for America’s enemies Sunday, July 17, 2011 @ 1:27AMNo reasonable person would claim these are the best of times for the United States, but Americans can take some comfort in knowing that times are even tougher for some of the world’s most rabid anti-American figures.
  • Obama meets Dalai Lama despite China warnings Saturday, July 16, 2011 @ 11:48PMUS President Barack Obama yesterday received Tibet’s exiled spiritual leader the Dalai Lama for talks choreographed to be as low-key as possible, defying strident warnings from China.
  • Obama and Dalai Lama hold White House talks Saturday, July 16, 2011 @ 8:51PMUS president Barack Obama has defied warnings from China and welcomed to the White House the Dalai Lama, who said that the US leader shared his concerns about human rights in Tibet.
  • Clinton says Turkey must address concerns on backsliding on rights Saturday, July 16, 2011 @ 5:01PMISTANBUL - U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton, chiding a NATO ally whose support is critical to American goals in the Mideast, said Saturday that Turkey must act on concerns about backsliding on human rights and its secular traditions
  • US standing plunges across the Arab world Friday, July 15, 2011 @ 8:42AMFavourable attitudes have fallen nine per cent over the past two years in key Middle Eastern countries, new survey says.
  • Obama’s Stupid War Going Nowhere Friday, July 15, 2011 @ 3:54AMAlmost daily over the last four months we were told that Moammar Gadhafi was about ready to throw in ...
  • Cain says Tenn. mosque would spread Islamic law Friday, July 15, 2011 @ 3:33AMRepublican presidential candidate Herman Cain opposes a planned Tennessee mosque that has been the subject of protests and legal challenges.
  • Columbus Christians to road trip to D.C. for pro-Israel rally Friday, July 15, 2011 @ 2:50AMBus loads of Columbus Christians from Assembly of God churches will be shipping out Sunday to attend a pro-Israel rally in Washington D.C.
  • Obama pauses debt talks, lawmakers weigh options Friday, July 15, 2011 @ 12:27AMWASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Barack Obama suspended budget negotiations for the day Friday to give congressional leaders a chance to come up with a "plan of action" on how to unblock talks meant to cut deficits and avert a debt default.
  • World leaders voice anger over new attacks Thursday, July 14, 2011 @ 9:56PMWorld leaders expressed anger and revulsion yesterday at the triple bomb blasts that killed 18 people and left more than 140 injured in India’s commercial capital Mumbai.
  • Business Today: Pushing Back Against Revolt Thursday, July 14, 2011 @ 3:01PMRoger Hardy, the author of The Muslim Revolt: A Journey Through Political Islam, is very much aware that skeptical readers may brush his literature off as “just another book about political Islam” — but it’s not.
  • Obama Fails to Budge Arab Opinion Thursday, July 14, 2011 @ 1:53PMThe economy and the budget may be consuming Barack Obama’s presidency, but don’t forget that his candidacy was largely–perhaps even mostly–about foreign policy. At the core of Obama’s rationale for running in 2008 was his promise to restore America’s international strength, and diminish the threat of terrorism, by withdrawing our troops from Iraq, closing Guantanamo [...]
  • Syrian military kills four in renewed assaults Thursday, July 14, 2011 @ 1:39PMAgencies Amman, July 14: Syrian forces killed four villagers on Wednesday in a northwestern region near Turkey, rights campaigners said, in an expansion of a military campaign to crush dissent against President Bashar al-Assad.
  • Police search for clues, motives in Mumbai blasts Thursday, July 14, 2011 @ 1:09PMMUMBAI (Reuters) - The police sifted through forensic evidence and security camera footage for clues to three bombs that killed 18 people in Mumbai, the biggest strike since Pakistan-based militants attacked the financial hub in 2008, a top official said on Thursday.
  • Police search for clues, motives in Mumbai Thursday, July 14, 2011 @ 12:58PMIndian police sifted through forensic evidence and security camera footage for clues to three bombs that killed 18 people in Mumbai, the biggest strike since Pakistan-based militants attacked the financial hub in 2008, a top official said on Thursday.
  • FACT CHECK: Vaccination Not A CIA Front - Usually Thursday, July 14, 2011 @ 11:18AMIn his 2009 speech to the Muslim world, President Barack Obama announced a new effort to eradicate polio, which persists in three Muslim countries.
  • World voices horror over new Mumbai attacks Thursday, July 14, 2011 @ 11:13AMHONG KONG: World leaders expressed anger and revulsion Thursday at triple bomb blasts that killed 17 people and left more than 140 injured in India’s commercial capital Mumbai.
  • Obama to draw more tourists to overburdened Bali Monday, July 4, 2011 @ 2:22AMDENPASAR, July 4 — US President Barack Obama is this year expected to be one of millions of visitors to Indonesia’s resort island of Bali, raising hopes of a tourism windfall by reassuring potential travellers. But despite its image of azure seas and tropical tranquillity, recent visitors could be forgiven for thinking Bali’s biggest problem is ...
  • Cain a welcome guest for tea party Sunday, July 3, 2011 @ 9:22AMFrom running a pizza chain to now wanting to run the country, Herman Cain says he is undaunted by the prospect because he is an experienced problem-solver.
  • Do the Taliban deserve a second chance? Sunday, July 3, 2011 @ 7:10AMPresident Barack Obama has announced that beginning this month 10,000 US troops will be withdrawn from Afghanistan by the end of this year and 33,000 troops by the middle of next year
  • Dozens Dead or Missing in Yemen Clashes as President Remains Ill Saturday, July 2, 2011 @ 10:01PMDozens of Yemeni soldiers were dead or missing after clashes with Islamic militants suspected of ties to the al-Qaeda terrorist network, according to media outlets in the Middle East.
  • Dozens of Yemeni Soldiers Dead or Missing; Factions in Bahrain Plan Talks Saturday, July 2, 2011 @ 9:58PMIn the southern city of Zinjibar, 15 Yemeni soldiers died and 50 were reported missing since Thursday, the Associated Press reported, citing an anonymous military official.
  • Shocking new documents detail DOJ’s reasons for releasing Marxist bomber Friday, July 1, 2011 @ 4:09AMNewly released documents show that the Department of Justice (DOJ) allowed for the release of Marxist radical and domestic terrorist Marilyn Buck from federal prison because officials believed she learned her lesson and had “expressed a dramatic change from her previous political philosophy.”
  • U.S. open to Muslim Brotherhood talks Friday, July 1, 2011 @ 1:33AMThe Obama administration is open to dialogue with the Muslim Brotherhood in Egypt, U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton said Thursday.
  • Militias step up Iraq attacks on U.S. troops Thursday, June 30, 2011 @ 11:12PMBAGHDAD — Shiite militias backed by Iran have ramped up attacks on U.S. troops in Iraq, making June the deadliest month in two years for American forces. The militiamen’s goal is to prevent the U.S. military from extending its presence in the country past the end of this year.
  • Targeted strikes now US policy Thursday, June 30, 2011 @ 6:27PMThe United States will push ahead with more targeted drone strikes and special operations raids and fewer costly land battles such as Iraq and Afghanistan in the continuing operations against al-Qaeda, according to a new national...
  • Raghida Dergham: Three Men at the Crossroad of Choices Saturday, June 18, 2011 @ 2:19AMThree men stand at the crossroad of choices this month. Time will judge each of them for the extent of boldness, wisdom, leadership and partnership they show with their people, as they draft their future and the future of their countries.
  • Religion news in brief, 6/18 Saturday, June 18, 2011 @ 12:36AMNews items from across the nation
  • Bachelor Henson full of beans Playing for some seriously high stakes IRB may be cutting off their nose Trojan work on ... Saturday, June 18, 2011 @ 12:06AMTHERE’S A lively dispute rumbling between News Limited, Rupert Murdoch’s Australian publishing company, and the International Rugby Board over coverage of this autumn’s World Cup in New Zealand.
  • AP News in Brief Friday, June 17, 2011 @ 10:55PMThe United Nations endorsed the rights of gay, lesbian and transgender people for the first time ever Friday, passing a resolution hailed as historic by the U.S. and other backers and decried by some African and Muslim countries.
  • Lets Mock the Book of Mormon but not the Koran or the Bible Friday, June 17, 2011 @ 10:03PMThe Associated Press recently announced that �The Book of Mormon,� a new Broadway production, took home nine Tony Awards. What interested me the most about this was their admission that it was �designed to gently mock Mormons�.�
  • Obama to CIA: ‘I Put My Bet on You’ Monday, May 23, 2011 @ 4:53PMPresident Barack Obama visited the CIA to thank those involved in tracking down Osama bin Laden.
  • Abyei Bloodshed: Sudan on the Brink of Civil War Monday, May 23, 2011 @ 4:29PMBut outside the capitals of Khartoum in the north or Juba in the south, a few days spent in the scorching heat of Abyei would ensure all hope evaporated
  • Need Something To Do Monday? Monday, May 23, 2011 @ 3:47PMDomestically, President Barack Obama traveled to the United States-Mexico border last week to announce a new push for immigration reform. It requires a push, because the issue is so contentious and multi-faceted that all previous attempts to seriously overhaul the system have been blocked.… [ Read more ] [ Subscribe to the comments on this story ]
  • Obama Kicks Off European Tour, Militants Raid Karachi Military Base Monday, May 23, 2011 @ 2:45PMPresident Barack Obama poses for pictures with an Irish hurling stick, as Irish Prime Minister Enda Kenny looks on following a meeting at Farmleigh in Dublin, Ireland, on May 23, 2011. (MAXWELLS/AFP/Getty Images) President Obama is in Moneygall, Ireland, for the first stop in his six-day European tour, a town where his great-great-great grandfather reportedly was raised . The president is ...
  • In Sudan, aid groups, citizens flee farther south Monday, May 23, 2011 @ 1:59PMChildren fleeing a military invasion in a disputed flashpoint region of Sudan are walking long distances by themselves and risking dehydration during the journey, a health official said Monday.
  • Wait a Minute! President Obama Visits Distant Relatives Where? Monday, May 23, 2011 @ 1:28PMOkay, who knew? Even though the POTUS is, more often than not, referred to as a black man we often forget he’s bi-racial. Even he identifies more with African American society and culture despite having been raised by his Caucasian
  • User Name Monday, May 23, 2011 @ 11:55AMPakistan navy: Operation to end Taliban siege of naval air base in Karachi over • Twelve Pakistani personnel and 5 of 15 Taliban gunmen killed, 7 arrested with false IDs • Three hangars housing aircraft blown up damaging aircraft, helicopters and a maritime surveillance plane • Some reports attackers holding hostages, including Chinese military personnel • Press conference later on Afghan media ...
  • U.S. Senator Kerry warns Pakistan, but says ties too important Monday, May 16, 2011 @ 5:08PMISLAMABAD (Reuters) - A visiting senior United States senator warned Pakistan on Monday that future relations would be determined by its actions, not words, after controversy over the killing of Osama bin Laden on Pakistani soil.
  • Obama to speak at AIPAC, Israel trip in the works? Monday, May 16, 2011 @ 3:44PMPresident Barack Obama will address the annual conference of the pro-Israel American Israel Public Affairs Committee (AIPAC) this weekend, White House spokesman Jay Carney confirmed today. The Envoy first noted last week the possibility that Obama may speak at the influential pro-Israel group gathering (and even the time-slot that he would tentatively speak at -- [... ]
  • Bin Laden Plotted to Kill Obama: Reports Monday, May 16, 2011 @ 1:41PMNEW YORK (TheStreet) -- Osama Bin Laden wanted to kill U.S. President Barack Obama as part of a plot to disrupt the 2012 presidential elections, according to a journal taken from the compound in which the al Qaeda leader was killed.
  • Special report: The bin Laden kill plan Thursday, May 12, 2011 @ 11:12PMWASHINGTON – A pivotal moment in the long, tortuous quest to find Osama bin Laden came years before U.S. spy agencies discovered his hermetic compound in Abbottabad, Pakistan.
  • Dublin police arrest notorious Irish Muslim over his reported Obama death threats Thursday, May 12, 2011 @ 10:38PMDUBLIN — Police say they have arrested Ireland’s most notorious Muslim convert over his reported death threats against President Barack Obama. Police say 43-year-old Khalid Kelly was arrested Thursday at his Dublin residence on suspicion of threatening to kill the U.S. leader. He could be held for up to three days before being charged or released. Kelly was quoted as telling a British newspaper ...
  • Irish police quiz Muslim convert over threat to kill Obama Thursday, May 12, 2011 @ 10:34PMDUBLIN -- Irish police were questioning a Muslim convert Thursday on suspicion of making threats to kill US President Barack Obama when he visits Ireland later this month.
  • Irish Muslim quizzed over threat to kill Obama Thursday, May 12, 2011 @ 10:31PMIRISH police were questioning a Muslim convert today on suspicion of making threats to kill US President Barack Obama.
  • Garda arrest Obama death threat suspect Thursday, May 12, 2011 @ 9:44PMIrish police are questioning a converted Muslim on suspicion of making threats to kill US president Barack Obama during his trip to the Republic.
  • Rana trial may raise tensions with Pakistan Thursday, May 12, 2011 @ 10:51AMWASHINGTON (Reuters) - A Pakistani-born man accused of aiding militants in the 2008 Mumbai attacks is set to go on trial in Chicago next week in a legal battle that may worsen strained relations between the United States and Pakistan.