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London Olympics To Hold Hunger Summit

Huffington Post | Dominique Mosbergen & Jessica Prois | Posted 05.24.2012

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London will use its spotlight to illuminate more than just the world's greatest athletes during the 2012 Olympics. British Prime Minister David Cam...

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Economic Security Is National Security

Dr. Rachel Kleinfeld | Posted 05.21.2012

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Dr. Rachel Kleinfeld

It sounds easy to throw money at the Pentagon and buy more security. But we all know that's not how security works -- it's like investing tens of thousands in a terrific alarm system for your house, then leaving your windows open.

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At G8 Summit, Obama Emphasizes Growth Over Austerity

AP | BEN FELLER and JIM KUHNHENN | Posted 05.20.2012

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CAMP DAVID, Md. -- Confronting an economic crisis that threatens them all, President Barack Obama and leaders of other world powers on Saturday declar...

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White House Applauds Activist's Exit From China

AP | Posted 05.19.2012

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CAMP DAVID, Md. -- The White House has welcomed the arrangement allowing a blind Chinese activist to leave Beijing and fly to the United States with h...

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Michelle Obama Hosts G-8 Spouses

AP | Posted 05.19.2012

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WASHINGTON -- While President Barack Obama hosted world leaders Saturday for high-level economic talks at Camp David, Michelle Obama engaged in some s...

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Obama Cracks Jokes While Greeting High-Profile Guests

AP | JIM KUHNHENN | Posted 05.19.2012

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CAMP DAVID, Md. — Freedom of the press is a bit different at the G-8 summit. At Camp David, a highly secure compound in the woods ringed by lay...

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G8 Camp David: Top People, Organizations Calling For Change

Posted 05.18.2012

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HuffPost Impact readers and bloggers have been leading the conversation on issues related to poverty, hunger and global health leading up to the G8 su...

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Maryland Town Preps For G-8 Protesters

AP | DAVID DISHNEAU | Posted 05.18.2012

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THURMONT, Md. — About a dozen activists prepared banners for roadside demonstrations Friday in Thurmont, Md., under the eyes of authorities dete...

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Tell The World's Leaders At The G8 Summit Exactly What You Think: On Video!

Posted 05.16.2012

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The G8 Summit will take place this week in the United States, as President Barack Obama hosts leaders of the world's industrialized leaders -- aka the...

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A Mother's Toughest Question: How Will I Feed My Children?

Lane Hartill | Posted 05.11.2012

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Lane Hartill

President Obama, to borrow Dr. Martin Luther King's phrase, we are in the "fierce urgency of now." The G8 needs to find the political will to end malnutrition. Pledge to save 15 million children from chronic malnourishment. Don't just say it; do it.

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Honoring The Commitment To Put An End To Food Insecurity

Ben Leo | Posted 05.10.2012

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Ben Leo

At the 2009 L'Aquila G8 Summit, the G8 countries and five other donors responded to the global food crisis and pledged $22 billion in support of agriculture and food security initiatives. Despite the initial enthusiasm and diligence, however, donors have not taken the Rome Principles to heart.

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Put Nutrition And Hunger On G8 Table At Camp David

Samuel A. Worthington | Posted 05.10.2012

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Samuel A. Worthington

The G8 summit is expected to produce a new "food security initiative" which is likely to have a strong focus on the private sector's contribution to increasing food production and, we fear, not enough on nutrition.

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Egypt's Presidential Elections: A Moment for the U.S. Government to Lead on Human Rights

Neil Hicks | Posted 05.09.2012

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Neil Hicks

The collapses of authoritarian regimes of the last 15 months should have taught U.S. policymakers one lesson: the old formula of tolerating and colluding with authoritarianism in return for (an often illusory) stability does not work.

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Camp David G-8 Summit Puts Md. Town On Alert

AP | DAVID DISHNEAU | Posted 05.07.2012

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THURMONT, Md. — Plans for a springtime G-8 economic summit at Camp David triggered John Kinnaird's memories of demonstrations in the neighboring...

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PHOTOS: The Obamas Take Off For Camp David

The Huffington Post | Ellie Krupnick | Posted 11.03.2011

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Things may be busy in Washington, but President Obama still found time to travel to Camp David with his family for Labor Day weekend. While we didn...

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Fewer Pilots Breaking Airspace Rules, FAA Says

AP | DAN ELLIOTT | Posted 09.26.2011

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DENVER — Even as fighter jets were scrambled on successive days this month to intercept airspace violators near the presidential retreat at Camp...

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Pelosi: Republicans May Need To See Markets Plunge To Support Debt Limit Deal

HuffingtonPost.com | Elise Foley | Posted 09.13.2011

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WASHINGTON -- Republicans may not support raising the debt ceiling until the stock market takes a major plunge, House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi (D-...

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Intifada Beyond Palestine

Ismael Hossein-zadeh | Posted 05.25.2011

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Ismael Hossein-zadeh

To sum up, the long pent-up grievances of the Arab/Muslim world are exploding not just in the faces of local dictators such as Mubarak of Egypt but, perhaps more importantly, against their neocolonial/imperial patrons abroad.

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Egypt's Phony "Revolution"

Eric Margolis | Posted 05.25.2011

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Eric Margolis

Egyptians are getting more Mubarakism, sans Mubarak, at least for now. This not what most Egyptians want or deserve.

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With Egypt, US and Western Governments Find Themselves on the Wrong Side of history

Abdel-Rahman Hussein | Posted 05.25.2011

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Abdel-Rahman Hussein

To view events in Egypt through the paradigm of what they mean for Israel -- as many US commentators do -- is shocking, disgraceful and counterproductive.

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What Happens to Israel-Egypt Peace Treaty Now?

MJ Rosenberg | Posted 05.25.2011

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MJ Rosenberg

The new Egypt will not repudiate a peace treaty with Israel that has saved so many lives on both sides. But the nature of the peace will change.

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Obama Becomes More Private About His Religion

The Boston Globe | Ariel Sabar | Posted 11.17.2011

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...But since President Obama took office a year ago, his faith has largely receded from public view. He has attended church in the capital only four t...

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Obama Reaching Out To GOP Lawmakers In Show Of Bipartisanship

The New York Times | Posted 05.25.2011

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WASHINGTON -- Emboldened by the response to President Obama's face-off with House Republicans last week, the White House is intensifying its push to e...

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The Times of London: "'Islam is violent' says President Obama's new pastor Carey Cash"

Chris Rodda | Posted 05.25.2011

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Chris Rodda

Back in June, when it was reported on the Time Magazine website that the Obama family had chosen the chapel at Camp David as their home church, I wrot...

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Obamas Spend Weekend At Camp David (PHOTOS)

Posted 05.25.2011

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On Saturday, the first family made their first trip to Camp David since Labor Day weekend. They spent the night at the weekend retreat--where they hav...

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