Howard Berman

Bipartisan Assault on Middle East Peace

Stephen Zunes | Posted 05.30.2012

Read More: Palestine, Ileana Ros-Lehtinen, Eric Cantor, Howard Berman, HR 4133, Israel, Steny Hoyer, World News

Earlier this month, the House of Representatives passed a dangerous piece of legislation which would undermine the Israeli-Palestinian peace process. The margin was an overwhelming 411-2, with eight abstentions.

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Super PACs Make Major Shift

HuffingtonPost.com | Paul Blumenthal | Posted 05.10.2012

WASHINGTON -- On Tuesday night Indiana conservative upstart Richard Mourdock defeated 36-year incumbent Sen. Dick Lugar in a primary battle that featu...

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Betty White Makes Congressional Endorsement

The Huffington Post | Ariel Edwards-Levy | Posted 04.30.2012

Read More: Elections 2012, Howard Berman, Betty White, Election 2012 Blog, Political Hollywood, Wendie Malick, Video, Politics News

Betty White is a fan of Rep. Howard Berman's (D-Calif.) "very nice blue eyes." The former "Golden Girl" praises them -- and Berman's animal-rights ...

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Issa Gives Unusual Thumbs Up To Dem In Heated Battle

Los Angeles Times | Jean Merl | Posted 04.05.2012

Read More: Brad Sherman, Howard Berman, California, Darrel Issa Howard Berman, Darrell Issa, Politics News

Rep. Howard Berman, who is locked in a pitched reelection battle with fellow liberal Democratic Rep. Brad Sherman, likes to say he can work with Repub...

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Who Iran Sanctions Really Affect

Kia Makarechi | Posted 12.11.2011

Read More: Cisada, Ofac, Iranian Transactions Regulations, United States Sanctions, Iran Sanctions, Niac, Howard Berman, Iran, Iaba, Rep. Howard Berman, Paaia, Itr, World News

Experts say the current set of U.S. sanctions against Iran are creating great difficulties for Iranian-American citizens and residents who have relative or financial ties to their country of origin, and that many Iranian-Americans may be unknowingly violating the regulations.

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House Republicans Cut More Funding For Women's Health

HuffingtonPost.com | Laura Bassett | Posted 12.05.2011

Read More: China One Child Policy, Video, Unfpa, International-Family-Planning, Republicans Family Planning, United Nations, 112th Congress, Howard Berman, UN Population Fund, International Women's Health, Renee Ellmers, Politics News

The House Foreign Affairs Committee approved a bill on Wednesday that zeroes out U.S. aid to the United Nations Population Fund, a women and children'...

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Foreign Assistance for the 21st Century

Sarah Trister | Posted 11.08.2011

Read More: US Foreign Policy, Congress, Budget Cuts, Foreign Assistance, Foreign Aid, Rethinking US Foreign Policy, US Foreign Aid, Howard Berman, Rethinking US Foreign Assistance, US Foreign Assistance, Foreign Aid Reform, Politics News

Howard Berman's bill is the first serious, comprehensive attempt at rewriting the foreign assistance act to make it appropriate for the 21st century.

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House Dem: Foreign Affairs Committee Hearing Was 'A Zoo'

HuffingtonPost.com | Joshua Hersh | Posted 09.23.2011

Read More: Abortion, Latin America, US State Department, House GOP, Foreign Affairs, House Foreign Affairs Committee, Budget, Appropriations, Howard Berman, Organization of American States, State Department, Foreign Policy, Ileana Ros-Lehtinen, House Democrats, 112th Congress, Gop, Gary Ackerman, Politics News

WASHINGTON -- Democrats on the House Foreign Affairs Committee left for their weekend recess Friday still fuming over a two-day mark-up session that s...

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House Committee Votes To Reinstate Abortion 'Gag Rule,' Could Cut AIDS Assistance To Poor Countries

HuffingtonPost.com | Laura Bassett | Posted 09.21.2011

Read More: Abortion Global Gag Rule, Howard Berman, Global Gag Rule, Health Care Abortion, International-Family-Planning, Howard Berman Abortion, Politics News

WASHINGTON -- The House Foreign Affairs Committee voted on Thursday to reinstate an extreme version of the Global Gag Rule, which blocks all U.S. mone...

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When Redistricting Is All In The Family

Roll Call | June 7, 2011 | Posted 08.08.2011

For many current and former Members of Congress, redistricting is a family affair -- and House district boundaries run as thick as bloodlines....

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Democrats Push Through Yet Another Anti-Palestinian Resolution

Stephen Zunes | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Palestinian Authority, Israeli-Palestinian Conflict, House of Represenatives, Israeli Settlements, Nancy Pelosi, Israel, Palestine, Howard Berman, Congress, Gary Ackerman, Democratic Party, Politics News

Congress has correctly condemned violence by extremist Palestinian groups like Hamas, yet when the PA tries to advance their freedom through nonviolent means, the Democrats are just as quick to condemn them as well.

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Rep. Berman: Mark Kirk Guilty Of 'Exaggeration' About Role In Iran Business Crackdown

Chicago Sun-Times | Tomahawk Nation | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Howard Berman, Mark Kirk Iran, Mark Kirk Exaggeration, Mark Kirk, Mark Kirk Senate, Chicago News

Did he do it again? Rep. Mark Kirk claims credit for being a driving force behind a bill signed into law this year that requires the president to c...

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DREAM Act Makes History in House, Given New Life in Senate

Frank Sharry | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: America's Voice, Dick Durbin, Lucille Roybal-Allard, Immigration, Chet Edwards, Congress, Howard Berman, Lamar Smith, Steve King, Immigration Reform, Latino Voters, DREAM Act, Nancy Pelosi, Harry Reid, Lincold Diaz-Balart, Sensenbrenner Bill, Politics News

Harry Reid just positioned DREAM to give it the best chance possible to cross the finish line. Now, we just need a handful of Republican Senators to step up to the plate and turn this historic, bipartisan House victory into law.

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Is Foreign Aid Too Fat?

Serra Sippel | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Reproductive Health, Women's Rights, Foreign Aid, Global Health, Foreign Aid Reform, Women's Health, Foreign Policy, Ileana Ros-Lehtinen, Howard Berman, House Foreign Affairs Committee, Budget Cuts, Politics News

A Democrat says we have to make foreign aid more efficient. A Republican says she will trim the "fat" in existing aid programs. Depending on how you define "fat," we may have a bi-partisan consensus on our hands.

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The Post Election Foreign Policy Hangover

Amb. Marc Ginsberg | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Congress, John Boehner, 2010 Elections, Senate Races, Howard Berman, Foreign Assistance, Eric Cantor, Aipac, Iran, Nato, Ileana Ros-Lehtinen, George MItchell, Richard Holbrooke, Vladimir Putin, Benjamin Netanyahu, Hamid Karzai, Chuck Schumer, Bill Clinton, John McCain, Petraeus, House GOP, Afghanistan, Jim Demint, Pakistan, Joe Biden, Al Qaeda, John Kyl, Palestinian Authority, Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, Rahm Emmanuel, Sarah Palin, Israel, Hillary Clinton, Tom Donilon, Politics News

Any Congress, particularly a hostile Congress, has the power to give any sitting president a major national security migraine -- and the incoming House GOP leadership has proven their determination to do just that.

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Applause for Chairman Berman's New Foreign Aid Legislation

George Ingram | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Usaid, Foreign Aid, Congress, Marshall Plan, Millennium Development Goals, President Obama, Foreign-Assistance-Reform, Economic Development, President Kennedy, Howard Berman, Development, Foreign-Assistance-Act, Politics News

Berman recently released a working draft of new legislation authorizing U.S. foreign assistance. This is a major step toward building a 21st century approach for promoting development.

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Aid Reform Within Reach: Time for the President to Lead

George Ingram | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Usaid, Foreign Aid, Marshall Plan, Millennium Development Goals, Foreign-Assistance-Reform, President Obama, Economic Development, President Kennedy, Howard Berman, Development, Foreign-Assistance-Act, The Green Revolution, Congress, World News

The United States is falling short in getting the most bang for its development buck. Even our best aid projects often fail to maximize the benefits for either effective development or national interests.

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The War That Isn't What it Seems

Jane Bussmann | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Chris Smith, Sex Slavery, Donald Payne, Ileana Ros-Lehtinen, Howard Berman, Uganda, Joseph Kony, Congo, Yoweri Museveni, Human Trafficking, Lord's Resistance Army, World News

After 24 years it's time to stop looking at the capacity of the players to stop Kony and start looking at their will. If not, Kony Rapes Inc. might as well get listed in the phonebook.

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Look Who's Talking: Turkey!

Hussain Abdul-Hussain | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Turkey, Kurds, Occupation, Middle East, Greek, Erdogan, Iran, Cyprus, Iraq, Ankara, Howard Berman, World News

Until a few years ago, Turkey had been preoccupied with its own affairs. But recently, Ankara has become an outspoken player in one of the world's toughest and most volatile regions.

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Israel Lobby Gets Congress to Stick It to Turkey

MJ Rosenberg | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Turkey, Israel, Aipac, Gaza, Armenian Genocide, Israel Lobby, Danny Ayalon, Howard Berman, Politics News

If the Armenian resolution passes both houses and goes into effect, it will not be out of some newfound compassion for the victims of the Armenian genocide, but to send a message to Turkey.

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5 Pitfalls for Congress' Iran Sanctions

Patrick Barry | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Mir Hossein Mousavi, Sanctions, Iran, Chris Dodd, Howard Berman, World News

While sanctions are a useful diplomatic instrument and congressional pressure can send an important signal that U.S. patience with Iran is not limited, now is not the time for unilateral action.

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Howard Berman/Richard Lugar Bipartisan Team Call for End to Cuba Travel Ban

Steve Clemons | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Freedom to Travel, Bill Delahunt, Embargo, Latin America, John Kerry, US-Cuba Travel, US Economic Policy, US Foreign Policy, Howard Berman, Jeff Flake, Cuba, US-Cuba Policy, Barack Obama, Richard Lugar, Miami Herald, Politics News

It is a remarkable but true fact that the US government cannot stop regular Americans from traveling to North Korea, Burma, Iran, Zimbabwe, Sudan, Congo, or any other complicated place in the world, except Cuba.

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Iranian Crisis: The Run-Up To Negotiation

William Bradley | Posted 05.25.2011

There's a point in the Iran situation where semantics come into play. Is Iran on a path to nuclear weapons-capable technology? Yes. Is it producing nuclear weapons? No. Does it intend to produce nuclear weapons?

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White Committee Chairmen Hire Fewer Black Aides: Congressional Survey

Congressional Quarterly | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Capitol Hill, Barbara Lee, House of Representatives, House Committee Chairmen, Stephanie Tubbs, African American, Congressional Black Caucus, Robert A. Brady, Howard Berman, Racial Inequality, Race, Congressional Aides, John Conyers, Politics News

Black aides are so scarce on some House committees that the Congressional Black Caucus surveyed the panels. Their conclusion: black staffers are most ...

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Berman, Pelosi Undermine Obama on Iran Diplomacy

Robert Naiman | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Aipac, Howard Berman, Congress, Iran, Mike Pence, Iran Election, Nancy Pelosi, Politics News

It's interesting to observe when some Democratic Congressional leaders say Democrats have to be "loyal" to Obama and when it's apparently OK to join Republicans in undermining him.

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