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Truth of Benghazi Emails: Smoking Gun or Fog of War?

Lorraine Devon Wilke | Posted 12.25.2012 | Politics
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Lorraine Devon Wilke

A more realistic scenario takes into account the confusion that seems to have clearly ensued during and immediately after the attack, as Reuters also reports: "Intelligence experts caution that initial reports from the scene of any attack or disaster are often inaccurate."

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Romney's Dagger

Daniel Simon | Posted 11.17.2012 | Politics
Read More: Murder, Embassy, Egypt, Killed, Terrorists, J Christopher Stevens, Rnc, Polling, Terrorism, Consulate, Romney, Libya, Obama, Dnc, November Elections, Video, Offthebus, offthebus2012, Off the Bus, Politics News
Daniel Simon

Mitt Romney's tour of awkwardness continues. A video of Romney speaking to a group of donors at a $50,000-a-person fundraiser, where he described 47...

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U.S. Embassy In Algeria Warns Of Planned Protests

AP | Posted 11.12.2012 | World
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ALGIERS, Algeria — The American embassies in Algeria and Tunisia warned of more protests Wednesday, following attacks by protesters in neighbori...

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Protesters Attack U.S. Embassy In Cairo

Reuters | Posted 11.11.2012 | World
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CAIRO, Sept 11 (Reuters) - Egyptian protesters scaled the walls of the U.S. embassy in Cairo on Tuesday and pulled down the American...

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Canada Cuts Ties with Iran & Syria Despite Its Embarrassing Record on Defending Its Middle Eastern Immigrants

Shirin Sadeghi | Posted 11.08.2012 | World
Read More: Embassy, Sanctions, Iranian, Canadian, Immigrants, Immigration, Iran, War on Iran, Omar Khadr, Canada, Diplomatic Relations, Zahra Kazemi, Syrian, Human Rights, Guantanamo Bay, Maher Arar, Middle Eastern, Syria, Extraordinary Rendition, World News
Shirin Sadeghi

Canada announced that it has cut ties with the governments of Iran and Syria, shutting down its embassy in Tehran and expelling diplomats from Canada. But Canada is notorious on the human rights of its Middle Eastern immigrants.

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TRAPPED

AP | RAPHAEL SATTER | Posted 10.17.2012 | Media
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LONDON — It was a warning meant to remind Ecuador that Britain's patience has limits. But as the stalemate over Julian Assange settled in Friday...

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Cuban Officials' Invite-Only D.C. Bar Toasts 'Papa'

AP | DEREK KRAVITZ and JESSICA GRESKO | Posted 02.08.2012 | DC
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WASHINGTON — Washington and Cuba have had an icy relationship for decades, but the Cold War foes now have a place to share something else: chill...

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D.C. Residents Protest Congo Embassy's Lawn Paving

The Huffington Post | Posted 11.15.2011 | DC
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WASHINGTON -- Residents of Dupont Circle plan to protest outside the Republic of Congo's embassy on Tuesday evening to vent their anger over the Afric...

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Embassies Are a Rich Source of Arts and Culture in D.C.

Philippa P.B. Hughes | Posted 12.13.2011 | DC
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Philippa P.B. Hughes

D.C. has lots of embassies, and lots of embassies host cultural events that showcase arts and culture from their countries. Cultural diplomacy at its best!

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An American in Peril

James Moore | Posted 07.19.2011 | World
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James Moore

A U.S. citizen from Texas, Hassan Touray is being incarcerated in the notorious Mile 2 Prison in The Gambia, Africa. He went home to The Gambia to help. His altruism, however, has led to his imprisonment.

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BLOGGER: Lose Your Passport? Then You're A Jerk

Rob Pringle | Posted 05.25.2011 | Travel
Read More: Africa, Expatriates, Somalia, US Embassy, Travel, Nairobi, Terrorism, Kenya, Foreign Affairs, Embassy, Passports, Travel News
Rob Pringle

The first thing to do when you lose your passport in Kenya is to make a photocopy of the picture page and your current visa before you lose the passport.

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Mohammaed al Modadi Detained: Qatar Diplomat Sparks Bomb Scare After Smoking On United Airlines Flight To Denver

AP | IVAN MORENO and DEVLIN BARRETT | Posted 05.25.2011 | Denver
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DENVER — A Qatari diplomat trying to sneak a smoke in an airplane bathroom sparked a bomb scare Wednesday night on a flight from Washington to D...

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New U.S. Embassy In London To Cost $1 Billion (PHOTOS)

Posted 05.25.2011 | World
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(AP) LONDON — It will be a fortress, but there's not a fence in sight. U.S. officials announced Tuesday that a light-filled cube by Philadelphi...

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U.S. Reopens Embassy In Yemen

AP | LEE KEATH | Posted 05.25.2011 | World
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SAN'A, Yemen — Friction emerged Tuesday in the growing alliance with the Yemeni government as the U.S. Embassy ended a two-day closure triggered...

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Vook: The Future Of Reading?

The Washington Post | Monica Hesse | Posted 05.25.2011 | Books
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Is a hybrid book our future? Maybe. "As discourse moves from printed pages to network screens, the dominant mode will be things that are multi-modal a...

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New ArmorGroup Revelations: Fraud, Schemes, Prostitution

AP | RICHARD LARDNER | Posted 05.25.2011 | Politics
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WASHINGTON — Former managers for the security contractor protecting the U.S. Embassy in Afghanistan said Thursday the company lowballed its bid ...

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Afghans in DC Celebrate 90 Years of Independence

Joseph Freeman | Posted 05.25.2011 | Home
Read More: Hamid Karzai, Said T. Jawad, Afghan Elections, Abdullah Abdullah, Afghanistan, Embassy, Ashraf Ghani, Home News
Joseph Freeman

Citizens aren't usually forced to divide their attention between a groundbreaking election and nine decades of self-determination. But we are talking about Afghanistan here.

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Pakistan Embassy: US Plans Massive Billion-Dollar Mega-Structure

McClatchy News | Posted 05.25.2011 | World
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The U.S. is embarking on a $1 billion crash program to expand its diplomatic presence in Pakistan and neighboring Afghanistan, another sign that the O...

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Weekly Foreign Affairs Roundup

Christopher Herbert and Victoria Kataoka | Posted 05.25.2011 | World
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Christopher Herbert and Victoria Kataoka

The Week's Top Stories in Foreign Affairs: Pakistan: Yet Another Path to Failure Facts: Pakistan's government arrests hundreds of "dissidents" includi...

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US Inaugurates New $700 Million Embassy In Baghdad

AP | CHELSEA J. CARTER | Posted 05.25.2011 | World
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BAGHDAD — The United States inaugurated its largest embassy ever on Monday, a fortress-like compound in the heart of the Green Zone _ and the mo...

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US' Syrian Embassy May Close To Public

AP | ALBERT AJI | Posted 05.25.2011 | Politics
Read More: Syria, Embassy, Foreign Affairs, Syrian Raid, Politics News

DAMASCUS, Syria — Syria threatened Wednesday to cut off security cooperation along the Iraqi border if there are more American raids on Syrian t...

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