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Did Clinton Just Change US Policy on Hezbollah?

Sharmine Narwani | Posted 11.12.2009 | Politics

Read More: Netanyahu, Saad Hariri, John Brennan, Israel, Lebanon, Obama, Hezbollah, State Department, Hillary Clinton, Politics News
Sharmine Narwani

They say talk is cheap, but is it possible that recent comments by Hillary Clinton are signaling a radical change in US foreign policy?

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Lebanon's Prime Minister-Designate Saad Hariri Steps Down

The Guardian | Hugh Macleod in Beirut | Posted 11.10.2009 | World

Read More: Hezbollah Lebanon, Saad Hariri, Lebanon Election, Hezbollah, Lebanon, Hezbollah Victory, Saad-Hariri, Lebanon Fighting, Lebanon Saad Hariri, World News

Lebanon entered a new chapter of political uncertainty today as prime minister-designate Sa'ad Hariri stepped down after the Hezbollah-led opposition ...

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Hariri's Big Risk

James Denselow | Posted 11.08.2009 | World

Read More: Hezbollah, Lebanon, Saad Hariri, Jebran Bassill, Hassan Nassrallah, World News
James Denselow

In submitting a cabinet without the approval of his opposition, Lebanese PM-in-waiting Saad Hariri is risking his political future.

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Saad Hariri, 39-Year-Old Billionaire, Expected To Become Lebanon's Next PM

AP | HUSSEIN DAKROUB | Posted 07.10.2009 | World

Read More: Hezbollah, Lebanon, Saad Hariri, Lebanon's Prime Minister, Lebanon's Parliament, World News

BEIRUT — Saad Hariri, the billionaire businessman and son of a slain former prime minister, is emerging as the favorite to lead Lebanon's govern...

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Lebanon's Election is Obama's First Post-Muslim/Arab World Speech Victory

Ray Hanania | Posted 07.10.2009 | World

Read More: Syria, Christians, Islam, Terrorism, President Barack Obama, Michel Aoun, Shi'ite, Iraq, Lebanon, Hezbollah, Rafiq Hariri, Saad Hariri, Muslims, Middle East, Lebanese Elections, Israel, Hassan Nasrallah, Speech to Muslim World, Sunni, Maronites, Obama Mideast Trip, World News
Ray Hanania

Obama's speech to the Arab and Muslim World is creating a new context in which the people of the Middle East can more clearly see justice without the need for more violence.

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Lebanon Election: Last-Minute Campaigning Indicates A Tight Race

Huffington Post | Posted 07.06.2009 | World

Read More: Lebanon, Lebanon Election, Lebanon Election Corruption, Foreign Affairs, March 14 Movement, Hezbollah, March 8 Coalition, March 8, March 8 Movement, Saad Hariri, Lebanon Elections, March 14 Coalition, Israel, March 14, Advocacy, World News

Lebanon's much anticipated parliamentary elections will be held June 7, and the closeness of the race is revealed in the lengths vying parties are goi...

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Hariri 'Rejects Any Hezbollah Deal' In Upcoming Lebanese Elections

Al Jazeera | Posted 06.27.2009 | World

Read More: Hariri Assassination, Hezbollah Lebanon, Lebanon, Saad Hariri, Foreign Affairs, March 14 Movement, Hezbollah, March 14 Coalition, March 8 Coalition, March 8, Rafik Hariri, March 8 Movement, March 14, Advocacy, Rafic Hariri, World News

Saad al-Hariri, the leader of Lebanon's Future movement, has said he will refuse to join a Hezbollah-led coalition government should the Shia party an...

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Despite a Tenuous Peace, Mistrust Remains High in Beirut

Jared Levy | Posted 07.23.2008 | Politics

Read More: Hizballah, Lebanon, Beirut, SSNP, American University of Beirut, Saad Hariri, West Beirut, Bashar Al-Assad, Politics News
Jared Levy

Nearly two months after the cessation of violence in Hamra, sectarian and political tensions continue to run high.

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Congress and Lebanon

Stephen Zunes | Posted 06.25.2008 | Politics

Read More: Amal Militia, HR 1194, Saad Hariri, Dennis Kucinich, Ron Paul, Congress, Lebanon, Gary Ackerman, Hezbollah, Salafi, Foreign Policy, Hizballah, Siniora, Israel, Socialists, Politics News
Stephen Zunes

With a history like this, Congress should think twice before going on record in support of specific factions in Lebanon's confusing and violent political environment. But over 95% of House members disagree.

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