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Hillary Learns a Lesson

Taylor Marsh | Posted 06.02.2009 | Politics

Read More: John Edwards, Hillary Clinton, Barack Obama, Hillary Clinton Mark Penn, Hillary Clinton State Department, Hillary Clinton Secretary of State, Mark Penn, State Department, Politics News

I still get emails, and a smattering of sore winner comments, that Secretary Clinton will be the undoing of President Obama. Hoping ain't gettin'. Hasn't happened yet.

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Iran Is "Most Active State Sponsor Of Terrorism" In World: US

BBC | Posted 05.31.2009 | World

Read More: Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, Iran State Sponsored Terrorism, Terrorism, Foreign Affairs, US-Iran Relations, Iran Us Relations, State Sponsors of Terrorism, United States, Iran, Barack Obama, State Department, Advocacy, State Sponsors, World News

Iran remains the "most active state sponsor of terrorism" in the world, a report by the US state department says....

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Saudi Arabia: US Lied About Peres Meeting Saudi King

Haaretz | Posted 05.31.2009 | World

Read More: Shimon Peres, Foreign Affairs, Saudi Arabia, Hillary Clinton, Israel Saudi Arabi, Israel, State Department, Saudi Arabia Human Rights, Advocacy, World News

Saudi Arabia demanded on Thursday that the U.S. State Department retract a claim that King Abdullah met Israel's president last year, in a rare public...

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National Security: Is Obama Making Progress?

Gordon Adams | Posted 05.30.2009 | World

Read More: Usaid, Budgets, Defense Spending, National Security, State Department, Foreign Policy, World News

The first 100 days of the Obama administration have been promising, but to paraphrase Death of a Salesman, 'Attention must [continue to] be paid.'"

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100 Days, 100 Foreign Policy Achievements

Ilan Goldenberg | Posted 05.28.2009 | World

Read More: Russia, Foreign Aid, Latin America, Afghanistan, Pakistan, Guantanamo, Mexico, Iran, Iraq, State Department, Barack Obama, National Security, Human Rights, Nuclear Weapons, Financial Crisis, Pirates, Defense Spending, Europe, Terrorism, Foreign Policy, Cuba, Torture, World News

In 100 days, the Obama administration has taken more than 100 actions that are reshaping American foreign policy, reversing the failures of the Bush administration, and renewing America's standing in the world.

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US To Boycott UN Conference On Racism

AP | MATTHEW LEE | Posted 05.19.2009 | Politics

Read More: UN Conference, Un Racism Conference, Un, State Department, Politics News

WASHINGTON — The Obama administration will boycott "with regret" a U.N. conference on racism next week over objectionable language in the meetin...

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State Department Lists Texas As A Foreign Country

HuffingtonPost.com | Arthur Delaney | Posted 05.18.2009 | Politics

Read More: State Dept Texas, Texas, Hillary Visited Texas, Hillary Texas, State Department, Texas Foreign Country, Hillary Clinton, Hillary Clinton Texas, State Department Texas, State Department Lists Texas as a Foreign Country, State Dept Hillary Clinton Visits Huffington Post, Texas Is Foreign Country, State Department Texas Foreign Country, Texas Its Own State, Texas Is a Foreign Country, State Departments Lists Texas as Country, Texas Secession, Texas Country, State Department Lists Texas as a Country, Foreign Countries Site:huffingtonpost.com, Politics News

Texas Governor Rick Perry suggested after a tax day tea party rally that his state might consider seceding from the union. "We've got a great union,...

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Durban II: Nations Prepare For UN Anti-Racism Conference

Huffington Post | Catherine Lyons | Posted 05.17.2009 | World

Read More: Italy, Iran, Australia, Durban Review Conference, Human Rights, President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, United Nations, Racism, Durban II Conference, 2009 UN World Conference Against Racism, United States, Canada, Obama, Israel, State Department, Durban Ii, World News

On April 20, representatives from around the world will gather at the United Nations headquarters in Geneva, Switzerland, for the Durban Review Confer...

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The Koh Kerfuffle: The Company You Keep

Charles J. Brown | Posted 05.17.2009 | Politics

Read More: Harold Hongju Koh, Barack Obama, Harold-Koh-Nominee-for-State-Department-Legal-Advisor, Conservatives, Department of State, State Department, Harold Koh Nominee for State Department Legal Advisor, Politics News

I offer the following lists of those supporting and those opposing President Obama's nomination of Harold Hongju Koh to serve as Legal Adviser in the Department of State. Those on both lists have one thing in common: they describe themselves as conservatives.

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Cuba Policy: Time for a Change? (Not So Fast!)

Rick Horowitz | Posted 05.17.2009 | World

Read More: Trade Restrictions, Fidel Castro, Raul Castro, Diplomacy, Cuba, Cuba Policy, Obama and Cuba, U.S.-Cuba Policy, Barack Obama, State Department, Obama Administration, World News

"Well, the White House isn't the only building in Washington where big changes are taking place these days. Our own intrepid Lara has burrowed her way into a rarely viewed corner of the Nation's Capital, where she's standing by with a gentleman who may be less than thrilled with some of the latest diplomatic announcements from the White House."

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Roxana Saberi and the Iranian Fast Spy-Making Machine!

Omid Memarian | Posted 04.14.2009 | Home

Read More: Hilary Clinton, Roxana Saberi, Iran, Spying, Intelligence Agency, State Department, American-Iranianjournalist, Islamic Republic of Iran, Home News

The fact that the Iranian government consistently comes up with news of the arrest of a "spy", show a great amount of incompetency and desperation in its intelligence services.

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State Department: Cuba Poisoning Pets Of US Diplomats

The Hill | Jordy Yager | Posted 05.12.2009 | World

Read More: State Department Cuba, Cuba Poisoning, Cuba, State Department, Cuba Poisoning Diplomats Pets, World News

As President Obama and members of Congress push to strengthen relations with Cuba, the State Department released a report on Friday that details Cuban...

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Terrific News: Alec Ross to Advise Clinton/State Department on Tech & Innovation

Craig Newmark | Posted 05.07.2009 | Politics

Read More: Hilary Clinton, Egovernment, Julius Genachowski, Alec Ross, Gov2.0, State Department, Politics News

I've worked with Alec. He'll really help the US work more effectively with the world. This is for real.

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Confirm Harold Koh as State Department Legal Adviser

Brandt Goldstein | Posted 05.02.2009 | Politics

Read More: War on Terror, Rule of Law, President Obama, Harold Koh, Guantanamo, Oxford, State Department, Yale, Harvard, Senate, Human Rights, Treaties, Ted Olson, South Korea, Supreme Court, Cuba, Legal Adviser, Constitution, Obama Transition, Politics News

Harold Koh is a brilliant and hard-working lawyer with a strong dedication to protecting America's interests and upholding our Constitution.

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Spend More Wisely on National Security

Lt. General Robert G. Gard Jr. (USA, Ret.) | Posted 05.01.2009 | Politics

Read More: John McCain, Military, Defense Spending, Department of Defense, State Department, Barack Obama, Warwire, Iraq, Politics News

In today's disastrous economic climate, the U.S. government desperately needs to prioritize its top national security objectives and realign spending accordingly.

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Ex-State Dept. Lawyer: Bush Panicked After 9/11, Used Torture

AP | ANDREW O. SELSKY | Posted 04.27.2009 | Politics

Read More: Bush Guantanamo, Gitmo Detaines, State Department, GuantáNamo Bay, Guantanamo, Vijay Padmanabhan, Bush Torture, George Bush, Torture, State Dept. Torture at Gitmo Associated Press, Bush Panicked After 9-11, Politics News

SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico — A former State Department lawyer responsible for Guantanamo-related cases said Friday that the Bush administration overr...

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President Obama, Why Did You Pay Blackwater $70 Million in February? [Updated]

Jeremy Scahill | Posted 04.17.2009 | World

Read More: Iraq War, Erik Prince, Blackwater, Afghanistan, Blackwater Iraq, President Obama, Blackwater-Obama, Iraq Occupation, Hillary Clinton, Iraq, Xe, Barack Obama, State Department, Arlen Specter, World News

With the US economy in shambles and millions of Americans struggling to make ends meet and keep their homes, Obama needs to explain to US taxpayers how they justify mega-payments to Blackwater.

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Government May Be Paying Blackwater To Work In Iraq Illegally

Washington Times | Posted 04.17.2009 | Politics

Read More: Iraq War, Blackwater Guards, Private Contractors, Blackwater Security, Blackwater, Private Security Contractors, Blackwater Iraq, Xe, Iraq Contractors, Blackwater USA, Blackwater Investigation, Iraq, War in Iraq, State Department, Politics News

Days after the Baghdad government decided it no longer wanted the company then known as Blackwater in Iraq, the State Department signed a $22.2 millio...

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Extreme Conscription: Recruiting the Taliban for America's Fight

Vikrum Aiyer | Posted 04.16.2009 | World

Read More: Usaid, Department of Defense, Defectors, Afghanistan, Pakistan, Afpak Review, Swat Valley, Holbrooke, Afpak, Taliban, Gao, Fata, State Department, Bruce Riedel, World News

While normally the US should exhaust all diplomatic channels, Obama should exercise great caution when it comes to talking with the Taliban, as it comes with one too many concerns.

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The New Non-Human Rights Approach

Jack Healey | Posted 04.15.2009 | World

Read More: Clinton State Department, Human Rights, Waterboarding, Hillary Clinton, State Department, Torture, Extraordinary Rendition, Rendition, World News

The seeds of change have been sown and it is time for us as a country to guide our leaders towards an ethical standard for human rights, to step out of the darkness of these last few years.

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State Department Issues Travel Advisory To Students Watching Fox News During Spring Break

Steve Young | Posted 04.15.2009 | Comedy

Read More: Fox News, O'Reilly, State Department, Hannity, Comedy News

It seems that Fox News has made an editorial decision to use an inordinate amount of video of bikini-clad coeds to support their coverage of the violent Mexican drug cartels.

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Top US Officials Urge Dialogue With Hamas

Boston Globe | Bryan Bender and Farah Stockman | Posted 04.14.2009 | Politics

Read More: Zbigniew Brzezinski, State Department, Paul Vocker, Hamas, Brent Scowcroft, Politics News

Nine former senior US officials and one current adviser are urging the Obama administration to talk with leaders of Hamas to determine whether the mil...

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State Department Gone Wild (VIDEO)

HuffingtonPost.com | Arthur Delaney | Posted 04.13.2009 | World

Read More: Spring Break, Mexico Drug War, Mexico Violence, Mexico Drug Cartels, Mexico, State Department, Spring Break Cancun, Mexican Drug Cartels, Free Credit Report, Free Credit report.com Commercials, Mexico Drug Wars, World News

The good folks at the United States consulate in Merida have created a helpful, rock music-filled Spring Break video for the Cancun-bound. The messag...

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Defeating Freeman: A Patriotic Duty

Alan Dershowitz | Posted 04.13.2009 | Politics

Read More: Neoconservatives, Chas Freeman, Charles Freeman, Saudi Arabia, Israel, Neocons, State Department, China, Politics News

Those who successfully challenged the nomination of Charles W. Freeman, Jr. to become chairman of the National Intelligence Council should be praised for an act of high patriotism.

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Neocons Win Big Victory Over Obama: Charles Freeman Resigns

Jacob Heilbrunn | Posted 04.10.2009 | Politics

Read More: Neocons, Neoconservatives, Israel, State Department, Saudi Arabia, Charles Freeman, Politics News

Charles Freeman's withdrawal is a big victory for the neocons -- and an even bigger embarrassment for the Obama administration.

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