on March 9, 2010
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JERUSALEM – Israel approved the construction of 1,600 new homes for Jews in disputed east Jerusalem on Tuesday — a move that immediately clouded a visit by Vice President Joe Biden aimed at repairing strained ties and kickstarting Mideast peace talks.
The Interior Ministry announced the construction plans just as Biden was wrapping up a series of warm meetings with Israeli leaders. There was no immediate reaction from the vice president.
Relations between Israel and the Obama administration have been chilly precisely because of the settlement issue.
The U.S., like the Palestinians and the rest of the international community, believes that Israeli settlements built on lands claimed by the Palestinians, including east Jerusalem, undermine peace prospects. President Obama has been more outspoken on the issue than his predecessors.
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has rebuffed calls from the White House to halt all settlement activity, agreeing only to a limited freeze that does not include east Jerusalem.
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on February 18, 2010
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Yet no prosecutions?
http://news.yahoo.com/comics/rob-rogers
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BAGHDAD (Reuters) – Iraq will seize heavy weapons from foreign security firms and expel within days ex-Blackwater contractors still in the country, Interior Minister Jawad al-Bolani said on Wednesday.
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Analysts say Secretary of State Hillary Clinton’s Monday comments in Doha signal the start of a “new, more confrontation chapter in the Obama Administration’s dealings with Iran,” after spending about a year giving lip service to the idea of diplomacy.
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NEW YORK – The stock market traded in a tight range Thursday after new claims for unemployment benefits rose unexpectedly and Wal-Mart Stores Inc. issued a cautious forecast.
Major indexes rose the past two days as investors turned their attention to domestic earnings and economic reports that showed the economy is improving. The Dow Jones industrial average has risen more than 200 points this week. Markets were closed Monday for President’s Day.
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on February 12, 2010
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Jerry Holbert
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NEW YORK – Stocks skidded Friday after China said for the second time in a month it would force its banks to reduce their lending.
The Dow Jones industrial average fell 105 points in midday trading after China said it would require banks to increase reserve levels. The surprising move comes a day after a tame inflation report raised hopes that China wouldn’t have to further tighten its monetary policy or take other steps to put the brakes on its supercharged economy.
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Adding to the troubles for the eternally frustrated military contractor, former employees of Blackwater Worldwide say that the company systematically overcharged the State Department to the tune of $55 million in double-billings and false invoices.
Perhaps the most sensational of the allegations is that Blackwater kept a salaried Filipina employee on payroll in Afghanistan as a prostitute, billing the US government for her pay and air travel under the “morale, welfare, recreation” category.
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The Obama Administration’s “dual track” approach on Iran has taken an odd new turn today, as the White House and the US State Department are now presenting completely different official stories regarding America’s position on Iran’s enrichment program.
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NEW YORK, Feb 11 (Reuters) – U.S. gold futures ended above
$1,090 an ounce on Thursday as investors turned to the metal as
a hedge against currency market volatility after news that
European governments agreed in principle to support heavily
indebted Greece.
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