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Leon Panetta in Israel: Will his urgent messages bring action?
Amid US concerns over Israel's growing isolation from its Mideast neighbors, Defense Secretary Leon Panetta has an urgent message for the country's leaders: Re-engage in the peace process.
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Libya conflict: Is Qaddafi's exit in the offing?
French officials claim that emissaries from Muammar Qaddafi say he is ready to discuss a departure from power. But the Libya leader has put out such feelers before, only to withdraw or deny them.
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US-Israel collision averted over Middle East peace, but for how long?
On the eve of a Netanyahu-Obama meeting, the decision by Hamas to join Fatah in a Palestinian coalition has delayed, at least, a US-Israel clash over competing visions for the Middle East peace process.
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September deadlines loom for Israel as Peres and Obama will meet
Obama had set a September goal for some kind of Middle East agreement. With Palestinians now weighing the declaration of a state, Israel's Shimon Peres has much to discuss at the White House.
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Why $60 billion in US arms to Saudi Arabia isn't causing an outcry
Israel doesn't oppose a US arms deal that would send advanced aircraft to Saudi Arabia, which is increasingly seen as essential to containing Iran's nuclear ambitions.
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Saudi Arabia wants US to pressure Israel on peace in the Middle East
Despite a string of visits this month from leaders in the Middle East, most recently King Abdullah of Saudi Arabia, peace in the region remains an unsolvable puzzle for the Obama administration.
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New Iran sanctions more likely, or less, after nuclear bomb report?
New report that Iran is amassing more low-enriched uranium – and has enough to make two nuclear bombs – is likely to spur the move toward tougher sanctions. But Israel's raid on Gaza aid flotilla may stall any international action on Iran.
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Why US sees Israeli-Palestinian conflict as a security threat
A growing roster of US officials is arguing that a failure to resolve the Israeli-Palestinian conflict fuels Islamic extremism, thus creating a security threat for the US.
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Hillary Clinton's key talking point for Persian Gulf trip: Iran
Iran and its muscle flexing across the Persian Gulf will be at the heart of Hillary Clinton’s visit to Saudi Arabia and Qatar.
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In battle of the burqa, Obama and Sarkozy differ
During speech Monday, Sarkozy suggested that the traditional female Islamic dress was a form of enslavement. But Obama backed freedom of religious expression in his Cairo speech.
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Wildcard in Iran election: Obama
His Cairo speech, combined with other early decisions, may have influenced Lebanon's election Sunday – and could have an impact on Iran's presidential vote Friday.
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Rice's visit to a changed Libya
The Bush administration hopes it highlights the potential for pariah states to come in from the cold.
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Rice's visit to a changed Libya
The Bush administration hopes it highlights the potential for pariah states to come in from the cold.
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Obama and McCain diverge on Israeli-Palestinian conflict
Obama likely to return US to role of 'honest broker.' McCain sees fighting Islamic extremists as paramount.
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Obama and McCain diverge on Israeli-Palestinian conflict
Obama likely to return US to role of 'honest broker.' McCain sees fighting Islamic extremists as paramount.
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With Rice in Baghdad, U.S. pushes Iraq to clear more 'benchmarks'
The Secretary of State paid a surprise visit Tuesday amid signs that political reconciliation is gaining some traction in Iraq.
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