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Foreign Policy
United Nations Defends Failure to Keep Goma from Rebels
The UN says it fired hundreds of rockets at M23 rebels as they seized the eastern Congolese city
Lawmakers Want Answers on Who Altered CIA Benghazi Talking Points
Looking at James Clapper, the Director of National Intelligence
It's Time to Cut a Deal on the Federal Budget
We will soon find out if Chili Palmer was right when he said, "Sometimes you do your best work with a gun to your head."
No Deal on Greek Debt
12 hours of negotiations among the Eurozone's finance ministers led to nothing
Gaza Ceasefire Negotiations Unravel
Israel, Hamas facing internal pressure to hold a hard line
Rebels: $60 Billion Needed to Rebuild Syria
And counting, presumably, as the violence continues
UK Prime Minister to Church of England: "Get With the Program" on Female Bishops
This is why the rebel colonials set up a separation of church and state
Congolese Army Preparing to Respond to Rebel Takeovers in the East
Government forces offered little resistance to rebels as they're rarely paid or equipped
US Ambassador Applauds Development of Democracy in Totalitarian Azerbaijan
In Nakhchivan, Azerbaijan's "North Korea"
Engineers Design Space Junk Killer
Would attach to satellites and burn them when they're obsolete
Foreign Policy Experts Laugh at Premise Behind Red Dawn Remake
Aliens about as likely to invade as North Korea
Bolton Recommends Rendition, "Gentle Persuasion" for Benghazi Suspects
Wants to send them to Gitmo
NSA Won't Release Obama's New Cybersecurity Directive
Believed to expand government authority, but the details are classified
Pakistani Court Drops Blasphemy Charges Against Christian Girl
Had been accused of ripping pages out of a Koran
Greece Approves Spending and Debt Controls To Meet Lender Demands
We've been down this road before, so don't hold your breath
Let's Hear It for Scandal!
We're led by people of questionable competence, miserable judgment and a flexible relationship with the truth.
Anonymous Steps-Up Cyber-Attacks on Israel
Exposing personal information about supporters of the country
Copyright Treaty Negotiations Continue Behind Closed Doors
The content industry appears to be in the driver's seat
Gaza Rockets Fired at Jerusalem Land in West Bank
Some rockets have also misfired and landed in Gaza itself
Obama Steers Clear of East Asian Maritime Disputes
China and most of its neighbors have competing claims on islands in the South and East China Sea but on a regional visit the U.S. president is avoiding wading in
U.S. Citizen Jailed in Cuba Suing U.S. For Sending Him There In First Place
Alan Gross was distributing Internet equipment in Cuba for a U.S. development project; the project was illegal under Cuban law
Asian Leaders Launch Free Trade Talks
Member states of ASEAN plus regional partners China, Japan, South Korea, India, Australia and New Zealand
UK Government Recognizes Syrian Rebel Leadership
Foreign minister convinced they're committed to human rights
Israel-Gaza Conflict Shores Up Arab Support for Hamas
Leaders of regional governments are more amenable to the Palestinian extremists than their predecessors were
Obama Trying to Encircle China With U.S. Trade Partners
Free trade ought to be an end in and of itself
