Word: branegan
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...Branegan: I think the Israelis had for a while now been pushing the edge of the envelope as to what would be acceptable to Washington, and when they went into Gaza they finally found out where it is. Powell's response has given Prime Minister Ariel Sharon a pretty good idea of where the U.S. draws the line. Washington has in the past criticized some actions of the Sharon government, such as its announcement that it plans to expand settlements in the West Bank, but for the most part Sharon has had a pretty free ride and warm reception. That...
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...Reported by Jay Branegan, James Carney, John F. Dickerson and Mark Thompson/Washington, Massimo Calabresi with Powell and Jeffrey Ressner/Whidbey Island
...Branegan: The experience is certainly going to strengthen the hard-liners in Congress and the administration who would like to view China as an emerging threat. Still, it's not clear that they would be dominant or win the debate over policy, because there's also a pretty clear consensus that hard-headed engagement with China is in the best interest of the U.S., and the best way to ensure that China doesn't become a threat...
...Powell's Burden: Foreign Policy in a Time of Cable Cell Phone From Washington: TIME State Department correspondent Jay Branegan says the rhythms of diplomacy are not suited to a 24-hour news cycle. But that's the price of democracy...