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The faithful - of all creeds and political affiliations - barraged the White House last week, imploring the President to reconsider his veto threat. Our efforts did not bear fruit. But I wonder if, before he put his veto stamp on that legislation, the President thought back to that little meeting in...
Warning against the dangers of an early withdrawal of American troops, Iraqi Foreign Minister Hoshyar Mahmood Mohammed Zebari last night stressed the importance of America’s friendship in bringing stability to Iraq.In a speech at the Institute of Politics, Zebari, a Kurd, drew attention to the optimism of...
Since Sept. 11, the State Department has issued hundreds of millions of dollars in contracts to security companies like Blackwater to augment its own, internal Diplomatic Security office that protects U.S. diplomats overseas. What was viewed as a short-term need has extended into a six-year investment. When asked...
Israel's Public Security Minister Avi Dichter said that the new sanctions would not "cross the red line in terms of inflicting humanitarian damage." This precaution was seconded by Rice, who said, "We will not abandon the innocent Palestinians in Gaza." She added: "We will make every effort to deal...
Last year, Planned Parenthood provided birth control to about 2.5 million patients nationwide. The group says abortions accounted for 3% of its services nationally last year. Elsewhere in the country, abortion opponents have opened so-called crisis pregnancy centers, often next to Planned Parenthood clinics, to persuade women headed for...