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The invite is a signal Boehner intends to challenge the White Houses approach to Iran as Secretary of State John Kerry and Iranian officials negotiate in Switzerland. (Washington Post) White House spokesman Josh Earnest said Boehners invitation is a .
5 Legislative Hurdles for New House GOP
28: Department of Homeland Security funding expires. A short-term extension of Homeland Security funding was a condition for many House Republicans to vote ���yes��� last year for the ���cromnibus.��� Leadership contended it would buy the conference some time .
Islamic State���An Eye for an Eye : NO QUARTER USA NET
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2941502/Obama-administration-sent-message-black-lawmakers-skip-Netanyahu-speech-Congress-says-White-House-insider.html. these people make me ashamed and embarrassed��.
Kerrys cowardly apology on apartheid is giant blunder for.
Kerry and Netanyahu, State Department photo. As you know by now, Secretary of State John Kerry has had to apologize for using the word ���apartheid��� to describe Israels future without a two-state solution.. The craven absurdity of Kerrys apology ��� ���if I could rewind the tape��� ��� brings the day closer when our news broadcasts and political analysts will have to look at a system in which one group of people has full political rights right alongside 4-5 million people of a��.
Sen. Cruz, Rep. Zeldin Pen Letter to Secretary Kerry Seeking
Obamas spokesperson said neither he nor John Kerry will meet with Netanyahu when he comes to New York to speak to Congress because of its close proximity to the election. He doesnt do this traditionally he said because��.
Senate Set to Approve $1.1 Trillion in Spending
In a late-night twist that is emblematic of the dysfunction plaguing the 113th Congress, partisan maneuvering in the Senate disrupted what leaders on both sides had expected to be a relatively smooth path toward final passage.. The bill, Mr. Reid.
Controversy mounts over Netanyahu speech to Congress.
Update, White House and State Department wont meet with Netanyahu on his March visit to address both houses of Congress... Quoting Secy of State John Kerry, Matt Lee of AP has a two part tweet on the matter (1, 2):... In other words���I would say this issue is more of a tempest in a teapot in terms of actual policy and is more political theater then action. I cant see where anybody from the republicans, democrats, hawks and doves benfit from ACTUALLY��.
Obama, Netanyahu, Iran, Congress and the Republican Party
With the EUs new foreign policy chief, Federica Mogherini, at his side, the US secretary of state, John Kerry, entered the fray by saying that ���top intelligence personnel��� in Israel had advised a visiting congressional delegation that if additional.
But tell us how you really feel: Susan Rice calls Netanyahu.
National Security Adviser Susan Rice sat down with Charlie Rose last night where she delivered a harsh critique of Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahus upcoming visit to the U.S. and planned speech to a joint session��.
Dear President Obama: Please Invite Me to the White House.
What NYT editors did not say is that this breach is an opportunity, now that the hole is gaping, for you to counter Netanyahus voice with powerful ones which exist within the nation you lead. I ask that you let us help you lead.
GOP renews push to restrict abortion
WASHINGTON ��� Abortion and reproductive rights groups are readying for a renewed legislative fight in the new, GOP-controlled Congress. The whole process is to go from defense to offense on this issue, said Marjorie Dannenfelser, president of the.
White House says it will veto bill to approve oil pipeline
���If this bill passes this Congress, the president wouldnt sign��� it, White House spokesman Josh Earnest said Tuesday, saying legislation shouldnt undermine the review process underway at the State Department or circumvent a pending lawsuit in Nebraska.
Republicans reject Obamas economic proposals
WASHINGTON ��� Congressional Republicans remain unmoved by calls for action on economic proposals outlined by President Obama in his State of the Union Address, particularly on his plan to raise taxes on wealthy Americans to expand middle-class tax .
Kerry Says ISIS Insults the Religion They Falsely Represent
Secretary of State John Kerry clearly placed the Islamic State (ISIS) out of the realm of Islam, or even radical Islam, and declared that its terrorists ���are an insult to the religion they falsely claim to represent.���... not wanting Netanyahu to speak to congress ,what has Obama and demoscrates give Iran that they donnt want congress to know , I am a democrate and i am going to see if u democrates listen to Netanyahu speech and if u. I dont believe a word muslims say.
Israeli official blames John Boehner for Netanyahu speech.
A senior Israeli official suggested on Friday that Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu had been misled into thinking an invitation to address the U.S. Congress on Iran next month was fully supported by the Democrats. [.]. Acknowledging that Democrats had been pained by the invitation, Hanegbi said Netanyahu and Israeli emissaries were making a huge effort to make clear to them that this is not a move that flouts the president of the United States. We just��.
as Obama officials shun Netanyahu - Mondoweiss
The White House and the State Department yesterday said openly that the Obama administration is restricting the information it gives to Israel about the Iran talks because Israel is misrepresenting the talks in its efforts to derail them. There is no. PSAKI: I wouldnt look at it in those terms. I believe... ���The National Iranian American Council took out a full-page advertisement in The New York Times slamming the planned speech to Congress by Israels prime minister.
Netanyahu is a paper tiger ��� Mondoweiss
But at a moment when an unprecedented number of members of Congress are up in arms over Netanyahus efforts to sabotage the Obama administrations policy towards Iran, there are other signs that the pro-Israel lobby may not be. Suddenly many Americans are beginning to see the war monger as a trouble maker, and trying to sabotage the efforts of their President to bring peace with Iran, hey, even Fox News criticizes this stupid Netanyahu/Dermer move.
Obama finds midterm scapegoat in Hagel
[Washington Free Beacon: ���Irans foreign minister and lead negotiator in nuclear talks is known to frequently scream and shout at Western diplomats, including Secretary of State John Kerry, a practice that has caused alarm among bodyguards stationed.
Imagine what we could accomplish if we werent debating Deflategate
Brady says he didnt alter footballs in Colts game. The Patriots quarterback. Imagine what would happen if we watched President Obamas State of the Union address as eagerly as we tuned into Sundays championship game. The ratings for the two events.
Obama, Netanyahu, Iran, Congress and the Republican Party
Home �� About �� Team �� Supporters �� What they say �� Donate �� Submit �� Contact �� Jobs.. With the EUs new foreign policy chief, Federica Mogherini, at his side, the US secretary of state, John Kerry, entered the fray by saying that ���top intelligence personnel��� in Israel had advised a visiting congressional. In recent days two key Fox News pundits have sharply criticised Netanyahus decision to address Congress, revealing splits at the heart of the Republican camp.
Poof -- Kerry blames Israel for breakdown of talks
���Secretary Kerry,��� the official in Mr. Netanyahus office said, ���knows that it was the Palestinians who said no to continued direct talks with Israel in November; who said no to his proposed framework for final status talks; who said no.. I dont know how much stock to put in this ���poof��� comment���as you say (in different words), Congress is stuffed to the ceiling with Israel bootlickers and even the great hero Kerry blames the Palestinians for having the gall to assert some��.
Video: Islamic State group beheads Japanese journalist
President Obama condemned the heinous killing of Goto, whom he said courageously sought to convey the plight of the Syrian people to the outside world. In a statement, U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry called the beheading of Goto barbaric and.
The Rats Are Fleeing The Sinking Ship As Israel Says.
A top official is publicly claiming that John Boehner misled the Israeli government into believing that President Obama had been notified and was on board with Prime Minister Netanyahus address to Congress.. The plan was to humiliate President Obama and pressure him into approving new sanctions against Iran. The claim that Israel.. We Americans should call for his arrest ��� Boehner has no authority to arrange this speech without approval from the State Dept.
Terrorism, presidential candidates dominate Sunday talk
Fox News will take up the issue of gay marriage after the Supreme Court announced Friday it would hear arguments in four cases and ultimately decide whether gays have a constitutional right to marry and whether states are required to recognize gay .
State Department says Netanyahu twisted Kerrys words in speech to Congress
The State Department accused Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu of taking congressional testimony by Secretary of State John Kerry out of context in Netanyahus address to a joint meeting of Congress Tuesday. In a statement released early .
Kerry calls criticism over US absence at Paris rally quibbling
Secretary of State John Kerry said Monday that those criticizing the absence of top U.S. officials at a major unity rally in Paris Sunday are quibbling and that it doesnt signify a lack of concern over the shooting at a French newspaper last week.
Ted Cruz has gained attention but little else
After leading a losing and disastrous gambit that shut down the government over Obamacare last year, Senator Ted Cruz brushed his critics aside. ���Im not serving in office because I desperately needed 99 new friends.��� Fair enough ��� no one would.
Anonymous donor works $25K Christmas miracle
You could see in her face, the stress just went away, Bradford said of her daughters reaction ��� not to mention her own, and especially Destinee and Sarinitee. The money immediately went to pay off past-due tuition bills and her final term of nursing.
Secretary Kerry congratulates Iraqis on the formation of a.
U.S. DEPARTMENT OF STATE Office of the Spokesperson For Immediate Release.. Did I not hear Kerry is headed to the Mid East to forge a strong alliance with those states to help in our fight against ISIS? I think he needs to. Once more a bunch of words to say nothing.. holly. And more of the twisted propaganda.. Sgt Tahmooressis mother tweeted her Congresswoman ��� tells her Member of Congress (Rep Wasserman Schultz) to go to PM Netanyahus speech.
Phylicia Rashad Says She Was Misquoted During Cosby Defense
Phylicia Rashad says her recent comments defending Bill Cosby have been misquoted. In an interview with Showbiz 411 on Tuesday, the actress was reported to have said forget these women, when asked about the sexual abuse allegations levied against .
Full Text of Netanyahu Speech to AIPAC 2012 - Algemeiner
Full text of the speech delivered by Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to delegates at the AIPAC pilocy conference in Washington D.C. 2012. 5 March, 2012 Thank you. Todah rabah. Thank you very much. Sara and I��.
NYT and Matthews warn that Netanyahu speech to.
On Chris Matthews MSNBC show Hardball last night, Susan Milligan of US News and World Report said that the Republicans are trying to submarine Obamas negotiations with Iran.. Theres no easy analogy because Israel has a particular place in the hearts of a lot of Americans, but I was thinking gosh, if the Democrats had invited Jacques Chirac to address Congress about the Iraq war ��� in other words, this is somebody who opposes President Obamas policy.