politicalticker.blogs.cnn.com - 1/18/2009
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(CNN) — Hours after Israel and Hamas both said they would abide by a fragile cease-fire in Gaza, top Obama advisor David Axelrod told CNN’s John King Sunday to expect the president-elect to take diplomatic action worldwide “early and aggressively” after he’s sworn in, using career diplomats and special envoys.
“I think that the events around [...]
nytimes.com - 1/18/2009
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nytimes.com —
JERUSALEM Hamas and other Palestinian militant groups
in Gaza announced an immediate, week-long cease-fire in the...
conflict with Israel on Sunday, about 12 hours after an Israeli unilateral cease-fire went into effect. The Palestinian groups said in ...
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Gaza Skirmishes Continue Despite Cease-Fire
thehill.com - 1/21/2009
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thehill.com —
President Obama’s chief political adviser was put on
the defensive Tuesday about a new government report that...
downplays the short-term impact the stimulus package will have on the economy. Hours before Obama took the oath of office, senior White House ...
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Axelrod defends Dem stimulus after critical CBO report
haaretz.com - 1/16/2009
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Hamas will not accept Israeli conditions for a
cease-fire in Gaza and would continue armed resistance until...
the offensive ends, Khaled Meshal, the leader of the Palestinian Islamist group, said on Friday. Speaking at the opening of an emergency ...
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Hamas: We will not accept Israel cease-fire ...
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Election Central Sunday Roundup
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... David Axelrod told CNN that Barack Obama will take diplomatic action "early and aggressively." Said Axelrod: "I think that the events around the world demand that he act quickly, and I think you'll see him act quickly." ...
Axelrod: Obama will act quickly on diplomacy, Iraq, economy
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... town two weeks early to begin working on an economic recovery package, because getting this economy moving again is absolutely paramount. And so he is going to continue to work on that. Obviously, there are limits to what we can do, but we do have to think boldly right now, that the scope of the emergency we face is so large that economists from the right to the left agree we have to do something big. The Obama stimulus plan is currently under consideration in the Senate. Read more: http://politicalticker.blogs.cnn.com/2009/01/18/axelrod...
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