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Abbas: Obama is 'doing nothing' for Middle East peace

Tue, 24 Nov 2009 22:40:49 +0000

Palestinian National Authority President Mahmoud Abbas complained that U.S. President Barack Obama "is doing nothing for the peace process" in the Middle East so far. "For now he is doing nothing, but he has invited us to revive the peace process. I hope that in the future he can play a more ...

Truthdig: Drilling Beneath the Headlines found this 25 hours ago on haaretz.com

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Panel charges Sanford with 37 ethics violations

Mon, 23 Nov 2009 19:39:16 +0000

The S.C. Ethics Commission has charged S.C. Gov. Mark Sanford with 37 counts of breaking state ethics laws. The commission filed its charges last week but only released them Monday. Those charges allege that, in 18 instances, Sanford authorized, approved or allowed the purchase of ...

TPMMuckraker found this 2 days ago on thestate.com

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Ahmadinejad goes to Brazil: 15 Minutes on Latin America

Tue, 24 Nov 2009 13:09:41 +0000

In today’s podcast at 11AM Eastern, It’s the two Mahmouds for Lula: Having hosted Mahmoud Abbas last week, this week it’s Mahmoud Ahmadinejad ’s turn. What is Lula after ?

Fausta posted 34 hours ago from faustasblog.com

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The visiting Ahmadinejad Carnival of Latin America and the Caribbean

Mon, 23 Nov 2009 21:33:00 +0000

Welcome to the Carnival of Latin America and the Caribbean. Mahmoud Ahmadinejad started his tour of South America by accepting Lula’s invitation to Brazil , which was first scheduled for last May but was postponed after public outcry. Protestors were at the airport Around 200 ...

Fausta posted 2 days ago from faustasblog.com

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Lula {hearts} A’jad

Tue, 24 Nov 2009 00:39:23 +0000

Makes me wonder how much money is actually changing hands between those two: Lula urges Iran dialogue, backs nuclear plan Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva urged his Iranian counterpart on Monday to engage in dialogue on nuclear non-proliferation but backed Iran’s ...

Fausta posted 47 hours ago from faustasblog.com

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Laundry list of charges fall on Sanford

Mon, 23 Nov 2009 21:35:04 +0000

The State Ethics Commission report on Gov. Mark Sanford ’s indiscretions regarding use of state money and campaign dollars was released today, but we’re not sure if this thing is really worth a damn or not. A few of these charges, here or there, might lead to a fine or a stern rebuke from the ...

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Iran Plans Protests in Mecca, Freeing Gilad Shalit, Ahmadinejad in Brazil

Mon, 23 Nov 2009 21:04:00 +0000

Paul Krugman Leslie Gelb "The reigning doctrine in Washington appears to be “Be afraid. Be very afraid.” - Paul Krugman "The message for Mr. Obama should be clear: He should stare hard at the skills of his foreign-policy team and, more so, at his own dominant role in decision-making. ...

guangping posted 2 days ago from notesfromagrumpyoldman.blogspot.com

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Brazil Elbows U.S. on the Diplomatic Stage

Mon, 23 Nov 2009 15:08:08 +0000

BRASÍLIA Brazil ’s ambitions to be a more important player on the global diplomatic stage are crashing headlong into the efforts of the United States and other Western powers to rein in Iran ’s nuclear arms program. Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva , Brazil’s president, is set to receive Iran’s ...

Wonk Room found this 2 days ago on nytimes.com

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Brazil: Pro-Israel March Against Ahmadinejad and Jew hatred

Mon, 23 Nov 2009 05:39:00 +0000

Gorgeous! The best cure for the sick anti-semitism infecting South America. As mentioned in yesterday's post, Mahmoud Abbas in Brazil: The Rise of Jew Hatred in South America, David B promised he would send us his observations about the brave men and women protesting the arrival of mass murderer ...

Israel Matzav found this 2 days ago on atlasshrugs2000.typepad.com

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Unblock ambassador nomination

Mon, 23 Nov 2009 12:30:35 +0000

When George LeMieux was appointed three months ago to replace retiring U.S. Senator Mel Martinez, the 40-year-old former chief of staff to Gov. Charlie Crist vowed to focus on making government more efficient and effective. He has a strange way of going about it.

Naked Politics found this 2 days ago on miamiherald.com

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Brazil investigating Battisti

Sat, 21 Nov 2009 04:55:00 +0000

(ANSA) - Brasilia, November 20 - Cesare Battisti, the ex- terrorist that the Brazil supreme court has ruled should be extradited to Italy, was also involved in terrorist activities while in Brazil, local police told the country's leading daily on Friday. Folha de San Paulo quoted top police ...

Gates of Vienna found this 4 days ago on ansa.it

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Last word on Battisti on 'political'

Fri, 20 Nov 2009 04:58:00 +0000

(ANSA) - Rome, November 19 - Now that Brazil's supreme court has given its green light to the extradition to Italy of convicted terrorist Cesare Battisti, the final decision on his return will be political, Italian Foreign Minister Franco Frattini said on Thursday. "We await this next move with ...

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Brazil News - Breaking World Brazil News - The New York Times

Mon, 23 Nov 2009 15:27:40 +0000

Brazil's vast territory covers a great variety of land and climate, for although Brazil is mainly in the tropics (it is crossed by the equator in the north and by the Tropic of Capricorn in the south), the southern part of the great central upland is cool and yields the produce of temperate ...

JustOneMinute found this 2 days ago on topics.nytimes.com

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Florida Sen. LeMieux blasted for blocking appointment of Brazil diplomat

Fri, 20 Nov 2009 01:00:51 +0000

New Florida Sen. George LeMieux's first foray into foreign relations has drawn brickbats from former high-ranking State Department officials who say his effort to block the Obama administration's new ambassador to Brazil is damaging U.S. relations with Latin America. "This continuing, ...

Think Progress found this 5 days ago on mcclatchydc.com

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Axis of Uranium Meets Middle East Peace Process

Fri, 20 Nov 2009 15:16:31 +0000

It’s a busy month for Brazil. The Latin American giant hosted Shimon Peres last week, sustained a visit from Mahmoud Abbas this week, and will receive Mahmoud Ahmadinejad next week. Not exactly a random series of visitors — and at least some Americans are paying attention: the Wall Street ...

Wizbang found this 5 days ago on commentarymagazine.com

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Ahmadinejad heading to Brazil

Sat, 21 Nov 2009 00:57:27 +0000

Mahmoud Ahmadinejad was invited by Lula to visit Brazil last May. Following protests in all major cities in the country by Christian, Jewish, candomblé, gay rights, women’s, and human rights groups, Brazil’s Foreign Office announced that the trip had been canceled. The Foreign Office ...

Fausta posted 4 days ago from faustasblog.com

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Brilliant. [JHoward]

Wed, 18 Nov 2009 23:25:18 +0000

Simply brilliant. …the Obama Administration is financing oil exploration off Brazil . The U.S. is going to lend billions of dollars to Brazil’s state-owned oil company, Petrobras, to finance exploration of the huge offshore discovery in Brazil’s Tupi oil field in the ...

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Brazil’s big blackout: 15 Minutes on Latin America

Thu, 12 Nov 2009 13:11:58 +0000

In today’s podcast at 11AM Eastern: Sixty million people lost electricity yesterday in Brazil after a huge power grid failure . The entire country of Paraguay was also affected by the blackout. Photos here Will this affect the Olympics?

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Rice: New Consulting Firm Will Help U.S. Companies In "Key Emerging Markets"

Thu, 12 Nov 2009 14:17:56 +0000

Condoleezza Rice responds to our report from yesterday that she's starting a strategic consulting firm with Stephen Hadley, the RiceHadley Group. In a statement to TPMmuckraker, Rice's chief of staff, Colby Cooper, said: Condoleezza Rice and Stephen Hadley, along with Anja Manuel, have ...

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How the Recession’s Affecting Immigration

Fri, 20 Nov 2009 15:33:10 +0000

With U.S. unemployment at a 26-year high Americans will be feeling the economic downturn for some time. Immigration experts are seeing global signs of the recession in major shifts in U.S. immigration trends, especially at the high amd low ends of the skills spectrum. Here are the ...

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