Democrats are firing back at Republican National Committee Chairman Reince Priebus after his criticism of Democratic presidential nominee Hillary Clinton during Wednesday’s forum. Priebus called Clinton “angry” and “defensive” in a tweet late Wednesday. @HillaryClinton was angry + defensive the entire time – no smile and uncomfortable – upset that she was caught wrongly sending […]
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USABillionaire American-Israeli businessman Haim Saban expressed his view that Hilary Clinton would be a good friend to Israel were she to win the presidency. “I believe she and the Prime Minister will get along great,” he said in an interview with Channel 2. When the interviewer expressed doubt at how this would be possible, Saban
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Middle East, USAAmid a litany of legitimate complaints about the Democratic nominee is the general belief that Hillary Clinton is cold, calculating, or unemotional. People say that she should smile more, or remark that her voice is “shrill,” or “shouting. Others say that her laugh is robotic or her smiles aren’t genuine. So what is a woman
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USAIslamic State is rooting for Republican nominee Donald Trump to win this year’s election, according to Democratic nominee Hillary Clinton. Clinton claimed ISIS has put whatever little support it does have behind Trump because it believes having him in the Oval Office will rally support to the jihadi cause. She pointed to a recent article
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Middle East, USARome (dpa) – Former Pope Benedict XVI says he struggled with “practical government” at the Vatican, according to advance extracts from a book due out on Friday which were published by Italian newspaper Corriere della Sera. “A weak point of mine is perhaps my lack of resolve in governing and taking decisions,” Benedict says in
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Books, Poetry & Short Stories, InternationalWASHINGTON, September 7, 2016 – Russian President Vladimir Putin attempted to ratchet up pressure on Ukraine in early August, with the bizarre accusation that Ukrainian military saboteurs attempted to infiltrate Crimea to commit destabilizing, terrorist attacks. His motive for those accusations may have involved meetings with German and French leaders at the G20 summit in
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InternationalSalah Abdeslam, the only surviving suspect in last November’s attack on Paris refused to speak to a judge Thursday for a third time, in frustration at 24-hour video surveillance of his prison cell. Abdeslam’s lawyer Frank Berton said the judge repeatedly asked questions to no avail on Thursday. “He exercised his right to silence,” Berton
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InternationalIt’s not unusual for Saudi Arabia and Iran to spit vitriol at each other. But relations have now plummeted to a new low: Saudi Arabia’s top cleric has ruled that Iran’s leaders are simply not Muslim. Iran has said Saudi Arabia cannot be trusted with custodianship of the Holy Places of Islam. These are more
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Middle EastFar-right conservatives have often accused President Barack Obama of “apologizing for America.” They are going to have a field day with this one. Obama twice called Americans “lazy” Wednesday during a Young Southeast Asian Leaders Initiative (YSEALI) town hall at Souphanouvong University in Laos during his ongoing visit to Asia. The comments are sure to
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International, USAI donned a headscarf and sunglasses, and removed the Star of David I wear around my neck. I knew that I was taking a risk by going undercover to the Al-Quds Day rally in Toronto on July 2. Al-Quds Day is marked by annual demonstrations around the world, opposing the existence of the state of
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International, Science, Medicine, & EducationNorth Korea said Wednesday it rejects the U.N. Security Council statement condemning its latest missile launches, claiming the statement is a violation of the country’s sovereignty and vowing to continue to strengthen its nuclear arsenal. A spokesperson of the North’s Foreign Ministry made the remark to the Korean Central News Agency after the Security Council
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International, USAMuslims in a small town in New York are protesting a new Sept. 11, 2001, memorial because it includes the words “Islamic terrorists.” The Islamic Organization of the Southern Tier said the phrase might encourage hate crimes toward Muslims at a time when reports of Islamophobia have spread across the nation. The memorial in Owego
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International, USARussian President Vladimir Putin is “a leader far more” than Barack Obama, Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump said Wednesday as he continued to assault the Democratic party and heap praise on the former KGB agent. The Republican candidate took questions about his credentials to serve as commander-in-chief in a 30-minute forum hosted on the U.S.
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International, USABeijing (dpa) – Air China on Thursday condemned publication of discriminatory remarks about London’s ethnic minority neighbourhoods in one of its in-flight magazines. An excerpt from a guide to London in the magazine, “Wings of China,” recently prompted calls for intervention from China’s ambassador to Britain, after stoking worldwide outrage for warning passengers that “precautions
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