Obama refused to help Iranian opposition in 2009, book says (Israel Hayom/Exclusive to JNS.org) U.S. President Barack Obama decided not to support the Iranian opposition during the 2009 elections to protect secret negotiations he was holding with Tehran on its nuclear program, a recently published book alleges. The Iran Wars by Jay Solomon of The […]
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Middle EastWASHINGTON, August 25, 2016 – The Clinton presidential campaign has hit back at an AP report on then-Secretary of State Hillary Clinton’s meetings with private individuals. According to the report, 85 of 154 meetings were with donors to the Clinton Foundation. The Clinton team argues that Clinton met with thousands of people, not just those
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International, USAWASHINGTON — The CIA pulled the veil back Wednesday on long-classified foreign intelligence briefings it gave President Richard M. Nixon in the 1970s during the height of his power and his fall from grace, a period of intense turmoil at home and abroad. The release of 2,500 President’s Daily Briefs — about 28,000 pages in
By Muath Freij – Aug 24,2016 – Last updated at Aug 24,2016 HRH Prince Feisal, president of the Jordan Olympic Committee, poses for a group photo with members of the Jordanian Olympic delegation upon their arrival at the Queen Alia International Airport on Tuesday (Photo by Muath Freij) AMMAN — Royal family members, family and
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International, Sports & CompetitionsSan Diego Jewish World’s eulogy series is sponsored by Marc and Margaret Cohen in memory of Molly Cohen, and by Inland Industries Group LP in memory of long-time San Diego Jewish community leader Marie (Mrs. Gabriel) Berg. Comments intended for publication in the space below MUST be accompanied by the letter writer’s first and last name
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International, Obituaries & memorials, Theatre, Film & BroadcastWASHINGTON — If there were a moment in this presidential race when Hillary Clinton could act on her stated outrage over the obscene amount of money in politics, it is probably now, having eclipsed her rival Donald Trump in terms of cash in the bank and blocked off his most direct paths to victory. But
At least 120 people have been killed in a powerful earthquake that devastated a cluster of mountain communities in central Italy on Wednesday. More victims are feared trapped under rubble and thousands have been left homeless. Voted last year one of Italy’s most beautiful historic towns, Amatrice was flattened by the 6.2 magnitude quake. Aerial
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InternationalPale blue dot, meet pale red dot. Astronomers have spent decades scouring the skies looking for Earth-sized planets around distant stars. And now they’ve found one, sitting smack in the habitable zone of our nearest stellar neighbor. The planet Proxima b, described in the journal Nature, could be one of the first planets outside our
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Science, Medicine, & EducationThe United States on Tuesday called on Americans in the Gaza Strip to leave the coastal enclave “as soon as possible.” Palestinians militant and the Israeli military have not engaged in a conflict since the seven-week war that began in July 2014 and left more than 2,200 Palestinians and 70 Israelis dead but flare-ups have
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Middle East, USANigeria has claimed that the leader of Boko Haram, ‘Abubakar Shekau’ has been “fatally wounded” despite there being no independent confirmation. His death has previously been announced on several occasions. Nigeria’s military said 300 insurgents in total were killed including several senior fighters in a raid on north-eastern Borno state. Nigeria claims Boko Haram leader
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InternationalPHOENIX — John McCain came to talk about honor and duty. The setting was an American Legion post, where Arizona’s senior senator unfurled an army’s worth of endorsements from military brass supporting his November reelection bid. A group of veterans sat at a small cluster of tables pushed together in the nearly empty room before
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USAA magnitude 6.8 earthquake rocked central Myanmar Wednesday, according to multiple news reports. The closest city to the earthquake’s epicenter is Chauk, which is located more than 15 miles away, the BBC reported. The U.S. Geological Survey reported that the earthquake hit nearly 89 miles west of the city of Meiktila and ran more than
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InternationalHillary Clinton is remarkably suited to be a modern candidate for president of the United States. She possesses the gift of reason. She is the product of a coherent combination of intellectual curiosity, spiritual integrity and professional achievement. She knows what will be required of the next president in a modern world. The difficulty for
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USACHARLOTTE, N.C. — Republican vice presidential nominee Mike Pence said Wednesday that Democratic and Republican administrations have been “eroding the foundation” of American manufacturing. Speaking at Charlotte Pipe and Foundry, the Indiana governor said he and presidential candidate Donald Trump would restore that foundation by getting tough on trade and easing regulations on business. “Donald
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