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Sometimes Continuity Trumps Change
As President-elect Barack Obama prepares to fill top positions for his incoming government, he faces a stubborn reality: Some of the key individuals he will rely upon to tackle the country's most serious challenges are holdovers from the current administration -- a trio of Bush appointees who w ... more »
Washington Post – Nov 10, 2008 05:00 AM [GMT] – comment?
As President-elect Barack Obama prepares to fill top positions for his incoming government, he faces a stubborn reality: Some of the key individuals he will rely upon to tackle the country's most serious challenges are holdovers from the current administration -- a trio of Bush appointees who w ... more »
Washington Post – Nov 10, 2008 05:00 AM [GMT] – comment?
Jerusalem's Mayoral Race Reflects the City's Troubled Times
JERUSALEM -- When Jerusalemites go to the polls Tuesday to elect a new mayor, they will choose among a man on trial in France for arms trafficking and money laundering, a self-made millionaire who wants to build thousands of Jewish homes in the heart of an Arab neighborhood, and an ultra-Orthodox...
Washington Post – Nov 10, 2008 03:07 AM [GMT] – comment?
JERUSALEM -- When Jerusalemites go to the polls Tuesday to elect a new mayor, they will choose among a man on trial in France for arms trafficking and money laundering, a self-made millionaire who wants to build thousands of Jewish homes in the heart of an Arab neighborhood, and an ultra-Orthodox...
Washington Post – Nov 10, 2008 03:07 AM [GMT] – comment?
Suicide Blast in Emergency Room Near Fallujah Kills 3
BAGHDAD, Nov. 9 -- A female suicide bomber detonated explosives in the emergency room of a hospital near Fallujah on Sunday in one of several violent incidents in Iraq that left at least 10 people dead over the weekend, Iraqi officials said.
Washington Post – Nov 10, 2008 02:37 AM [GMT] – comment?
BAGHDAD, Nov. 9 -- A female suicide bomber detonated explosives in the emergency room of a hospital near Fallujah on Sunday in one of several violent incidents in Iraq that left at least 10 people dead over the weekend, Iraqi officials said.
Washington Post – Nov 10, 2008 02:37 AM [GMT] – comment?
Rival Clergy Clash at Jerusalem's Holy Sepulcher Church
Armenian, Greek Orthodox monks shoved, scratched and traded blows at Church of the Holy Sepulcher - a shrine revered as site of Jesus' crucifixion, burial and resurrection
Voice of America – Nov 9, 2008 11:16 PM [GMT] – comment?
Armenian, Greek Orthodox monks shoved, scratched and traded blows at Church of the Holy Sepulcher - a shrine revered as site of Jesus' crucifixion, burial and resurrection
Voice of America – Nov 9, 2008 11:16 PM [GMT] – comment?
Faithful fight at Jerusalem church
Greek Orthodox and Armenian monks trade blows at the Church of the Holy Sepulchre.
Al Jazeera – Nov 9, 2008 9:02 PM [GMT] – comment?
Greek Orthodox and Armenian monks trade blows at the Church of the Holy Sepulchre.
Al Jazeera – Nov 9, 2008 9:02 PM [GMT] – comment?
Several killed in Iraq blasts
Four people in Diyala province are among those killed in day of attacks across Iraq.
Al Jazeera – Nov 9, 2008 8:15 PM [GMT] – comment?
Four people in Diyala province are among those killed in day of attacks across Iraq.
Al Jazeera – Nov 9, 2008 8:15 PM [GMT] – comment?
Israel Marks 70th Anniversary of 'Kristallnacht'
In 1938, during Nazi-inspired riots hundreds of synagogues and thousands of Jewish-owned businesses were ransacked in Germany and Austria
Voice of America – Nov 9, 2008 7:57 PM [GMT] – comment?
In 1938, during Nazi-inspired riots hundreds of synagogues and thousands of Jewish-owned businesses were ransacked in Germany and Austria
Voice of America – Nov 9, 2008 7:57 PM [GMT] – comment?
Israeli Police Evict Palestinians From East Jerusalem Home
About 10 years ago, a Jewish property rights group bought a disputed title to land on which home was built
Voice of America – Nov 9, 2008 7:04 PM [GMT] – comment?
About 10 years ago, a Jewish property rights group bought a disputed title to land on which home was built
Voice of America – Nov 9, 2008 7:04 PM [GMT] – comment?
Quartet urges Middle East action
Call for Israel and the Palestinians to take peace talks forward, but deal remains elusive.
Al Jazeera – Nov 9, 2008 6:23 PM [GMT] – comment?
Call for Israel and the Palestinians to take peace talks forward, but deal remains elusive.
Al Jazeera – Nov 9, 2008 6:23 PM [GMT] – comment?
Elections Stall Mideast Peace Negotiations
The Mideast "quartet" of peacemakers meet Sunday in the Egyptian Red Sea resort of Sharm el-Sheikh to chart a way forward in Israeli-Palestinian negotiations that have largely stalled because of electoral politics in both Israel and the United States.
NPR.org – Nov 9, 2008 5:58 PM [GMT] – comment?
The Mideast "quartet" of peacemakers meet Sunday in the Egyptian Red Sea resort of Sharm el-Sheikh to chart a way forward in Israeli-Palestinian negotiations that have largely stalled because of electoral politics in both Israel and the United States.
NPR.org – Nov 9, 2008 5:58 PM [GMT] – comment?
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