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BANGUI (Reuters) – Rebels in Central African Republic seized the central town of Kaga Bandoro on Tuesday despite the presence of foreign troops meant to support the government, a government official said. The fall of the town, 333 km (207 miles) north of the capital Bangui, came hours after the Seleka rebel alliance said they [...]
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Abbas tells Obama he’ll seek Palestinian UN upgrade, defying U.S.
Posted by admin on November 12th, 2012
RAMALLAH, West Bank/WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas told President Barack Obama on Sunday he was intent on pressing ahead with a Palestinian bid for United Nations recognition as a non-member state, despite the U.S. leader’s objections. Abbas explained his decision to Obama in a phone conversation, according to Abbas aide Nabil Abu Rdaineh. [...]
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No Comments »Why Obama is Defying Gravity
Posted by admin on October 2nd, 2012
National Journal: “Obama’s fortunes are rooted in voters’ dimming expectations for the economy and the federal government, and their apparent conclusion that the country’s current misery is not entirely the president’s fault. Polls show Americans appear resigned to an economic future only mildly better than the status quo.” Tweet This Post
Egypt’s Islamist parliament reconvenes, defying army
Posted by admin on July 10th, 2012
CAIRO (Reuters) – Egypt's Islamist-led parliament reconvened on Tuesday after being summoned by new President Mohamed Mursi in an open challenge to the generals who dissolved it last month. The assembly, dominated by Mursi's Muslim Brotherhood and allies, was dismissed by the army in line with a court ruling issued days before Mursi's election. Mursi [...]
Posted in Breaking News Tags: Army, Defying, Egypt's, Islamist, Parliament, reconvenes No Comments »Payback for Defying Boehner
Posted by admin on July 28th, 2011
Rep. Jim Jordan’s (R-OH) open defiance of House Speaker John Boehner’s (R-OH) debt ceiling plan could cost him his safe seat in next year’s election. Tweet This Post
