CNN host Jake Tapper confronted White House press secretary Josh
Earnest
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over his chara...
WASHINGTON (AP) — Embarking on his final year in office, President
Barack Obama will use Tuesday's State of the Union address to present
an optimistic vision built on econom...
For the seventh and final time of his presidency, Barack Obama will
stand before Congress and the American public to lay out his vision
not only for his remaining months in of...
The U.S. and Jordan have agreed to enhance efforts to combat nuclearterrorism. Secretary of State John Kerry and Jordan’s Foreign
Minister Nasser Judeh signed a Joint Ac...
Nearly 2,500 days ago, expectations ran high as the Obama presidency
began. Hailed as an epochal event, the nation's first black commander
in chief launched his "fundamental t...
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1950s: North Korea begins nuclear research, focused on energy
generation, with assistance from Soviet Union. 1959: Plans begin for
nuclear activities near Yongbyon. 1974: Nort...
On Saturday, Saudi Arabia executed 47 men on charges of terrorism,
including an anti-government Shiite cleric named Nimr al-Nimr who may
well have been receiving Iranian suppo...
Washington (AFP) Dec 30, 2015 - The United States is preparing
sanctions against firms and individuals in Iran, Hong Kong and the
United Arab Emirates over alleged links to I...
Washington (AFP) Jan 4, 2016 - Washington's single-minded pursuit of
the Iran nuclear deal damaged its alliance with Saudi Arabia, experts
say, and fed the escalating crisis ...
Millions of Americans believe that war doesn't work, that war cannot
end terrorism because war is terrorism and that US war-making is
breeding a new generation of terrorists a...
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There are many disturbing signs that the West is creating conditions
in the Middle East and Asia that could...