U.S. resumes arms sales to Bahrain
By Elise Labott "Bahrain is an important security partner and ally in a region facing enormous challenges. Maintaining our and our partners' ability to respond to these challenges is a critical component of our commitment to Gulf security Earlier this week, Secretary of State Hillary Clinton met with Bahrain's Crown Prince Salman bin Hamad bin [...]
Clinton, Panetta ask congressman to stay out of Afghanistan
– A top Republican on the House Foreign Affairs committee was asked by the Secretary of State and Secretary of Defense not to go to Afghanistan because President Hamid Karzai objected to the visit Dana Rohrabacher, R-California, told Security Clearance he was readying to travel with five other Republicans from Dubai to Afghanistan’s capital, Kabul, [...]
Wednesday’s live events
The 2012 presidential election can sometimes change at the drop of a hat. Watch review Live for all the latest news and views from the campaign trail 6:30 pm ET – Election 2012: The National Security Agenda – A panel looks at news. foreign and defense policy issues central to the 2012 presidential election Related [...]
Amnesty report: Bahrain reforms are ‘flawed,’ ‘inadequate’
Human rights reforms in Bahrain are inadequate and have failed to provide justice for victims in the aftermath of last year's government crackdown on opposition protesters, Amnesty International said in a report Tuesday Bahrain's Independent Commission of Inquiry issued a report in November that was highly critical of the authorities' reaction to the protests, which [...]
Tebow expected to draw thousands for Easter speech
–NFL star Tim Tebow will be in Texas speaking at Celebration Church's Easter Sunday service in Georgetown, Texas . The church is setting up an outdoor space for the event and expects as many as 30,000 people to attend. CNN affiliate KVUE reports Related Blogs
At Easter breakfast, Obama talks faith in face of doubt
Washington – Facing a re-election bid and contending with a bitterly partisan Congress, President Obama spoke Wednesday at a White House Easter prayer breakfast about keeping faith in the face of doubt “It’s always a bad idea to give a sermon in front of professionals.”I am not going to stand up here and give a [...]
Romney, Ryan speak of ‘courage’ required for entitlement reform
– Whether Mitt Romney’s campaign is counting down in days or hours to Tuesday’s primary in Wisconsin, it isn’t wasting either of them He met with rival presidential candidate Newt Gingrich ahead of that vote, and Romney said the two “speak from time to time Sitting beside Ryan, Romney brushed aside a question about which [...]
RidicuList: Wrong anthems
The wrong version of Kazakhstan’s national anthem played at a sporting event. What was heard was Sacha Baron Cohen’s parody from his “Borat” movie. And you can hear it on the RidicuList Related Blogs
Afghanistan massacre: A search for answers as questions arise, anger flares
soldier is accused of shooting nine children, three women and four men in a house-to-house rampage in villages near his combat outpost in southern Afghanistan on Sunday Jones said news of the attack was sure to travel quickly throughout Afghanistan, spread by mullahs in mosques, word of mouth and radio Joshua Foust is a fellow at [...]
Miranda Lambert: Take notes, Chris Brown
Miranda Lambert was serious when she posted to her Twitter account, following the 2012 Grammy Awards, that she thought Chris Brown should listen to her song, "Gunpowder and Lead The singer – whose Twitter account was the subject of controversy earlier this month, when he used it to respond to those critical of his appearance [...]
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