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Fast Forward John Kerry Stunned by ‘Flat Wrong’ Republican Letter on Iran
Secretary of State John Kerry told U.S. lawmakers on Wednesday they would not be able to modify any nuclear agreement struck between the United States and Iran despite threats by Republican senators. In congressional testimony, Kerry said he responded with “utter disbelief” to an open letter signed by 47 Republican senators that warned that any…
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Fast Forward Avigdor Liberman Now Wants Executions for ‘Arab Terror’ Suspects
Israeli Foreign Minister Avigdor Lieberman said on Wednesday execution should be Israel’s answer to deadly “Arab terror,” adding more fire to an election campaign in which he has suggested disloyal Israeli Arabs should be beheaded. The far-right politician turned his focus to capital punishment – carried out only once in Israel’s history – in a…
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The Schmooze Pol Admits Sext Affair With Anthony Weiner’s Online Pal
Anthony Weiner with his wife, Huma Abedin, at a recent New York event./Getty Images (Reuters) — An Indiana lawmaker apologized on Tuesday following online reports that he traded sexually explicit text messages with a woman involved in a similar controversy with disgraced ex-lawmaker Anthony Weiner, the Indianapolis Star newspaper reported. “I am truly sorry I…
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Fast Forward Islamic State Video Allegedly Shows Killing of Arab-Israeli Accused of Spying
A video posted online by Islamic State militants on Tuesday showed a boy killing Muhammad Musallam, an Israeli Arab accused by the group of having signed up as a jihadi to spy for Mossad, with a bullet to the head. The video, published by the group’s Furqan media outlet, showed Musallam sitting in a room…
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Fast Forward Canadian Lawmaker Cites Holocaust in Debate Over Hate Speech Crackdown
A Canadian cabinet minister took the unusual step on Tuesday of citing the Holocaust as a reason Parliament should approve a tough new security bill, a sign of the increasingly bitter debate over the proposed law. Public Safety Minister Steven Blaney spoke a day after Justin Trudeau, leader of the opposition Liberals, also cited the…
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Fast Forward ‘The Simpsons’ Jewish Co-Creator Sam Simon Dies at 59
LOS ANGELES, March 9 (Reuters) – Sam Simon, a co-creator of Fox’s long-running hit animated series “The Simpsons” and an ardent philanthropist for animals, died after a battle with colon cancer, his agent said on Monday. He was 59. Simon won nine Emmy awards for his work as a writer, director and executive producer of…
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Fast Forward 47 Republican Senators Warn Iran Not To Trust President Obama
Republican U.S. senators warned Iran’s leaders on Monday that any nuclear deal with President Barack Obama could last only as long as he remains in office, an unusual partisan intervention into foreign policy that could undermine delicate international talks with Tehran. The open letter was signed by 47 senators, all but seven of the Republicans…
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Fast Forward Barack Obama Pleads for Release or Robert Levinson — Reward Boosted to $5M
The United States increased the reward from $1 million to $5 million on Monday for helping to find an American who disappeared in Iran eight years ago and appealed to Tehran for help in locating Robert Levinson. The White House remains committed to the safe return of missing American Robert Levinson and asked Iran to…
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