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Fast Forward Mahmoud Abbas Stands Up to Israel and U.S. With Surprise United Nations Move
A surprise decision by President Mahmoud Abbas to sign more than a dozen international conventions that could give Palestinians greater leverage against Israel left the United States struggling on Wednesday to put peace talks back on track. A senior Palestinian official, voicing frustration deepened by Israel’s failure to carry out a pledged release of several…
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Fast Forward Fate of PIcasso Curtain at New York’s Four Seasons Restaurant Goes to Court
The question of whether a fragile Picasso painting in New York City’s Four Seasons restaurant will crumble if taken down to allow repairs to the wall it hangs on will go to a state court judge on Wednesday. The dispute between the restaurant’s landlord and the painting’s owner takes place in a grand setting: The…
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News Jonathan Pollard Release Proposal Angers U.S. Intelligence
A U.S. proposal to consider freeing a jailed Israeli spy caught many American intelligence officials off-guard and will face stiff opposition if the Obama administration decides to go ahead with it in a bid to salvage Middle East peace talks, officials said. Negotiations over the fate of Jonathan Pollard, a former naval intelligence analyst serving…
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Fast Forward White House Says No Decision Made To Release Jonathan Pollard
President Barack Obama has not made a decision to release convicted Israeli spy Jonathan Pollard, White House spokesman Jay Carney said on Tuesday. “Jonathan Pollard was convicted of espionage and he is serving his sentence,” Carney said. “I don’t have any other update to provide you on Mr. Pollard’s status. There are obviously a lot…
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Fast Forward George Soros Wins $50M Suit Filed by Brazilian Gal Pal
George Soros won a bid on Tuesday to dismiss a $50 million claim by an ex-girlfriend who claimed he reneged on a promise to buy her a pricey Manhattan apartment, but the appeals court did not dismiss an assault claim against the 83-year-old billionaire. A New York state appellate court dismissed claims by Brazilian former…
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Fast Forward Does Jonathan Pollard Object to Freedom Swap With Jailed Palestinians?
Secretary of State John Kerry met Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu for the second time in less than 12 hours on Tuesday in an effort salvage stalled peace talks with the Palestinians. Kerry broke into his travel schedule on Monday for a flying visit to Jerusalem and headed straight back to Europe after his early…
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Fast Forward Jonathan Pollard Release by Passover ‘On Table’ in Bid To Extend Talks
Secretary of State John Kerry rushed back to the Middle East on Monday to try to salvage stalled peace talks, possibly by releasing Israeli spy Jonathan Pollard to push Israel to free Palestinian prisoners. Requesting anonymity, a U.S. official said the release of Pollard, who is serving a life sentence in the United States for…
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Fast Forward Penn State’s Graham Spanier Sues To Stop Cover-Up Prosecution in Sandusky Abuse Case
Former Penn State President Graham Spanier filed a federal lawsuit on Monday seeking to end the state’s prosecution of him on charges he tried to cover up child abuse by onetime assistant football coach Jerry Sandusky. Spanier is one of three former school officials accused of lying to a grand jury when they said they…
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