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Fast Forward Obama Taps Howard Shelanski To Be New White House Regulatory Czar
U.S. President Barack Obama said on Thursday he would pick Howard Shelanski, an antitrust expert, as his new regulatory czar, a powerful White House position charged with reviewing regulations proposed by government departments. Shelanski, who is both an economist and a lawyer, is currently in charge of a team of economists that reviews competition and…
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Fast Forward Man Sentenced to Five Years in Prison for Plotting To Bomb New York Synagogues
A man was sentenced on Friday to five years in prison for plotting to blow up synagogues in New York City, only the third conviction under a state terror statute passed in the wake of the Sept. 11, 2001 World Trade Center attacks. Mohamed Mamdouh, 22, a Moroccan-born U.S. citizen, appeared in a state court…
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Fast Forward Bethlehem Catholic Monastery Loses Court Battle on Israel Separation Wall
A Catholic monastery and convent in a secluded valley outside Bethlehem lost a seven-year legal battle against the building of Israel’s separation wall on its land on Friday, according to its lawyers. The Society of St. Yves, a Catholic human rights group which argued the case on the monastery’s behalf, said an Israeli appeals court…
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Fast Forward Israeli Army Breaks Up 500 Person Palestinian March on Jewish Settlement
Israeli soldiers fired tear gas and rubber bullets to disperse about 500 Palestinian villagers marching toward a Jewish settlement outpost in the occupied West Bank on Friday. The procession, the largest of its kind for years, followed charges by Palestinians that the Israeli settlers, whose caravans abut village land, had attacked them twice this week….
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Fast Forward Israel To Stop Using White Phosphorous in Battle
Israel said on Friday it was phasing out white phosphorus smokescreen munitions whose use during its 2008-2009 offensive in the heavily populated Gaza Strip drew war crimes allegations. Announcing the plan, the Israeli military did not say whether it would also review its use of weaponised white phosphorus, which is designed to incinerate enemy positions….
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Fast Forward Germans Fascinated by Nazi Era Eight Decades Later
An exhibition chronicling the Nazi party’s rise to power draws tens of thousands of visitors. Millions of TV viewers tune in to watch a drama about the Third Reich. A satirical novel in which Hitler pops up in modern Berlin becomes an overnight bestseller. German interest in the darkest chapter of their history seems stronger…
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Fast Forward Richard Falk Blasted by American Jewish Committee for Linking Bombing, Israel
The American Jewish Committee denounced Richard Falk, a UN official, for what it claims is his assertion in an online essay that U.S. and Israeli policies were responsible for the Boston Marathon terrorist bombings. UN Watch first reported on Falk’s comments. U.S. Ambassador to the UN Susan Rice expressed her disapproval as well on twitter:…
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Fast Forward U.S. Suspects Syria Used Chemical Weapons
U.S. intelligence agencies believe Syria’s government has likely used chemical weapons on a small scale, the White House said on Thursday, but added that President Barack Obama needed “credible and corroborated” facts before acting on that assessment. The surprise disclosure triggered immediate calls for U.S. action by members of Congress who advocate deeper American involvement…
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