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Fast Forward Chuck Hagel Vote Blocked for Now, Sparking Democratic Anger
Republican lawmakers succeeded on Thursday in delaying a Senate vote on confirming President Barack Obama’s choice of Chuck Hagel as defense secretary, but another vote was planned for later in the month and Obama said he expected his nominee to be approved. The tally was 58-40, with almost every Republican voting no, falling short of…
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Fast Forward Ronald Dworkin, Legal Scholar, Dies at 81
Legal philosopher Ronald Dworkin, the man behind some of the most influential theories of law and morality in modern jurisprudence, died on Thursday. He was 81. His family said in a statement that Dworkin died of leukaemia in London early in the morning. He is survived by his wife, two children and two grandchildren. Dworkin,…
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Fast Forward Anti-Arab Vandals Hit Jerusalem Muslim Cemetery
Vandals spray-painted “Death to the Arabs” and anti-Muslim graffiti on graves in a Muslim cemetery in Jerusalem on Thursday, police said. The words “Price Tag” were also daubed in Hebrew on one of the 10 desecrated headstones, a slogan adopted by militant Jewish settlers who say they will exact retribution for any attempt by the…
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Fast Forward Barack Obama and Democrats Plead for Action on Chuck Hagel
President Barack Obama stands behind his nominee for defense secretary, former Republican Senator Chuck Hagel, and Senate delays in Hagel’s confirmation are “unconscionable,” a White House spokesman said on Thursday. Delays in Hagel’s nomination do not send a good signal to U.S. allies or troops, White House spokesman Josh Earnest said. “The president stands strongly…
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Fast Forward Prisoner X Spy Scandal Shines Light on Jewish Immigrants in Israel
The jailhouse suicide of an Australian immigrant who may have betrayed Israel’s Mossad has focused attention on the agency’s recruitment of foreign-born Jews who could spy under cover of their native passports. After a three-year blackout was broken by an Australian TV expose, Israel on Wednesday acknowledged that a dual national had committed suicide in…
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Fast Forward Israel’s Prisoner X Was Facing ‘Grave Crimes,’ Australian Lawyer Says
An Australian immigrant, reported to have been recruited by Israel’s Mossad spy agency, was charged with grave crimes before he committed suicide in an Israeli jail, one of his lawyers said on Thursday. The closely guarded case has raised questions in Australia and Israel about the suspected use by the Mossad of dual Australian-Israeli nationals…
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Fast Forward Chuck Hagel Will Get Senate Vote by Friday
Senate Democrats filed a motion on Wednesday to end debate on the nomination of Chuck Hagel as President Barack Obama’s new secretary of defense after Republicans refused to allow a vote, setting up a showdown vote by Friday. Democrats are expected to muster the 60 votes needed in the 100-member chamber to clear a Republican…
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Fast Forward Israel Pulls Back Curtain on Prisoner X Spy Mystery
Israel broke its official silence on Wednesday over the reported suicide in jail of an Australian immigrant recruited to its spy service Mossad, giving limited details on a closely guarded case. After appeals by local media chafing at Israeli censorship of a story broken by the Australian Broadcasting Corporation (ABC), a district court near Tel…
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