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Fast Forward Eric Cantor, Top GOP Jew, Changes Tune on Immigration
A top U.S. Republican lawmaker said on Sunday he would support granting citizenship to children who are in the country illegally in a sign that conservatives who oppose immigration amnesty will be playing defense as Congress takes on immigration reform in the coming months. Representative Eric Cantor, the No. 2 Republican in the House of…
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Fast Forward Benjamin Netanyahu Will Talk Iran (Plus Syria and Palestinians) on Obama Trip
Iran’s nuclear ambitions, the civil war in Syria and stalled Israeli-Palestinian peace efforts will top the agenda of U.S. President Barack Obama’s visit to Israel, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said on Sunday. “It is a very important visit that will emphasise the strong alliance between Israel and the United States,” Netanyahu, who has had a…
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Fast Forward Jack Lew Faces $1M Caymans Snag on Path to Treasury Confirmation
Jack Lew, President Barack Obama’s pick to be U.S. treasury secretary, is expected to come under fire for the administration’s budget policies and a nearly $1 million bonus he received from bailed-out bank Citigroup when he testifies on Wednesday before a Senate panel vetting him for the job. The hearing will briefly become ground zero…
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Fast Forward Benjamin Netanyahu’s Israel Coalition Partner Rules Out Peace With Palestinians
Israel has no chance of signing a permanent peace accord with the Palestinians and should instead seek a long-term interim deal, the most powerful political partner of Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said on Saturday. The remarks by Avigdor Lieberman, an ultranationalist whose joint party list with Netanyahu narrowly won a Jan. 22 election while centrist…
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Fast Forward Egypt Blocks YouTube Over Notorious Anti-Islam Flick
An Egyptian court ordered the suspension of online video service YouTube for a month on Saturday for broadcasting a film insulting the Prophet Mohammad, state media reported. The country’s administrative court ordered the ministries of communication and investment to block YouTube, owned by Google , inside Egypt because it had carried the film “Innocence of…
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Fast Forward Obama Says Farewell To Defense Chief As Successor Awaits Vote
President Barack Obama bade a fond farewell to retiring U.S. Defense Secretary Leon Panetta at a ceremony on Friday and voiced strong support for his nominated successor, Chuck Hagel, who was attacked by Republicans at a contentious Senate confirmation hearing last week. Panetta, in his 19 months as Pentagon chief, ended the ban on women…
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The Schmooze Beyonce’s Booty Didn’t Kill Super Bowl Lights
An electrical relay device, not anything to do with Beyonce’s scorching halftime show, caused the power outage that killed some of the lights at the Super Bowl last Sunday, power company Entergy Corp has said. With over 108 million Americans watching a game which was televised in more than 180 countries worldwide, about half the…
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Fast Forward Polish Transsexual MP Loses Bid for Deputy Speaker Job
Polish lawmakers blocked a transsexual colleague from becoming deputy speaker of parliament on Friday after her nomination caused discomfort among some sections of Poland’s devoutly Catholic society. Liberal supporters of 58-year-old Anna Grodzka said parliament had missed an opportunity to show that Poland was changing from a heartland of traditional values into an open-minded society….
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