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Fast Forward Chuck Hagel’s Chances of Confirmation Improve
Former Republican Senator Chuck Hagel appears increasingly likely to be confirmed as U.S. defense secretary, thanks to support from two key senators and the lack of an overt campaign against him by mainstream pro-Israel groups. Hagel, whose comments on Israel, Iran and gay rights have sparked opposition to his candidacy, on Tuesday won the backing…
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Fast Forward Woman Indicted in Noah Pozner Fundraising Scam
A 37-year-old New York woman was indicted by a federal grand jury Tuesday on charges she lied to federal agents investigating fraudulent fundraising schemes tied to the Sandy Hook school shooting. Authorities say Nouel Alba used her Facebook account, telephone calls and text messages to falsely claim she was an aunt of one of the…
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Fast Forward GOP Demands Cuts in Sandy Aid Battle
The fight over federal aid to victims of Superstorm Sandy resumed on Tuesday with the House of Representatives set to consider $50.7 billion in additional funds that some Republicans want to reduce or offset with other spending cuts. The aid package has been caught up for months in congressional brawling over deficit reduction, tax rates…
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News Zuckerberg Unveils Facebook’s New Big Thing
Facebook Inc CEO Mark Zuckerberg unveiled on Tuesday a feature to help its billion-plus users search for people and places within the social network, in the company’s first major product launch event since its May initial public offering. Speaking to reporters at its Menlo Park, California headquarters, Zuckerberg described what he called “graph search,” which…
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Fast Forward U.S. Blasts Morsi ‘Apes and Pigs’ Remark on Jews
The U.S. government on Tuesday strongly condemned disparaging comments about Jews that Egyptian President Mohamed Mursi was reported to have made almost three years ago when he was a Muslim Brotherhood leader, and urged him to repudiate his remarks. White House spokesman Jay Carney told reporters that the language Mursi used was “deeply offensive” and…
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Fast Forward Israel Blocks Palestinians From Returning to E1
Israeli police, using stun grenades, blocked about 50 Palestinian activists who tried on Tuesday to reoccupy tents they pitched last week on a patch of West Bank land which Israel wants for Jewish settlements. Israel has drawn strong international criticism over plans to build settler homes in the area, known as “E1”, which connects the…
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Fast Forward Obama Vows To Shmooze More With GOP
Would more partying and backslapping between Washington’s political opponents narrow the bitter partisan divide? President Barack Obama is willing to try, but is not sure it will work. At a news conference on Monday, Obama grudgingly acknowledged that he could do more to improve personal relationships with Republican members of Congress and vowed more socializing…
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The Schmooze ‘Homeland’ Could Run for Years
“Homeland”, the post-9/11 American psychological thriller which has swept television awards including at Sunday’s Golden Globes, could run for years more, one of its Israeli co-creators said. Now two seasons old, “Homeland” won the Golden Globe for best drama and best actor honors for Damian Lewis, who plays a returning Iraq veteran turned by al…
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