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Nation
American Victims of PLO Terror Attacks Demand Congressional Hearings
A lawyer who represents American victims of terrorism has called on the U.S. Senate to hold hearings into the events that led Department of Justice Solicitor General Noel Francisco to file a brief with the United States Supreme Court siding with the Palestine Liberation Organization and the Palestinian Authority against…
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Nation
Trump Sent Clear Message to Europe on Iran When Firing Tillerson
President Donald Trump sent a clear message to European allies and senior administration officials Tuesday when he fired Secretary of State Rex Tillerson: the President remains steadfast on implementing his strategy to stop Iran from developing nuclear weapons, even if it means dismantling the 2015 Iran nuclear deal established by President Obama,…
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Politics
State Department spokesman didn’t know if Hillary Clinton ever had security training
September 01, 2016 10:11 PM EDT State Department spokesman John Kirby did not know Thursday if former Secretary of State and Democratic presidential nominee Hillary Clinton ever received security training for the handling of classified information when asked by a reporter. Kirby told reporters at the daily press briefing that…
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World
The next Benghazi? State Department leaves contractors in Afghanistan without escape plan
August 14, 2016 09:07 PM EDT [iframe width=”100%” height=”480″ src=”https://cdnapisec.kaltura.com/p/2285551/sp/228555100/embedIframeJs/uiconf_id/39642171/partner_id/2285551?iframeembed=true&playerId=KalturaVideoPlayer-f9f6d9e8e74d44d3a94ff717507cb056d&entry_id=0_903n8wrx&flashvars%5BstreamerType%5D”]. Surrounded by increasing violence and instability, U.S. contractors left behind in Afghanistan are raising alarm about the potential for another Benghazi tragedy, saying the State Department isn’t sharing with them a plan to evacuate if insurgents launch a debilitating attack.…
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