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Published: 05/15/10

George Mitchell Lays Groundwork as Envoy for Israeli-Palestinian Talks

By  Sarah Wildman - Politics Daily
George Mitchell Lays Groundwork as Envoy for Israeli-Palestinian Talks

If there were no conflict, Ramallah and Jerusalem would be considered neighboring towns. By car, they lie only 16 miles apart; even fewer as the crow flies. The distance might as well be an ocean. Former Sen. George Mitchell must be tired. He's swum this ocean's length already, dozens of times. Over the last weeks Mitchell, the U.S. special envoy to the Middle East, a diplomat decorated for his role in the Northern Ireland peace process, has shuttled back and forth between Jerusalem and Ramallah, working to lay the groundwork allowing mediated talks to begin between Israeli Prime ...

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Published: 04/15/10

Obama's Nuclear Moves: Good for America, Bad for Democrats?

By  Jill Lawrence - Politics Daily
Obama's Nuclear Moves: Good for America, Bad for Democrats?

President Obama is setting new priorities and new directions for the country as he tries to curb nuclear proliferation and prevent nuclear terrorism. What could be bad, right? He's following in the tradition of Ronald Reagan. Yet there is the depressing possibility that Obama's efforts to make the world a safer place could feed doubts about whether he and his party are macho enough to protect the country. The promise and the peril were summed up in an exchange on Politics Daily's Facebook page. "I trust our president to work for peace," wrote Erica Kirchner-Dean. Retorted Grant Miller, no fan ...

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