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Is President Obama Israel's Best Friend?

Gauging U.S. presidents on the basis of how much weight they are willing to throw behind its Middle East ally Israel is a political tactic which has been around for long.
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Netanyahu Said to Assure Obama: No Decision to Attack Iran

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu assured President Barack Obama during their White House talk on Monday that Israel has not made any decision on attacking Iran's nuclear sites, sources close to the talks said, but he gave no sign of backing away from possible military action.
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An Attack on Iran is Israel's Right: Netanyahu

Sitting in the Oval Office before his much publicized, but private, meeting with President Barack Obama, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said that Israel has the right to “defend itself, by itself.”
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Truman Capote's Brooklyn Heights Home Sells for $12M

The Brooklyn Height's home, where Truman Capote wrote In Cold Blood, Breakfast at Tiffany's, as well as a number of other books, has sold for $12 million. The house was originally listed for $18 million and has been on the market for almost two years. Nonetheless, it is reportedly the highest price anyone has paid for a single-family home in the borough's history.
Republicans Slam Obama Despite Positive February Jobs Report

Obama Is Growing a Spine -- Or Not

When folks think about President Barack Obama, two specific adjectives flash across millions of American minds: foreign-born and duplicitous. He also reads teleprompters very well.

US to Lay Out Case for Killing Citizens Suspected of Terrorism

Attorney General Eric Holder will give a speech Monday outlining the legal justification for use of deadly force in the assassination of U.S.-born al Qaeda cleric Anwar al-Awlaki, according to an official in President Barack Obama's administration.
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Steve Bridges Dies At 48: Best of George W. Bush Impersonator [VIDEO]

Bridges, best known for his impression of President George W. Bush, President Barack Obama and Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger, was found dead Saturday in his Los Angeles home at age 48. Watch his most masterful performances here, including when he and President Bush spoke side-by-side at the White House Correspondent's Association dinner in 2006.
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Obama AIPAC Speech 2012: Where to Watch Live Stream

U.S. President Barack Obama will be making a speech at the annual American Israel Public Affairs Committee (AIPAC) policy conference on Sunday, a day before a critical meeting with Israel's Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu about Iran.
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Obama, Advertisers Denounce Rush Limbaugh Slur in Birth Control Debate

The ostentatious conservative political pundit Rush Limbaugh drew himself further into controversy after calling a law school student a slut and prostitute in the aftermath of her testimony before Congress about the need for birth control coverage. On Friday, President Barack Obama called Sandra Fluke -- the 30-year-old, third-year Georgetown University law school student who spoke in front of Congress -- to commend her for her willingness to speak out about her cause.
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Sandra Fluke Gets Call from President Obama

President Barack Obama waded again into the controversy over a mandate that health insurance plans cover contraception by calling and thanking Sandra Fluke, a Georgetown law student whom conservative talk show host Rush Limbaugh labeled a slut for backing the policy.

Iran Will Dominate Obama-Netanyahu Talks

The U.S. and Israeli leaders will try to sort out their differences over what Washington fears could be an Israeli attack on Iran's nuclear sites. With the U.S. presidential election just eight months away, Obama's Republican foes have been quick to paint him as tough on Israel and soft on Iran.
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Obama-Netanyahu Meeting: Electoral Calculus Muddies Ties?

Just days before what could be the most consequential meeting of U.S. and Israeli leaders in years, aides to President Barack Obama and Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu are scrambling to bridge stark differences over what Washington fears could be an Israeli attack on Iran's nuclear sites.

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