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As scandals mount, White House springs into damage control
Thursday, 05.16.2013, 08:38pm

WASHINGTON — With no sign of an end to three mushrooming scandals, the White House acknowledged the rising political dangers on Wednesday by launching a concerted effort at damage control.

 

Abe Foxman rationalizes blanket spying on American Muslims
Thursday, 05.16.2013, 08:35pm
The Anti-Defamation League turned 100 this week. Renowned for its early anti-racism efforts, the group can, and should, boast of its role in American Jewry's unabashed and unqualified rise into the nation's establishment. 
Tax chief forced out in IRS scandal
Thursday, 05.16.2013, 08:32pm
WASHINGTON — Washington's top tax official was fired on Wednesday, as President Barack Obama sought to stem a rising tide of criticism over the Internal Revenue Service's improper targeting of conservative groups for special scrutiny.
Obama shies from Iran nuke deal
Thursday, 05.16.2013, 08:29pm
To maintain the illusion of some prospect for progress in nuclear diplomacy with Tehran, European Union Foreign Policy chief Catherine Ashton will meet with Iran’s chief nuclear negotiator, Saeed Jalili, in Istanbul next week. Purportedly, Ashton will see if the P5+1 dialogue with Iran can be put back on track after yet another round of nuclear talks with Iran failed last month.
Public opinion in the Arab World matters,  and so do poll questions
Thursday, 05.16.2013, 08:27pm
Since the 2011 revolutions, International public opinion polls have been providing unprecedented information about citizens’ mindsets in many countries of the Arab World. Still, pollsters should beware of the cross-cultural pitfalls that can arise despite the politically-unfettered climates.
In the hands of Arabs, pressure-cookers raise fear and suspicion
Thursday, 05.16.2013, 07:03pm
The United States, in many senses, is supposedly known as one of the most tolerant countries in the world. Diversity is the foundation of this country, and it is worn as a badge of honor by many of us.  While other countries, such as those in Europe, stifle the voices of their ethnic and religious minorities, the US prides itself on its colorful landscape. 
Immigration bill passes first early test in Senate
Thursday, 05.09.2013, 07:39pm
In the first legislative test for the U.S. Senate's bipartisan immigration bill, the Judiciary Committee rejected a Republican attempt to significantly delay the legalization process for 11 million undocumented immigrants, a central focus of the bill.
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