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The Iraqi prime minister tells visiting Vice President Joe Biden that U.S. involvement would not be welcome. Vice President Joe Biden's mission to promote national reconciliation in Iraq was rebuffed Friday by Prime Minister Nouri Maliki, who told him that the issue was a domestic Iraqi affair and that U.S ... [Link] [Cache]

U.S. Vice President Joe Biden said the United States would enforce sanctions set in the 1874 UN Security Council Resolution on the Democratic People's Republic of Korea DPRK , NBC networks reported on Sunday. The United States will enforce the resolution, said Biden in an interview with NBC's "Meet the ... [Link] [Cache]

New York Times Posted: 06/14/2009 07:14:40 PM PDT Updated: 06/14/2009 07:14:41 PM PDT var requestedWidth = 0; if requestedWidth > 0 { document.getElementById 'articleViewerGroup' .style.width = requestedWidth + "px"; document.getElementById 'articleViewerGroup' .style.margin = "0px 0px 10px 10px"; } TEHRAN, Iran — Violence and acrimony over Iran's disputed election intensified Sunday, with ... [Link] [Cache]

By MOHAMAD SHMAYSANIAnd on Monday, official results came in: The March 14 bloc has won general elections, yet the map of the representation of opposition ‘heavy weights’ has not changed. Hezbollah has kept its 11 MPs and General Michel Aoun now has a larger bloc: 26 MPs including 25 Christians. ... [Link] [Cache]

Christian Voters Seen as Key to Outcome of Major VoteBy Jason DitzWith less than 36 hours remaining until the start of Lebanon’s hotly contested election, polls continue to suggest that the Hezbollah-led opposition bloc bolstered by its anti-corruption stance will gain markedly, and has a realistic chance of seizing power ... [Link] [Cache]

By STANLEY HELLER Courageous Egyptian journalist Hossam el-Hamalawy put it straight in of all places the New York Times, “President Obama should not have decided to come to Egypt. The visit is a clear endorsement of President Hosni Mubarak, the ailing 81-year-old dictator who has ruled with martial law, secret ... [Link] [Cache]

By NADIA HIJAB The normally sure-footed Barack Obama made a misstep during his press conference with Palestinian Authority president Mahmoud Abbas. He declared: "I want to publicly commend President Abbas" for steadfastly insisting that a Palestinian unity government would have to recognize the Quartet conditions for dealing with Hamas. In ... [Link] [Cache]

In a week or so, people in Lebanon go to the polls in an important elections that pits the parties that want to carry water for Washington against Hizbullah and its allies. Naturally, the U.S. has an opinion on how the people of Lebanon should vote; and they'd better listen ... [Link] [Cache]

By Dr. Elias AklehThe surprise quick visit of the American Vice President Joe Biden to Lebanon last Friday May 22 marked the 14th visit by an American official during the last six months. The American Secretary of State Hillary Clinton preceded Biden’s visit with her own brief stop in Beirut ... [Link] [Cache]

Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov condemns as 'provocative' a recent report by a German magazine, which attempts to link Hezbollah with Hariri's death.In a smear campaign German magazine Der Spiegel published a report on Saturday, claiming that it was informed by 'a source' that a special tribunal set up to ... [Link] [Cache]

U.S. Vice President Dick Cheney Joe Biden said on Friday Washington would assess its aid to Lebanon depending on who won next month's election, but denied taking sides in a vote pitching a Western-backed coalition against Hezbollah. Lebanese vote on June 7 in a poll that pits an alliance including ... [Link] [Cache]

By HUSSEIN ASSIOnly two weeks ahead of the "fateful" parliamentary elections in Lebanon, the Israeli enemy seems to be very concerned with the vote's potential "outcome".The Israeli "scare" of the elections is mainly caused by the high probability that the national opposition would emerge as victorious out of the June ... [Link] [Cache]

By Franklin Lamb It appears that the Biden visit is part of a US bid to supervise the electoral campaign of a Lebanese party, which feels threatened politically, in light of the expected outcome of the legislative vote. We call on all Lebanese, regardless of their political views, to rise ... [Link] [Cache]

The White House will decide on an aid package to Lebanon based on the outcome of the country's June general elections, US Vice President Joe Biden says.Biden, who is visiting Lebanon ahead of the crucial vote, said Friday that the results of the elections would affect the Obama administration's plan ... [Link] [Cache]

Na de hevige sociale onrust van eind 2008 in Griekenland, volgend op het neerschieten van een tiener door de politie, is het nooit meer echt rustig geworden. Sommige protesten gaan er bijzonder hard aan toe.Gisteren was het opnieuw mis, nadat een politieagent tijdens een identiteitscontrole het nodig vond om een ... [Link] [Cache]

What is going on with Mauricio Funes? by Omar Montilla Translation by Diana Barahona Funes puts his hopes in the IMF, the World Bank and Mexican oligarchs El Salvador’s president-elect, Mauricio Funes, will participate in the joint general assembly of the World Bank and the International Monetary Fund. “I am ... [Link] [Cache]

Op World The Changes een stukje speurwerk over de Ierse Libertas-voorzitter Declan Ganley, waarvoor mijn complimenten. Lees het even voor je hier verder leest, svp. Tja ik vond die marteling-uitspraken van Eline van den Broek al redelijk bespottelijk. Wat Declan Ganley betreft, ik heb nog niet echt de gelegenheid gehad ... [Link] [Cache]

It is difficult to know what to be more astounded about: King Abdallah or Jordan’s revelation that President Obama is about to unveil a massive peace plan that encompasses a deal not only between the Israelis and the Palestinians but with the Syrians and the Lebanese as well - or ... [Link] [Cache]

Guest post by John Sullivan Operations Manager, FSF We don’t make much music here at the Free Software Foundation, so it’s natural for people to wonder why the FSF has been standing up for individuals targeted by lawsuits launched by the Recording Industry Association of America RIAA . Most recently ... [Link] [Cache]

Click here to view the embedded video. Ok, after watching her razor-sharp performance last night at the annual White House Correspondents’ Association dinner, I’m now firmly convinced that Obama should totally dump Joe Biden at the local Amtrak station and bring aboard Wanda Sykes as running mate for his 2012 ... [Link] [Cache]

The Arab League called on US President Barack Obama on Saturday to use a keynote address in Egypt next month to spell out his administration’s policy on the Middle East peace process.The 22-nation bloc said that by then he will have met Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, Palestinian President Mahmoud ... [Link] [Cache]

The Netanyahu government is planning to pave settler-only roads, develop existing roads, and also planning to annex Palestinians agricultural lands to be used by the settlers, in addition to adding more homes and structures in existing outposts, including outposts that are considered “random” or illegal by the Israeli law.The sources ... [Link] [Cache]

By now we're all familiar with the oft-repeated Israeli precondition with Palestinian entities: Recognize our right to exist first. Well, Prime Minister Netanyahu is now trying to change that. No longer is it good enough that Palestinians renounce violence and recognize Israel's right to exist. Now he's insisting that they ... [Link] [Cache]

[Well, until AIPAC gets to him] The Obama Administration has signalled a tougher approach towards Israel ahead of fresh talks on the Middle East peace process by insisting it must endorse the creation of an independent Palestinian state. "Israel has to work toward a two-state solution," declared Vice-President Joe Biden ... [Link] [Cache]

Obama is Committed to Israel, Biden Tells AIPACUnited States Vice President Joe Biden addressed the closing session of the leading American pro-Israeli lobby on Tuesday and called on Israel to accept a two-state solution and allow Palestinians "freedom of movement" but not before he told the lobby his obligation to ... [Link] [Cache]

U.S. Vice President Joe Biden pressed Israel on Tuesday to support a two-state solution to the Israeli-Palestinian conflict, in an address to the leading pro-Israel lobby during its annual conference in Washington."Israel has to work for a two state-solution. You're not going to like my saying this, but not build ... [Link] [Cache]

By Agustín Vellosohttp://www.rebelion.org/On March 28th last, one could read an article in a national daily newspaper entitled "To the rescue of the Market: the Left". The newspaper considered the protagonists of the rescue to be the progressive leaders of the West, among them Joe Biden, Gordon Brown, Michelle Bachelet and ... [Link] [Cache]

His Majesty King Abdullah meets with US President Barack Obama at the White House on Tuesday Photo by Yousef Allan WASHINGTON Petra - His Majesty King Abdullah and US President Barack Obama held a summit Tuesday on means to bring about a comprehensive peace in the Middle East and resolve ... [Link] [Cache]

Ana Marie Cox asks an interesting question, via the WaPo op-ed page: If White House correspondents have such a glamorous, desirable reporting beat, why is it that no major story has come out of a White House presser? Name a major political story broken by a White House correspondent. A ... [Link] [Cache]

Israel is reportedly preparing for a massive attack on Iran's nuclear sites "within days of being given the go-ahead by its new government."According to a report by The Times, the Israel Defense Force IDF is taking every step to ready itself for "what would be a risky raid" on Iranian ... [Link] [Cache]