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House Appropriations Committee Approves Increase in International Affairs Budget for ’08
On Tuesday, June 12, the House Appropriations Committee approved the State, Foreign Operations Appropriations Bill for FY 2008, which determines the funding...
Key U.S. ally Facing Public Inquiry into Iraqi Torture
The British government is facing a pubic inquiry into their use of torture in Iraq after the Law Lords found for the...
Emergency Peace Service Support Growing and Needed
Support for a permanent United Nations Emergency Peace Service (UNEPS) is increasing. 37 non-profit groups, including the United Nations Association USA, Refugees...
Live from “America in the World” — Where’s Waldo?
We're now hearing a terrific panel on the Middle East, feturing Helene Cooper, Daniel Levy, Ellen Laipson and Daniel Kurtzer. We're an...
Powell: Gitmo is a Major Problem
Over the years, depending on where I lived, my morning commutes have been quite diverse. My first job, as a sports editor...
Watching Over Darfur
Amnesty International launched a new initiative today that will give the public another glance into the situation in Darfur. Amnesty produced "Eyes...
G-8, Bush, Putin and More!
Leaders of the Group of Eight (G8), a collection of nations that represent two-thirds of world's economy, will meet in Germany this...
The Word Man Cometh
As President George W. Bush's chief speechwriter and senior policy advisor until June 2006, Michael Gerson was often referred to as the...
A Day to Remember
Today is the International Day of U.N. Peacekeepers. It's a good time to remember that those that worked and have sometimes given...
Too Little, Too Late
As noted earlier by my colleague Howard Salter, President Bush announced new sanctions against the Sudanese government today in response to Sudan's...
Bush to Ditch START Framework
It appears the Bush Administration is getting ready to scrap an extremely effective arms control regime and replace it with something much...