Epstein Secrets

n Republicans wanted — saying the date pres- ents a "fair and adequate" schedule in line with the timeline for past Supreme Court nominees. Sen. Mitch McConnell, R-Ky., called the Demo- crats tactics "heavy-hand- ed" and urged them to reconsider the schedule. President Obama has pressed the Senate to vote

risons, Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell, It-Ky., said the president was ignoring the "clear desire of Congress and the American people." McConnell also ques- tioned whether Obama has the authority to move Ghailani under current law. He declined to say whether Congress would consider further

. He referred repeatedly to the West Rank, the ter- ritory presumed to com- prise the bulk of a future Palestinian state, by its biblical name of Judea and Samaria, declaring it "the land of our forefathers." Netanyahu made no mention of existing frame- works for negotiations, like the US-backe

rs, the bill seemed almost guaranteed to pass. Among the lawmakers reached were a handful of Republican senators, including Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell; Sen. Mark Kirk (the Republican co-sponsor of the bill AIPAC had been pushing to support until then), and Sen. Lindsey Graham, another stalwart all

senators, including Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell; Sen. Mark Kirk (the Republican co-sponsor of th

en wrestling with, and avoiding, ever since the 1967 war reconnected them with the heartland of ancient Israel, in the West Bank, known to Jews as Judea and Samaria. And that is: "What is the nation state of the Jewish people?" Kerry, by steadily making the answer to that question unavoidable, has s

stan." The intelligence officials "conducted the closed-door briefing for a group of lawmakers dubbed the 'gang of eights" - Senate Majority Leader McConnell, House Speaker Pelosi, "and the top Republicans and Democrats on the two intelligence committees." While none of the lawmakers would comment on the

as "refused to overturn a lower court ruling exonerating the four men who kidnapped and killed Pearl in 2002." CBS (Tyab) added that Pearl's father, Judea, "and the Pakistani government have now filed separate appeals to prevent the release of the men who murdered his son. ... British-born Ahmed Omar