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rmer National Intelligence Council officer Eugene Rumer, Yale Law School's Susan Thornton, Carnegie Endowment for International Peace Senior Fellow Aaron David Miller, and Vice President for Studies Evan Feigenbaum; 10:30 AM • FMEP online discussion on an Israeli-Palestinian 'One-State Reality' — 'Imagining Toget

f the very few people to receive clemency from Trump, with most being political allies who appealed directly to the White House instead of following Justice Department protocol." However, the Post adds Stone also "stands out as the first whose conviction grew from an investigation that also examined the president's

el Flynn Case. EFTA00150698 The Washington Examiner (7/10, Chaitin, 448K) reported an appeals court "stayed a decision ordering a judge to accept the Justice Department's motion to dismiss its criminal case against retired Lt. Gen. Michael Flynn." The US Court of Appeals for the DC Circuit "issued an order on Friday

id he would testify on July 20" only if the panel proceeds with "hearings for Trump administration nominees for the ambassadors to Ukraine and Peru, the State Department legal adviser, an undersecretary and an assistant secretary." Bloomberg describes the letter as "an unusual challenge to congressional oversight, p

sta-area men were among ten defendants indicted in federal court on drug and gun charges." According to the Chronicle, "The indictments are part of the U.S. Department of Justice's Project Guardian, an initiative to reduce gun violence and enforce federal firearms laws. Most of the indictments targeted previously convicted fel

u. "Who is going to understand the president opening up a significant new difference of opinion with a close ally when Putin is doing this?" asked Aaron David Miller, a former Middle East peace negotiator. "It does give the prime minister additional room to maneuver." Administration officials insisted that they

the tight constraints on its nuclear program necessary to produce an acceptable nuclear deal," said Robert J. Einhorn, a former Iran negotiator at the State Department who is now at the Brookings Institution. "A confrontation over Ukraine could make such cooperation on Iran more difficult." Cliff Kupchan, an Iran

rticle 3. NYT Foreign Policy by Whisper and Nudge Thomas L. Friedman Article 4. Los Angeles Times A report card for U.S. policy in the Mideast Aaron David Miller Amcle 5 NYT Pressure Rises on Hamas as Patrons' Support Fades Jodi Rudoren Article 6. The New York Times In Syria, America Loses if Either Sid

olled back," the president canceled a planned joint military exercise. He pledged a review of the $1.3 billion a year in military aid to Egypt, and the State Department took steps to hold back some of the roughly $200 million in nonmilitary aid. But mindful of Egypt's importance in the region, he stopped short of

st North Korea nuclear-food aid deal Allen McDuffee Article 5 Los Angeles Times EFTA_R1_00229369 EFTA01842470 Welcome to the new Middle East Aaron David Miller Article 6. Article I. NYT The Economist Why trade reform matters in the Middle East Israel's Last Chance to Strike Iran Amos Yadlin February

Yongbyon, North Korea in this 1996 photo, released from Yonhap News Agency Friday, Feb. 7, 2003. (Yonhap - Associated Press) The announcement from the State Department Wednesday that North Korea has agreed to suspend its uranium-enrichment program and its long-range missile and nuclear tests in exchange for 240,0