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-- despite Obama's protestations to the contrary -- make them likely to be less effective. While the president, and particularly Secretary of State John Kerry in his effective remarks on Friday, have made a compelling case for American action in Syria, one can never underestimate this Congress's ability t

rs of his presidency. As Secretary of State John Kerry said on Friday, in making the case for a militar

president tries to pick and choose when this precedent should be applied? At best, the door is open to further acrimony. At worst, the paralysis of the U.S. Congress that has given us the current budget crisis and almost no meaningful recent legislation will soon be coming to a foreign policy decision near you.

ore its scheduled September 9 return to Washington than anyone in the administration has been thus far. Perhaps more importantly, what will future Congresses expect of future presidents? If Obama abides by this new approach for the next three years, will his successors lack the ability to act quickly and

United States' beleaguered credibility and the prospects for democracy in the region. It would also threaten Turkey's economy. Secretary of State John Kerry, with Turkish Foreign Minister Ahmet Davutoglu in tow, recently made some modest, generalized public references to U.S. devotion to democracy and

reaten Turkey's economy. Secretary of State John Kerry, with Turkish Foreign Minister Ahmet Davutoglu i

y in signing new oil and gas contracts and in settling past debts. The relationship remains fundamentally constrained by the Israeli government and the U.S. Congress which take a skeptical view of any Iranian foreign policy reform and a punitive approach to sanctions enforcement and tightening. It also remains c

United States' beleaguered credibility and the prospects for democracy in the region. It would also threaten Turkey's economy. Secretary of State John Kerry, with Turkish Foreign Minister Ahmet Davutoglu in tow, recently made some modest, generalized public references to U.S. devotion to democracy and t

reaten Turkey's economy. Secretary of State John Kerry, with Turkish Foreign Minister Ahmet Davutoglu i

y in signing new oil and gas contracts and in settling past debts. The relationship remains fundamentally constrained by the Israeli government and the U.S. Congress which take a skeptical view of any Iranian foreign policy reform and a punitive approach to sanctions enforcement and tightening. It also remains c

(7/17, story 7, 2:42, Holt, 5.54M), correspondent Kerry Sanders said Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis (R) previ

States Appeal To Congress Not To Withdraw US Troops. Reuters (7/19, Wacker) reports the "premiers of four German states have appealed to members of the U.S. Congress to block plans to withdraw U.S. troops from Germany, according to letters seen by Reuters on Sunday." Responding to President Trump's announcement l

hall and a cookout she and her longtime partner, Kerry Acker, were hosting later that day when he retur

2 -- Students in Hong Kong formed human chains outside their schools in solidarity with pro-democracy protesters, as the city's government warned the U.S. Congress to stay out of its affairs. From the AP: "Thousands of demonstrators held a peaceful march Sunday to the U.S. Consulate to seek Washington's suppor