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t I said was that we focused, with laser-like efficiency, on the economy, because we knew ... you see, we came in under similar circumstances that Obama came in, but he didn't focus on the economy the way we did," Baker said. "By the beginning of the third year of Ronald Reagan's term, we were comi

anium enrichment and bomb design will have reached a highly dangerous point by then; or maybe it is based on Netanyahu's calculation that President Barack Obama will be more supportive of Israel prior to election day — and perhaps not at all after he wins or loses on 6 November. Some of Israel's security c

based on Netanyahu's calculation that President Barack Obama will be more supportive of Israel prior to

't make it go away Michael Gerson August 10 -- President Obama has avoided the traditional Democratic reputatio

8 Kevin Lim Article 6. Guardian Israel and the US would come to deeply regret air strikes against Iran Yossi Melman and Dan Raviv Article 7. Hurriyet Daily News Ties with Iran sour over Syria Semih Idiz ArNIc I. The Washington Post Egypt's scapegoat for the Sinai attack David Ignatius August 10 -- In f

Bibi's behest. Now, the White House couldn't say no and risk an open rupture with Israel's supporters, so officials there unhappily went along. The Obama administration saw the "invitation" as a power play by Bibi to head off new and tough U.S. demands on Israel, and particularly to try to corner th

restige on the line, naked in public, and letting the chips fall where they may. It would be jumping off the cliff for peace. It doesn't sound like Barack Obama to me. And from what all parties know now, it would be a leap too far. That is, if this grand leap fails, U.S. credibility would virtually disappea

g off the cliff for peace. It doesn't sound like Barack Obama to me. And from what all parties know now,

a strong embrace by Congress in his address that President Obama will fear abandoning him. At the same time, he d

sing the battle Gideon Rachman Article 5. Project Syndicate Turkish Journalism Behind Bars Alison Bethel McKenzie and Steven M. Ellis Article 6. Hurriyet Daily News Why is the AKP lenient on Libya and Syria? Semih Idiz Article 7. SPIEGEL An Alliance without a Strategy Jorg Himmelreich EFTA_R1_01351098 EFTA

nstead, it has to do with two issues. The first is the U.S. electoral timetable. The presidential election creates an imperative for U.S. President Barack Obama to avoid any unexpected fallouts -- economic or otherwise -- of a military strike against Iran. Peres understands that ignoring Obama's concerns an

sident Barack Obama to avoid any unexpected fallouts -- economic or otherwise -- of a military strike against Iran. Peres understands that ignoring Obama's concerns and instead banking on a victory by Republican candidate Mitt Romney in November, as Netanyahu seems to have done, is very risky if not

election creates an imperative for U.S. President Barack Obama to avoid any unexpected fallouts -- econom

after January's inauguration day, whether he is President Obama in a second term or Republican challenger Mitt Ro

, Milan Vaishnav, and Danny Cutherell Article 3. Ahram Fierce debates plague final drafts of Egypt's constitution Gamal Essam EI-Din Article 4. Hurriyet Daily News Kurdish issue becomes Turkey's main fallout from Syrian crisis Semih Idiz Article 5. The National Interest The China Challenge Robert W. Merry

grimmer by the day— more peaceful protesters killed, ten thousand arrested in the past week, army units shelling residential neighborhoods. But the Obama administration's response has not grown grimmer or louder. As recently as May 6, Secretary of State Clinton was still talking about a "reform agend

2029157 EFTA02689616 Article 3. The Daily Beast The Awkward Exit of Mideast Envoy George Mitchell Daniel Stone May 13, 2011 -- Two days after Barack Obama's inauguration, George Mitchell was named special envoy for Middle East peace. With the new president standing beside Mitchell and Secretary of Stat

ell Daniel Stone May 13, 2011 -- Two days after Barack Obama's inauguration, George Mitchell was named

gton Post Amid the Arab Spring, a U.S.-Saudi split Nawaf Obaid Article 5. Article 6. Article 7. Newsweek Dr. K's Rx for China Niall Ferguson Hurriyet Daily News aria as Turkey's domestic issue Yusuf Kanli STRATFOR The Geopolitics of Israel: Biblical and Modern EFTA_R1_02029150 EFTA02689609 Article 1.

Article 4. The Washington Post Amid the Arab Spring, a U.S.-Saudi split Nawaf Obaid Article 5 Newsweek Dr. K's Rx for China Niall Ferguson Article 6 Hurriyet Daily News Syria as Turkey's domestic issue Yusuf Kanli Article 7. STRATFOR The Geopolitics of Israel: Biblical and Modern HOUSE_OVERSIGHT_031834 --- PAGE BREA

s grimmer by the day— more peaceful protesters killed, ten thousand arrested in the past week, army units shelling residential neighborhoods. But the Obama administration's response has not grown grimmer or louder. As recently as May 6, Secretary of State Clinton was still talking about a "reform agenda"

31841 --- PAGE BREAK --- 9 Article 3. The Daily Beast The Awkward Exit of Mideast Envoy George Mitchell Daniel Stone May 13, 2011 -- Two days after Barack Obama's inauguration, George Mitchell was named special envoy for Middle East peace. With the new president standing beside Mitchell and Secretary of State H