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… to portraying President Obama as fundamentally unsympathetic to Israel. After the Republicans’ victory in the mid-term Congressional elections in November 2010, Bibi went a step further. He began cozying up to congressmen and senators on the other side of the aisle. This overt m...

…sident has authorized the declassification of the Memorandum. To be clear, the Memorandum reflects the judgments of its congressional authors. The President understands that oversight concerning matters related to the Memorandum may be continuing. Though the circumstances leading...

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…oral politics (e.g., ethanol-rich lowa largely supported his candidacy) and the pre-existing dynamics in Congress. Many congressional Republicans have opposed even temporary extensions of renewable energy incentives and the fate of these provisions may well be linked to the effec...

… and macroeconomic problems. This weakens the foundations of the fiscal self-responsibility that EMU is built on”. CBO Congressional Budget Office OMB _ Office of Management and Budget EFSF European Financial Stability Facility FICA Federal Insurance Contributions Act EU Europe...

…born January 17, 1937. And so who is Ed Mezvinsky? Well, he is a former Democrat congressman who represented Iowa's 1st congressional district in the United States House of Representatives for two terms, from 1973 to 1977. He sat on the House Judiciary Committee that decided the...

…, capabilities, and our role in a changing world," Obama said. Of course, major cuts could come sooner than that if the congressional "supercommittee" fails to reach an agreement on deficit reduction by Nov. 23. HOUSE_OVERSIGHT_031956

…mmittee, the Post Office and Civil Service Committee, the Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence and co-founded the Congressional Black Caucus. HOUSE OVERSIGHT 026836 Senegal's Democratic Backslide 2015 was a banner year for democracy in Africa. Nigeria, the largest country o...

…o criticize the Kazakh government's human rights record. At her request, at least five statements were published in the Congressional Record, one citing Mr. Aliyev as a victim of his government. Separately, Mr. Aliyev offered to provide the Justice Department with documents that...

… has to rise over 90 million barrels per day to support demand and the building of strategic reserves. Output from the Congressional Centrifuge In the midst of all the above, House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi issued the following press release: “Independent reports confirm th...

…osals: one that requires money, and one that doesn't. A “First in the World” fund of $260 million, presumably requiring congressional approval, would “test and evaluate innovative approaches to higher education that yield dramatically better outcomes.” Education officials liken t...

…direct cost cap is easier to implement than a cut to the budget because the Administration can act unilaterally without Congressional approval. The proposed agency budget cuts are already running into strong headwinds on both sides of the aisle in Congress, and they cannot move f...

…a result, it may attempt to continue aiding elements of the PA that remain unaffiliated with Hamas. Yet absent specific congressional authorization, such a strategy will face significant legal obstacles. U.S. law has long prohibited citizens from providing support to or doing bu...

…companies and infrastructure by Chinese entities. Many of these proposed mergers have received high levels of media and congressional attention, and most of the high-profile cases have ended in rejection or strong discouragement leading to abandonment of the deal. While the CFIUS...

… negotiators are unable to reach an agreement given the limited time available. Another outstanding year-end issue for Congressional leaders is whether to address the pending Medicare Part- B premium increases facing new and some existing Medicare enrollees caused by a smaller a...