Subscribe to this tag In Iraq, an 'Ugly Battle' for Power Predicted After U.S. Drawdown
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Larry Derfner
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Mideast Watch - March 6, 2009
A key Arab columnist warns of a messy power vacuum as U.S. troops leave that could be filled by Iran.
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Lebanese Officials Deny Responsibility for Rockets Hitting Israel
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Larry Derfner
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Mideast Watch - January 8, 2009
As the war in Gaza drags on, Lebanon says it knew nothing about a rocket barrage into Israel.
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Selling Syria to a Skeptical American Audience
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Thomas Omestad
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Nation & World - November 28, 2008
Imad Moustapha, Syria's ambassador in Washington, says a recent U.S. raid stifled a diplomatic opening.
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News Buzz: Bush's Plan to Buy Banking Shares, North Korea Resumes Nuclear Disablement
Nation & World - October 14, 2008
The U.S. government will spend $250 billion of the bailout package to buy stakes in nine major banks.
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Hezbollah Strengthens Its Grip in Lebanon
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Mitchell Prothero
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Nation & World - August 4, 2008
Winning Israel's release of a notorious killer gives the militant group a key success.
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Israeli-Lebanese Prisoner Swap, Set for Tomorrow, Could Stir New Resentment
Nation & World - July 15, 2008
A Lebanese militant convicted of murder will be traded for two Israeli soldiers who are possibly dead.
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Lebanon May Attract Sunnis Seeking to Wage Jihad
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Mitchell Prothero
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Nation & World - May 15, 2008
Fears in Beirut that recent Shiite attacks may set the stage for revenge violence this summer.
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Hezbollah's Growing Arsenal
News Desk - March 4, 2008
As U.S. News reported in December, Hezbollah in Lebanon has been busy rearming since its 34-day war with Israel in August 2006. The Associated Press reported today that Israel recently told the United Nations that Hezbollah, the Lebanese Shiite movement designated a terrorist group by the United States, now has an arsenal that includes 10,000 long-range rockets and 20,000 short-range rockets in southern Lebanon.
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Morning Buzz: Dec. 12, 2007
News Desk - December 12, 2007
Former track star Marion Jones has now become just the fourth American in history to be stripped of Olympic hardware by the International Olympic Committee. Today, the IOC formally revoked Jones's claims to the five medals—three gold and two bronze—that she won during the 2000 Sydney Olympics. Earlier this year, Jones admitted to using performance-enhancing drugs during her peak athletic years.
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Hezbollah Rearms and Bides Its Time
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Mitchell Prothero
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Nation & World - December 6, 2007
A buffer zone keeps fighters away from Israel's border
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Recovering Damages From Iran
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Michael Barone
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Michael Barone - September 4, 2007
On Friday, Judge Royce Lamberth is due to announce the amount of damages owed by the government of Iran to the relatives of the victims of the terrorist attack on the Marine Corps barracks in Lebanon in 1983.
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