Hat trick: Jeb Bush to travel to South Carolina
READ: Jeb Bush’s foreign policy strategy: ‘I am my own man’ His trip to the Palmetto State will follow a scheduled two-day swing through New Hampshire March 13-14, which comes…
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Southern Baptists’ Goal Of Racially Integrated Churches Is Turning Out To Be An Uphill Battle
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (RNS) How tough is it to create a racially diverse denomination? Consider a recent luncheon organized by the Southern Baptist Convention, the nation’s largest Protestant denomination. About 100…
Tough choices: How to win against ISIS
Aaron David Miller is a vice president and distinguished scholar at the Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars and was a Middle East negotiator in Democratic and Republican administrations. Follow…
Tough choices: How to win against ISIS
Aaron David Miller is a vice president and distinguished scholar at the Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars and was a Middle East negotiator in Democratic and Republican administrations. Follow…
Tough choices: How to win against ISIS
Having helped to plan my fair share of international conferences and summits, I know a real success when I see it. And the White House’s summit on countering violence and…
Tough choices: How to win against ISIS
Having helped to plan my fair share of international conferences and summits, I know a real success when I see it. And the White House’s summit on countering violence and…
Obama proclaims: ‘We are not at war with Islam’
Obama went to lengths before the summit began to avoid linking extremism to the Muslim faith; his intent, aides say, was to avoid giving credence to the ideologies of Islamic…
Obama Outlines Programs to Counter Lure of Extremist Groups Like ISIS
WASHINGTON — President Obama on Wednesday outlined his administration’s efforts to counter what he calls “violent extremism” in a speech to law enforcement, community and religious leaders gathered to discuss…
Why the flawed ‘War on Terror’ needs a reboot
Andrew Hammond is an Associate at LSE IDEAS (the Centre for International Diplomacy, Affairs and Strategy) at the London School of Economics, and a former UK Government Special Adviser. The…
Why the flawed ‘War on Terror’ needs a reboot
Barack Obama is convening a landmark White House Summit on Countering Violent Extremism with key international leaders in an attempt to develop an urgently needed plan to tackle terrorism and…
Obama’s Anti-Extremist Strategy Criticized As Wrongly Singling Out Muslims
As the White House prepares to host a three-day summit next week on countering violent extremism, many high-profile Muslim and religious groups argue that the administration’s efforts have unfairly singled…
Bill Clinton Apologizes To Mexico For War On Drugs
Former President Bill Clinton apologized to Mexico during a speech there last week for a backfired U.S. war on drugs that has fueled spiraling violence. “I wish you had no…
Apple adds crucial security update for iMessage and FaceTime
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Obama huddles with tech execs in San Francisco
Meant to unite industry brass with top U.S. law enforcement officials, the White House cybersecurity summit on the campus of Stanford University has attracted only one major Silicon Valley CEO:…
World Leaders Aim To Hold Ukraine Summit In Minsk Wednesday
The leaders of Germany, France, Russia and Ukraine aim to hold a summit in Minsk this week as they try to stem fighting in eastern Ukraine, officials said Sunday. The…
Boehner says Pope Francis visit: September 24
The Pope’s trip to the United States later this year had been confirmed but the exact details were not known. He’s expected to attend a World Meeting of Families summit…
Hambycast: Searching for freedom in Iowa
Standing before a conservative audience at the first annual Iowa Freedom Summit, in an auditorium usually reserved for the Des Moines ballet, the firebrand Senator from Texas distilled the state’s…
North Korea Sought Talks and Attached a Hefty Price Tag, South’s Ex-Leader Says
SEOUL, South Korea — North Korea repeatedly but unsuccessfully pushed for a summit meeting with the former South Korean leader Lee Myung-bak, demanding a huge aid package, including $10 billion…
Jon Stewart Figures Out What’s Really Going On In Sarah Palin’s Bizarre Iowa Speech
Jon Stewart found a lot of odd moments to cover during the Iowa Freedom Summit, from Sen. Ted Cruz channeling Ned Flanders to Texas Gov. Rick Perry channeling Howard Dean….
Pro-Clinton group raises money off Palin speech
Palin spoke at the Iowa Freedom Summit over the weekend, where she needled Democrats for efforts like Ready for Hillary and others that are organizing around a Clinton run before…
Sarah Palin ‘Seriously Interested’ In Running For President In 2016
Former Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin (R) continued to tease a potential bid for the Republican nomination for president this week leading up to a Saturday address at the Iowa Freedom…
Walker Touts His ‘Go Big And Go Bold’ Attitude Before Republicans In Iowa
Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker is holding up his “go big and go bold” attitude as something Republicans need to emulate in Washington. In a speech to Iowa conservatives Saturday, Walker…
Here’s How The Anti-Abortion Movement Plans To Modernize Its Approach
WASHINGTON — While Republican lawmakers squabbled over a single bill banning abortions after 20 weeks of pregnancy, the anti-abortion movement’s leadership found common ground Wednesday discussing long-term strategy at a…
Video Of Climber On Yosemite’s Dawn Wall Will Leave You On The Edge Of Your Seat
Last week, American climbers Tommy Caldwell and Kevin Jorgeson made history by becoming the first to reach the summit of Yosemite’s El Capitan by way of the 3,000-foot high Dawn…
Free climbers first to summit El Capitan via Dawn Wall
Tommy Caldwell and Kevin Jorgeson using only their hands and feet, with ropes designed only to catch them when they fallreached the summit Wednesday. Caldwell and Jorgeson have been scaling…
Obama, Kerry absent from unity rally in Paris
Holder: Not yet sure which group is behind Paris attack Kerry was in India, attending an entrepreneurship summit with new Prime Minister Narendra Modi — with whom the United States…