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McCain's Pick for Middle East Negotiator: Bill Clinton

talk show roundup

Nov 18, 2012 12:18 PM CST

McCain's Pick for Middle East Negotiator: Bill Clinton

Highlights from the Sunday talk shows

(Newser) - John McCain has an idea for finally negotiating peace in the Middle East: Send in Bill Clinton. "The United States should obviously be as heavily influential as they can," McCain said on CBS's Face the Nation today when asked about the Israel-Gaza conflict. Thus Clinton, "a...

Obama Can
Do Better
Than Rice
at State

dana milbank

Nov 17, 2012 11:22 AM CST

Obama Can Do Better Than Rice at State

Dana Milbank thinks she's an 'undiplomatic diplomat'

(Newser) - President Obama has decided to stick up for UN ambassador Susan Rice in a big way, and Dana Milbank of the Washington Post thinks that's too bad. John McCain is right about one thing, he argues: "She is ill-equipped to be the nation’s top diplomat." It'...

Petraeus Testimony
Doesn't Resolve Questions

Nov 16, 2012 4:58 PM CST

Petraeus Testimony Doesn't Resolve Questions

He provided fodder for both Republicans and Democrats

(Newser) - David Petraeus finished his testimony on Capitol Hill about what transpired in Benghazi, but don't expect an end to the controversy:

"His appearance actually seemed to provide both Democrats and Republicans with additional evidence to bolster their own narratives of the attacks and their aftermath," says the

...

Rice Got Flawed Benghazi Intelligence: CIA Deputy

Nov 16, 2012 1:00 AM CST

Rice Got Flawed Benghazi Intelligence: CIA Deputy

Yesterday's congressional hearings offered little clarity

(Newser) - When Susan Rice gave reporters an inaccurate account of the Benghazi attack five days after it occurred, she was simply repeating the assessment she had been given at the time, according to the CIA's deputy head. The UN ambassador had been briefed on the attack, and the intelligence she...

More Death
on Both Sides,
as Gaza Assault
Rages On

Nov 15, 2012 7:47 AM CST

More Death on Both Sides, as Gaza Assault Rages On

Egypt asks the US to step in before things 'escalate out of control'

(Newser) - Israel continued its barrage of airstrikes on Gaza today, bringing the total death toll up to 11 and wounding more than 100, while a Palestinian rocket crashed into an apartment building in Kiryat Malachi, killing three and injuring several, including a baby, the New York Times reports. It was one...

Obama: I Don't
Know of Any
Classified Leaks
in Petraeus Mess

Nov 14, 2012 1:35 PM CST

Obama: I Don't Know of Any Classified Leaks in Petraeus Mess

President also defends Susan Rice in press conference

(Newser) - President Obama has wrapped up his first press conference since the election, with, surprise, surprise, the David Petraeus scandal and the fiscal cliff at the top of the agenda, reports the AP . But he also made headlines with a strong defense of UN ambassador Susan Rice. The full transcript is...

McCain Wants
Watergate-Style
Libya Probe

Nov 14, 2012 12:58 PM CST

McCain Wants Watergate-Style Libya Probe

And says he'll do everything in his power to block Susan Rice as secretary of state

(Newser) - John McCain is still fighting mad about the Obama administration's inconsistent statements about the Benghazi attack, and is calling for a Watergate-style congressional investigation into them. "We need a special committee, a select committee, like we did in Watergate, like we did in Iran-Contra … to get to...

Kerry Eyed as
Defense Secretary

Nov 13, 2012 5:00 AM CST

Kerry Eyed as Defense Secretary

Susan Rice leading candidate to replace Hillary Clinton, insiders say

(Newser) - With Leon Panetta saying he'd "like to get back to California," President Obama is looking hard at John Kerry as his replacement at the Pentagon, reports the Washington Post . The move would be part of a major Obama administration shake-up that would include a permanent replacement for...

Obama Plans Drastic
Cabinet Shake-Up

Nov 8, 2012 7:45 AM CST

Obama Plans Drastic Cabinet Shake-Up

Clinton, Geithner, Panetta, Holder all could be gone

(Newser) - After a first term almost devoid of Cabinet shakeups, President Obama is now working on plans to replace virtually his entire team. Hillary Clinton and Tim Geithner have both publicly announced their exits, but Leon Panetta, Eric Holder, Ray LaHood, Steven Chu, Ken Salazaar, and Lisa Jackson are all expected...

For 10 Days,
CIA Told Obama
Libya Attack
Was Protest

Oct 22, 2012 9:06 AM CDT

For 10 Days, CIA Told Obama Libya Attack Was Protest

Despite conflicting evidence

(Newser) - New details are emerging revealing the confusion surrounding the attack on the US consulate in Libya that left Ambassador Chris Stevens and three other Americans dead: For 10 days after the attack, the CIA told President Obama in his daily intelligence briefing that the siege came out of a spontaneous...

Obama Will Regret
His Libya Slam

Charles Krauthammer

Oct 19, 2012 11:59 AM CDT

Obama Will Regret His Libya Slam

Charles Krauthammer thinks Obama's outrage was a 'gaffe'

(Newser) - Perhaps President Obama's finest moment at the Hofstra debate was when he unloaded on Mitt Romney for suggesting that his administration had misled the public on Libya. But Charles Krauthammer thinks that victory came at a price. "No one has misled?" he writes in the Washington Post . "...

Benghazi Suspect: Army
Too 'Chicken' to Arrest Me

Oct 19, 2012 8:12 AM CDT

Benghazi Suspect: Army Too 'Chicken' to Arrest Me

Says he was at consulate, but denies leading attack

(Newser) - If Ahmed Abu Khattala is worried about being arrested, he's doing a good job hiding it. The man authorities believe helped lead the attack on the US consulate in Benghazi has given interviews to both Reuters and the New York Times . "Here I am in the open, sitting...

Intel Chief Defends
Shifting Libya Accounts

Sep 29, 2012 7:10 AM CDT

Intel Chief Defends Shifting Libya Accounts

But GOP ramps up pressure on White House over attack

(Newser) - The nation's spy chief took the unusual step yesterday of issuing a statement to defend the shifting US position on the Libya consulate attack, reports the Washington Post . Yes, said national intelligence director James Clapper, the assault initially seemed to be a spontaneous response to that anti-Islam movie , but...

Protests Spread to
Afghanistan, Indonesia

Sep 17, 2012 8:34 AM CDT

Protests Spread to Afghanistan, Indonesia

1 killed in Pakistan as demonstrations rage on

(Newser) - Muslim rage over the Innocence of Muslims continues to spread. A protest by some 300 people a few miles from the US embassy in Kabul turned violent today, leaving 15 police injured, CNN reports. In Indonesia, meanwhile, at least 11 police officers and a protester were hurt as protesters threw...

McCain Blames
'Disengaged'
White House
for Libya Attack

TALK SHOW ROUNDUP

Sep 16, 2012 11:32 AM CDT

McCain Blames 'Disengaged' White House for Libya Attack

GOP says Obama policies, not video, are root of problem

(Newser) - John McCain today took the Benghazi consulate attack that killed Chris Stevens and laid the blame squarely at the door of 1600 Pennsylvania Ave., blasting the Obama administration's policy of diplomatic "disengagement" as ultimately responsible, reports Politico . "Prior to 9/11, we had a policy of containment. Then...

Syria 'Investigation': Rebels Carried Out Houla Massacre

Jun 1, 2012 7:00 AM CDT

Syria 'Investigation': Rebels Carried Out Houla Massacre

As rebels report more mass executions

(Newser) - Bashar al-Assad was framed, he tells ya, framed. Syrian investigators today concluded that the infamous Houla massacre was the work of rebels trying to drum up global outrage against the regime. "Government forces did not enter the area," the general heading up the inquiry said, according to the...

North Korea Escapes
UN Penalties, for Now

Apr 13, 2012 4:02 PM CDT

North Korea Escapes UN Penalties, for Now

But US scraps deal to provide food assistance

(Newser) - The UN Security Council criticized North Korea today for its attempt to launch a rocket but didn't impose sanctions or other penalties. US ambassador Susan Rice said the council "deplored this launch" and agreed to "continue consultations on an appropriate response." The Washington Post says some...

Gadhafi Troops Issued Viagra to Help Them Rape: US

Apr 29, 2011 7:17 AM CDT

Gadhafi Troops Issued Viagra to Help Them Rape: US

Susan Rice makes claim at UN

(Newser) - Moammar Gadhafi’s forces have been issued Viagra, to help them better rape the people of Libya, US ambassador Susan Rice told several other UN diplomats at a closed-door Security Council meeting yesterday. “She spoke of Gadhafi’s soldiers targeting children, and other atrocities,” one diplomat tells Reuters...

Why Obama Really Went to War

Analysis

Mar 21, 2011 1:39 PM CDT

Why Obama Really Went to War

Administration wanted to resurrect the idea of humanitarian intervention

(Newser) - The Obama administration didn’t really go to war to stop Moammar Gadhafi from committing human rights violations—or at least that wasn’t the only reason, sources tell Massimo Calabresi of Time . Senior officials say that many who pushed for the war pitched it in part as a way...

Clyburn: 'Elephant Dung'
All Over SC Race

TALK SHOW ROUNDUP

Jun 13, 2010 11:23 AM CDT

Clyburn: 'Elephant Dung' All Over SC Race

Axelrod says Alvin Greene not a 'credible candidate'

(Newser) - Never shy, Jim Clyburn continued his campaign against South Carolina's surprise Senate candidate, Alvin Greene, telling State of the Union that "I saw in the Democratic primary elephant dung all over the place." David Axelrod chimed in, reports Politico, telling Meet the Press that "How he won...