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Kerry to Israel: We support you but can't defend 'right-wing' agenda

Politico - ‎Dec 28, 2016‎
Using an emotionally charged phrase drawn from America's history of segregation, Kerry condemned such conditions as “separate and unequal.

Outlook 2017: Unpredictable States of America

The Straits Times - ‎Dec 27, 2016‎
Trump wants to shake things up but bureaucracy and competing interests could prove a formidable barrier This is the second of a five-part series looking at the key events and issues facing the world in 2017.
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The Trump Triumph – United (or Unfortunate) States of America? By Simi Mehta

South Asian Link - ‎19 hours ago‎
That the office of the US Presidency implies great power and responsibility in the realm of international politics, the US election season is usually watched with great interest around the world.
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Inside the coming war between the United States and the United Nations

Washington Post - ‎Dec 28, 2016‎
Even before Donald Trump's inauguration as president, Congress is planning to escalate the clash over the U.N. Security Council's anti-Israel resolution into a full-on conflict between the United States and the United Nations. If Trump embraces the ...
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The Surprising Story of Christmas in the United States

TIME - ‎Dec 23, 2016‎
In fact, though the term may be used freely, Christmas isn't really a “national” holiday in the U.S.; rather, it is a federal holiday and a holiday in the states. Neither the President nor Congress exercises the power to declare a holiday that would ...

A United States of America

Sun Community News - ‎Dec 28, 2016‎
I can't help but wonder if the fast pace of a wireless society these days, where we are overloaded with too much information, much of which is over glorified, lends to how quickly the years seem to slip by.
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Mall mayhem: Fights break out across the US

CNN - ‎Dec 27, 2016‎
(CNN) Massive brawls and food-court fights played out at more than a dozen malls across the country in what proved to be a chaotic day after Christmas.

U.S. Senators Vow No 'Faustian Bargain' With Russia, Pledge To Target Putin 'Harder'

Voice of America - ‎Dec 30, 2016‎
Senator John McCain says that the United States will not strike a “Faustian bargain” with Russian President Vladimir Putin, amid speculation that President-elect Donald Trump could scrap sanctions in a bid to improve ties.
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Is the United States facing a coup d'etat?

RT - ‎Dec 18, 2016‎
As a little aside, since when did the USA fall for the concept of inherited political power, a de facto new monarchy? But then an oxymoronic billionaire "man of the people" crow-barred his way into the contest and slashed all the strings of puppetry ...

Who Will Really Be the Next President of the United States?

Foreign Policy (blog) - ‎Dec 27, 2016‎
Truman's top advisors did not feel the United States could face the challenges of the Cold War world without better coordination.
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It's Official: America Has Two Presidents at One Time

The Atlantic - ‎Dec 23, 2016‎
Enraged Israeli officials call up Donald Trump, who tweets that the United States should veto. Abdel Fattah el-Sisi, the president of Egypt, abruptly calls off the vote.

Greater Bor Community of the United States of America strongly condemns the attacks on civilians in Twi, Duk and Bor ...

Borglobe - ‎Dec 23, 2016‎
On behalf of the people of Greater Bor Community in the United States of America, we strongly condemn the attacks on innocent civilians by the Murle criminals that took place in the last two weeks in Twic, Duk and Bor Counties.
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8000 US jobs? Trump takes credit for Sprint, start-up decisions

USA TODAY - ‎Dec 29, 2016‎
SAN FRANCISCO - President-elect Donald Trump on Wednesday claimed telecommunications giant Sprint is moving 5,000 offshore jobs back to the United States and OneWeb, a satellite Internet start-up, is adding 3,000 more jobs in the U.S.. The devil is in ...

Study: New York Has Most Socially Isolated Districts in United States

Breitbart News - ‎Dec 30, 2016‎
America really does have a new elite that is isolated from and often ignorant about white mainstream America,” said Murray, who recently said a pause in low-skill migration might aid the most economically damaged districts in the United States. The ...

KASSAM — USexit: The Case for Booting the UN Out of America Grows Stronger

Breitbart News - ‎Dec 28, 2016‎
In his lame-duck attempt to undermine the State of Israel with a diplomatic knifing in the front, President Obama has created fertile ground for a campaign to lead the United States out of the United Nations. Or as I call it: USexit. A Usexit ...

America's New Year's Eve Fireworks Are Nothing Compared To A Volcanic Eruption

Forbes - ‎Dec 29, 2016‎
New Year's celebrations are upon us, as is the inevitable inebriated insanity, resolutions-accompanying revelry and friendship-based frivolities.

Autumn in America: The United States Is Squandering Its Promise

MWC News (satire) (registration) (blog) - ‎Dec 26, 2016‎
Few nations obtain the opportunity to lead the world of nearly two hundred nations of diverse cultures, histories, and economies. After the fall of the Soviet Union in 1991, the United States emerged as the sole superpower with formidable military and ...

United States of America

World Music Central - ‎Dec 26, 2016‎
The Silk Road Ensemble is a collective of internationally renowned performers and composers from more than 20 countries. Each Ensemble member's career responds to one of the preeminent artistic challenges of our times: to maintain the integrity of art ...
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