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By Cliff Churgin | McClatchy Newspapers JERUSALEM — The unresolved dispute between the United States and Israel over Israel's refusal to halt building Jewish homes in the predominantly Palestinian West Bank has created a pivotal dilemma for President Barack Obama: How hard should he push one of America's most important allies in the Middle East? So far, Obama has limited his pressure to calculated public comments, calling Israeli settlement construction illegitimate and a roadblock to a lasting peace agreement with the Palestinians that would include a Palestinian state. Israeli Defense Minister Ehud Barak is scheduled to meet Obama aides Tuesday in the U.S. in the latest bid to find a compromise. In the face of American demands that Israel halt all settlement building in line with the 2003 "road map" for Middle East peace,... [read full story]
Croatia striker Ivica Olic´s second-half strike kept Bayern Munich´s fading dream of reaching the Champions League´s knock-out phase alive after the German giants beat Maccabi Haifa 1-0 on Wednesday night.
By Sandra Jontz, Stars and Stripes European edition,Thursday, November 26, 2009 NAPLES, Italy — The commanding officer of the U.S. Navy base in Bahrain has been relieved of his command two weeks shy of his scheduled departure...
HEBRON, KY (MARKET WIRE) BlueStar announced today details for VARTECH NORDIC 2010 which will be held in Stockholm, Sweden, February 2-3, 2010. VARTECH NORDIC will be a combination conference and tradeshow uniting value-added...
CALGARY, ALEBRTA - NOT FOR DISTRIBUTION TO US NEWSWIRE SERVICES OR FOR DISSEMINATION IN THE UNITED STATES Parex Resources Inc. ("Parex" or the "Company") (TSX VENTURE:PXT) announces its operating and financial results for the...
