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Topic: Marco Rubio

March 19, 2013
4:41 pm

Free Syrian Army fighters from the Knights of the North brigade leave one of their caves to reconnaissance a Syrian army forces base of al-Karmid, at Jabal al-Zaweya, in Idlib province, Syria, Wednesday, Feb. 27 (Photo credit: AP/Hussein Malla)

US senators offer bill to aid Syrian opposition

Bob Casey and Marco Rubio propose to supply rebels with humanitarian aid and defensive equipment

February 21, 2013
3:40 am

President Shimon Peres, right, shakes hands for photographers with Republican Senator Marco Rubio during their meeting in Jerusalem on Wednesday (photo credit: AP/Sebastian Scheiner)

GOP senator: Jerusalem is ‘of course’ Israel’s capital

Marco Rubio meets with Peres, Netanyahu; praises Obama’s upcoming visit

February 13, 2013
5:33 am

President Barack Obama gives his State of the Union address during a joint session of Congress on Capitol Hill in Washington, Tuesday Feb. 12, 2013. (photo credit: AP/J. Scott Applewhite)

Obama pledges ‘steadfast’ support for Israel in State of the Union

President addresses Middle East briefly in largely inward-looking speech; predicts ‘messy’ democratization process in Egypt, promises to pressure Syrian regime and urges diplomatic solution for Iran

By Ron Friedman and AP

February 13, 2013
4:55 am

US President Barack Obama delivers the State of the Union address on Tuesday, February 12 (photo credit: image capture/YouTube)

Full text of the 2013 State of the Union Address

‘We will stand steadfast with Israel in pursuit of security and a lasting peace,’ says US president

February 13, 2013
4:41 am

President Barack Obama, flanked by Vice President Joe Biden and House Speaker John Boehner of Ohio, gives his State of the Union address during a joint session of Congress on Capitol Hill in Washington, Tuesday Feb. 12, 2013. (photo credit: AP/Charles Dharapak)

Obama hits off State of the Union pressing for new jobs

‘We have cleared away the rubble of crisis, and we can say with renewed confidence that the state of our union is strong,’ says US president

February 13, 2013
3:39 am

US President Barack Obama delivers the State of the Union address on Tuesday, February 12 (photo credit: image capture/YouTube)

Economy to take center stage at State of the Union

North Korea, Afghanistan, but no Israel or Iran in released excerpts of Obama speech

January 10, 2013
7:19 pm

President Barack Obama speaks in the East Room of the White House in Washington on Monday to announce his nomination of John Brennan, second from the right, as the new CIA director, and former Nebraska senator Chuck Hagel, second from the left, as the new Defense Secretary. (photo credit: AP/Pablo Martinez Monsivais)

Opposition to Hagel isn’t dying down after nomination

While most observers believe Obama’s defense nominee will be confirmed, he still faces stubborn resistance from progressive Democrats and many Republicans

By Haviv Rettig Gur

December 21, 2012
1:52 am

Chuck Hagel arrives at Camp Ramadi, in central Iraq, for a short visit with US servicemen, July 22, 2008. (photo credit: courtesy United States Marine Corps)

Senior former officials — including ambassadors to Israel — support Hagel appointment

A group of former top-ranking US diplomats insists few are ‘more qualified, more non-partisan, more courageous or better equipped to head the Department of Defense’

By Haviv Rettig Gur

December 19, 2012
1:36 am

Sen. Chuck Hagel at the Forum on the Law of the Sea Convention in Washington, D.C., on May 9, 2012. (photo credit: Glenn Fawcett/Department of Defense)

Opposition to Hagel appointment unites pro-Israel advocates, women’s groups, Republicans

‘Jewish lobby’ comment, suggestion to negotiate with Hamas, objection to labeling Hezbollah a terrorist organization dog Defense candidate

By Haviv Rettig Gur

September 4, 2012
2:49 am

Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney walks away from the stage after a campaign rally in Las Vegas in Feb. (photo credit: AP Photo/Gerald Herbert)

A new America, where opinion seems to matter more than race or identity

Between conventions, in this contentious election year, glimmers of a nation comfortable with its diversity

By Haviv Rettig Gur