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Jan 15 2020
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NSA alerted Microsoft to major Windows security flaw
The National Security Agency recently alerted Microsoft to a major flaw in its Windows operating system that could let hackers pose as legitimate software companies, agency officials said on Tuesday.
Microsoft (MSFT) issued a software update on Tuesday to fix the vulnerability, as part of its normal schedule for releasing software patches.
News of the vulnerability and patch were
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Nov 04 2019
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Trump Ups Attempt to Discredit Whistleblower
President Donald Trump sent out a flurry of tweets on Monday morning in his continued attempt to discredit the whistleblower behind the complaint that led to the House’s impeachment inquiry.
“The Whistleblower gave false information & dealt with corrupt politician Schiff,” Trump wrote. “He must be brought forward to testify. Written answers not acceptable! Where is the 2nd
Newsmax (News)
Sep 14 2013
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Syria situation further strains Obama’s relationship with the antiwar movement
Antiwar activist Nathan Ryan looked to candidate Barack Obama in the 2008 presidential campaign to channel his opposition to the Iraq war. But now, with Obama making a muscular case for military strikes on Syria, he is looking elsewhere.
“Like a lot of people, I was really hopeful that after eight years of the Bush administration, he represented something different, and a changing of
Washington Post
Dec 12 2013
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House approves budget deal aimed at averting shutdown
A compromise federal budget plan that would remove the threat of a government shutdown for two years won easy approval Thursday from the Republican-controlled U.S. House. The deal worked out by House Budget Chairman Rep. Paul Ryan and Senate Budget Committee Chairwoman Patty Murray passed on a 332-94 vote and now goes to the Democratic-led Senate, which is expected to approve it next week. It
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Dec 05 2014
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Obama, King Abdullah plot strategy against Islamic State
In a meeting at the White House Friday with Jordan’s King Abdullah II, President Obama said a U.S-led coalition is making “slow but steady progress” in creating a moderate Syrian army to fight the Islamic State terrorist group.
Mr. Obama said the battle against the Islamic State is not just a military campaign but a diplomatic one, and he praised Jordan for shouldering its
Washington Times
Dec 05 2013
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Nelson Mandela Dies at 95
Nelson Mandela, the revered icon of the anti-apartheid struggle in South Africa and one of the towering political figures of the 20th century, has died aged 95. Mandela, who was elected South Africa's first black president after spending nearly three decades in prison, had been receiving treatment for a lung infection at his Johannesburg home since September, after being hospitalized for three
Newsmax (News)
Dec 02 2014
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Iraqi Government and Kurds Reach Deal to Share Oil Revenues
In a far-reaching deal that helps reunite Iraq in the face of a bitter war with Islamic extremists, the central government agreed on Tuesday to a long-term pact with the autonomous Kurdish region to share the country’s oil wealth and military resources.
The deal settles a long dispute between Baghdad and Erbil, the Kurdish capital in the north, over oil revenues and budget payments. It
New York Times (News)
May 27 2015
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Bernie Sanders Attacks Hillary Clinton Directly on Trade Deal
It took a New Hampshire farmer to show that Senator Bernie Sanders could land a political punch squarely on Hillary Rodham Clinton.
Mr. Sanders, who has foresworn personal attacks on Mrs. Clinton as they compete for the 2016 Democratic presidential nomination, stuck to high-minded rhetoric during the first 30 minutes of a campaign event here on Wednesday. After taking a question about
New York Times (News)
Nov 01 2015
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Discordant Verdicts on U.S. Forces in Syria: Too Much, or Too Little
President Obama’s decision to send a small team of United States commandos into Syria as part of the broader war against the Islamic State has raised new questions about his military strategy, its legal foundation and the way it has been sold to the American public.
After years in which Mr. Obama rejected “boots on the ground,” the deployment of up to 50 Special Operations troops to
New York Times (News)
Jan 08 2020
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In Iran, a test for a go-it-alone president
What happens when a president makes decisions without consulting allies, or even many domestic advisers? The killing of General Soleimani was fodder for U.S. adversaries and left many friends wondering what comes next.
America’s allies had a hard enough time dealing with the go-it-alone policies of the George W. Bush administration, epitomized by the Iraq invasion of 2003.
But
Christian Science Monitor