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Senior members of Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s cabinet reiterated Sunday that the government has rejected a U.S. demand to halt all activity in West Bank settlements, despite strongly-worded demands from the Obama administration to do so. Full Story… “We were told from this new administration they will not allow a Netanyahu government to hurt their efforts of rehabilitating U.S. relations with the Arab and Islamic world, which is a high priority of Obama,” the official said, speaking during a visit to Cairo. Read the full story… Taxpayers are on the hook for an extra $55,000 a household to cover rising federal commitments made just in the past year for retirement benefits, the national debt and other government promises, a USA TODAY analysis shows. Full story… JERUSALEM — Israel insisted Thursday that it wanted to reach an understanding with the United States on construction in West Bank settlements, despite a blunt call by the Obama administration to completely freeze all work. Full Story… On the eve of the Palestinian president’s Oval Office visit, Secretary of State Hillary Clinton said Wednesday that the administration meant zero growth, period. Full Story… BEIJING (AP) — U.S. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi urged Beijing on Thursday to cooperate on climate change, calling a safe environment a basic human right. Full Story… Is it okay to show your patriotism at the office? For one Arlington woman, the answer was “no” after she hung an American flag in her office just before the Memorial Day weekend. Full Story… The sun is being really boring. Nearly 18 months after the “official” start of Solar Cycle 24, observers are looking closely at the ball of hot plasma in the sky asking, “What is wrong with the sun?” Full story… May 27 (Bloomberg) — North Korea threatened a military response to South Korean participation in a U.S.-led program to seize weapons of mass destruction, and said it will no longer abide by the 1953 armistice that ended the Korean War. Full Story… Join us in an easy way to keep up with our news and Digg.com stories. Join or DiggShout.com group! Here is the link to the GJCN group. (You will need an account at DiggShout.com or use your openID) You can also follow my Profile on DIGG.com here. […] |
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