The Myth of US-Iran Mistrust
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Over the last few weeks the issue of trust in US-Iran relations has come up as the core obstacle that causes start-stop-start again course between the two states.
Search Results for national security
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McDonnell lays out blueprint for administration’s final 100 days
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Gov. Bob McDonnell today announced a “Sprint to the Finish” final 100 days plan that aims to continue the administration’s successes in improving the quality of life of all Virginians and building a “Commonwealth of Opportunity.”
Starting at the bottom to give kids a better chance
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Child poverty has been worsening in this country for a decade, to the point where one in five of our children is ensnared by a web of injustice and simple bad luck that diminishes their present and casts a shadow over their future.
Tim Kaine on chance for diplomacy in Syria crisis
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U.S. Sen. Tim Kaine, Chairman of the Senate Foreign Relations Subcommittee on Near Eastern and South and Central Asian Affairs, released the following statement today on the proposal that Syria place its chemical weapons under international control and abide by the terms of the 1993 Chemical Weapons Convention.
Gy Moody: Cleaning up the tax code starts with taking out the trash
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The U.S. tax code is littered with wasteful loopholes and preferential rules written by insider lobbyists to benefit powerful corporations and wealthy special interests. For them, these loopholes do indeed represent an enormous and bountiful treasure.
McAuliffe launches plan to protect Virginia’s seniors
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Virginia gubernatorial candidate Terry McAuliffe received the endorsement from the National Committee to Preserve Social Security and Medicare (NCPSSM) today during a roundtable with Max Richtman, the president of NCPSSM and seniors in McLean.
G-20 Joint Statement on Syria
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The Leaders and Representatives of Australia, Canada, France, Italy, Japan, Republic of Korea, Saudi Arabia, Spain, Turkey, the United Kingdom and the United States of America made the following statement on the margins of the Group of 20 Nations Leader’s Meeting in Saint Petersburg, Russia:
Second in nation offshore wind lease sale off Virginia
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The Bureau of Ocean Energy Management completed its live auction to lease an area off the coast of Virginia as the site of the nation’s second offshore wind energy lease sale. The winner of the lease sale is Dominion Virginia Power, which bid $1.6 million for the lease.
Peace Action increases opposition to military intervention in Syria
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With another alleged use of chemical weapons by the Syrian government against the rebels that has killed civilians, the White House seems poised to take military action in Syria. At the same time, foreign policy organizations, like Peace Action, have intensified their pressure on the Obama administration to seek political solutions.
Kaine calls for halting Egypt aid, policy review in wake of unrest
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U.S. Sen. Tim Kaine today released a statement calling for the U.S. government to immediately cease assistance to the Egyptian government as the Obama Administration and Congress conduct a thorough policy review.
