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November 22, 2017 No Responses

Lebanon’s Prime Minister Saad Hariri’s Resignation is on Hold

The Prime Minister of Lebanon, Saad Hariri, announced only two weeks after shocking the country by saying he was stepping down that he is putting that thought on hold Hariri mentioned that he had accepted President Michel Aoun’s wish for...

November 3, 2017 No Responses

Cap on Mortgage Interest Deductions – Republicans and Democrats Agree

Republicans and Democrats finally agree on something: the cap on mortgage interest deductions proposed in the tax reform bill Housing and Urban Development secretary during the Clinton administration, Robert Reich, said that the current deduction is far from b...

October 6, 2017 No Responses

Trump’s “Calm Before the Storm” Triggers Foreign Policy Speculation

As the president met with senior military leaders, he mentioned that it was “the calm before the storm” with no further explanations The way the president used such words, given the moment in time, made others to question his intentions,...

October 3, 2017 No Responses

US to Expel Almost Two-Thirds of Cuba’s Embassy Staff

Trump Administration decided to order almost two-thirds of Cuba’s diplomatic personnel to leave the US following months of “attacks” that have damaged the health of US embassy staff in Havana The US State Department is expected to announce the decision.....

September 27, 2017 No Responses

Rockets Hit Kabul Airport Just Hours After US Defense Secretary Arrived

A few hours after US Defense Secretary James Mattis arrived at Hamid Karzai International Airport, rockets hit next to the facility The location from which the rockets were fired is still unknown, according to Afghan Interior Ministry’s spokesman Najib Danis...

September 25, 2017 No Responses

“The Tougher, the Better” – Trump Administration’s New Travel Ban

The Trump Administration announced on Sunday that it is going to replace the travel ban with a new one that bars visitors from eight countries The new proclamation bars all visitors from eight countries because they are not doing enough...

September 19, 2017 No Responses

Obamacare – It Came Back With a Fury

On Monday, Republican senators were not able to avoid the question: Would they support the Graham-Cassidy bill, most probably their last chance to overhaul Obamacare? It’s a proposal that not more than a week ago seemed dead and with no...

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