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• U.S. presses ahead on another leak case

  Obama administration investigating classified information improperly disclosed to reporters, the government is prosecuting a State Department expert on North Korea in a probe that appears to step into uncharted territory -- by declaring that a journalist is   Read more »

• State Dept: Reports of anti-Semitism increase

  and Holocaust denial.Ira Forman, former CEO of the National Jewish Democratic Council, was named special envoy as the State Department released its annual report on religious freedom around the world. Forman replaces Michael Kozak, who had served in an acting   Read more »

• US, Turkey project united front on Syria

  and European allies in Jordan , while Syria's opposition will discuss its plans at a meeting in Istanbul ."The goal here," State Department spokeswoman Jen Psaki told reporters, "is to get both sides back to the table to work toward a path toward a political   Read more »

• Hudson: Not everyone is out to destroy Hillary Clinton

  Politico's Glenn Thrush and Maggie Haberman on Thursday afternoon: "Republicans now seem willing to cast the State Department response to the Sept. 11, 2012 attack in Libya as a referendum on Hillary Rodham Clinton 's fitness to lead the country - and are   Read more »

• NYPD police training assistance in Haiti to be awarded

  been training and mentoring Haitian police officers since 2010. They've been providing training in conducting investigations, anti-kidnapping strategies and general policing support.The costs of the NYPD assistance are reimbursed by the State Department.   Read more »

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• Meet Obama's new State Department spokeswoman

  of groups that oppose Israel. Psakis' response was, well, Psakian: "Mr. Soros is entitled to his opinions" (with the obligatory statement that Obama and Soros disagree on Israel -- the same defense offered when the close ties between Obama and Reverend Jeremiah 58 m ago from Israel Matsav Read more »

• MarchFourth Marching Band to Tour China's Henan Province on A US...

  Marching Band is embarking on a US State Department cultural exchange tour in China, sponsored jointly by the United States Embassy in Beijing, Sias International University, Sias Foundation, and the Government of Henan China Cultural Affairs. MarchFourth’s 3:28 AM from PRWeb Read more »

• Benghazi: Dissecting Congressional Follies, Media Coverage and ‘Cover-Up’ Charges

  Pickering said, “and then on the basis of that [investigation] to make as clear recommendations as we could to help the State Department and other agencies so that it wouldn’t happen again. That was our motive, that was the driver, and that’s where we went. 2:29 AM from Truth Dig Read more »

• US says Premature to comment on Pakistani Taliban peace talks

  groups that target both countries and deny them safe haven,and pursue a stable, peaceful, and prosperous region," said the State Department spokesperson. Leader of the Pakistan Muslim League (PML-N), which won the recently held general elections, Sharif is 1:27 AM from Samaylive Read more »

• U.S. urges DPRK to immediately release sentenced American

  U.S. State Department on Thursday urged the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK) to immediately release a U.S. citizen who was sentenced to 15 years of compulsory labor by its court. "There is no greater priority for us than the welfare and safety 1:11 AM from Albequerque Express Read more »