Vital primary sources underpinning the foreign policy debate.
Deputy National Security Advisor for Strategic Communications Ben Rhodes and Deputy Assistant to the President and Coordinator for South Asia Doug Lute held this conference call on January 8, 2013, to preview President Karzai's visit to the White House.
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Syrian President Bashar al-Assad gave these remarks at the Opera House in Damascus on January 6, 2013.These are
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President Obama signed the American Taxpayer Relief Act of 2012 (also called the "fiscal cliff bill") into law on January 2, 2013.
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President Obama signed the annual National Defense Authorization Act for FY13 into law on January 2, 2013.
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Secretary General of the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) Abdullatif bin Rashid Al- Zayani read this joint statement to conclude the 33rd GCC Summit in Bahrain on December 25, 2012.
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House Speaker Boehner gave this press conference in response to President Obama's remarks on fiscal cliff, December 19, 2012.
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President Obama gave this press conference at the White House on December 19, 2012.
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The independent report of the Accountability Review Board examines the circumstances surrounding the September 11-12, 2012, killings of four U.S. government personnel in Benghazi, Libya.
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This act grants permanent normal trade relations with Russia and was signed into law on December 14, 2012.
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House Speaker John Boehner gave these remarks, regarding the fiscal cliff and spending cuts, in the House on December 11, 2012.
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The U.S. Government Accountability Office (GAO) released this report on December 10, 2012. The report reports data on apprehensions and successful illegal entries from 2006 to 2011.
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President Obama gave these remarks at the Daimler Detroit Diesel Plant in Michigan on December 10, 2021.
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President Obama gave these remarks, regarding the fiscal cliff and extending middle class tax cuts, on December 8, 2012.
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House Speaker John Boehner released this column discussing the fiscal cliff on December 7, 2012.
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The Public Interest Declassification Board, established by Congress, released this report on "Transforming the Security Classification System" on December 6, 2012.
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The Coalition for Fiscal and National Security, a group of former U.S. government officials, released this statement on the fiscal cliff on December 4, 2012.
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The U.S. Senate voted on December 4, 2012 to approve amendment 3262 to the National Defense Authorization Act, S. 3254. The amendment requires Defense Secretary Leon Panetta to provide a report to the Armed Services Committees regarding U.S. military options in Syria.
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President Obama gave these remarks at the Nunn-Lugar Cooperative Threat Reduction Symposium on December 3, 2012.
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House Republican leaders sent this letter regarding the fiscal cliff to the President Obama on December 3, 2012.
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President Obama gave these remarks on the economy in Hatfield, Pennsylvania on November 30, 2012.
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Reforming U.S. Drone Strike Policies
The author analyzes the potentially serious consequences, both at home and abroad, of a lightly overseen drone program and makes recommendations for improving its governance.
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