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June 20, 2012

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Morning Brief: Economists’ Expectations for Fed Meeting

A majority of economists surveyed by Bloomberg expect the Federal Reserve to decide today to extend Operation Twist, but not to initiate another round of quantitative easing. Operation Twist is an ef…

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Blog Post by Renewing America Staff Renewing America

June 19, 2012

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Morning Brief: Congressional Leaders Try to Save Transportation Bill

Congressional leaders will meet today to resolve differences on the transportation bill (AP). House Speaker John Boehner (R-OH) and Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid (D-NV) will join committee chairm…

Pres. Obama speaks with Sen. Barbara Boxer (D-CA) and Rep. John Mica (R-FL), the chairmen of the transportation bill’s joint-chamber committee, before the 2011 State of the Union address (Jason Reed/Courtesy Reuters).
Blog Post by Renewing America Staff Renewing America

February 10, 2012

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You Might Have Missed: Military Intervention, Drones, and al-Qaeda.

Shaun Waterman, “Drones Over U.S. Get OK By Congress,” Washington Times, February 7, 2012. The FAA Reauthorization Act, which President Obama is expected to sign, also orders the Federal Aviati…

Explosion Afghanistan
Blog Post by Micah Zenko Politics, Power, and Preventive Action

November 4, 2011

Friday File: Remembering the Iranian Hostage Crisis

Letter from President Jimmy Carter to Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini regarding the release of American hostages, dated November 6, 1979. (Courtesy the National Archives) Above the Fold. Thirty-two year…

Letter from Jimmy Carter to Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini regarding the Release of the Iranian Hostages, 11/06/1979 (ARC Identifier: 593939); File Unit: Iran: 11/1-14/79; JC-NSA: Records of the Office of the National Security Advisor (Carter Administration), 1977 - 1981; Jimmy Carter Library, Atlanta, GA; National Archives and Records Administration.
Blog Post by James M. Lindsay The Water's Edge