KERRY IN ISRAEL FOR NEW ROUND OF MIDEAST TALKS
By DEB RIECHMANN U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry, left, and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu shake hands before a meeting at the prime minister’s office in Jerusalem, Thursday, Jan.…
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EGYPT AIRS WHAT IT CLAIMS IS TERROR CONFESSION
By MAGGIE MICHAEL FILE – In this July 13, 2012 file photo, then Egyptian President Mohammed Morsi speaks to reporters at the presidential palace in Cairo. An Egyptian judge says…
ISRAEL OFFICIAL: JORDAN VALLEY MUST REMAIN BORDER
By KARIN LAUB Israeli settlers gather during a visit of Israeli politicians at Gitit settlement in the West Bank’s Jordan Valley, Thursday, Jan. 2, 2014. A senior Israeli Cabinet minister…
CMG JANUARY BOOK #2 OF THE MONTH IS How It Feels to Be Free: Black Women Entertainers and the Civil Rights Movement
by Ruth Feldstein (Author) In 1964, Nina Simone sat at a piano in New York’s Carnegie Hall to play what she called a “show tune.” Then she began to sing:…
CMG JANUARY BOOK #1 OF THE MONTH IS Black Mayors, White Majorities:
by Ravi Perry (Author) The Balancing Act of Racial Politics (Justice and Social Inquiry) Recent years have seen an increase in the number of African Americans elected to political office…
PAKISTAN’S MUSHARRAF NO SHOW IN COURT; BOMB FOUND
By REBECCA SANTANA A Pakistani female police officer stands alert outside a court set up for the trial of Pakistan’s former president and military ruler Pervez Musharraf in Islamabad, Pakistan,…
BARBARA BUSH REMAINS HOSPITALIZED IN HOUSTON
FILE – In this Thursday, Aug. 22, 2013 file photo, former first lady Barbara Bush listens to a patient’s question during a visit to the Barbara Bush Children’s Hospital at…
POPE STRESSES STRENGTH, COURAGE, HOPE IN NEW YEAR
By FRANCES D’EMILIO Pope Francis arrives to celebrate a Mass in St. Peter’s Basilica at the Vatican, Wednesday, Jan. 1, 2014. (AP Photo/Andrew Medichini) Pope Francis Pope Francis arrives to…