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Lebanon's Triumph, Iran's Travesty - New York Times Fri, 12 Jun 2009 04:45:15 GMT

Voice of America

Lebanon's Triumph, Iran's Travesty New York Times, United States By ELLIOTT ABRAMS WITH elections in Lebanon and Iran occurring in the same week, it's inevitable that they are viewed as twin tests of efforts to spread democracy to the Muslim world. Should we celebrate the outcome in Lebanon and push for elections ... Video: MIR: Saudi Arabia - A Player in Middle East Elections Link TV Lebanon's PM hopeful Hariri seeks compromise The Associated Press Hezbollah still holds sway in Lebanon guardian.co.uk Voice of America - San Francisco Chronicle all 355 news articles

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Mitchell repeats call for two-state solution - AFP Sun, 14 Jun 2009 11:16:11 GMT

MiamiHerald.com

Mitchell repeats call for two-state solution AFP "That means two states, Israel and Palestine, living side by side in peace and security, as well as peace between Syria and Israel, and peace between Lebanon and Israel," he said. "It also means a full normalisation between Israel and its neighbours. ... US Envoy Says Syria Integral to Mideast Peace Voice of America Syria Hopes For "Natural Relations" With US CBS News Mitchell Cites Syria's Role in Mideast Peace Effort New York Times Asharq Alawsat - The National all 193 news articles

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No Hezbollah veto in new Lebanon govt: Siniora - AFP Sun, 14 Jun 2009 13:31:01 GMT

Malaysia Star

No Hezbollah veto in new Lebanon govt: Siniora AFP CAIRO (AFP) — Outgoing Lebanese Prime Minister Fuad Siniora said on Sunday that Hezbollah's right to veto legislation would not be reinstated by the new Lebanese government. The Shiite movement Hezbollah and its Christian allies last year obtained the ... Hezbollah, allies to boycott governmentt without veto Reuters Lebanon: US interference mars elections Green Left Weekly Election victors in Lebanon face fresh challenges MEED (subscription) Newsweek - Xinhua all 46 news articles

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Senior EU official holds talks with Hezbollah - The Associated Press Sat, 13 Jun 2009 17:50:30 GMT

BBC News

Senior EU official holds talks with Hezbollah The Associated Press Asked about the divergence between the EU and US approach to Hezbollah, Solana said, "Hezbollah is part of political life in Lebanon and is represented in the Lebanese parliament." Hassan said he briefed Solana on what he said were Israel's almost ... Israel 'perplexed' by EU meeting with Hezbollah MP AFP Solana in Lebanon expresses EU's support Deutsche Welle EU's Solana meets Hezbollah in Beirut BBC News Al-Bawaba - euronews all 130 news articles

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Olbermann Suggests Obama Helped Defeat Hezbollah in Lebanon - NewsBusters Sun, 14 Jun 2009 22:44:22 GMT

Sunday Times.lk

Olbermann Suggests Obama Helped Defeat Hezbollah in Lebanon NewsBusters By Brad Wilmouth (Bio | Archive) On Tuesday's Countdown show, MSNBC host Keith Olbermann suggested that President Obama's speech in Cairo may have been responsible for the defeat of Hezbollah in Lebanon's parliamentary elections which occurred a few ... Iran's election result proves President Obama's formula in the ... New York Daily News Obama Deserves No Credit for Lebanese Elections North Star Writers Group Obama fails to impress Winnipeg Sun all 47 news articles

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Any earthquakes in Iran have the potential to rattle Lebanon - Daily Star - Lebanon Sun, 14 Jun 2009 20:29:47 GMT

Any earthquakes in Iran have the potential to rattle Lebanon Daily Star - Lebanon, Lebanon The tensions that have surged in the aftermath of the Iranian vote ought to prompt concern in Lebanon, particularly in view of the Islamic Republic's long-standing relations with Hizbullah. The crisis that is potentially brewing in Iran goes beyond a ... Hizbullah congratulates Iran's president on vote Jerusalem Post all 10 news articles

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Lebanon County woman, 71, strangled - Reading Eagle Sun, 14 Jun 2009 04:11:00 GMT

Lebanon County woman, 71, strangled Reading Eagle, PA A 71-year-old Lebanon County woman was found strangled to death in her Swatara Township home, state police said Saturday. Jeanette M. Ebling's body was found inside her residence in the 200 block of Monroe Valley Drive on Friday about 8:30 pm after a ... Woman Strangled in Lebanon County CBS 21 Police investigating death of 71-year-old woman in Lebanon County ... The Patriot-News - PennLive.com all 3 news articles

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Winds of Change? - New York Times Sun, 14 Jun 2009 01:46:10 GMT

NJ.com

Winds of Change? New York Times, United States I knew something had changed when I sat down for coffee on Hamra Street in Beirut last week with my 80-year-old friend and mentor, Kemal Salibi, one of Lebanon's greatest historians, and he told me about his Facebook group! The evening of Lebanon's ... NYT's Friedman: Democracy Spreading in Mideast Thanks to Bush NewsBusters Peace crucial for Gulf progress GulfNews Friedman: Bush brought democracy Daily Mail - Charleston all 24 news articles

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Lebanon's crawl to equality - Daily Star - Lebanon Sun, 14 Jun 2009 20:51:42 GMT

Lebanon's crawl to equality Daily Star - Lebanon, Lebanon By Dalila Mahdawi It sees itself as one of the Middle East's most liberal countries, but Lebanon's lack of women politicians sticks out like a sore thumb. While Lebanese women today enjoy senior positions in the private sector, political appointments ...

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RP, Lebanon to finalize OFW pact - Inquirer.net Sun, 14 Jun 2009 12:52:58 GMT

RP, Lebanon to finalize OFW pact Inquirer.net, Philippines In a statement, Assad expressed optimism that the discussion between the two panels would result in the "early" lifting of the ban on deployment to Lebanon by the Department of Labor and Employment (DoLE). He noted that the Department of Foreign ...