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Mitchell: 'The President Didn't Say That Israel Has To Go Back To The '67 Lines'
Appearing on This Week, former Middle East envoy George Mitchell said that President Obama's proposals for the Israel-Palestine conflict did not entail a major shift in U.S. policy. "The president didn't say that Israel has to go back to the '67 lines. He said with agreed swaps," said Mitchell. "Swaps means an exchange of land intended to accommodate major Israeli population centers to be incorporated into Israel and Israel's security needs. Agreed means through negotiations. Both parties must agree."
Jordanian King: 'My Instincts Tell Me Not To Expect Much'
Also appearing on This Week, King Abdullah II or Jordan was pessimistic about the Israel-Palestine peace process. "My instincts tell me not to expect much over the next couple of months, unfortunately," said King Abdullah." "I just have a feeling that we're going to be living with the status quo for 2011."
Topics: 2012 Presidential Primaries, 2012 elections, Dick Durbin, Gang of Six, George Mitchell, Israel, Israel/Palestine, John Sununu, King Abdullah of Jordan, Medicare, Newt Gingrich, Paul Ryan, Pres '12, Roundup, Sunday Shows
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Obama To Lay Out Economic Recovery Plan For Middle East In Major Speech
President Obama plans to outline an ambitious economic recovery plan for the Middle East and Northern Africa designed to spur economic growth and build on democratic reforms that began in Egypt and Tunisia and have swept to countries across the region this Spring.
In major speech at the State Department Thursday, Obama will announce U.S. steps to cancel nearly a billion dollars worth of Egyptian and Tunisian debt, establish a Egyptian-American private enterprise fund and guarantee up to a billion dollars in borrowing through the U.S. Overseas Private Investment Corporation, a U.S. agency that mobilizes private-sector investment in new and emerging markets, according to senior administration officials.
PERMALINK | COMMENTS | RECOMMEND RECOMMEND (0)Topics: Bahrain, Barack Obama, Egypt, George Mitchell, Libya, Middle East, Middle East peace, Syria, Tunisia, Yemen, democratic reforms
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Congress Flees DC To Campaign
The Associated Press reports: "Battle-weary members of Congress are coming soon to neighborhoods near you to press for re-election, more eager to campaign before angry constituents than compromise in Washington on tax cuts, child nutrition or a federal budget. Majority Democrats facing tough re-election fights rebelled in both chambers Wednesday against their leaders' decisions to call off controversial votes, pass a temporary bill to keep the government running and head home."
Obama's Day Ahead
President Obama and Vice President Biden will receive the economic daily briefing at 10:30 a.m. ET, and Obama will receive the presidential daily briefing at 11 a.m. ET. Obama will meet at 11:30 a.m. ET with Treasury Secretary Tim Geithner. He will meet at 12:45 p.m. ET with the Democratic Congressional leadership, and will meet at 2 p.m. ET with senior advisers. At 7:35 p.m. ET, he will attend a Democratic National Committee fundraising dinner. He will deliver remarks at 9:15 p.m. ET, at a DNC Gen44 event.
Topics: 2010 elections, Barack Obama, Fundraising, George Mitchell, House '10, Israel, Israel/Palestine, Joe Biden, Nancy Pelosi, Roundup
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TPMDC Morning Roundup
Obama Seeks To Rally Dems In Backyards And On Campuses
The Associated Press reports: "With five weeks left to Election Day, President Barack Obama is trying to rekindle some of his 2008 campaign magic on college campuses while also devoting more time to a relatively new format of backyard visits that give him time to explain his policies in cozy, unhurried settings. The two-step strategy, which will play out in four states Tuesday and Wednesday, confronts Democrats' two biggest needs: to pump enthusiasm into young supporters who may stay at home this fall, and to persuade undecided voters that Republican alternatives are unacceptable."
Obama's Day Ahead
President Obama will meet with at 12 p.m. ET with a family in Albuquerque, New Mexico, and hold a discussion on the economy at 12:15 p.m. ET. He will depart form Albuquerque at 2:20 p.m. ET, arriving at 4:35 p.m. ET in Madison, Wisconsin. He will attend a Democratic National Committee fundraiser at 5:30 p.m. ET, and deliver remarks at a rally at the University of Wisconsin at 7 p.m. ET. He will depart from Madison at 8:20 p.m. ET, arriving at 9:15 p.m. ET in Des Moines, Iowa.
Topics: 2010 elections, Barack Obama, George Mitchell, Israel, Israel/Palestine, Nancy Pelosi, Roundup
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TPMDC Morning Roundup
Israel Sees Talks Failing As George Mitchell Meets Netanyahu
U.S. Middle East Envoy George Mitchell is set to meet today with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu. At the same time, the Israeli government is openly predicting that indirect talks with the Palestinians would fail. "This won't work ... indirect talks, proximity talks will not yield results," said Intelligence Minister and Deputy Prime Minister Dan Meridor, in remarks published in the Jerusalem Post.
Obama's Day Ahead
President Obama will receive the presidential daily briefing at 10 a.m. ET, and meet at 10:30 a.m. ET with senior advisers. He will meet at 11:15 a.m. ET with Senate Minority Whip Jon Kyl (R-AZ), and at 11:45 a.m. ET with Sen. Orrin Hatch (R-UT). At 1:30 p.m. ET, he will deliver remarks and sign the Caregivers and Veterans Omnibus Health Services Act. At 6 p.m. ET, he will deliver remarks at a Cinco de Mayo reception.
Topics: Barack Obama, Dan Burton, Diane Wood, Financial Reform, George Mitchell, Israel, Roundup, Supreme Court, Supreme Court vacancy, Tea Party, Terrorism
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TPMDC Morning Roundup
Roll Call: Majority Hunts For Final Votes
Roll Call reports that House Democrats are on a final push for the last votes they'll need to pass health care reform: The strategy so far appears to combine a call for party loyalty with an argument for the measure on its merits -- while publicly creating a sense of inevitability around its passage. And leaders are also pursuing targeted carrot-and-stick appeals to the self-interests of Members nervous about their re-election prospects. 'It's conversations about your future around this place and, with the White House, about what you're going to get' in terms of political support, one senior Democratic aide said."
Obama's Day Ahead
President Obama and Vice President Biden will receive the presidential daily briefing at 9:30 a.m. ET. Obama will meet with senior advisers at 10 a.m. ET. Obama will have lunch at 12 p.m. ET with Democratic National Committee Chairman Tim Kaine. Obama and Biden will meet at 4:30 p.m. ET with Secretary of Defense Robert Gates.
Topics: Barack Obama, George Mitchell, Health Care, Israel, Israel/Palestine, Jim DeMint, Joe Biden, Mitt Romney, Roundup
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