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May 4, 2009 8:54 AM

More Israeli Concerns Over Changing U.S. Policy

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(AP Photo/Gerald Herbert)

Israel is concerned about remarks White House Chief of Staff Rahm Emanuel made during a closed-door meeting Sunday with 300 major donors of the American Israel Public Affairs Committee (AIPAC), the powerful pro-Israel lobby in Washington.

While expressing unwavering U.S. support for Israel, Israeli media reported that Emanuel also said confronting Iran depends on making progress in negotiations seeking to create a Palestinian state.

Israel's hawkish new government flatly rejects that linkage.

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February 6, 2009 2:52 AM

Castro's Done Praising Obama Now

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Posted by Portia Siegelbaum

(AP/Argentina Presidency)

Former Cuban President Fidel Castro says he's received an "immediate response" from the White House to a column he posted online Wednesday evening, and he's clearly disappointed with what he heard. Apparently America's new leader isn't embracing the tiny neighbor to the south as warmly as Castro had hoped.

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