Putin is outplaying Trump in the Middle East

By Ishaan Tharoor, Washington Post, December 12, 2017 Russian President Vladimir Putin made a surprise visit to Syria on Monday as part of a whirlwind Middle Eastern tour. Putin, who also stopped in Egypt and Turkey, met leaders, posed for photo-ops, inked...

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Is Jordan's King calling for a Holy Covenant on the Middle East?

Here's some news that came out before Christmas that I didn't have time to post. Jordan’s King Rejects Change in Status of Jerusalem, Its Holy Sites (Reuters) Jordan’s King Abdullah on Wednesday rejected any attempt to change the status of Jerusalem or...

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Unretirement

By Bruce Horovitz, Kaiser Health News, December 11, 2017 In his view, Tim Franson utterly failed at retirement. After 20 years as a high-ranking vice president at drugmaker Eli Lilly, Franson and his wife, Chris, a successful real estate agent, thought they...

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The Power of Good Relationships and Thoughts on Building and Maintaining Them

The Simple Dollar, 12 Dec 2017A few months ago, a friend of mine was reflecting about finishing up his master’s degree in social work. He wasn’t so much worried about finding a job, but more concerned that he was really considering all of the opportunities...

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SIMONE - ENTÃO É NATAL (VIDEO CLIPE)

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You Raise Me Up (with lyrics) - Selah

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On My Brother's Death

[This is the message I received from my sister December 6th, 2017. My older brother Bill’s death was close and we were praying for him. Dennis] (Carol, sister to Billy and Dennis wrote) Today Billy has low blood pressure, a fever, and a high heart rate....

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Trump Risks Uniting the Entire Arab World Against the US

Patrick Cockburn, The Independent, December 9, 2017 President Trump and the Israeli government will have foreseen and discounted a Palestinian “day of rage” and protests among Muslims everywhere in the wake of the US recognition of Jerusalem as the capital...

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Jerusalem: Netanyahu expects EU to follow US recognition

BBC News 11/12/17 Benjamin Netanyahu and Federuca Mogherini The pair greeted each other warmly but had different things to say on Jerusalem Israeli PM Benjamin Netanyahu says he expects European countries to follow the US in recognising Jerusalem as his country's...

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Trump recognizes Jerusalem as capital of Israel in reversal of longtime U.S. policy

By David Nakamura, Washington Post, December 6, 2017 President Trump on Wednesday formally recognized Jerusalem as Israel’s capital, defying warnings from other Middle East countries and some U.S. allies in a politically risky move that he insisted would...

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Day by Day - Godspell

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Happiness by Steve Cutts

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Arab warnings mount as U.S. suggests move to declare Jerusalem the capital of Israel

By Loveday Morris, Washington Post, December 4, 2017 JERUSALEM–Arab nations and Palestinian officials have warned of dire consequences if the United States recognises Jerusalem as Israel’s capital, including potential unrest and an end to the peace process,...

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