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                    [ArticleID] => 1900028
                    [Title] => US senator calls for release of ‘women political prisoners’, including De Lima
                    [Summary] => United States Sen. Bob Menendez (Democrat-New Jersey) on International Women’s Day called for the release of women around the world who are “wrongfully” imprisoned by their governments, including detained Philippine Sen. Leila De Lima.
                    [DatePublished] => 2019-03-09 17:50:00
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                    [ArticleID] => 1489822
                    [Title] => Democrat Menendez announces opposition to Iran nuclear deal
                    [Summary] => 

New Jersey Sen. Bob Menendez announced on yesterday his opposition to the Iran nuclear deal, the second Democratic senator to go against President Barack Obama, who is heavily lobbying for a congressional endorsement of the international accord.

[DatePublished] => 2015-08-18 18:00:06 [ColumnID] => 0 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => 1249407 [AuthorName] => David Porter [SectionName] => World [SectionUrl] => world [URL] => ) [2] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 1489104 [Title] => Obama can do Iran nuclear deal even if Congress disapproves [Summary] =>

The September vote on the Iran nuclear deal is billed as a titanic standoff between President Barack Obama and Congress. Yet even if lawmakers reject the agreement, it's not game-over for the White House.

[DatePublished] => 2015-08-16 15:41:13 [ColumnID] => 0 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => 1250030 [AuthorName] => Deb Riechmann [SectionName] => World [SectionUrl] => world [URL] => ) [3] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 1422543 [Title] => White House asking authorization for military to fight IS [Summary] =>

The White House circulated a proposal Tuesday that would authorize the U.S. military to fight Islamic State terrorists but assure Congress there would be no "enduring offensive combat" role, officials said. They said the ambiguous wording was designed to satisfy lawmakers with widely varying views on the need for ground operations.

[DatePublished] => 2015-02-11 08:59:33 [ColumnID] => 0 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => 1249296 [AuthorName] => David Espo and Nedra Pickler [SectionName] => World [SectionUrl] => world [URL] => http://media.philstar.com/images/the-philippine-star/world/20150211/US-Congress-war-powers.jpg ) [4] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 1414235 [Title] => Obama comes out swinging against new Iran sanctions [Summary] =>

President Barack Obama came out swinging Friday against congressional attempts to slap fresh sanctions on Iran, warning such a move would likely destroy nuclear talks and increase prospects for a military showdown.

[DatePublished] => 2015-01-18 02:02:08 [ColumnID] => 0 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => 1421446 [AuthorName] => Josh Lederman [SectionName] => World [SectionUrl] => world [URL] => ) [5] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 1412471 [Title] => Foreign policy cooperation with Congress has limit: Iran [Summary] =>

President Barack Obama's UN ambassador strongly objected yesterday to any new US sanctions push on Iran, saying the administration wouldn't compromise with the Republican-led Congress.

[DatePublished] => 2015-01-13 04:03:28 [ColumnID] => 0 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => 1180425 [AuthorName] => Bradley Klapper [SectionName] => World [SectionUrl] => world [URL] => ) [6] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 1403667 [Title] => Obama to sign Russia sanctions legislation [Summary] =>

President Barack Obama will sign legislation slapping new sanctions on Russia and providing weapons and other aid to Ukraine despite White House concerns that military assistance will further escalate the conflict, the White House said yesterday.

[DatePublished] => 2014-12-17 06:17:11 [ColumnID] => 0 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => 1274791 [AuthorName] => Donna Cassata and Julie Pace [SectionName] => World [SectionUrl] => world [URL] => ) [7] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 1297746 [Title] => Latino group leader: Obama is 'deporter in chief' [Summary] =>

The president of a prominent Latino advocacy group called President Barack Obama the "deporter in chief," denouncing the administration's deportation of nearly 2 million immigrants.

[DatePublished] => 2014-03-06 02:06:41 [ColumnID] => 0 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => 1274790 [AuthorName] => Donna Cassata [SectionName] => World [SectionUrl] => world [URL] => ) [8] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 1297357 [Title] => US, EU push for Russia sanctions over Ukraine [Summary] =>

The United States and the European Union are preparing economic and diplomatic sanctions against Russia unless Moscow deescalates the crisis in Ukraine and pulls its troops on the Crimean peninsula back to its barracks.

[DatePublished] => 2014-03-05 08:40:27 [ColumnID] => 0 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => 1432341 [AuthorName] => Juergen Baetz [SectionName] => World [SectionUrl] => world [URL] => ) [9] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 1224511 [Title] => Obama seeks Congress' support for Syria plan [Summary] =>

 Secretary of State John Kerry told Congress on Tuesday that the United States will closely monitor every step of the plan for eliminating Syria's chemical weapons while maintaining a credible military threat against Bashar Assad's government.

[DatePublished] => 2013-09-18 10:30:06 [ColumnID] => 0 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => 1180427 [AuthorName] => Bradley Klapper and Donna Cassata [SectionName] => World [SectionUrl] => world [URL] => ) ) )
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