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It is fascinating to watch the cloud of expectation that follows the president around. Obama supporters, somewhat emotionally deflated after five years of reality checks, still appear to expect him to confront dictators without troops , end deportations while protecting the border , raise wages without any negative impact to the economy and support marriage equality and health care for all without offending the Pope or costing anybody any money .The presidents detractors, meanwhile, are convinced he cannot put a foot ri
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stanley cup 8212; a butter knife to a gun fight. President Barack Obama met Pope Francis at his private library in the Apostolic Palace on Thursday in Vatican City. Photo by Vatican Pool/Getty ImagesThe trouble with both of these approaches is that they leave no room for complication especially when it comes to foreign policy matters. The New York Times White House reporter Peter Baker captured the dilemma perfectly, when he wisely pointed out that Putin has bedeviled
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Twenty-six Palestinian prisoners were transferred to Ofer Prison near Jerusalem Monday, to be processed for release Tuesday evening. Photo by Wikimedia Commons user MagisterLate Tuesday night, 26 Palestinian prisoners will be free to return to their homes. A spokeswoman for the Israeli Prisons Service told the AFP that the prisoners would be split up and bussed to two different checkpoints for entry into the Palestinian territories. According to a statement published Sunday from Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu website, all 26 of the prisoners had perpetrated offenses before the 1993 Oslo Accords and served prison sentences of 19-28 years. All but two of the prisoners were serving life sentences.The decision to release the prisoners is one of the most difficult I ;ve had to make, Netanyahu said Monday on public radio. It is unjust because these terrorists are being released before completing their sentence. My heart is with the families of the victims.T
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