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Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas gestures during a PLO central committee meeting in Ramallah

Obama Will Appeal to Abbas to Drop Statehood Bid

President Barack Obama will meet Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas Wednesday to urge him to drop plans to ask the U.N. Security Council to recognize a Palestinian state despite U.S. and Israeli objections.

Perry Takes Cue from Bob Turner: Attacking Obama on Israel Policy in New York

Rick Perry
Texas governor and Republican presidential candidate Rick Perry is taking a cue from the successful campaign of Bob Turner -- attacking President Barack Obama on Israel policy.Turner, a Republican, won a special election in New York last week for Anthony Weiner's vacated House seat. Turner beat Democrat Dave Weprin in the 9th Congressional District race despite the fact that Democrats outnumber Republicans by nearly a three to one margin.
Texas Gov. Rick Perry

Rick Perry to Attack Obama on Israel

Republican presidential candidate Rick Perry is preparing to give a speech that will criticize President Barack Obama's policies towards Israel and tie them to the Palestinian Authority's quest for United Nations membership.
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David Weprin

Republican Wins New York House Race; Victory Seen as Message to Obama

Amid presidential election season, Republicans dealt a sharp blow to Democrats Tuesday, as Republican Bob Turner won a special House election in New York. The Republican victory, in the race to fill the seat vacated by scandal-plagued Anthony Weiner, gives Republicans a victory in the district that President Barack Obama won with 55 percent in the 2008 election, and one Democrats have held for four years.
A man eats lunch at the Capuchin Soup Kitchen, where hundreds of people receive food and supplies everyday, in Detroit, Michigan

Number of Poor Hit Record 46 Million in 2010

The number of Americans living below the poverty line rose to a record 46 million last year, the government said on Tuesday, underscoring the challenges facing President Barack Obama and Congress as they try to tackle high unemployment and a moribund economy.
An Israeli naval vessel (front) patrols near the port of Ashdod

U.N. experts say Israel's blockade of Gaza illegal

Israel's naval blockade of the Gaza Strip violates international law, a panel of human rights experts reporting to a U.N. body said on Tuesday, disputing a conclusion reached by a separate U.N. probe into Israel's raid on a Gaza-bound aid ship.
Jayla waits for her tutor to arrive at the shelter where she lives in Los Angeles, California

Number of U.S. poor hit record 46 million in 2010

The number of Americans living below the poverty line rose to a record 46 million last year, the U.S. government said on Tuesday, underscoring the challenges facing President Barack Obama and Congress as they try to tackle high unemployment and a moribund economy.

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