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Despite GOP filibuster, Hagel expected to win confirmation
Washington republicans stymied Sen. Chuck Hagel’s confirmation as Secretary of Defense in a first-ever filibuster for the position — a stalling tactic that gave the Senate Minority an extra week to...
View ArticleBYU alumna pledges security if appointed as U.S. ambassador to Libya
BYU graduate Deborah Kay Jones told the Senate Foreign Relations Committee at her confirmation hearing Tuesday that, as the newly appointed ambassador to Libya, she would make security her first...
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BYU graduate is U.S. Ambassador to Libya following Benghazi attack
Ambassador Deborah Jones had two conditions before agreeing to succeed Ambassador Christopher Stevens as U.S. Ambassador to Libya following his death. First, that she could bring her Jack Russell...
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BYU grads serve as U.S. ambassadors to Middle Eastern countries
Three BYU graduates currently serve as United States ambassadors to Middle Eastern countries, braving the political turmoil of the region to represent their country. Matthew Tueller was nominated last...
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1 American dead in Libyan hotel attack
WASHINGTON (AP) — A senior State Department official is confirming the death of one U.S. citizen in Tuesday’s attack on a Libyan hotel. The official isn’t providing any further details. Gunmen stormed...
View ArticleUp to 500 feared dead in Mediterranean shipwreck last week
GENEVA — Up to 500 people are feared dead after a shipwreck in the Mediterranean Sea last week, the U.N. refugee agency said Wednesday, citing the accounts of survivors. The disaster happened in waters...
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