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<title><![CDATA[Matthew Lee - Articles - RealClearPolitics]]></title><link>http://www.RealClearPolicy.com/authors/rss/archive/25069.xml</link><description><![CDATA[Matthew Lee]]></description><category domain="25069">Author</category><item>
							<title><![CDATA[Afghan Evacuation Raises Concerns About 'Child Bride' Cases]]></title>
							<link>https://www.realclearpolitics.com/articles/2021/09/04/afghan_evacuation_raises_concerns_about_child_bride_cases_146359.html</link>
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							<pubDate>Sat, 04 Sep 2021 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
							<author>Matthew Lee</author>
							<description><![CDATA[WASHINGTON (AP) '&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('¢').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('€').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('”').';' U.S. officials are looking into reports that in the frantic evacuation of desperate Afghans from Kabul, older men were admitted together with young girls they claimed as '&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('¢').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('€').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('œ').';'brides'&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('¢').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('€').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('�').';' or otherwise sexually abused.
U.S. officials at intake centers in the United...]]></description>
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							<title><![CDATA[Blinken off to Mideast to Push Peace Talks After Gaza Truce]]></title>
							<link>https://www.realclearpolitics.com/articles/2021/05/24/blinken_off_to_mideast_to_push_peace_talks_after_gaza_truce_145812.html</link>
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							<pubDate>Mon, 24 May 2021 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
							<author>Matthew Lee</author>
							<description><![CDATA[WASHINGTON (AP) '&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('¢').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('€').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('”').';' Secretary of State Antony Blinken is heading to the Middle East to press the Israelis, Palestinians and regional players to build on'&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('‚').';' last week'&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('¢').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('€').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('™').';'s Gaza cease-fire'&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('‚').';' by laying the groundwork for an eventual resumption in long-stalled peace talks.
President Joe...]]></description>
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							<title><![CDATA[U.S., China Wrap Up Testy 1st Face-to-Face Talks Under Biden]]></title>
							<link>https://www.realclearpolitics.com/articles/2021/03/20/us_china_wrap_up_testy_1st_face-to-face_talks_under_biden_145446.html</link>
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							<pubDate>Sat, 20 Mar 2021 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
							<author>Matthew Lee</author>
							<description><![CDATA[ANCHORAGE, Alaska (AP) '&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('¢').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('€').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('”').';' Top U.S. and Chinese officials wrapped up two days of contentious talks in Alaska on Friday after trading sharp and unusually public barbs over vastly different views of each other and the world in their first face-to-face meeting since President Joe Biden...]]></description>
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							<title><![CDATA[Reversing Trump Mideast Policy, Biden Ready for Talks With Iran]]></title>
							<link>https://www.realclearpolitics.com/articles/2021/02/19/reversing_trump_mideast_policy_biden_ready_for_talks_with_iran_145276.html</link>
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							<pubDate>Fri, 19 Feb 2021 00:00:00 -0600</pubDate>
							<author>Matthew Lee</author>
							<description><![CDATA[WASHINGTON (AP) '&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('¢').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('€').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('”').';' The Biden administration says it'&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('¢').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('€').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('™').';'s ready to join talks with Iran and world powers to discuss a return to the 2015 nuclear deal, in a sharp repudiation of former President Donald Trump'&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('¢').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('€').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('™').';'s '&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('¢').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('€').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('œ').';'maximum pressure campaign'&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('¢').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('€').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('�').';' that sought to isolate the...]]></description>
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							<title><![CDATA[Biden Chooses Veteran Diplomat Burns as CIA Director]]></title>
							<link>https://www.realclearpolitics.com/articles/2021/01/11/biden_chooses_veteran_diplomat_burns_as_cia_director_145004.html</link>
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							<pubDate>Mon, 11 Jan 2021 00:00:00 -0600</pubDate>
							<author>Matthew Lee</author>
							<description><![CDATA[WASHINGTON (AP) '&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('¢').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('€').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('”').';' President-elect Joe Biden announced Monday he has chosen veteran diplomat William Burns to be his CIA director.
A former ambassador to Russia and Jordan, Burns, 64, had a 33-year career at the State Department under both Republican and Democratic presidents. He...]]></description>
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							<title><![CDATA[Pompeo To Designate Yemen&rsquo;s Houthi Rebels as Terrorist Group]]></title>
							<link>https://www.realclearpolitics.com/articles/2021/01/11/pompeo_to_designate_yemens_houthi_rebels_as_terrorist_group_145005.html</link>
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							<pubDate>Mon, 11 Jan 2021 00:00:00 -0600</pubDate>
							<author>Matthew Lee</author>
							<description><![CDATA[WASHINGTON (AP) '&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('¢').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('€').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('”').';' Secretary of State Mike Pompeo has announced that he will designate Yemen'&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('¢').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('€').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('™').';'s Iran-backed Houthi rebels as a '&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('¢').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('€').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('œ').';'foreign terrorist organization'&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('¢').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('€').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('�').';' as time runs down on the Trump administration. The designation will take effect on Jan. 19, one day before...]]></description>
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							<title><![CDATA[Israel Signs Pacts With 2 Arab States: A 'New' Mideast?]]></title>
							<link>https://www.realclearpolitics.com/articles/2020/09/16/israel_signs_pacts_with_2_arab_states_a_new_mideast_144217.html</link>
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							<pubDate>Wed, 16 Sep 2020 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
							<author>Matthew Lee</author>
							<description><![CDATA[WASHINGTON (AP) '&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('¢').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('€').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('”').';' Israel on Tuesday signed historic diplomatic pacts with two Gulf Arab states at a White House ceremony that President Donald Trump declared will mark the '&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('¢').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('€').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('œ').';'dawn of a new Middle East,'&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('¢').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('€').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('�').';' casting himself as an international peacemaker at the height of his...]]></description>
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							<title><![CDATA[Trump To Preside Over Historic Arab-Israel Recognition Deals]]></title>
							<link>https://www.realclearpolitics.com/articles/2020/09/15/trump_to_preside_over_historic_arab-israel_recognition_deals_144204.html</link>
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							<pubDate>Tue, 15 Sep 2020 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
							<author>Matthew Lee</author>
							<description><![CDATA[WASHINGTON (AP) '&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('¢').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('€').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('”').';' President Donald Trump is set to preside over the signing of historic diplomatic deals between Israel and two Gulf Arab nations that could herald a dramatic shift in Middle East power dynamics and give him a boost ahead of the November election.
In a White House...]]></description>
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							<title><![CDATA[Pompeo Heads to Mideast as Part of Trump's Arab-Israeli Push]]></title>
							<link>https://www.realclearpolitics.com/articles/2020/08/24/pompeo_heads_to_mideast_as_part_of_trumps_arab-israeli_push_144041.html</link>
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							<pubDate>Mon, 24 Aug 2020 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
							<author>Matthew Lee</author>
							<description><![CDATA[WASHINGTON (AP) '&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('¢').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('€').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('”').';' Secretary of State Mike Pompeo is on a trip to the Middle East, the first of two senior U.S. officials to travel to the region this week as the Trump administration presses an ambitious Arab-Israeli peace push that President Donald Trump hopes will burnish his...]]></description>
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							<title><![CDATA[Israel, U.A.E. Agree to Establish Formal Diplomatic Relationship]]></title>
							<link>https://www.realclearpolitics.com/articles/2020/08/14/israel_uae_agree_to_establish_formal_diplomatic_relationship_143968.html</link>
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							<pubDate>Fri, 14 Aug 2020 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
							<author>Matthew Lee</author>
							<description><![CDATA[JERUSALEM (AP) '&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('¢').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('€').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('”').';' Israel and the United Arab Emirates announced Thursday they are establishing full diplomatic relations in a U.S.-brokered deal that required Israel to halt its contentious plan to annex occupied West Bank land sought by the Palestinians.
The historic deal delivered...]]></description>
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							<title><![CDATA[U.S. Orders China to Close Its Consulate in Houston]]></title>
							<link>https://www.realclearpolitics.com/articles/2020/07/22/us_orders_china_to_close_its_consulate_in_houston_143774.html</link>
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							<pubDate>Wed, 22 Jul 2020 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
							<author>Matthew Lee</author>
							<description><![CDATA[BEIJING (AP) '&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('¢').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('€').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('”').';' The United States said Wednesday that it has ordered China to close its consulate in Houston '&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('¢').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('€').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('œ').';'to protect American intellectual property'&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('¢').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('€').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('�').';' and the private information of Americans.
China strongly condemned the move, the latest in a series of steps by the Trump...]]></description>
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							<title><![CDATA[U.S. Rejects Nearly All Chinese Claims in South China Sea]]></title>
							<link>https://www.realclearpolitics.com/articles/2020/07/14/us_rejects_nearly_all_chinese_claims_in_south_china_sea_143705.html</link>
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							<pubDate>Tue, 14 Jul 2020 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
							<author>Matthew Lee</author>
							<description><![CDATA[WASHINGTON (AP) '&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('¢').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('€').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('”').';' The Trump administration escalated its actions against China on Monday by stepping squarely into one of the most sensitive regional issues dividing them and rejecting outright nearly all of Beijing'&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('¢').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('€').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('™').';'s significant maritime claims in the South China Sea.
The...]]></description>
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							<title><![CDATA[U.S. Notifies U.N. of Withdrawal From World Health Organization]]></title>
							<link>https://www.realclearpolitics.com/articles/2020/07/08/us_notifies_un_of_withdrawal_from_world_health_organization_143658.html</link>
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							<pubDate>Wed, 08 Jul 2020 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
							<author>Matthew Lee</author>
							<description><![CDATA[WASHINGTON (AP) '&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('¢').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('€').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('”').';' The Trump administration has formally notified the United Nations of its withdrawal from the World Health Organization, although the pullout won'&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('¢').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('€').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('™').';'t take effect until next year, meaning it could be rescinded under a new administration or if circumstances change....]]></description>
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							<title><![CDATA[Senate Confirms Trump's Pick to Lead Voice of America]]></title>
							<link>https://www.realclearpolitics.com/articles/2020/06/05/senate_confirms_trumps_pick_to_lead_voice_of_america_143388.html</link>
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							<pubDate>Fri, 05 Jun 2020 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
							<author>Matthew Lee</author>
							<description><![CDATA[WASHINGTON (AP) '&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('¢').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('€').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('”').';' A divided Senate voted along party lines Thursday to confirm President Donald Trump'&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('¢').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('€').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('™').';'s choice to head the Voice of America and other U.S. government-funded international broadcasters that have been the subject of harsh criticism from the White House.
Despite...]]></description>
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							<title><![CDATA[Coronavirus Rocks Already Strained Ties Between U.S. and China]]></title>
							<link>https://www.realclearpolitics.com/articles/2020/03/18/coronavirus_rocks_already_strained_ties_between_us_and_china_142694.html</link>
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							<pubDate>Wed, 18 Mar 2020 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
							<author>Matthew Lee</author>
							<description><![CDATA[WASHINGTON (AP) '&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('¢').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('€').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('”').';' Badly strained ties between the United States and China are deteriorating further with the two sides hurling harsh accusations and bitter name-calling over responsibility for'&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('‚').';' the spread of the novel coronavirus.
The global pandemic is just one in a series of...]]></description>
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							<title><![CDATA[U.S., Taliban Sign Peace Agreement Aimed at Ending War in Afghanistan]]></title>
							<link>https://www.realclearpolitics.com/articles/2020/02/29/us_taliban_sign_peace_agreement_aimed_at_ending_war_in_afghanistan_142536.html</link>
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							<pubDate>Sat, 29 Feb 2020 00:00:00 -0600</pubDate>
							<author>Matthew Lee</author>
							<description><![CDATA[DOHA, Qatar (AP) '&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('¢').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('€').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('”').';' The United States signed a peace agreement with Taliban militants on Saturday aimed at bringing an end to 18 years of bloodshed in Afghanistan and allowing U.S. troops to return home from America'&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('¢').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('€').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('™').';'s longest war.
Under the agreement, the U.S. would draw its...]]></description>
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							<title><![CDATA[U.S.: Taliban's 'Reduction of Violence' Deal to Start Tonight]]></title>
							<link>https://www.realclearpolitics.com/articles/2020/02/21/us_talibans_reduction_of_violence_deal_to_start_tonight_142460.html</link>
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							<pubDate>Fri, 21 Feb 2020 00:00:00 -0600</pubDate>
							<author>Matthew Lee</author>
							<description><![CDATA[ISLAMABAD (AP) '&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('¢').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('€').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('”').';' The countdown to the signing of a peace agreement between the Taliban and the United States to end the 18 years of war in Afghanistan will begin on Friday night, when the seven-day '&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('¢').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('€').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('œ').';'reduction of violence'&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('¢').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('€').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('�').';' promised by the Taliban will go into effect, a...]]></description>
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							<title><![CDATA[U.S. and Taliban Agree to Truce, Way Forward in Afghanistan]]></title>
							<link>https://www.realclearpolitics.com/articles/2020/02/15/us_and_taliban_agree_to_truce_way_forward_in_afghanistan_142412.html</link>
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							<pubDate>Sat, 15 Feb 2020 00:00:00 -0600</pubDate>
							<author>Matthew Lee</author>
							<description><![CDATA[MUNICH (AP) '&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('¢').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('€').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('”').';' The United States and the Taliban have agreed to a temporary truce that, if successful, would open the way for a deal that would bring American troops home from Afghanistan and end 18 years of war.
The peace deal would call for negotiations between Afghans on both...]]></description>
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							<title><![CDATA[Official Says U.S., Taliban Reach Afghanistan Truce Agreement]]></title>
							<link>https://www.realclearpolitics.com/articles/2020/02/14/official_says_us_taliban_reach_afghanistan_truce_agreement_142404.html</link>
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							<pubDate>Fri, 14 Feb 2020 00:00:00 -0600</pubDate>
							<author>Matthew Lee</author>
							<description><![CDATA[MUNICH (AP) '&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('¢').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('€').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('”').';' A senior U.S. official said Friday the United States and the Taliban have reached a truce agreement that will take effect '&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('¢').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('€').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('œ').';'very soon'&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('¢').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('€').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('�').';' and could lead to withdrawals of American troops from Afghanistan.
The official said the agreement for a seven-day...]]></description>
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							<title><![CDATA[Post-Brexit Trade Deal, Huawei Top Pompeo Agenda in Britain]]></title>
							<link>https://www.realclearpolitics.com/articles/2020/01/30/post-brexit_trade_deal_huawei_top_pompeo_agenda_in_britain_142269.html</link>
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							<pubDate>Thu, 30 Jan 2020 00:00:00 -0600</pubDate>
							<author>Matthew Lee</author>
							<description><![CDATA[LONDON (AP) '&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('¢').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('€').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('”').';' U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said Thursday that the U.S. and Britain would retain and enhance their special relationship once the U.K. leaves the European Union this week. He also said that American unhappiness with the British decision to allow the Chinese tech...]]></description>
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							<title><![CDATA[Trump Peace Plan Delights Israelis, Enrages Palestinians]]></title>
							<link>https://www.realclearpolitics.com/articles/2020/01/29/trump_peace_plan_delights_israelis_enrages_palestinians_142262.html</link>
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							<pubDate>Wed, 29 Jan 2020 00:00:00 -0600</pubDate>
							<author>Matthew Lee</author>
							<description><![CDATA[WASHINGTON (AP) '&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('¢').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('€').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('”').';' President Donald Trump unveiled his long-awaited Mideast peace plan Tuesday alongside a beaming Benjamin Netanyahu, presenting a vision that matched the Israeli leader'&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('¢').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('€').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('™').';'s hard-line, nationalist views while falling far short of Palestinian...]]></description>
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							<title><![CDATA[Trump to Sign Order Targeting Anti-Semitism at Colleges]]></title>
							<link>https://www.realclearpolitics.com/articles/2019/12/11/trump_to_sign_order_targeting_anti-semitism_at_colleges_141934.html</link>
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							<pubDate>Wed, 11 Dec 2019 00:00:00 -0600</pubDate>
							<author>Matthew Lee</author>
							<description><![CDATA[WASHINGTON (AP) '&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('¢').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('€').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('”').';' President Donald Trump will sign an executive order on Wednesday targeting antisemitism on college campuses, the White House said.
The order, which is likely to draw criticism from free speech advocates, will broaden the federal government'&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('¢').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('€').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('™').';'s definition of...]]></description>
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							<title><![CDATA[Pompeo Criticizes China for Abuses Revealed by Leaked Cables]]></title>
							<link>https://www.realclearpolitics.com/articles/2019/11/27/pompeo_criticizes_china_for_abuses_revealed_by_leaked_cables_141835.html</link>
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							<pubDate>Wed, 27 Nov 2019 00:00:00 -0600</pubDate>
							<author>Matthew Lee</author>
							<description><![CDATA[WASHINGTON (AP) '&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('¢').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('€').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('”').';' Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said Tuesday that'&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('‚').';' a cache of leaked documents'&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('‚').';' proves that Chinese authorities are engaged in massive and systemic repression of Muslims and other minorities in western China, as a number of foreign governments expressed serious...]]></description>
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							<title><![CDATA[Trump Knocks &quot;Ridiculous Endless Wars&quot; Amid Syria Troop Pullout]]></title>
							<link>https://www.realclearpolitics.com/articles/2019/10/08/trump_knocks_ridiculous_endless_wars_amid_syria_troop_pullout_141442.html</link>
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							<pubDate>Tue, 08 Oct 2019 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
							<author>Matthew Lee</author>
							<description><![CDATA[WASHINGTON (AP) '&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('¢').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('€').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('”').';' President Donald Trump cast his decision to abandon Kurdish fighters in Syria as fulfilling a campaign promise to withdraw from '&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('¢').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('€').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('œ').';'endless war'&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('¢').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('€').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('�').';' in the Middle East, even as'&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('‚').';' Republican critics'&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('‚').';' and others said he was sacrificing a U.S. ally and undermining...]]></description>
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							<title><![CDATA[House Democrats Subpoena Giuliani Over Efforts to Investigate Biden]]></title>
							<link>https://www.realclearpolitics.com/articles/2019/10/01/house_democrats_subpoena_giuliani_over_efforts_to_investigate_biden_141385.html</link>
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							<pubDate>Tue, 01 Oct 2019 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
							<author>Matthew Lee</author>
							<description><![CDATA[WASHINGTON (AP) '&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('¢').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('€').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('”').';' At one end of Pennsylvania Avenue, the president raged about treason. At the other, the methodical'&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('‚').';' march toward impeachment'&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('‚').';' proceeded apace.
Democrats on Monday subpoenaed Rudy Giuliani, the president'&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('¢').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('€').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('™').';'s personal lawyer who was at the heart of...]]></description>
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							<title><![CDATA[Trump Attacks Globalism and Urges Action on Iran at UN]]></title>
							<link>https://www.realclearpolitics.com/articles/2019/09/25/trump_attacks_globalism_and_urges_action_on_iran_at_un_141338.html</link>
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							<pubDate>Wed, 25 Sep 2019 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
							<author>Matthew Lee</author>
							<description><![CDATA[UNITED NATIONS (AP) '&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('¢').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('€').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('”').';' President Donald Trump stood before world leaders at the U.N. General Assembly on Tuesday and rejected '&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('¢').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('€').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('œ').';'globalism'&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('¢').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('€').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('�').';' and liberal immigration policies while exhorting the world to act against Iran'&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('¢').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('€').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('™').';'s '&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('¢').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('€').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('œ').';'bloodlust.'&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('¢').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('€').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('�').';' His speech and subsequent...]]></description>
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							<title><![CDATA[Trump Says Peace Talks With Taliban Are Now 'Dead']]></title>
							<link>https://www.realclearpolitics.com/articles/2019/09/10/trump_says_peace_talks_with_taliban_are_now_dead_141216.html</link>
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							<pubDate>Tue, 10 Sep 2019 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
							<author>Matthew Lee</author>
							<description><![CDATA[WASHINGTON (AP) '&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('¢').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('€').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('”').';' U.S. peace talks with the Taliban are now '&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('¢').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('€').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('œ').';'dead,'&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('¢').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('€').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('�').';' President Donald Trump declared Monday, two days after he abruptly canceled a secret meeting he had arranged with Taliban and Afghan leaders aimed at ending America'&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('¢').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('€').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('™').';'s longest war.
Trump'&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('¢').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('€').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('™').';'s remark...]]></description>
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							<title><![CDATA[Trump Has Talked About Buying Greenland for U.S.]]></title>
							<link>https://www.realclearpolitics.com/articles/2019/08/16/trump_has_talked_about_buying_greenland_for_us_141033.html</link>
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							<pubDate>Fri, 16 Aug 2019 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
							<author>Matthew Lee</author>
							<description><![CDATA[WASHINGTON (AP) '&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('¢').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('€').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('”').';' Aiming to put his mark on the world map, President Donald Trump has talked to aides and allies about buying Greenland for the U.S.
A Trump ally told The Associated Press on Thursday that the Republican president had discussed the purchase but was not serious about...]]></description>
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							<title><![CDATA[Trump Reaches Deal With Mexico on Immigration, Puts Tariffs on Hold]]></title>
							<link>https://www.realclearpolitics.com/articles/2019/06/08/trump_reaches_deal_with_mexico_on_immigration_puts_tariffs_on_hold_140525.html</link>
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							<pubDate>Sat, 08 Jun 2019 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
							<author>Matthew Lee</author>
							<description><![CDATA[WASHINGTON (AP) '&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('¢').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('€').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('”').';' President Donald Trump'&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('‚').';' has put on hold'&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('‚').';' his plan to begin imposing tariffs on Mexico on Monday, saying the U.S. ally will take '&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('¢').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('€').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('œ').';'strong measures'&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('¢').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('€').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('�').';' to reduce'&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('‚').';' the flow of Central American migrants'&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('‚').';' into the United States.
But the deal he announced...]]></description>
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							<title><![CDATA[Trump Sees Progress in Mexico Talks But 'Not Nearly Enough']]></title>
							<link>https://www.realclearpolitics.com/articles/2019/06/06/trump_sees_progress_in_mexico_talks_but_not_nearly_enough_140505.html</link>
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							<pubDate>Thu, 06 Jun 2019 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
							<author>Matthew Lee</author>
							<description><![CDATA[WASHINGTON (AP) '&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('¢').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('€').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('”').';' Straining to stave off threatened U.S. tariffs, Mexican and American officials claimed progress in White House talks late Wednesday, but President Donald Trump declared it was '&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('¢').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('€').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('œ').';'not nearly enough'&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('¢').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('€').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('�').';' to halt the import taxes he is holding out as a way to...]]></description>
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