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Washington suspends food aid to North Korea
President Barack Obama, left, and North Korea's leader Kim Jong-un. Photo: Saul Loeb / AFP / Getty.
Pentagon official Peter Lavoy told the House of Representatives Armed Services Committee that the Obama administration had suspended its food assistance program to the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea (DPRK) following its decision to carry out the launch of an intercontinental missile in two weeks’ time. The move comes in the wake of President Barack Obama‘s visit to the demilitarized zone between North Korea and South Korea on Sunday.
White House reacts to Santorum’s comments about Malia Obama
Former Pennsylvania senator Rick Santorum criticized President Barack Obama
for allowing his 13-year-old daughter to visit Mexico this week.
President Barack Obama‘s deputy campaign manager, Stephanie Cutter, said she was shocked that Republican presidential hopeful and former Pennsylvania Rick Santorum had commented upon Malia Obama’s school trip to Mexico, pointing out that candidates’ children should not become part of the election campaign.
Ron Paul notes Santorum, Gingrich Afghanistan stance
Texas Congressman Ron Paul told college students on Wednesday night that more and more Americans were espousing his ideas about non-interventionism and wars in general.
Texas Congressman Ron Paul told several thousand supporters on Wednesday night that some of his Republican colleagues were finally coming round to the concept of non-interventionism.
White House denies bunker-buster bomb agreement
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu told President Barack Obama on Monday that
Israel had still not decided whether to attack Iran. Photo: AFP.
The White House on Thursday denied offering Israel bunker-busting laser-guided bombs to attack nuclear installations in Iran. The denial followed reports in the Israeli press that Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu had convinced President Obama to supply his country with bunker-busting bombs in order to attack Iran’s underground nuclear sites.