Bibi Heckled at Jewish Conference
It's probably not the first place Benjamin Netanyahu would guess he'd get heckled, but speaking to the Jewish Federations of North America in D.C., the Israeli prime minister was indeed interrupted...
Gibbs Blasts Steele for Olympics Comment
Robert Gibbs asks if the RNC chair is rooting for Rio rather than the U.S., lashing back at Michael Steele Tuesday for calling President Obama's trip to Denmark to promote Chicago's bid for the 201...
Chavez: I Smell 'Hope' Not 'Sulfur'
Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez, who once called former President George W. Bush the devil, now says with Barack Obama in office "it doesn't smell of sulfur, anymore. Its gone." CNN
Bibi to U.N.: 'Have You No Shame?'
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu blasted the U.N. for hosting Iran's President Ahmadinejad Wednesday and allowing him to speak, calling it a "disgrace of the U.N. charter." CNN
Gates Rejects George Will's Afghanistan Plan
Defense Secretary Robert Gates responded to George Will's recent Washington Post column suggesting that the U.S. pull out of Afghanistan, saying his plan "simply does not accord with reality."
August 23: Top 7 Moments From Sunday Talk
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McCain defends Palin's 'death panel' remarks, Paul Krugman says we're in economic purgatory, and Joe Lieberman tells Alec Baldwin to 'make my day.' That and more in our Sunday roundup.
Uighurs Protest in Turkey
A protest erupted into a minor brawl near the Chinese consulate in Istanbul Sunday, with Uighurs attempting to plow through a police barricade.
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