Israel says Gaza operation could expand; France says 'war can be avoided'

Gaza ground war could be imminent Near the Israel-Gaza border (CNN) -- Israel is prepared to significantly escalate its military operation against Palestinian militants in Gaza, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said Sunday. The comments come on the heels of reports that the Israel Defense Forces have widened the scope...

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Lieberman: FBI Should Have Notified Congress About Petraeus Investigation

Chet Susslin Gen. David Petraeus testifies before the Senate Armed Services Committee on Tuesday, March 15, 2011. Sen. Joe Lieberman, I-Conn., said he is not satisfied with the FBI withholding information about the investigation into former CIA Director David Petraeus. “I...

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Obama: Republican attacks on Susan Rice 'outrageous'

'If Senator McCain and Senator Graham and others want to go after somebody, they should go after me'     US President Obama has lambasted top Republicans for attacking the diplomat tipped as a possible replacement for Secretary of State Hillary...

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BBC crisis: Lord McAlpine 'anger' over abuse claim

Lord McAlpine said he would have told Newsnight that the allegations were "complete rubbish" A former senior Tory has told of his anger after a BBC Newsnight report led to him being wrongly implicated in child abuse allegations. Lord McAlpine told BBC...

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Woman could break Chinese political glass ceiling

In a moment between two influential female leaders, Hilary Clinton and Liu Yandong shake hands in a meeting in May 2010. Hong Kong (CNN) -- A record number of American women will hold U.S. Senate seats after Tuesday's election. In China, there is speculation over whether a woman will also make history by ascending to its top political...

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A father seeks peace in a place of war

Robert Stokely: My son didn't die in vain (CNN) -- Robert Stokely fired up his computer and began a journey to a place an ocean and continent away, to a land of parched earth and dusty brush not far from the banks of the Euphrates. Yusufiya. It is the Iraqi town where Robert's son Mike was killed on a hot August night in...

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Xi Jinping: From 'sent-down youth' to China's top

Who is Xi Jinping? Hong Kong (CNN) -- When Xi Jinping, 59, and his "Fifth Generation" of leaders assume power, it will mark a first for China's post-1949 generation and those who spent their formative years during the Cultural Revolution. In a series of steps, Xi, the current vice president since 2008, is expected to be...

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After the election, a new push on Syria

img alt="Smoke rises after Syrian aircraft bombed the strategic border town of Ras al-Ain, killing at least four people, wounding many others and sending panicked residents fleeing across to Turkey on Monday, November 12. View photos from November in this gallery, and see October photos from the conflict here." border="0" height="360"...

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Spokesman: House majority leader knew of Petraeus matter in October

CIA Director resigns over affair (CNN) -- House majority leader Eric Cantor talked to an FBI official in late October about former CIA Director David Petraeus' involvement in an affair, a spokesman for the congressman told CNN Sunday. Doug Heye said Cantor, a Republican, had a conversation with the whistleblower...

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