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POMED’s Weekly Wire - April 4th

April 4th, 2008 by Amanda

POMED’s Weekly Wire for April 4th is now available.

This week’s edition includes the testimony before Congress by General Petraeus and Ambassador Crocker on the political  progress in Iraq, while Egypt’s provincial elections were marred by protests, crackdowns and arrests.

The full Weekly Wire can be viewed as a pdf here.


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POMED’s Weekly Wire - March 24th

March 24th, 2008 by Amanda

POMED’s Weekly Wire for March 24th is now available.

This week’s edition includes commentary on the five year anniversary of the invasion of Iraq, and the Kuwaiti emir’s attempts to regain stability by dissolving Parliament in the wake of the mass resignation of cabinet members.

The full Weekly Wire can be viewed as a pdf here.


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POMED’s Weekly Wire - March 17th

March 17th, 2008 by Amanda

POMED’s Weekly Wire for March 17th is now available.

This week’s edition includes the budget resolution for FY 2008 that allocated 20 broad accounts for international affairs, and the State Department released its 2007 country reports on human rights.

The full Weekly Wire can be viewed as a pdf here.


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POMED’s Weekly Wire - March 10th

March 10th, 2008 by Amanda

POMED’s Weekly Wire for March 10th is now available.

This week’s edition includes the Congressional debate on Iraq that continued with hearings on the supplemental appropriations bill for Iraq and Afghanistan.  Jordanian King Abdullah II visited Washington last week, while Secretary Rice left for a short trip to the Middle East.

The full Weekly Wire can be viewed as a pdf here.


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POMED’s Weekly Wire - March 3rd

March 3rd, 2008 by Amanda

POMED’s Weekly Wire for March 3rd is now available.

This week’s edition includes news on President Bush final State of the Union address, in which support for democracy abroad was affirmed, but less prominently than in earlier addresses. Debates continued over political progress in Iraq and Pakistan.

The full Weekly Wire can be viewed as a pdf here.


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POMED’s Weekly Wire - February 25th

February 25th, 2008 by Amanda

POMED’s Weekly Wire for February 25th is now available.

This week’s edition includes political development in Iraq, political stalemate in Lebanon, and news and commentary on the Pakistani provincial elections.

The full Weekly Wire can be viewed as a pdf here .


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POMED’s Weekly Wire - February 18th

February 18th, 2008 by Amanda

POMED’s Weekly Wire for February 18th is now available.

This week’s edition includes the Pakistani elections and information on Secretary Rice’s testimony before Congress on the President’s budget request for FY 2009.

The full Weekly Wire can be viewed as a pdf here .


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POMED’s Weekly Wire - February 11th

February 11th, 2008 by Amanda

POMED’s Weekly Wire for February 11th is now available.

This week’s edition includes the release of President Bush’s FY 2009 Budget for State and Foreign Operations, Secretary Rice’s surpirse visit to Afghanistan, and Palestinian Prime Minister Salam Fayyad’s trip to Washington.

The full Weekly Wire can be viewed as a pdf here.


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POMED’s Weekly Wire - February 4th

February 4th, 2008 by Amanda

POMED’s Weekly Wire for February 4th is now available.

This week’s edition includes links to debates on political progress in Iraq and the crisis in Pakistan. Also this week President Bush signed the 2008 Defense Authorization Act into law and released his budget request for fiscal year 2009

The full Weekly Wire can be viewed as a pdf here .


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POMED’s Weekly Wire - January 28th

January 28th, 2008 by Amanda

POMED’s Weekly Wire for January 28th is now available.

This week’s edition includes the Congressional Budget Office (CBO) annual”Budget and Economic Outlook”, and the Senate passed a revised version of the Defense Authorization Bill for FY 2008.  Also last week, several hundred thousand Palestinians flooded into Egypt from a breach in the wall bordering Gaza.

The full Weekly Wire can be viewed as a pdf here.


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POMED’s Weekly Wire - January 21

January 21st, 2008 by Amanda

POMED’s Weekly Wire for January 21st is now available.

This week’s edition includes the first legislation of the 2008 Congressional Session as the House convened on Tuesday.  As President Bush toured the gulf, legislators at home addressed censorship in the Arab world, foreign assistance, and the war in Iraq. 

The full Weekly Wire can be viewed as a pdf here.


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POMED’s Weekly Wire - December 31

December 31st, 2007 by Stephen

POMED’s Weekly Wire for December 31st has been released, covering last week’s developments related to U.S. foreign policy and prospects for democracy in the Middle East. The Weekly Wire features key legislative news, ongoing policy debates in Washington, as well as updates from the Middle East. Read this week’s Weekly Wire here.


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POMED’s Weekly Wire - December 24

December 24th, 2007 by Amanda

POMED’s Weekly Wire for December 24th has been released, covering the past week’s developments related to U.S. foreign policy and prospects for democracy in the Middle East. The Weekly Wire features key legislative news, ongoing policy debates in Washington, as well as updates from the Middle East. Read this week’s Weekly Wire here.


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POMED’S Weekly Wire - December 17

December 17th, 2007 by Amanda

POMED’s Weekly Wire for December 17th has been released, covering the past week’s developments related to U.S. foreign policy and prospects for democracy in the Middle East. The Weekly Wire features key legislative news, ongoing policy debates in Washington, as well as updates from the Middle East. Read this week’s Weekly Wire here.

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POMED’S Weekly Wire - December 10

December 11th, 2007 by Amanda

POMED’s Weekly Wire for December 3rd has been released, covering the past week’s developments related to U.S. foreign policy and prospects for democracy in the Middle East. The Weekly Wire features key legislative news, ongoing policy debates in Washington, as well as updates from the Middle East. Read this week’s Weekly Wire here.


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POMED’S Weekly Wire - December 3

December 3rd, 2007 by Sean

POMED’s Weekly Wire for December 3rd has been released, covering the past week’s developments related to U.S. foreign policy and prospects for democracy in the Middle East. The Weekly Wire features key legislative news, ongoing policy debates in Washington, as well as updates from the Middle East. Read this week’s Weekly Wire here.


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POMED’S Weekly Wire - November 26

November 26th, 2007 by Amanda

POMED’s Weekly Wire for November 26th has been released, covering the past week’s developments related to U.S. foreign policy and prospects for democracy in the Middle East. The Weekly Wire features key legislative news, ongoing policy debates in Washington, as well as updates from the Middle East. Read this week’s Weekly Wire here.


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POMED’S Weekly Wire - November 19

November 19th, 2007 by Amanda

POMED’s Weekly Wire for November 19th has been released, covering the past week’s developments related to U.S. foreign policy and prospects for democracy in the Middle East. The Weekly Wire features key legislative news, ongoing policy debates in Washington, as well as updates from the Middle East. Read this week’s Weekly Wire here.


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POMED’S Weekly Wire - November 12

November 12th, 2007 by Amanda

POMED’s Weekly Wire for November 12th has been released, covering the past week’s developments related to U.S. foreign policy and prospects for democracy in the Middle East. The Weekly Wire features key legislative news, ongoing policy debates in Washington, as well as updates from the Middle East. Read this week’s Weekly Wire here.


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POMED’S Weekly Wire - November 5

November 5th, 2007 by Amanda

POMED’s Weekly Wire for November 5th has been released, covering the past week’s developments related to U.S. foreign policy and prospects for democracy in the Middle East. The Weekly Wire features key legislative news, ongoing policy debates in Washington, as well as updates from the Middle East. Read this week’s Weekly Wire here.


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