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Israeli president plays down settlement work...to stop settlement building work. Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has balked at Washington's calls for a full settlement freeze, saying Israel must accommodate the "natural growth" of settler families. "The minute we shall start to... In this article: Shimon Peres, Israel, Hosni Mubarak, Jerusalem, Mahmoud Abbas, Salam Fayyad, West Bank, Egypt, and Gaza |
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Telegraph.co.uk - International news | 7 days ago
US 'dismayed' by Israel's new settlements in Jerusalem
...40,000 Israelis. Mr Netanyahu and Mr Abbas came close to a Washington-brokered deal for talks earlier this year, but Mr Netanyahu insisted on going ahead with building projects already planned in existing settlements. Mr Sarkozy, in...
In this article: Jerusalem, Benjamin Netanyahu, Mahmoud Abbas, Nicolas Sarkozy, White House, Hamas, Washington, Saudi Arabia, and Fatah
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washingtonpost.com | 2 days ago
Jim Hoagland: The broader Mideast decision lies with Israel
...of U.S. support, which rattles the Arabs even more. Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu got a cold shower from Obama and congressional leaders when he visited Washington in May. He was told that he should accept the principle of a...
In this article: Binyamin Netanyahu, Mahmoud Abbas, Israel, Middle East, Hamas, United Nations, and Washington
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Sydney Morning Herald - World | November 10, 2009
Obama, Netanyahu meet on Mideast crisis
...to move forward on Middle East peace." Netanyahu dismissed reports of tension between him and Obama, twice calling the meeting "positive" in brief comments to reporters before leaving Washington. The meeting was "very positive and...
In this article: Benjamin Netanyahu, Mahmud Abbas, Barack Obama, Washington, United States, Middle East, White House, and Hillary Clinton
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AP Online | November 09, 2009
Israeli prime minister calls for peace talks
...peace talks WASHINGTON (AP) - Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Monday called for an immediate resumption of peace talks with Palestinians and pledged more steps to improve economic conditions in Palestinian areas. Netanyahu...
In this article: Benjamin Netanyahu, Ehud Barak, Robert Gibbs, Hillary Rodham Clinton, Mahmoud Abbas, Israel, West Bank, and White House
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U.S. News & World Report | November 09, 2009
Today's Picture: Binyamin Netanyahu in Washington
...Picture: Binyamin Netanyahu in Washington Israeli Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu addresses the 2009 General Assembly of the Jewish Federations of North America in Washington today. President Obama was scheduled to give his first...
In this article: Binyamin Netanyahu, Washington, Focus on the Family, Rahm Emanuel, James Dobson, and Barack Obama
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CNN | November 10, 2009
Lively start-up culture keeps Israel thriving
New York (CNN) -- Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu returns to Washington, D.C., Monday to address a conference of the American Jewish Federations at a time of concern in Israel that the U.S.-Israel relationship is adrift.
In this article: Israel, Dan Senor, United States, Benjamin Netanyahu, International Monetary Fund, Korea, Europe, and Singapore
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Washington, D.C. (pronounced: /ˈwɒʃɪŋtən ˌdiːˈsiː/), formally the District of Columbia and commonly referred to as Washington, the District, or simply D.C., is the capital of the United States, founded on July 16, 1790. The City of Washington was originally a separate municipality within the Territory of Columbia until an act of Congress in 1871 effectively merged the City and the Territory into a single entity called the District of Columbia. It is for this reason that the city, while legally named the District of Columbia, is known as Washington, D.C. The city is located on the north bank of the Potomac River and is bordered by the states of Virginia to the southwest and Maryland to the other sides. The District has a resident population of 591,833; however, because of commuters from the surrounding suburbs, its population rises to over one million during the workweek. The Washington Metropolitan Area, of which the District is a part, has a population of 5.3 million, the eighth-largest metropolitan area in the country.
The United States Congress has supreme authority over Washington, D.C.; residents of the city therefore have less self-governance than residents of the states. The District has a non-voting at-large Congressional delegate, but no senators. D.C. residents could not vote in presidential elections until the ratification of the Twenty-third Amendment to the United States Constitution in 1961.
- Name:
- District of Columbia
- Motto:
- Justitia Omnibus(Justice for All)
- Founding Date:
- July 16, 1790
- Total Area (sq. mi):
- 68.3
- Total Area (km):
- 177.0
- Land Area (sq mi):
- 61.4
- Land Area (km):
- 159.0
- Water Area (sq mi):
- 6.9
- Water Area (km):
- 18.0
- Elevation (ft):
- 0–409
- Elevation (m):
- 0–125
- Time Zone:
- EST
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