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Territory, they are basically saying, well, israel didnt comply, israel was the one that broke the oslo according, so we are not going to accept them anymore, and we are going to now demand that israel takes on its responsibility as the occupying power. That by implication, i think means that israel would inevitably be responsible for services and security in the west bank, certainly where israel has a presence in the gaza strip, israel is surrounding the gaza strip, imprisoning, some would say,...

Israel and the u. S. Were opposed. It could delay hopes for achieving an independent palestinian state through peace talks. U. S. Secretary of state Hillary Clinton said the vote was unfortunate and counterproductive. A landmark day in and often turbulent history. Jubilant palestinians to i heard there president demand what he said was their basic right to selfdetermination. The moment has arrived for the world to see clearly. Enough with the settlements and occupation we are here now. After day...

Welcome to newsroom international. Im suzanne malveaux. We begin with breaking news. Former president george h. W. Bush is at Methodist Hospital in houston after being treated for bronchitis. That is according to a family spokesman, jim mcgrath. President bush, who is 88 years old, has been at the hospital for six days now. He has been cured of his bronchitis, but mcgrath says he is still in the hospital because of a lingering cough. Were going to bring you more details as we get them. To todays...

Jessica, what are the specifics of this offer tonight . Reporter hi, wolf. According to senior officials on both sides of the aisle, the president is asking for 1. 6 trillion in new taxes. That includes raising taxes for families who make 250,000 or more. Youll recognize that as a pledge from his campaign. And it also includes limiting deductions and loopholes as well as other changes to Capital Gains and dividends taxes. Well, that is the headline for republicans, wolf, who say it is far more m...

President is asking for 1. 6 trillion in new taxes. That includes raising taxes for families who make 250,000 or more. Youll recognize that as a pledge from his campaign. And it also includes limiting deductions and loopholes as well as other changes to Capital Gains and dividends taxes. Well, that is the headline for republicans, wolf, who say it is far more money in tax rates than they ever expected to hear from the white house in any offer. Moving on to some other aspects of the proposal, sec...

Reporter hi, wolf. According to senior officials on both sides of the aisle, the president is asking for 1. 6 trillion in new taxes. That includes raising taxes for families who make 250,000 or more. Youll recognize that as a pledge from his campaign. And it also includes limiting deductions and loopholes as well as other changes to Capital Gains and dividends taxes. Well, that is the headline for republicans, wolf, who say it is far more money in tax rates than they ever expected to hear from t...

We begin with todays hard words in the negotiations to avoid the socalled fiscal cliff. That steep across the board spending cut and tax increase scheduled to hit in just 33 days. In a scathing assessment today, the speaker of the house john boehner says theres been no substantive progress on a deal. Need to realize there can be no deal without tax rates going up for top earners. Lets go live to our chief White House Correspondent jessica yellin. Shes got more on the latest developments. Tough t...

White house for us tonight with new developments. Jessica, what are the specifics of this offer tonight . Reporter hi, wolf. According to senior officials on both sides of the aisle, the president is asking for 1. 6 trillion in new taxes. That includes raising taxes for families who make 250,000 or more. Youll recognize that as a pledge from his campaign. And it also includes limiting deductions and loopholes as well as other changes to Capital Gains and dividends taxes. Well, that is the headli...

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