Dick Lugar will lose Indiana's GOP Senate primary to Richard Mourdock, CNN projects. Mourdock had the tea party's support against Lugar, a foreign policy expert.
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Longest-serving Senate Republican falls
Richard Grenell, a foreign policy spokesman for Mitt Romney, resigned on Tuesday after an unexpectedly messy and public dispute over his role and reputation.
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Behind Richard Grenell’s Departure, a Right-Wing Storm
Richard Grenell, an openly gay foreign policy spokesman for Mitt Romney’s campaign, quit amid pressure by some Republicans who criticized his appointment.
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Romney’s Foreign Policy Spokesman Quits
Tuesday afternoon, word surfaced that recently appointed Romney foreign policy spokesman Ric Grenell had resigned . In his statement to my colleague Jen Rubin , he said: “I have decided to resign from the Romney campaign as the Foreign Policy and National Security Spokesman. While I welcomed the challenge to confront President Obama’s foreign policy failures and weak leadership on the world stage, my ability to speak clearly and forcefully on the issues has been greatly diminished by the hyper-partisan discussion of personal issues that sometimes comes from a presidential campaign. I want to thank Governor Romney for his belief in me and my abilities and his clear message to me that being openly gay was a non-issue for him and his team.” Read full article > >
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Alexandra Petri: I hope this isn’t why Ric Grenell resigned
Richard Grenell is resigning from Mitt Romney ’s presidential campaign less than two weeks after being hired. The foreign policy spokesman came under fire for some crude (and since deleted) tweets about various prominent women. He also drew criticism from some social conservatives for being openly gay. Read full article > >
A Republican conference call on Thursday, titled “President Obama’s Failed Foreign Policy,” got me to thinking: How can voters hear an honest debate on national security and foreign policy issues in the presidential campaign when candidates or their supporters provide false or misleading information? Read full article > >
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Sorting through the defense distortions
The European Union foreign policy chief Catherine Ashton meets pro-democracy leader Aung San Suu Kyi in Burma before opening an office in Rangoon.
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EU foreign policy chief in Burma
This article, written by Leila Ahmed, appeared on Foreign Policy on April 24,2012
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Debating the War on Women
Foreign Policy searches for a solution.
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The Middle East’s War on Women
The U.S. Capitol Police confirmed Wednesday that they are working with law enforcement agencies in Miami to investigate a threat against Sen. Marco Rubio (R-Fla.) . The Florida senator, who gave a major speech on foreign policy at the Brookings Institution on Wednesday , is among the Republicans believed to be under consideration to serve as Mitt Romney’s vice presidential running mate. Rubio campaigned with Romney in Pennsylvania this week, fueling the speculation that he is under consideration. Read full article > >
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Police investigating threats against Marco Rubio
In the March/April issue of Foreign Policy magazine, Republican strategists Karl Rove and Ed Gillespie penned a piece entitled ” How to Beat Obama ,” which argues that Barack Obama is much more vulnerable on foreign policy issues than is commonly thought. They offer “the Republican who leads the GOP ticket” (i.e., Mitt Romney) a playbook detailing Obama’s supposed foreign policy missteps and how to best capitalize upon them. Unfortunately for Rove and Gillespie, however, their how-to guide isn’t quite up to snuff. First, Rove and Gillespie advise the Republican candidate to adopt a confident, nationalist tone emphasizing American exceptionalism, expressing pride in the United States as a force for good in the world, and advocating for an America that is once again respected (and, in some quarters, feared) as the preeminent global power. I don’t know how this slipped by the Rove-Gillespie radar, but Americans aren’t nationalistic. We’re a “patriotic” people. Sarcasm aside, I don’t recall Obama ever lamenting the United States’ hegemonic status or failing to express sufficient “pride in the United States as a force for good in the world.” Don’t worry, Rove and Gillespie have a truncated and misleading quote to back up their position—a phenomenon that occurs more than once in their piece.
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Rebutting Rove: How to Not Beat Obama
In one of the first moves depicting a shift to a general election footing, Mitt Romney’s campaign announced last week the hiring of Richard A. Grenell as a national security and foreign policy adviser. This week, the campaign and Grenell were dealing with backlash from the left and right. Read full article > >
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Mitt Romney adviser Richard Grenell faces backlash over tweets, sexual orientation
This article, written by Alex Massie, appeared on Foreign Policy on April 20,2012
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Formula Zero
This article, written by Gaar Adams, appeared on Foreign Policy on April 13,2012
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Yemeni Idol
The EU’s foreign policy chief says talks with Iran on its nuclear programme in Istanbul were “constructive and useful”, and more will be held next month.
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Ashton hails Iran nuclear talks
Mitt Romney adviser Richard Grenell faces backlash over tweets, sexual orientation
Wednesday, April 25th, 2012
