State Department Answers Some Questions on Its Amazon Kindle Deal
State spokesman Philippe Reines explained more about how the program will work and clarified some things that aren’t included in the available public documents.
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Clarifying the U.S. position on the anti-Islam film that has sparked protests across the Muslim world, Secretary of State Hillary Clinton called the video "disgusting and reprehensible" on Thursday, but she said it was no excuse for violence.
State spokesman Philippe Reines explained more about how the program will work and clarified some things that aren’t included in the available public documents.
Update: A procurement contract between the State Department and Amazon worth $16.5 million over five years allows for the purchase of more than the 2,500 Kindles cited in the documents as the government's "immediate need."
The United States has kept the conflict in Syria at arm's length, but a State Department spokeswoman on Tuesday suggested the U.S. would consider getting involved beyond diplomacy if it couldn't persuade the government there to step down in the face of a popular uprising.
One thing we learned from conflicting reports about the United States' plan to shrink its diplomatic presence in Iraq was the sheer size of the "country within a country," as The Washington Post calls it.
The U.S. State Department has recommended that the president reject a pipeline proposed from Canada to Texas, and the White House has agreed.
A letter on the U.S. embassy's website describes how Berlin soccer fans were nasty to an African American staffer
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