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Former U.S. President Jimmy Carter said Monday he was pressed by his advisers to attack Iran during the hostage crisis there more than 30 years ago but resisted because he feared 20,000 Iranians could have died.
Permit delays, lack of funds and security intimidation are obstructing international and local observers from monitoring registration for Sudan's first ever nationwide elections, former President Jimmy Carter's foundation said on Tuesday.
Former President Jimmy Carter said Thursday that President Barack Obama deserves his Nobel Peace Prize based on his achievements and the promise of an aggressive agenda that he's still working to fulfill.
An airport about 20 miles from Jimmy Carter's hometown of Plains has been named after the 39th president despite some people opposing the change.
Former President Jimmy Carter says the Nobel Peace Prize awarded to President Barack Obama is a "bold statement of international support for his vision and commitment."
The leaders of Haiti and the Dominican Republic agreed Thursday to cooperate in a campaign aimed at eradicating the last vestiges of malaria from the islands of the Caribbean by 2020.
The Jimmy Carter Library and Museum reopened Thursday during an emotional ceremony on the former president's 85th birthday, unveiling an overhaul that devotes more space than any other presidential library to a commander-in-chief's work after the White House.
The small southwestern Georgia town of Plains has two famous exports: peanuts and peanut farmer-turned-president Jimmy Carter.
Former U.S. President Jimmy Carter says he is disappointed by Venezuela's President Hugo Chavez and concerned he is increasingly shifting toward an authoritarian regime.
Former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney reflects conservatives' growing confidence when he taunts Democrats, saying "I'll bet you never dreamed you'd look back at Jimmy Carter as the good old days."
U.S. Rep. Joe Wilson's oldest son defended his father against a claim by former President Jimmy Carter that the congressman's outburst during a speech by President Barack Obama was "based on racism."
Former President Jimmy Carter said Tuesday that U.S. Rep. Joe Wilson's outburst to President Barack Obama during a speech to Congress last week was an act "based on racism" and rooted in fears of a black president.
Jody Powell, who was White House press secretary and among the closest and most trusted advisers to President Jimmy Carter, died Monday of a heart attack. He was 65.
In a June 13 story about Jimmy Carter's visit to the West Bank, The Associated Press reported erroneously that the former U.S. president was honored by the Palestinian government with an award. The Palestine International Award for Excellence and Creativity was given to Carter by Phalestia, a foundation that belongs to the Paltel Group, a private Palestinian communications company.
A senior Hamas official praised former President Jimmy Carter on Wednesday, a day after he met with the group, but said he failed to persuade the Islamic rulers of Gaza to accept international demands, including recognizing Israel.
Former President Jimmy Carter Thursday reiterated that there can be no peace between Israel and the Palestinians without involving the militant group Hamas.
Former President Jimmy Carter's latest Mideast peacemaking trip will include a visit with the father of a captive Israeli soldier and a tour of a West Bank settlement.
Former President Jimmy Carter will visit Syria, Israel, the West Bank and Gaza this week to promote constructive dialogue on the Israeli-Arab conflict, a spokeswoman for the Carter Center said Sunday.
Former President Jimmy Carter left at home the cardigan sweater he wore during his fireside energy chats 32 years ago, but told a Senate hearing Tuesday the nation's energy challenges haven't changed much in that time and will test America's resolve.
Former President Jimmy Carter says the nation's energy problems haven't changed from those he faced three decades ago.
Jimmy Carter was in the White House and Dick Cavett was on late night TV when Sarah McKee borrowed a book about American Indian leaders from a northern Virginia library.
Former U.S. President Jimmy Carter and Bolivia's Evo Morales said Saturday they hope their countries are on the road to repairing badly strained relations.
In an April 28 story, The Associated Press reported that former U.S. President Jimmy Carter said he was exploring bringing together the presidents of five South American countries with U.S. representatives in a forum to discuss sensitive issues.
Former President Jimmy Carter implored fellow Baptists on Saturday to look beyond a range of doctrinal disputes that have split the denomination, and urged them to focus on reconciling under a common cause.
Former President Jimmy Carter and poet Maya Angelou will speak later this month at a meeting of southeastern Baptist organizations at Wake Forest University.
Islam Bashers RepentWhat does it take to make Islam bashers mend their ways? Why don't these folks come to their senses and see Islam as a religion of peace and praise the God of Abraham for continuing his beneficence on humanity by sending Muhammad to guide and humanize us? Well, just a few probl …
Does Islam Breed Violence?There is a division of the house. On one side are the politically correct in government, the leftist mainstream media, and a raft of Islamist apologists. One and all are tripping over each other in reassuring us that the mass murderers such as Maj.
Religion & The MarketplaceIslam is on its march of death on many fronts. A very dangerous front has been recently re-opened at the United Nations (UN) by the Organization of the Islamic Conference (OIC), the largest group of nations within the UN, by introducing a new resolution.
Is Obama More Truman or Carter? by Victor Davis HansonTruman and the Principles of U.S. Foreign Policy : Jimmy Carter rejected the postwar consensus. President Obama appears to be following a similar path.
The danger of Obama's ditheringHis foreign policy brings to mind Jimmy Carter, or perhaps Ethelred the Unready.
Newlywed won't tolerate 'overt racism' by Louisiana official - CNN.comA woman was denied a marriage license by a Louisiana justice of the peace because he refused to marry interracial couples.
The Boys Who Cry Racism :: Harry SteinMore than a few on the right are alarmed by the torrent of racism accusations that an all-star cast of liberal luminaries has directed at President Obama's critics.
Rush Limbaugh Calls George W. Bush the Most Real, Decent, Down To Earth Man You Could Ever Hope to MeetWatch.
President Obama didn't choose himself for peace prize It was just a small reminder that we live in interesting times in regards to the 44th president of the United States. Barack Obama won the Nobel Peace Prize last week and almost nobody thought to congratulate the guy! As my mother would say: "Where are your manners?"
Chip Reid Concern Trolls WH Briefing on Obama's Nobel Prize; Worries That Prize Is "Partisan" and "Liberal"excerpt: "" When news came that Obama had been awarded the Nobel Peace Prize, I looked at my husband and said, "just watch, the wingnuts will lose it over this." And sure enough, I was right.
President Obama's Policy DisasterIs history repeating itself? Is President Obama reenacting President Carter's tragic policy blunder toward Iran? Is Mr. Obama going to sacrifice the Iranian people at the altar of a misguided expediency as did Jimmy Carter some three decades ago? To what end?
It has become such a cliche' that it has become a standing joke.
Lech Walesa On Obama Peace Prize: "Who? What? So Fast?"Poland is stunned to see the Nobel Peace Prize given to U.S. President Barack Obama. You can always count on Poland's outspoken ex-president and its best-know Nobel Prize laureate Lech Walesa to be undiplomatic
An American Artist Immortalizes NedaLike millions of people around the globe who were profoundly saddened by the untimely death of a young and innocent Iranian woman, the Master Sculptor, Paula Slater, was also deeply affected by the death of Neda on that graphic video.
Is It Racist To Disagree With President?By WALTER E. WILLIAMS Former President Jimmy Carter said: "I think an overwhelming portion of the intensely demonstrated animosity toward President Barack Obama is based on the fact that he is a black man."
Last November I wrote about an experience at a bowling alley just days after the election. I had made a small joke about Barack Obama's dismal bowling score, an embarrassment he endured during the 'get in touch with blue collar folks' part of the Democratic primary campaign.
Conservative videos below. (Libs, please don't laugh. They really aren't funny at all.): #play/uploads/11/hfvhhJ6xCe4
A deficit of reason The gist: Today's uncivil background noise is drowning out the real debate.
President Obama regularly confirms what I say (which does worry me at times).
Focus on Race Veils the Main Causes of Rage and Fear: This Anger Isn't Just In Black And WhiteJimmy Carter is a southerner who grew up witnessing Jim Crow segregation in all its forms, so when he told NBC News that he believes "an overwhelming portion" of the public animosity directed at President Obama recently is "based on the fact that he is a black man," many American …
A Tackle Box Full of Race Bait by Jonah Goldberg on National Review OnlineHearing racism whether or not it's warranted is called prejudice.
A new meme is under construction by the American right, the idea that so-called 'Tea Partiers' represent the views of the common U.S. citizen, fed up with what Alex Castellanos calls the "horrific tilt to the left" they see in government.
Edgy Americans look for someone to blame - St. Petersburg TimesJimmy Carter is a Southerner who grew up witnessing Jim Crow segregation in all its forms, so when he told NBC News that he believes "an overwhelming portion" of the public animosity directed at President Barack Obama recently is "based on the fact that he is a black man," many A …
How Obama Flubbed His Missile Message. by Gerald Posner. September 18, 2009 | 12:39amAn interview with Zbigniew Brzezinski, at age 81. Scrapping missile defense was the right thing to do, says former National Security Adviser Zbigniew Brzezinski—but how the U.S. conveyed the decision to its Eastern European allies couldn't have been worse.
Some have tried to portray former President Jimmy Carter as outdated and out-of-touch for his comments regarding racial undertones in the opposition to President Obama. But the truth is, he hit the nail right on the head.
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