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Morning Update: Energy Policy

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Sen. John McCain (R-AZ) and Sen. Barack Obama (D-IL) both gave speeches on energy policy on Tuesday. McCain promoted his plan to implement a cap-and-trade system for carbon emissions, which he said will “give American businesses new incentives and rewards to seek, instead of just giving new taxes to pay and new orders to follow.” Obama again called for higher fuel standards and criticized proposals for domestic oil exploration and a gas tax holiday.

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Morning Update: McCain on Troop Withdrawal

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Sen. John McCain (R-AZ) said Wednesday that a date for troop withdrawal is “not too important” and that low troop casualty rates should be the priority. “Americans are in South Korea. Americans are in Japan. American troops are in Germany. That’s all fine,” he said. “The key to it is we don’t want any more Americans in harm’s way.”

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Clinton Suspends Campaign

by Joanna Klonsky

Sen. Hillary Clinton (D-NY) suspended her candidacy for the Democratic nominationClinton large June 7 . Clinton, who had advanced farther than any woman presidential candidate in U.S. history, sought throughout the campaign season to distinguish her foreign policy agenda from that of her main opponent, Sen. Barack Obama (D-IL).

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Morning Update: Jerusalem, Iraq, and Wiretaps

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Sen. Barack Obama (D-IL) yesterday elaborated (AFP) on his remarks in a speech before AIPAC that Jerusalem must remain the “undivided” capital of Israel. In an interview with CNN, Obama said a divided Jerusalem would be “very difficult to execute.” Israel “has a legitimate claim on that city,” he said.

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Morning Update: Obama, Clinton, Israel

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Sen. Hillary Clinton (D-NY) and Sen. Barack Obama (D-IL) both spoke before the annual American Israel Public Affairs Committee (AIPAC) policy conference Wednesday. Obama vowed to prevent Iran from getting a nuclear weapons capability and promised to ensure “Israel’s qualitative military advantage” by implementing what he called a “Memorandum of Understanding” that would grant Israel $30 billion over the next decade.

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Morning Update: Divestment Strategy

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Sen. John McCain (R-AZ) called for a global divestment campaign against Iran similar to the effort launched against South Africa before it abandoned apartheid. Speaking at the American Israeli Public Affairs Committee (AIPAC) annual policy conference on Monday, McCain also warned against “conferring approval” upon Hamas and said the international community should “more fully empower” allies against Hezbollah in Lebanon. McCain also praised “America’s progress” in Iraq and linked U.S. success there to Israeli security.

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Quote of the Day

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McCain“We should privatize the sanctions against Iran by launching a worldwide divestment campaign. As more people, businesses, pension funds and financial institutions across the world divest from companies doing business with Iran, the radical elite who run that country will become even more unpopular than they are already.”

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