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Arms for Diplomacy in the Middle East
The Bush Administration is negotiating a state-of-the-art arms sale to Saudi Arabia at the same time the Saudis are accused of destabilizing Iraq and condoning terror. Also, a health update on Chief Justice John Roberts, and Rupert Murdoch gets Dow Jones and the Wall Street Journal.
By Warren Olney • • 1h 0m ListenThe Bush Administration is negotiating a state-of-the-art arms sale to Saudi Arabia at the same time the Saudis are accused of destabilizing Iraq and condoning terror. Israel and Egypt are getting new weapons, too. Is the US helping important allies or fueling the arms race in an unstable region? Also, an update on Chief Justice John Roberts, who suffered a seizure yesterday while vacationing in Maine and, on Reporter's Notebook, it appears that Rupert Murdoch will be the owner of the Wall Street Journal.
US Secretary of Defense Robert Gates and US Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice meet with Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak in a meeting aimed at encouraging their allies to help stabilize Iraq and bolster the US-backed Baghdad government.Photo: STR/AFP/Getty Images
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3 storiesChief Justice Robert Suffers Seizure
Chief Justice John Roberts walked out of a Maine hospital today and waved to onlookers, one day after he suffered a seizure that caused him to fall on a dock near his vacation home. Doctors said there was no tumor, no stroke or any other explanation. President Bush spoke to him by phone and said he sounded "in great spirits." Dr.
Read the story6 minArms for Diplomacy in the Middle East
After stops in Israel and the Arab Emirates, the Secretaries of State and Defense are in Saudi Arabia, working out the details of a massive sale of sophisticated weapons . The Bush Administration says it's a way to counter Iran. Opponents accuse the Saudis of supporting terrorists and the Sunni insurgency in Iraq.
Read the story35 minBancroft Family Agrees to Sell Dow Jones to Rupert Murdoch
Australian Rupert Murdoch will become America's most powerful news executive if today's tentative $5 billion deal with the Bancroft Family gives him Dow Jones and the Wall Street Journal . Three dozen members of the Bancroft family were reportedly " deeply divided " over the deal which could threaten the credibility of the Journal.
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