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    Israeli Troops Get Go-Ahead for Expanded Assault in Lebanon

    Despite what appears to be progress on a Security Council cease-fire resolution, Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert has given the military the go-ahead to expand the ground offensive in southern Lebanon.  At the United Nations, Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice met with Secretary General Kofi Annan, and John Bolton, America's Ambassador to the…

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    By Warren Olney • May 12, 2014 • 1 min read

    Despite what appears to be progress on a Security Council cease-fire resolution, Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert has given the military the go-ahead to expand the ground offensive in southern Lebanon. At the United Nations, Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice met with Secretary General Kofi Annan, and John Bolton, America's Ambassador to the UN, John Bolton was optimistic about the resolution. Has Israel lost its patience, or is it trying to speed-up a diplomatic solution? We get updates from Jerusalem, Beirut and the UN.

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      Warren Olney

      former KCRW broadcaster

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      Joel Greenberg

      freelance reporter

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      Maggie Farley

      UN Correspondent, Los Angeles Times

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      Andrew Lee Butters

      Middle East Correspondent, Time magazine

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