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Trump stirs curiosity online after not placing hand on Bible during oath

Trump had chosen the Bible the 16th President Abraham Lincoln was sworn in on and one given to Trump by his mother, his transition team said.

By REUTERS
21/01/2025
 Former president Reagan pictured in 1991 in Sacramento, CA

Should age or term limits be introduced?

Term limits are another oft-proposed solution, but would probably require a Constitutional amendment, and the concept has many other flaws.

President Biden welcomes first great-grandchild

"I'm a great-grandfather as of today," CBS News quoted from the news conference.  "Baby boy. So I'll remember this day."

Then-Prime Minister Menachem Begin and US president Jimmy Carter deliver a speech at the White House

A look back at Jimmy Carter's complicated relationship with Israel

Carter was a former president with a foreign policy focusing on the Middle East during his tenure and was outspoken about Middle East politics for the remainder of his life.

History gets Jimmy Carter wrong, both underrated and overrated

Carter, who died Sunday at 100, “was an underrated and under-appreciated president and an appropriately appreciated but slightly overrated former president.”

By MARK Z. BARABAK/LOS ANGELES TIMES/TNS
30/12/2024

Jimmy Carter, former US president, has died at 100

President Carter once said “our greatest blessings come when we are able to improve the lives of others.”

29/12/2024

Uruguay elects a left-wing president who is not anti-Israel, a rarity in Latin America

Gustavo Petro in Colombia, Gabriel Boric in Chile, and Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva in Brazil are all vehement critics of Israel.

By JUAN MELAMED/JTA
27/11/2024

U.S. Presidents and their unforgettable pets: a short history

Among the most curious stories of presidential pets is that of Andrew Jackson's parrot named Poll, who was trained to say bad words and obscenities.

In departure from tradition, Herzog fails to hold Sukkot open house

Given the security situation this year, Herzog decided to give young people the opportunity to have their say.

US wants to use Hezbollah's weakness to elect new Lebanese president

The US officials said the first priory is electing a Lebanese president, then reaching a diplomatic solution to the conflict at the Israeli-Lebanese border based on a UN resolution.

By WALLA!
04/10/2024
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