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US President Barack Obama, left, and Israel's prime minister Benjamin Netayahu laugh during a welcoming ceremony upon Obama's arrival at Ben Gurion airport near Tel Aviv, Israel, Wednesday. President Barack Obama is declaring common cause with Israel, highlighting the bonds between the United States and its Mideast ally. He says he has made Israel the first stop of the first trip of his second term to restate his commitment to Israel's security.

Derek Scarbro joins Nick Casey’s lobbying group. Here’s the press release:   CHARLESTON, W.Va. – LGCR Government Solutions, LLC (a wholly-owned subsidiary of the law firm Lewis, Glasser, Casey, & Rollins, PLLC) is proud to announce a new member of their team. Beginning March 18, Derek Scarbro will join the firm to assist with its [...]Last month, Attorney General Patrick Morrisey announced that West Virginia will have a solicitor general for the first time in state history. Morrisey hired Washington, D.C. corporate lawyer Elbert Lin for the newly created position. Lin, who’s being paid $132,000, started last week and he’s overseeing Morrisey’s new Office of Federalism and Freedom, which was [...]On today’s MetroNews Talkline, West Virginia Attorney General Patrick Morrisey told host Hoppy Kercheval, “We’ve inherited a pretty big mess, and we’re working diligently to fix it.” The comments reiterate what Morrisey told the Gazette last week in a story about an office overhaul: “Any time you take over an organization, you also inherit systems [...]
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