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Obama Set To Make Significant Changes In U.S. Hostage Policy

Obama Set To Make Significant Changes In U.S. Hostage Policy

The Obama administration’s review of its hostage policy is nearing completion and is expected to be released this month, according to a senior administration official. The review results will prompt “critical” changes to the way the government is organized to respond when an American is taken hostage overseas, the source said.Read more

WATCH: Secretary Of State Kerry Flies His Doctor To Geneva To Treat His Broken Leg

WATCH: Secretary Of State Kerry Flies His Doctor To Geneva To Treat His Broken Leg

John Kerry’s U.S. surgeon is on his way to Switzerland to inspect the injury that the secretary of state sustained in a cycling accident. Dr. Dennis Burke of Massachusetts General Hospital performed a past hip surgery on Kerry. He will join up with the secretary in Geneva and accompany him back to the United States, a senior State Department official said late Sunday.Read more

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Obama Set To Make Significant Changes In U.S. Hostage Policy

Obama Set To Make Significant Changes In U.S. Hostage Policy

The Obama administration’s review of its hostage policy is nearing completion and is expected to be released this month, according to a senior administration official. The review results will prompt “critical” changes to the way the government is organized to respond when an American is taken hostage overseas, the source said.Continue Reading

WATCH: Secretary Of State Kerry Flies His Doctor To Geneva To Treat His Broken Leg

WATCH: Secretary Of State Kerry Flies His Doctor To Geneva To Treat His Broken Leg

John Kerry’s U.S. surgeon is on his way to Switzerland to inspect the injury that the secretary of state sustained in a cycling accident. Dr. Dennis Burke of Massachusetts General Hospital performed a past hip surgery on Kerry. He will join up with the secretary in Geneva and accompany him back to the United States, a senior State Department official said late Sunday.Continue Reading

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