We are greatly concerned by reports that human rights activist Raif Badawi will start facing the inhumane punishment of a 1,000 lashes, in addition to serving a 10-year sentence in prison for exercising his rights to freedom of expression and religion, the United States government calls on Saudi authorities to cancel this brutal punishment and to review Badawi’s case and sentence.

Jen Psaki

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I think we've seen some issues in the past, there are going to be ups and downs here and we need to continue to adapt.

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They've taken on this fight, they're continuing to, but we need to adapt our strategy too and adapt to the type of equipment that we're providing as time goes on and as ISIS adapts.

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There is remaining instability in the region, in Yemen, there's a lot of work that needs to be done and we're going to be doubling down and continuing to work on that with our partners around the world.

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There no other solution that's going to work, this is not a war that can be fought on the battlefield.

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It doesn't mean we're giving rubber stamp approval to their other... by Jen Psaki

It doesn't mean we're giving rubber stamp approval to their other actions.

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Was it worth it? Absolutely. by Jen Psaki

Was it worth it? Absolutely.

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I obviously wasn¹t on that trip, but I¹ve been on many with [current Secretary of State John Kerry] where there are communications issues, where you really don't send emails given communications issues or given that the staff you need to ask questions of are right around you.

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I was not working for her at the time so I would certainly point you to Secretary Clinton and her team on whether she used an iPad and what she used it for.

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The short-term impact of oil prices on Iran may be blunted by sanctions that already restrict the government's access to oil revenue held outside of Iran.

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In response to our request, Hillary Clinton provided State Department with emails spanning Hillary Clinton time at State Department, after State Department reviewed those emails, we produced about 300 emails responsive to recent requests from the Select Committee. The New York Times also reported that Clinton's personal email account was discovered by Gowdy's House committee when State -- through Hillary Clinton -- provided those emails to the committee. However, Gawker reported in 2013, based on emails obtained by a Romanian hacker named.

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We have supported, continued to support the U.N. approval process currently in place for Libya ... That continues to be our position.

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I think it is safe to say not everything you are hearing from the Israeli government is an accurate reflection of the details of the talks.

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At this time, it is critical that all sides avoid violence, the future of Yemen should be determined by the Yemeni people in accordance with Yemen's constitution ... All Yemenis have both a right and responsibility to peacefully participate in this process. The United States remains firmly committed to supporting all Yemenis in this endeavor.

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We remain in touch with him. He is in his home. by Jen Psaki

We remain in touch with him. He is in his home.

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We're deeply concerned by reports that Russia has moved Ms Savchenko to solitary confinement, we understand that Ms Savchenko has been on hunger strike for nearly a month to protest the terms of Ms Savchenko detention and is suffering additional health problems.

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This was a process the secretary was comfortable with. by Jen Psaki

This was a process the secretary was comfortable with.

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In coordination with the AURTF (African Union forces), U.S. military forces took custody of an individual claiming to be a defector from the LRA. That individual later identified himself as Ongwen, efforts to establish full and positive identification continue, so I don't have confirmation of that at this point.

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If the individual proves to be Ongwen, his defection would represent a historic blow to the LRA's command structure.

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Efforts to establish full and positive identification continue, if the individual proves to be Ongwen, his defection would represent a historic blow to the LRA's command structure.

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Well, we know who’s on there, and the Cuban government knows who’... by Jen Psaki

Well, we know who’s on there, and the Cuban government knows who’s on there.

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