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Donald Trump and wife Melania were all smiles as they watched a fireworks display at one of the many celebrations being held in the Washington, D.C., area ahead of the inauguration. Trump marked his return to power with a celebration at his Trump National Golf Club in Sterling, Virginia, about 30 miles outside Washington. In addition to the First Couple, many of the major players in the Trump orbit were in attendance, including daughter and former senior advisor Ivanka, who was alongside her husband, Jared Kushner. All of Trump's adult children and their partners were in attendance, with Don Jr....

  For Immediate ReleaseOffice of the Press SecretaryAugust 20, 2005 President's Radio Address      Audio      THE PRESIDENT: Good morning. In a few weeks, our country will mark the four-year anniversary of the attacks of September the 11th, 2001. On that day, we learned that vast oceans and friendly neighbors no longer protect us from those who wish to harm our people. And since that day, we have taken the fight to the enemy. We have combated terrorists on the home front by disrupting terror cells and their financial support networks. We're fighting the terrorists in Afghanistan, Iraq, and around the...

Robert F. Maguire Jr., who was once dubbed the "Irish Moses" by an Israeli prime minister for heading up a dangerous secret airlift that flew 40,000 Jews to the newborn state, has died. He was 94. Maguire died June 10 at his Northridge home, according to his son Robert F. Maguire III. Maguire, a Portland, Ore., native of Irish and British descent who was raised as an Episcopalian, was a World War II veteran working for Alaska Airlines in 1948 when the company agreed to fly refugees from Yemen to the newly established Jewish state. The American Joint Distribution Committee...

Policy-makers see an opportunity for renewed progress toward peace in the Middle East after Yasser Arafat's death, but analysts warned yesterday that it will be hard for any new leader to accept a less generous deal than what Mr. Arafat rejected. The biggest unknown is what to expect from the Islamist movement Hamas, which is heavily entrenched in the Palestinian territories and long has pursued its agenda independent of Mr. Arafat. One international security official in the region said the potential existed for civil war among the Palestinians, but added that much depended "on the conviction" of the new Palestinian...