Keyword: whitehousesummit https://freerepublic.com/tag/whitehousesummit/ en-us Thu, 19 Feb 2015 02:58:01 GMT Focus Forum 15 Muslim leader who called Israel a ‘suspect’ after 9/11 attends White House summit https://freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/3259042/posts A controversial U.S. Muslim leader who has been highly critical of Israel and said that the Jewish state should be on the "suspect list" in the wake of the 9/11 terror attacks participated on Tuesday in a White House summit on Countering Violent Extremism (CVE) that featured Vice President Joe Biden. Salam Al-Marayati, founder of the Muslim Public Affairs Council (MPAC), tweeted out a photo of himself at the White House with Biden and bragged, "We joined VP @JoeBiden for a discussion at the @WhiteHouse #CVESummit which kicked off today." Al-Marayati has been viewed as a controversial figure due to... Fox News https://freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/3259042/posts#comment Thu, 19 Feb 2015 02:58:01 GMT Asian Carp Summit Could Be Held in Early February https://freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2434843/posts The White House said Wednesday it wants to hold a meeting in early February with Great Lakes governors concerned about Asian carp invading the lakes. The Democratic governors of Michigan and Wisconsin requested the summit Tuesday after the U.S. Supreme Court rejected Michigan's request for a preliminary injunction to temporarily shut the shipping locks near Chicago and work out a way to stop the carp. (Snip) ABC News https://freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2434843/posts#comment Fri, 22 Jan 2010 17:30:15 GMT