King Abdullah II of Jordan meets with Senators in Washington
King Abdullah II of Jordan meets with Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid, D-NV, (R) and Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell, R-KY, in the U.S. Capitol in Washington, DC, on May 17, 2011. UPI/Roger L. Wollenberg
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Republican lawmakers are pressing for U.S. intervention in Syria's civil war, while Democrats call for increased aid but do not rule out military action.
President Obama speaks at a Planned Parenthood event, hosts Jordan's King Abdullah II and meets with business leaders Friday, the White House said.
The arrest of an alleged al-Qaida cell in the United Arab Emirates and of 94 citizens accused of "security offenses" illustrates the alarm sweeping the Persian Gulf monarchies as the wave of Arab pro-democracy uprisings reaches their door.
Jordan wants to build an $18 billion oil pipeline from southern Iraq to beat the kingdom's crippling energy shortage, but it's also looking to built two nuclear reactors, a step the United States doesn't want its Arab ally to take.
President Obama will meet with leaders from the United Arab Emirates, Qatar, Jordan and Turkey during the next month in Washington, the White House said.
Washington and Amman accelerated training of Syrian rebel forces who might create a buffer zone along Syria's southern border, U.S. and Jordanian officials say.
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U.S. President Barack Obama arrived in Washington Saturday evening, hours after wrapping up a visit to Jordan with a quick tour of the ancient city of Petra.
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