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Jeff Mason is a White House Correspondent for Reuters and the 2016-2017 president of the White House Correspondents’ Association. He was the lead Reuters correspondent for President Barack Obama's 2012 campaign and interviewed the president at the White House in 2015. Jeff has been based in Washington since 2008, when he covered the historic race between Obama, Hillary Clinton and John McCain. Jeff started his career in Frankfurt, Germany, where he covered the airline industry before moving to Brussels, Belgium, where he covered the European Union. He is a Colorado native, proud graduate of Northwestern University and former Fulbright scholar.
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Hezbollah eyes bigger role in next Lebanon government
BEIRUT The Iran-backed Hezbollah aims to move beyond its traditional backseat role by assuming more influence in Lebanon's next government to help it counter an escalating U.S. campaign against Tehran and its regional ascendancy.
Boosted by Lebanon vote, Geagea eyes Hezbollah and reform
BEIRUT A Christian party that made big gains in Lebanon's general election says it will use its stronger position to press for Hezbollah's weapons to be brought under government control and to root out corruption in the heavily indebted state.
Hezbollah allies gain in Lebanon vote, underscoring Iran sway
BEIRUT Hezbollah and its political allies made significant gains in Lebanon's parliamentary election, official results showed, boosting an Iranian-backed movement fiercely opposed to Israel and underlining Tehran's growing regional clout. | Video
Hisbollah-Lager bei Parlamentswahl im Libanon vorn
Beirut Bei der ersten Parlamentswahl in Libanon seit neun Jahren zeichnet sich ersten Ergebnissen zufolge eine Mehrheit für die radikal-islamische Hisbollah-Miliz und ihre Verbündeten ab.
Hezbollah, allies eye gains in Lebanon vote
BEIRUT The Lebanese Shi'ite group Hezbollah and its allies expect to emerge stronger from a parliamentary election on Sunday, a result that would affirm Iran's regional ascendancy from Tehran to Beirut.
A Lebanese city, and an election, feel effect of Saudi cold shoulder
SIDON, Lebanon The last time Lebanon held a parliamentary election, Youssef Sanjar enjoyed a paid flight home from Saudi Arabia to vote for Prime Minister Saad al-Hariri's party.
An Assad ally plots a comeback in Lebanese election
NABI AYLA, Lebanon A friend of Syrian President Bashar al-Assad who was once one of Lebanon's most powerful men is trying to make a comeback, with the backing of the Iran-backed Hezbollah movement.
Syrian rebels withdraw from enclave northeast of Damascus
BEIRUT/AMMAN Syrian rebels began withdrawing from an enclave northeast of Damascus on Saturday and will go to northern Syria, state TV and a rebel official said, in a surrender agreement that marks another victory for President Bashar al-Assad.
U.N. team fired upon in Syria while visiting suspected chemical sites
THE HAGUE/BEIRUT A U.N. security team came under fire in Syria while doing reconnaissance for inspectors to visit sites of a suspected chemical weapons attack, and officials said it was no longer clear when the inspectors would be able to go in. | Video
U.S. says air strikes cripple Syria chemical weapons programme
WASHINGTON/BEIRUT Western powers said on Saturday their missile attacks struck at the heart of Syria's chemical weapons programme, but the restrained assault appeared unlikely to halt Syrian President Bashar al-Assad's progress in the 7-year-old civil war. | Video
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